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
Biological Technicians2.12.1$57,510
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators2.11.8$46,420
Medical Transcriptionists2.12.0$40,410
Technical Writers2.11.9$90,390
Dredge Operators2.11.9$49,640
Crane and Tower Operators2.12.0$68,080
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas2.11.9$46,960
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists2.12.1$61,770
Rock Splitters, Quarry2.12.1$48,740
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining2.12.3$74,500
Pipelayers2.01.9$49,000
Slaughterers and Meat Packers2.01.8$40,130
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters2.01.8$47,550
Machine Feeders and Offbearers2.01.9$41,220
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.02.0$46,570
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators2.01.8$50,690
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers2.01.9$68,120
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.01.8$45,760
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers2.01.8—
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic2.02.0$63,870
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2.02.0$40,240
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.01.8$47,920
Fallers2.01.4$52,100
Mathematicians2.01.8$126,710
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers2.01.6$58,970
Foundry Mold and Coremakers2.01.6$48,110
Pile Driver Operators2.01.8$73,300
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators2.01.9$53,340
Pourers and Casters, Metal2.01.9$51,810
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.01.8$52,800
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators2.01.8$70,070
Roofers2.01.8$55,440
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers2.02.1—
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.01.6$50,620
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.01.9$46,550
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers2.01.6$58,930
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.01.9$49,080
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders2.01.8$38,180
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.02.0$38,670
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.02.0$48,990
Tapers2.01.8$68,270
Helpers--Production Workers2.01.8$39,070
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders2.02.1$41,590
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.91.6$47,720
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.91.6$38,760
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.91.5$39,150
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products1.91.3$35,730
Wellhead Pumpers1.91.3$69,960
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers1.91.5$48,220
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.91.6$46,330

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