Selective Attention
Ability
Occupations requiring this ability
- Air Traffic Controllers4.88
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers4.12
- Physicists4.00
- Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials4.00
- Nurse Anesthetists4.00
- Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators4.00
- Public Safety Telecommunicators4.00
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas4.00
- Commercial Pilots4.00
- Locomotive Engineers4.00
- Nuclear Monitoring Technicians3.88
- Broadcast Technicians3.88
- Dentists, General3.88
- Anesthesiologists3.88
- Surgical Technologists3.88
- Midwives3.88
- Security Guards3.88
- Video Game Designers3.75
- Manufacturing Engineers3.75
- Media Technical Directors/Managers3.75
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons3.75
- Music Therapists3.75
- Critical Care Nurses3.75
- Emergency Medicine Physicians3.75
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers3.75
- Correctional Officers and Jailers3.75
- Transportation Security Screeners3.75
- Geothermal Technicians3.75
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.75
- Chemical Plant and System Operators3.75
- Biofuels Production Managers3.62
- Loss Prevention Managers3.62
- Microbiologists3.62
- Bioinformatics Scientists3.62
- Interpreters and Translators3.62
- Anesthesiologist Assistants3.62
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers3.62
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing3.62
- Power Plant Operators3.62
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers3.62
- Biofuels Processing Technicians3.62
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels3.62
- Motorboat Operators3.62
- Ship Engineers3.62
- Security Managers3.50
- Gambling Managers3.50
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators3.50
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers3.50
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.50
- Biological Technicians3.50
- Nuclear Technicians3.50
- Mental Health Counselors3.50
- Registered Nurses3.50
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists3.50
- Surgical Assistants3.50
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.50
- Retail Loss Prevention Specialists3.50
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas3.50
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters3.50
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers3.50
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines3.50
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.50
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers3.50
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians3.50
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders3.50
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators3.50
- Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers3.50
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors3.50
- Hydroelectric Production Managers3.38
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.38
- Actuaries3.38
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors3.38
- Microsystems Engineers3.38
- Astronomers3.38
- Remote Sensing Technicians3.38
- Music Directors and Composers3.38
- Urologists3.38
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric3.38
- Medical Dosimetrists3.38
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators3.38
- Customs and Border Protection Officers3.38
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers3.38
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons3.38
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers3.38
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.38
- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators3.38
- Biomass Plant Technicians3.38
- Gas Plant Operators3.38
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.38
- Airfield Operations Specialists3.38
- Investment Fund Managers3.25
- Quality Control Systems Managers3.25
- Geothermal Production Managers3.25
- Architectural and Engineering Managers3.25
- Logistics Analysts3.25
- Appraisers of Personal and Business Property3.25
- Web Developers3.25
- Information Security Engineers3.25
- Bioinformatics Technicians3.25
- Chemical Engineers3.25
- Mechanical Engineers3.25
- Fuel Cell Engineers3.25
- Nanosystems Engineers3.25
- Architectural and Civil Drafters3.25
- Mechanical Drafters3.25
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.25
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians3.25
- Robotics Technicians3.25
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.25
- Automotive Engineering Technicians3.25
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists3.25
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists3.25
- Special Education Teachers, Preschool3.25
- Media Programming Directors3.25
- Coaches and Scouts3.25
- Musicians and Singers3.25
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film3.25
- Film and Video Editors3.25
- Orthodontists3.25
- Optometrists3.25
- Pediatricians, General3.25
- Radiologists3.25
- Cytotechnologists3.25
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives3.25
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators3.25
- Fish and Game Wardens3.25
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers3.25
- Transit and Railroad Police3.25
- Private Detectives and Investigators3.25
- Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers3.25
- Chefs and Head Cooks3.25
- Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance3.25
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators3.25
- Segmental Pavers3.25
- Roof Bolters, Mining3.25
- Avionics Technicians3.25
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians3.25
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians3.25
- Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners3.25
- Commercial Divers3.25
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers3.25
- Machinists3.25
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders3.25
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic3.25
- Tool and Die Makers3.25
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners3.25
- Model Makers, Wood3.25
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators3.25
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.25
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders3.25
- Dental Laboratory Technicians3.25
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders3.25
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders3.25
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity3.25
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers3.25
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters3.25
