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
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians3.53.1$80,110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten3.53.3
Order Clerks3.53.3$46,170
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive3.53.1$47,540
Telephone Operators3.53.1$41,740
Neurologists3.53.6$248,560
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives3.53.5$106,040
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.53.4$93,530
Fundraisers3.53.3$72,550
Firefighters3.53.1$59,280
Medical Assistants3.53.3$45,690
Education Administrators, Postsecondary3.53.9$104,590
Telemarketers3.53.1$35,450
Childcare Workers3.43.3$34,980
Parking Attendants3.42.5$35,150
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists3.43.4$68,270
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians3.43.0$35,450
Tutors3.43.1$43,350
Hydroelectric Production Managers3.43.4$126,060
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services3.43.5$48,560
Fundraising Managers3.43.5$125,470
Park Naturalists3.43.3$73,010
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors3.43.1$61,540
Baristas3.42.9$31,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists3.43.5$193,950
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents3.43.1$96,660
Security Management Specialists3.43.5$83,050
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School3.43.1$65,030
Online Merchants3.43.3$83,050
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants3.43.4$48,430
Anesthesiologists3.43.9$391,490
Urologists3.43.9$265,930
Library Assistants, Clerical3.43.0$36,910
Real Estate Brokers3.43.5$73,220
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel3.43.6$69,990
Labor Relations Specialists3.43.6$95,420
Insurance Sales Agents3.43.5$62,280
Orthodontists3.43.3$289,140
Human Resources Specialists3.43.3$75,940
Orderlies3.42.6$38,290
Surgical Assistants3.43.3$66,800
Security Managers3.43.3$106,660
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists3.43.1$50,290
Pharmacy Aides3.43.1$37,680
Veterinarians3.43.6$130,100
Counter and Rental Clerks3.43.3$41,300
New Accounts Clerks3.43.4$47,670
Urban and Regional Planners3.33.0$89,320
Chief Sustainability Officers3.33.3$213,990
Administrative Services Managers3.33.3$114,130

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