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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
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists4.04.4$102,440
Biologists4.04.8$98,920
Range Managers4.04.0$73,010
Park Naturalists4.04.1$73,010
Foresters4.04.1$76,400
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers4.04.0$115,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners4.04.0$61,160
Registered Nurses4.04.3$97,550
Management Analysts4.04.0$101,860
Atmospheric and Space Scientists4.04.4$99,070
Environmental Engineers4.04.3$107,110
Lodging Managers4.04.0$69,250
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health4.04.1$82,220
Computer User Support Specialists4.04.0$61,860
Curators4.04.1$63,420
Industrial Ecologists4.04.0$82,220
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers4.04.3$101,920
Music Therapists4.03.9$77,930
Recreational Therapists4.04.0$61,960
Physical Therapists4.04.1$102,760
Speech-Language Pathologists4.04.3$97,870
Transportation Engineers4.04.1$100,840
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists4.04.0$100,330
Exercise Physiologists4.04.1$59,460
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education4.04.1$72,040
Podiatrists4.04.1$160,300
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers4.04.3$109,370
Agricultural Engineers4.04.0$98,590
Occupational Therapists4.04.0$100,330
Art Therapists4.04.0$77,930
Marketing Managers4.04.1$166,790
Dietitians and Nutritionists4.04.1$76,400
Optometrists4.04.0$136,570
Transportation Planners4.04.1$101,110
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products4.04.0—
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval4.04.1$99,280
Orthodontists4.04.0$289,140
Industrial Production Managers4.04.0$126,060
Dentists, General4.04.0$170,950
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary4.04.9$96,980
Community Health Workers4.04.0$51,850
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists4.04.0$66,270
Prosthodontists4.04.0$311,180
Pharmacists4.04.0$140,910
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary4.04.8$101,420
Regulatory Affairs Specialists4.04.5$80,730
Interior Designers4.04.0$67,190
Biostatisticians4.04.5$105,650
Architectural and Engineering Managers4.04.0$171,270
Operations Research Analysts4.04.0$88,940

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