CDCareer Decision

Speaking Skills and Careers

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Essential Skills · O*NET element 2.A.1.d

Occupations reporting Speaking

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Computer and Information Research Scientists3.54.1$140,300
Commercial Divers3.53.1$72,990
Gambling Cage Workers3.53.0$37,580
Home Appliance Repairers3.53.0$50,990
Online Merchants3.53.4$83,050
Project Management Specialists3.53.8$102,320
Correspondence Clerks3.53.5$46,800
Funeral Home Managers3.53.8$78,790
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels3.53.4$92,460
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio3.53.0—
Commercial and Industrial Designers3.54.0$83,910
Ship Engineers3.53.0$109,530
Parking Attendants3.52.4$35,150
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary3.53.5$42,910
Statistical Assistants3.43.8$50,330
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters3.43.1$61,390
Dietetic Technicians3.43.3$37,640
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate3.43.5—
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property3.43.4—
Accountants and Auditors3.43.8$83,680
Graphic Designers3.43.8$62,960
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.43.1$78,190
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians3.43.0$80,110
Biological Technicians3.43.8$57,510
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas3.43.0$58,620
Motorboat Operators3.42.9$47,520
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks3.43.3$49,230
Gambling Dealers3.42.9$34,320
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers3.43.0$60,070
Counter and Rental Clerks3.43.0$41,300
Pharmacy Aides3.42.9$37,680
Farm Labor Contractors3.43.4$58,460
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians3.43.3$35,450
Data Warehousing Specialists3.43.6$139,500
Mechanical Engineers3.43.9$104,110
Dental Assistants3.43.1$48,070
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers3.42.9$45,990
Geodetic Surveyors3.43.9$75,440
Avionics Technicians3.43.0$82,280
Power Plant Operators3.43.0$102,040
Hearing Aid Specialists3.43.6$65,160
Bailiffs3.43.0$56,600
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers3.43.1$52,600
Bioinformatics Technicians3.43.6$81,490
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants3.42.9$36,300
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.44.0$59,920
Database Administrators3.43.9$104,620
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.43.5$66,120
Chemical Technicians3.43.4$60,390
Penetration Testers3.43.9$116,580

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