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Social Perceptiveness Skills and Careers

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.1.a

Occupations reporting Social Perceptiveness

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Solar Photovoltaic Installers2.82.3$53,140
Conveyor Operators and Tenders2.82.6$42,420
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists2.82.8$61,770
Photonics Engineers2.82.8$122,930
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians2.82.4$56,550
Sailors and Marine Oilers2.82.9$51,520
Power Distributors and Dispatchers2.82.6$106,730
Mechanical Drafters2.82.9$71,550
Medical Transcriptionists2.82.8$40,410
Rail Car Repairers2.82.3$67,530
Web and Digital Interface Designers2.83.0$104,000
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.82.4$48,250
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers2.82.6$46,170
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners2.82.6$49,880
Biomass Plant Technicians2.82.9$102,040
Dredge Operators2.82.4$49,640
Motorcycle Mechanics2.82.6$48,580
Animal Caretakers2.82.3$35,360
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate2.82.9—
Couriers and Messengers2.82.4$39,200
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2.82.3$61,770
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics2.82.4$47,880
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing2.82.5$46,170
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders2.82.1$43,530
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders2.82.4$41,330
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators2.82.4$58,470
Plasterers and Stucco Masons2.82.1$57,660
Medical Equipment Preparers2.82.6$47,700
Etchers and Engravers2.82.3$43,310
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians2.82.9$52,000
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters2.82.5$63,800
Shampooers2.82.6$32,600
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall2.82.3$49,120
Model Makers, Wood2.82.4$56,550
Home Appliance Repairers2.82.8$50,990
Industrial Machinery Mechanics2.82.1$64,520
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators2.82.8$60,020
Helpers--Extraction Workers2.82.4$47,730
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2.82.4$61,290
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers2.82.6$95,320
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers2.82.8$74,330
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers2.82.5$52,720
Precision Agriculture Technicians2.83.0$49,630
Furniture Finishers2.82.6$44,540
Watch and Clock Repairers2.82.5$67,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General2.82.6$49,590
Wind Turbine Service Technicians2.82.8$64,120
Printing Press Operators2.82.8$45,780
Continuous Mining Machine Operators2.82.3$61,810
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers2.82.1$51,320

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