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
Administrative Services Managers3.33.3$114,130
Management Analysts3.33.3$101,860
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3.33.1$107,230
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan3.33.3$45,920
Fire Inspectors and Investigators3.33.4$75,920
Bicycle Repairers3.33.0$42,780
Radiation Therapists3.33.3$105,310
Epidemiologists3.33.6$87,220
Freight Forwarders3.33.1$52,260
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators3.33.0$40,610
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers3.33.1$33,580
Physical Therapist Aides3.33.0$35,240
Physical Therapist Assistants3.33.8$68,380
Biofuels Production Managers3.33.3$126,060
Optometrists3.33.8$136,570
Anesthesiologist Assistants3.33.4$135,880
Photographers3.33.1$44,660
Demonstrators and Product Promoters3.33.1$39,320
Podiatrists3.33.6$160,300
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio3.33.1
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.33.3$64,370
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents3.33.6$78,660
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.6$77,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers3.33.3$171,270
Health Education Specialists3.33.3$64,070
Logisticians3.33.4$82,320
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.33.3$74,310
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.33.3$101,370
Medical Dosimetrists3.33.5$147,470
Floral Designers3.33.0$37,360
Orthoptists3.33.9$115,210
Landscape Architects3.33.4$79,870
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary3.33.3$80,250
Funeral Attendants3.33.1$35,680
Choreographers3.33.3$55,310
General and Operations Managers3.33.1$105,770
Information Technology Project Managers3.33.1$116,580
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators3.13.0$78,000
Library Technicians3.13.3$44,580
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products3.13.3
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.0$85,020
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.13.1$58,430
Compensation and Benefits Managers3.13.1$149,230
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners3.12.6$35,510
Archivists3.13.1$64,550
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers3.13.1$49,100
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3.13.0$37,450
Cooks, Private Household3.13.5$47,940
Cooks, Fast Food3.12.4$30,890
Survey Researchers3.13.1$69,460

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