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
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products3.13.1$72,080
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians3.13.1$45,570
Neurodiagnostic Technologists3.13.1$50,290
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists3.13.0$103,410
Foresters3.13.0$76,400
Health Informatics Specialists3.13.5$105,850
Conservation Scientists3.13.0$73,010
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers3.13.1$87,520
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary3.13.1$42,910
Surgical Technologists3.13.1$64,650
Cashiers3.12.9$32,880
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians3.13.0$47,380
History Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$83,820
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop3.13.0$31,200
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.12.9$95,480
Tour Guides and Escorts3.12.9
Prosthodontists3.13.3$311,180
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$78,760
Accountants and Auditors3.13.4$83,680
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers3.13.3$96,590
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons3.13.6$352,220
Embalmers3.13.0$58,780
Dental Hygienists3.13.0$98,100
Business Continuity Planners3.13.3$83,050
Gambling Dealers3.12.9$34,320
Library Technicians3.13.3$44,580
Chief Executives3.13.4$213,990
Amusement and Recreation Attendants3.12.8$32,150
Dietetic Technicians3.13.5$37,640
Sound Engineering Technicians3.13.1$73,130
Public Relations Specialists3.13.1$74,750
Project Management Specialists3.13.4$102,320
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.13.1$58,430
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors3.13.1$115,160
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners3.12.6$35,510
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers3.13.1$49,100
Cooks, Fast Food3.12.4$30,890
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3.13.0$37,450
Cooks, Private Household3.13.5$47,940
Transit and Railroad Police3.13.0$90,230
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.0$85,020
Interpreters and Translators3.13.1$60,170
Construction Managers3.12.9$114,990
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers3.13.0$55,940
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$84,620
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers3.13.1$38,150
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.3$96,870
Coroners3.13.1$80,730
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.3$96,980
Dental Assistants3.13.1$48,070

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