Occupations requiring this ability
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval4.75
- Robotics Engineers4.62
- Set and Exhibit Designers4.50
- Air Traffic Controllers4.50
- Construction Managers4.38
- Coaches and Scouts4.38
- Architectural and Engineering Managers4.25
- Landscape Architects4.25
- Physicists4.25
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators4.25
- Commercial and Industrial Designers4.25
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers4.25
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers4.25
- Civil Engineers4.12
- Transportation Engineers4.12
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer4.12
- Automotive Engineers4.12
- Photonics Engineers4.12
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary4.12
- Craft Artists4.12
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons4.12
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians4.12
- Water/Wastewater Engineers4.00
- Manufacturing Engineers4.00
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects4.00
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers4.00
- Wind Energy Engineers4.00
- Architectural and Civil Drafters4.00
- Mechanical Drafters4.00
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.00
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians4.00
- Transportation Planners4.00
- Special Effects Artists and Animators4.00
- Interior Designers4.00
- Producers and Directors4.00
- Photographers4.00
- Orthotists and Prosthetists4.00
- Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance4.00
- Desktop Publishers4.00
- Carpenters4.00
- Electricians4.00
- Sheet Metal Workers4.00
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines4.00
- Motorcycle Mechanics4.00
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics4.00
- Medical Equipment Repairers4.00
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers4.00
- Computer Hardware Engineers3.88
- Industrial Engineers3.88
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists3.88
- Materials Engineers3.88
- Mechanical Engineers3.88
- Fuel Cell Engineers3.88
- Nanosystems Engineers3.88
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters3.88
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.88
- Robotics Technicians3.88
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.88
- Curators3.88
- Art Directors3.88
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers3.88
- Prosthodontists3.88
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons3.88
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers3.88
- Avionics Technicians3.88
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers3.88
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians3.88
- Rail Car Repairers3.88
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics3.88
- Millwrights3.88
- Locksmiths and Safe Repairers3.88
- Riggers3.88
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers3.88
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers3.88
- Machinists3.88
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic3.88
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.88
- Tool and Die Makers3.88
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic3.88
- Upholsterers3.88
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters3.88
- Furniture Finishers3.88
- Model Makers, Wood3.88
- Patternmakers, Wood3.88
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.88
- Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers3.88
- Video Game Designers3.75
- Surveyors3.75
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers3.75
- Chemical Engineers3.75
- Mechatronics Engineers3.75
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.75
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.75
- Urban and Regional Planners3.75
- Media Technical Directors/Managers3.75
- Choreographers3.75
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film3.75
- Film and Video Editors3.75
- Dentists, General3.75
- Tile and Stone Setters3.75
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.75
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.75
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers3.75
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment3.75
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers3.75
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists3.75
- Bicycle Repairers3.75
- Home Appliance Repairers3.75
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers3.75
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners3.75
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3.75
- Geothermal Technicians3.75
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers3.75
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters3.75
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing3.75
- Dental Laboratory Technicians3.75
- Medical Appliance Technicians3.75
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators3.75
- Potters, Manufacturing3.75
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers3.62
- Logistics Engineers3.62
- Computer Systems Analysts3.62
- Computer and Information Research Scientists3.62
- Web Developers3.62
- Geodetic Surveyors3.62
- Agricultural Engineers3.62
- Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers3.62
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar3.62
- Microsystems Engineers3.62
- Hydrologists3.62
- Forest and Conservation Technicians3.62
- Remote Sensing Technicians3.62
- Fashion Designers3.62
- Graphic Designers3.62
- Orthodontists3.62
- Neurologists3.62
- Radiologists3.62
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians3.62
- Sports Medicine Physicians3.62
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists3.62
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians3.62
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers3.62
- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers3.62
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers3.62
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles3.62
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics3.62
- Mechanical Door Repairers3.62
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers3.62
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians3.62
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers3.62
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.62
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors3.62
- Ship Engineers3.62
- Emergency Management Directors3.50
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators3.50
- Electrical Engineers3.50
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers3.50
- Bioinformatics Scientists3.50
- Chemists3.50
- Materials Scientists3.50
- Precision Agriculture Technicians3.50
- Forensic Science Technicians3.50
- Floral Designers3.50
