Service Orientation Skills and Careers

Actively looking for ways to help people.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.1.f

Occupations reporting Service Orientation

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Motorcycle Mechanics2.93.0$48,580
Tire Repairers and Changers2.92.8$37,710
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers2.92.6$47,450
Geothermal Technicians2.92.4$49,230
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers2.92.3$37,800
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers2.92.8$62,750
Upholsterers2.92.9$46,340
Furniture Finishers2.92.6$44,540
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators2.92.9$122,890
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors2.92.6$58,170
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers2.92.9$232,140
Commercial Pilots2.92.9$123,220
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters2.92.6$78,000
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels2.92.9$92,460
Nanosystems Engineers2.93.0$122,930
Architectural and Civil Drafters2.92.9$66,150
Robotics Technicians2.93.0$73,900
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.92.8$74,510
Soil and Plant Scientists2.92.9$78,850
Materials Scientists2.82.8$117,790
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers2.82.9$61,010
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas2.82.5$58,160
Industrial Ecologists2.82.9$82,220
Electrical and Electronics Drafters2.82.6$76,870
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary2.82.9$109,270
Medical Equipment Preparers2.82.5$47,700
Music Directors and Composers2.82.6$73,710
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials2.82.8$40,710
Media Technical Directors/Managers2.82.9$90,360
Talent Directors2.83.0$90,360
Meter Readers, Utilities2.82.5$48,150
Hoist and Winch Operators2.82.3$56,450
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate2.82.9—
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists2.82.8$81,390
Special Effects Artists and Animators2.82.9$102,030
Video Game Designers2.82.8$104,000
Craft Artists2.82.9$46,080
Surveyors2.82.9$75,440
Data Entry Keyers2.82.1$41,340
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians2.82.8$116,580
Geodetic Surveyors2.82.5$75,440
Aerospace Engineers2.82.9$134,960
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer2.82.8$40,960
Biomass Power Plant Managers2.82.8$126,060
Cost Estimators2.82.9$78,740
Police Identification and Records Officers2.83.0$93,790
Crossing Guards and Flaggers2.82.6$38,100
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand2.82.8—
Chemical Technicians2.82.8$60,390

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