- Subway and Streetcar Operators3.25
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers3.25
- Chief Executives3.12
- Industrial Production Managers3.12
- Biomass Power Plant Managers3.12
- Purchasing Managers3.12
- Construction Managers3.12
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.12
- Lodging Managers3.12
- Wind Energy Operations Managers3.12
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts3.12
- Information Security Analysts3.12
- Computer Network Support Specialists3.12
- Computer Programmers3.12
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval3.12
- Aerospace Engineers3.12
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers3.12
- Civil Engineers3.12
- Water/Wastewater Engineers3.12
- Electrical Engineers3.12
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects3.12
- Nuclear Engineers3.12
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar3.12
- Mechatronics Engineers3.12
- Robotics Engineers3.12
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.12
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists3.12
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health3.12
- Environmental Economists3.12
- Neuropsychologists3.12
- Clinical Neuropsychologists3.12
- Anthropologists and Archeologists3.12
- Transportation Planners3.12
- Chemical Technicians3.12
- Social Science Research Assistants3.12
- Forest and Conservation Technicians3.12
- Quality Control Analysts3.12
- Marriage and Family Therapists3.12
- Social and Human Service Assistants3.12
- Clergy3.12
- Lawyers3.12
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary3.12
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary3.12
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary3.12
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School3.12
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School3.12
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary School3.12
- Tutors3.12
- Curators3.12
- Instructional Coordinators3.12
- Commercial and Industrial Designers3.12
- Actors3.12
- Athletes and Sports Competitors3.12
- Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys3.12
- Audio and Video Technicians3.12
- Sound Engineering Technicians3.12
- Occupational Therapists3.12
- Radiation Therapists3.12
- Acute Care Nurses3.12
- Clinical Nurse Specialists3.12
- Nurse Midwives3.12
- Family Medicine Physicians3.12
- General Internal Medicine Physicians3.12
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists3.12
- Physicians, Pathologists3.12
- Allergists and Immunologists3.12
- Preventive Medicine Physicians3.12
- Sports Medicine Physicians3.12
- Dental Hygienists3.12
- Naturopathic Physicians3.12
- Cytogenetic Technologists3.12
- Histotechnologists3.12
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers3.12
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.12
- Orthotists and Prosthetists3.12
- Neurodiagnostic Technologists3.12
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists3.12
- Athletic Trainers3.12
- Psychiatric Aides3.12
- Medical Transcriptionists3.12
- Endoscopy Technicians3.12
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists3.12
- Bailiffs3.12
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.12
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners3.12
- Childcare Workers3.12
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance3.12
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping3.12
- Agricultural Inspectors3.12
- Pile Driver Operators3.12
- Electricians3.12
- Construction and Building Inspectors3.12
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators3.12
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.12
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining3.12
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.12
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles3.12
- Rail Car Repairers3.12
- Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics3.12
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians3.12
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers3.12
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.12
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders3.12
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Printing Press Operators3.12
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers3.12
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters3.12
- Furniture Finishers3.12
- Patternmakers, Wood3.12
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood3.12
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians3.12
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators3.12
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.12
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing3.12
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Tire Builders3.12
- Flight Attendants3.12
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3.12
- Bus Drivers, School3.12
- Sailors and Marine Oilers3.12
- Bridge and Lock Tenders3.12
- Parking Attendants3.12
- Aviation Inspectors3.12
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders3.12
- Crane and Tower Operators3.12
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators3.12
- Wellhead Pumpers3.12
- Chief Sustainability Officers3.00
- Administrative Services Managers3.00
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3.00
- Supply Chain Managers3.00
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers3.00
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary3.00
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary3.00
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling3.00
- Medical and Health Services Managers3.00
- Water Resource Specialists3.00
- Social and Community Service Managers3.00
- Emergency Management Directors3.00
- Compliance Managers3.00
- Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage3.00
- Compliance Officers3.00
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors3.00
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators3.00
- Coroners3.00
- Customs Brokers3.00
- Cost Estimators3.00
- Management Analysts3.00
- Search Marketing Strategists3.00
- Security Management Specialists3.00
- Budget Analysts3.00
- Financial Examiners3.00
- Credit Counselors3.00
- Computer Systems Analysts3.00
- Health Informatics Specialists3.00
- Computer and Information Research Scientists3.00
- Computer Network Architects3.00
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists3.00
- Database Administrators3.00
- Database Architects3.00
- Data Warehousing Specialists3.00
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3.00
- Web Administrators3.00
