Reading Comprehension Skills and Careers

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Essential Skills · O*NET element 2.A.1.a

Occupations reporting Reading Comprehension

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval4.04.6$99,280
Blockchain Engineers4.04.1$116,580
Marriage and Family Therapists4.04.3$66,940
Cost Estimators4.04.1$78,740
Quality Control Systems Managers4.04.1$126,060
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers4.04.0$58,650
Customs Brokers4.04.0$80,730
Instructional Coordinators4.04.6$77,440
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses4.04.3$97,550
Coroners4.04.5$80,730
Regulatory Affairs Specialists4.04.9$80,730
Music Therapists4.04.0$77,930
Biostatisticians4.05.1$105,650
Statisticians4.04.9$105,650
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators4.04.3$80,730
Exercise Physiologists4.04.8$59,460
Operations Research Analysts4.04.3$88,940
Occupational Therapists4.04.0$100,330
Mathematicians4.05.0$126,710
Business Intelligence Analysts4.04.3$120,230
Physical Therapists4.04.4$102,760
Business Teachers, Postsecondary4.05.0$99,080
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary4.05.0$96,980
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary4.04.9$79,940
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers4.04.1$60,280
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary4.04.9$109,270
Healthcare Social Workers4.04.3$67,880
Child, Family, and School Social Workers4.04.1$59,550
Information Technology Project Managers4.04.0$116,580
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary4.05.1$103,170
Nurse Midwives4.04.1$134,040
Sales Engineers4.04.9$124,900
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors3.94.3$64,330
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.93.9$61,560
Document Management Specialists3.93.9$116,580
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians3.94.0$116,580
Web Administrators3.94.1$116,580
Precision Agriculture Technicians3.94.0$49,630
Sales Managers3.94.0$148,270
Construction Managers3.94.3$114,990
Network and Computer Systems Administrators3.94.0$99,130
Data Warehousing Specialists3.94.0$139,500
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.94.0$64,370
Orthodontists3.94.1$289,140
Database Architects3.94.1$139,500
Wind Energy Development Managers3.94.3$141,900
Hydrologists3.94.9$96,600
Environmental Restoration Planners3.94.3$82,220
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists3.94.0$134,050
Interpreters and Translators3.94.0$60,170

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.