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
Waiters and Waitresses3.93.0$35,230
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School3.93.9$74,260
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers3.93.5$63,820
Social and Human Service Assistants3.94.0$45,930
Art Therapists3.94.0$77,930
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.93.9$61,160
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers3.94.0$55,010
Mental Health Counselors3.94.0
Psychiatric Aides3.93.3$44,910
Adapted Physical Education Specialists3.93.9$76,580
Occupational Therapy Assistants3.93.3$72,300
School Psychologists3.93.9$95,990
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary3.94.3$105,870
Pediatricians, General3.93.9$210,040
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3.93.5$63,970
Family Medicine Physicians3.93.9$244,180
Directors, Religious Activities and Education3.93.8$52,100
Human Resources Managers3.83.9$149,280
Acupuncturists3.83.4$76,040
Chiropractors3.83.8$79,200
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses3.83.9$97,550
Sales Engineers3.83.9$124,900
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products3.83.4$104,920
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators3.83.5$69,770
Interior Designers3.83.9$67,190
Medical and Health Services Managers3.83.8$123,860
Coaches and Scouts3.83.9$47,320
Midwives3.83.8$65,790
Retail Salespersons3.83.9$35,410
Real Estate Sales Agents3.83.9$52,830
Allergists and Immunologists3.83.8$265,930
Community Health Workers3.83.9$51,850
Orthotists and Prosthetists3.83.9$81,110
Baggage Porters and Bellhops3.83.0$37,080
Nannies3.83.5$34,980
Speech-Language Pathologists3.83.8$97,870
Clinical Neuropsychologists3.84.0$110,840
Gambling Managers3.83.8$93,220
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians3.83.9$265,930
Food Service Managers3.83.8$69,390
Chefs and Head Cooks3.83.4$62,470
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors3.83.3$47,160
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists3.83.9$100,580
General Internal Medicine Physicians3.84.0$256,560
Preventive Medicine Physicians3.84.6$265,930
Occupational Therapy Aides3.83.8$39,160
Respiratory Therapists3.83.9$82,280
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.83.9$59,300
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School3.83.4$66,270

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