- Document Management Specialists3.00
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects3.00
- Mathematicians3.00
- Operations Research Analysts3.00
- Statisticians3.00
- Business Intelligence Analysts3.00
- Clinical Data Managers3.00
- Landscape Architects3.00
- Surveyors3.00
- Geodetic Surveyors3.00
- Agricultural Engineers3.00
- Transportation Engineers3.00
- Computer Hardware Engineers3.00
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer3.00
- Environmental Engineers3.00
- Industrial Engineers3.00
- Validation Engineers3.00
- Materials Engineers3.00
- Automotive Engineers3.00
- Petroleum Engineers3.00
- Photonics Engineers3.00
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers3.00
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists3.00
- Photonics Technicians3.00
- Animal Scientists3.00
- Food Scientists and Technologists3.00
- Soil and Plant Scientists3.00
- Biochemists and Biophysicists3.00
- Biologists3.00
- Park Naturalists3.00
- Epidemiologists3.00
- Chemists3.00
- Materials Scientists3.00
- Climate Change Policy Analysts3.00
- Environmental Restoration Planners3.00
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists3.00
- Precision Agriculture Technicians3.00
- Food Science Technicians3.00
- Forensic Science Technicians3.00
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.00
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.00
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors3.00
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers3.00
- Healthcare Social Workers3.00
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers3.00
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers3.00
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates3.00
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- History Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education3.00
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education3.00
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3.00
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.00
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.00
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School3.00
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School3.00
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists3.00
- Archivists3.00
- Museum Technicians and Conservators3.00
- Farm and Home Management Educators3.00
- Craft Artists3.00
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators3.00
- Special Effects Artists and Animators3.00
- Fashion Designers3.00
- Set and Exhibit Designers3.00
- Producers and Directors3.00
- Choreographers3.00
- News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists3.00
- Editors3.00
- Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers3.00
- Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners3.00
- Photographers3.00
- Prosthodontists3.00
- Pharmacists3.00
- Physician Assistants3.00
- Podiatrists3.00
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists3.00
- Recreational Therapists3.00
- Art Therapists3.00
- Veterinarians3.00
- Nurse Practitioners3.00
- Dermatologists3.00
- Neurologists3.00
- Hospitalists3.00
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians3.00
- Acupuncturists3.00
- Orthoptists3.00
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians3.00
- Pharmacy Technicians3.00
- Psychiatric Technicians3.00
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians3.00
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3.00
- Hearing Aid Specialists3.00
- Patient Representatives3.00
- Home Health Aides3.00
- Occupational Therapy Assistants3.00
- Physical Therapist Assistants3.00
- Massage Therapists3.00
- Dental Assistants3.00
- Phlebotomists3.00
- Police Identification and Records Officers3.00
- Intelligence Analysts3.00
- Animal Control Workers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3.00
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria3.00
- Cooks, Private Household3.00
- Bartenders3.00
- Gambling Dealers3.00
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners3.00
- Motion Picture Projectionists3.00
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers3.00
- Barbers3.00
- Nannies3.00
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors3.00
- Recreation Workers3.00
- Counter and Rental Clerks3.00
- Parts Salespersons3.00
- Telephone Operators3.00
- Bill and Account Collectors3.00
- Gambling Cage Workers3.00
- Tellers3.00
- Brokerage Clerks3.00
- Correspondence Clerks3.00
- File Clerks3.00
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan3.00
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks3.00
- Cargo and Freight Agents3.00
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks3.00
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants3.00
- Desktop Publishers3.00
- Statistical Assistants3.00
- Forest and Conservation Workers3.00
- Log Graders and Scalers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers3.00
- Solar Energy Installation Managers3.00
- Boilermakers3.00
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons3.00
- Carpenters3.00
- Tile and Stone Setters3.00
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators3.00
- Glaziers3.00
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical3.00
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance3.00
- Pipelayers3.00
- Roofers3.00
- Sheet Metal Workers3.00
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers3.00
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers3.00
- Helpers--Electricians3.00
- Energy Auditors3.00
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers3.00
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers3.00
- Highway Maintenance Workers3.00
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners3.00
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas3.00
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators3.00
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining3.00
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas3.00
- Helpers--Extraction Workers3.00
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers3.00
- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers3.00
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers3.00
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment3.00
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay3.00
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers3.00
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists3.00
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians3.00
- Motorcycle Mechanics3.00
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.00
Source: O*NET database (abilities)