- Audio and Video Technicians3.50
- Podiatrists3.50
- Medical Dosimetrists3.50
- Athletic Trainers3.50
- Firefighters3.50
- Solar Energy Installation Managers3.50
- Carpet Installers3.50
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles3.50
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers3.50
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers3.50
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators3.50
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining3.50
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers3.50
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers3.50
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.50
- Motorboat Operators3.50
- Chief Executives3.38
- Hydroelectric Production Managers3.38
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers3.38
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists3.38
- Aerospace Engineers3.38
- Biochemists and Biophysicists3.38
- Microbiologists3.38
- Environmental Restoration Planners3.38
- Anthropologists and Archeologists3.38
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary3.38
- Museum Technicians and Conservators3.38
- Fallers3.38
- Boilermakers3.38
- Stonemasons3.38
- Helpers--Carpenters3.38
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers3.38
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas3.38
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters3.38
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers3.38
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians3.38
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians3.38
- Commercial Divers3.38
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators3.38
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters3.38
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.38
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.38
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic3.38
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers3.38
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners3.38
- Print Binding and Finishing Workers3.38
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers3.38
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.38
- Gem and Diamond Workers3.38
- Commercial Pilots3.38
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters3.38
- Industrial Production Managers3.25
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.25
- Wind Energy Operations Managers3.25
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators3.25
- Computer Network Support Specialists3.25
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians3.25
- Petroleum Engineers3.25
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.25
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.25
- Automotive Engineering Technicians3.25
- Foresters3.25
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers3.25
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists3.25
- Technical Writers3.25
- Preventive Medicine Physicians3.25
- Surgical Assistants3.25
- Medical Equipment Preparers3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.25
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers3.25
- Pile Driver Operators3.25
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators3.25
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.25
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas3.25
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay3.25
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.25
- Watch and Clock Repairers3.25
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers3.25
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers3.25
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.25
- Prepress Technicians and Workers3.25
- Sewers, Hand3.25
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians3.25
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers3.25
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing3.25
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers3.25
- Sailors and Marine Oilers3.25
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels3.25
- Aviation Inspectors3.25
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers3.25
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas3.13
- Advertising and Promotions Managers3.12
- Biomass Power Plant Managers3.12
- Water Resource Specialists3.12
- Wind Energy Development Managers3.12
- Logisticians3.12
- Business Continuity Planners3.12
- Computer Network Architects3.12
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects3.12
- Biostatisticians3.12
- Bioinformatics Technicians3.12
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists3.12
- Environmental Engineers3.12
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors3.12
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists3.12
- Photonics Technicians3.12
- Epidemiologists3.12
- Astronomers3.12
- Geographers3.12
- Biological Technicians3.12
- Chemical Technicians3.12
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health3.12
- Broadcast Technicians3.12
- Registered Nurses3.12
- Nurse Anesthetists3.12
- Emergency Medicine Physicians3.12
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric3.12
- Cytotechnologists3.12
- Chefs and Head Cooks3.12
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners3.12
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters3.12
- Sales Engineers3.12
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers3.12
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers3.12
- Glaziers3.12
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers3.12
- Helpers--Electricians3.12
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.12
- Fence Erectors3.12
- Highway Maintenance Workers3.12
- Segmental Pavers3.12
- Weatherization Installers and Technicians3.12
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.12
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery3.12
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers3.12
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers3.12
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.12
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Printing Press Operators3.12
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood3.12
- Gas Plant Operators3.12
- Biofuels Processing Technicians3.12
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders3.12
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians3.12
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders3.12
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders3.12
- Etchers and Engravers3.12
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic3.12
- Traffic Technicians3.12
- Crane and Tower Operators3.12
- Wellhead Pumpers3.12
- Marketing Managers3.00
- Security Managers3.00
- Computer and Information Systems Managers3.00
