Writing Skills and Careers

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

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

Occupations reporting Writing

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Fish and Game Wardens3.13.4$74,060
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers3.13.8$76,210
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators3.13.1$43,370
Biofuels Processing Technicians3.13.0$62,470
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks3.13.0$59,650
Power Distributors and Dispatchers3.13.0$106,730
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.13.6$74,450
Construction and Building Inspectors3.13.1$74,690
Embalmers3.13.0$58,780
Agricultural Inspectors3.13.6$49,940
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.13.5$59,320
Biomass Power Plant Managers3.13.8$126,060
Office Clerks, General3.13.1$45,010
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks3.13.1$49,230
Desktop Publishers3.13.6$55,290
Travel Guides3.13.3
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians3.13.6$110,240
Recreation Workers3.13.1$36,560
Agricultural Technicians3.13.4$49,630
Photonics Technicians3.13.1$78,350
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.13.9$66,120
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.13.9$59,920
Biomass Plant Technicians3.03.0$102,040
Power Plant Operators3.03.0$102,040
Ship Engineers3.03.0$109,530
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$80,110
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers3.02.9$62,750
Tax Preparers3.03.0$54,920
Geothermal Technicians3.03.0$49,230
Commercial Divers3.03.0$72,990
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.02.9$74,340
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines3.02.9$65,510
Histology Technicians3.03.0
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.03.0$58,430
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians3.03.0$79,870
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment3.03.0$74,090
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians3.03.0
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.03.0$84,890
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators3.02.9$77,320
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.03.0$58,160
Cytotechnologists3.03.4
Customer Service Representatives3.03.0$44,770
Library Assistants, Clerical3.03.0$36,910
Billing and Posting Clerks3.02.9$48,500
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas3.03.0$67,890
New Accounts Clerks3.03.0$47,670
Public Safety Telecommunicators3.03.0$53,040
Network and Computer Systems Administrators3.03.5$99,130
Electricians3.03.1$63,190
Solar Energy Installation Managers3.03.3$79,920

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