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
Budget Analysts3.84.0$91,640
Statistical Assistants3.84.0$50,330
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.84.1$64,950
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.83.8$82,890
Fish and Game Wardens3.84.0$74,060
Agricultural Inspectors3.84.0$49,940
Architectural and Civil Drafters3.83.9$66,150
Social and Community Service Managers3.84.1$80,390
Athletic Trainers3.83.9$62,520
Airfield Operations Specialists3.84.0$56,850
Pharmacy Technicians3.83.6$45,750
Psychiatric Technicians3.83.9$45,130
Special Effects Artists and Animators3.84.0$102,030
Wind Energy Engineers3.84.6$122,930
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3.84.1$64,400
Word Processors and Typists3.83.6$49,280
Art Directors3.83.8$114,850
Neurodiagnostic Technologists3.84.1$50,290
Mechatronics Engineers3.84.1$122,930
Desktop Publishers3.84.0$55,290
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants3.84.0$48,430
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors3.83.9$61,540
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.83.8$93,530
Office Clerks, General3.83.5$45,010
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education3.83.3$38,140
Facilities Managers3.83.9$106,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products3.84.1$104,920
Medical Assistants3.84.0$45,690
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers3.83.9$76,210
Bioinformatics Technicians3.84.3$81,490
Food Service Managers3.83.9$69,390
Social and Human Service Assistants3.84.0$45,930
Health Education Specialists3.84.0$64,070
Advertising and Promotions Managers3.84.0$133,660
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance3.83.3$50,340
Nuclear Technicians3.63.6$110,240
Web Developers3.64.0$92,650
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products3.63.9—
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.64.0$79,860
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers3.63.6$63,820
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.64.1$74,310
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators3.63.9$69,770
Correctional Officers and Jailers3.63.6$58,940
Surveying and Mapping Technicians3.63.8$54,240
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers3.63.8$48,590
Prosthodontists3.63.9$311,180
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors3.63.6$104,920
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks3.63.5$50,080
Automotive Engineering Technicians3.64.0$74,510
Surgical Assistants3.64.0$66,800

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