- Quality Control Systems Managers3.00
- Geothermal Production Managers3.00
- Biofuels Production Managers3.00
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors3.00
- Coroners3.00
- Cost Estimators3.00
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.00
- Security Management Specialists3.00
- Health Informatics Specialists3.00
- Information Security Analysts3.00
- Database Administrators3.00
- Database Architects3.00
- Information Technology Project Managers3.00
- Validation Engineers3.00
- Nuclear Engineers3.00
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians3.00
- Animal Scientists3.00
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists3.00
- Biologists3.00
- Conservation Scientists3.00
- Range Managers3.00
- Park Naturalists3.00
- Environmental Economists3.00
- Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians3.00
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.00
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School3.00
- Farm and Home Management Educators3.00
- Instructional Coordinators3.00
- Media Programming Directors3.00
- Editors3.00
- Chiropractors3.00
- Optometrists3.00
- Anesthesiologist Assistants3.00
- Physical Therapists3.00
- Art Therapists3.00
- Veterinarians3.00
- Physicians, Pathologists3.00
- Hospitalists3.00
- Urologists3.00
- Dental Hygienists3.00
- Orthoptists3.00
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists3.00
- Cytogenetic Technologists3.00
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers3.00
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.00
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.00
- Surgical Technologists3.00
- Physical Therapist Assistants3.00
- Correctional Officers and Jailers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3.00
- Embalmers3.00
- Barbers3.00
- Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.00
- Agricultural Inspectors3.00
- Forest and Conservation Workers3.00
- Logging Equipment Operators3.00
- Log Graders and Scalers3.00
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators3.00
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall3.00
- Paperhangers3.00
- Pipelayers3.00
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons3.00
- Roofers3.00
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters3.00
- Helpers--Roofers3.00
- Construction and Building Inspectors3.00
- Energy Auditors3.00
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners3.00
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators3.00
- Roof Bolters, Mining3.00
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining3.00
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas3.00
- Helpers--Extraction Workers3.00
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers3.00
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons3.00
- Team Assemblers3.00
- Bakers3.00
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders3.00
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders3.00
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers3.00
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Sewing Machine Operators3.00
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers3.00
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders3.00
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers3.00
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers3.00
- Power Plant Operators3.00
- Biomass Plant Technicians3.00
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators3.00
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers3.00
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers3.00
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians3.00
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators3.00
- Airfield Operations Specialists3.00
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3.00
- Locomotive Engineers3.00
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants3.00
- Transportation Inspectors3.00
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders3.00
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators3.00
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders3.00
- Chief Sustainability Officers2.88
- Supply Chain Managers2.88
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling2.88
- Clinical Research Coordinators2.88
- Logistics Analysts2.88
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate2.88
- Computer User Support Specialists2.88
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists2.88
- Web Administrators2.88
- Document Management Specialists2.88
- Mathematicians2.88
- Soil and Plant Scientists2.88
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists2.88
- Geneticists2.88
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists2.88
- Industrial Ecologists2.88
- Nuclear Monitoring Technicians2.88
- Quality Control Analysts2.88
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary2.88
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School2.88
- Talent Directors2.88
- Athletes and Sports Competitors2.88
- Sound Engineering Technicians2.88
- Physician Assistants2.88
- Occupational Therapists2.88
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists2.88
- Radiation Therapists2.88
- Acute Care Nurses2.88
- Critical Care Nurses2.88
- Nurse Midwives2.88
- Nurse Practitioners2.88
- Dermatologists2.88
- General Internal Medicine Physicians2.88
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists2.88
- Allergists and Immunologists2.88
- Naturopathic Physicians2.88
- Histotechnologists2.88
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians2.88
- Dietetic Technicians2.88
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians2.88
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2.88
- Opticians, Dispensing2.88
- Hearing Aid Specialists2.88
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists2.88
- Midwives2.88
- Home Health Aides2.88
- Endoscopy Technicians2.88
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives2.88
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators2.88
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists2.88
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators2.88
- Police Identification and Records Officers2.88
- Transit and Railroad Police2.88
- Pest Control Workers2.88
- Motion Picture Projectionists2.88
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers2.88
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers2.88
- Parts Salespersons2.88
- Advertising Sales Agents2.88
- Real Estate Sales Agents2.88
- Freight Forwarders2.88
- Public Safety Telecommunicators2.88
- Construction Laborers2.88
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical2.88
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance2.88
- Rock Splitters, Quarry2.88
Source: O*NET database (abilities)
