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
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$78,760
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products3.13.1$72,080
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$78,580
Cashiers3.12.9$32,880
Dental Assistants3.13.1$48,070
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.0$85,020
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers3.13.1$87,520
Tour Guides and Escorts3.12.9
Construction Managers3.12.9$114,990
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.1$84,620
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.3$96,870
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop3.13.0$31,200
Coroners3.13.1$80,730
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.3$96,980
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators3.13.1$80,730
Genetic Counselors3.13.1$100,040
Amusement and Recreation Attendants3.12.8$32,150
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers3.13.4$80,730
Lawyers3.13.5$159,670
Embalmers3.13.0$58,780
Compliance Officers3.13.1$80,730
Gambling Dealers3.12.9$34,320
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.03.0$61,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.03.0$90,150
Medical Records Specialists3.03.0$51,140
Forensic Science Technicians3.03.0$72,060
Forest and Conservation Technicians3.02.9$54,560
Document Management Specialists3.03.0$116,580
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health3.03.0$55,090
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products3.03.0
Transportation Planners3.03.0$101,110
Political Scientists3.02.9$142,080
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes3.03.4$82,890
Geographers3.02.9$102,040
Sociologists3.03.0$106,030
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers3.02.1$33,980
Economists3.03.0$124,720
Database Architects3.03.0$139,500
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant3.02.1$35,360
Computer Network Architects3.03.1$134,050
Food Preparation Workers3.02.0$35,320
Climate Change Policy Analysts3.03.1$82,220
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health3.03.1$82,220
Compliance Managers3.02.9$141,900
Fast Food and Counter Workers3.02.8$31,200
Computer Systems Analysts3.03.0$105,850
Facilities Managers3.02.9$106,660
Cooks, Short Order3.02.8$35,880
Range Managers3.03.3$73,010
Insurance Underwriters3.03.0$81,370

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