Occupations requiring this ability
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers5.38
- Commercial Pilots4.75
- Motorboat Operators4.62
- Locomotive Engineers4.50
- Sailors and Marine Oilers4.38
- Air Traffic Controllers4.25
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film4.12
- First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers4.12
- Fishing and Hunting Workers4.12
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers4.12
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels4.12
- Crane and Tower Operators4.12
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval4.00
- Surveyors4.00
- Astronomers4.00
- Forensic Science Technicians4.00
- Media Technical Directors/Managers4.00
- Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials4.00
- Photographers4.00
- Fish and Game Wardens4.00
- Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators4.00
- Motion Picture Projectionists4.00
- Airfield Operations Specialists4.00
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators3.88
- Curators3.88
- Producers and Directors3.88
- Firefighters3.88
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers3.88
- Transit and Railroad Police3.88
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3.88
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters3.88
- Construction Managers3.75
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary3.75
- Gambling Managers3.75
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors3.75
- Manufacturing Engineers3.75
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers3.75
- Biologists3.75
- Forest and Conservation Technicians3.75
- Art Directors3.75
- Optometrists3.75
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric3.75
- Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers3.75
- Transportation Security Screeners3.75
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers3.75
- Construction and Building Inspectors3.75
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators3.75
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining3.75
- Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers3.75
- Bridge and Lock Tenders3.75
- Security Managers3.62
- Architectural and Engineering Managers3.62
- Water Resource Specialists3.62
- Training and Development Specialists3.62
- Geodetic Surveyors3.62
- Chemical Engineers3.62
- Civil Engineers3.62
- Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers3.62
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects3.62
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists3.62
- Physicists3.62
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers3.62
- Audio and Video Technicians3.62
- Radiologists3.62
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists3.62
- Electricians3.62
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity3.62
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs3.62
- Subway and Streetcar Operators3.62
- Training and Development Managers3.50
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers3.50
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists3.50
- Photonics Engineers3.50
- Robotics Engineers3.50
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians3.50
- Foresters3.50
- Urban and Regional Planners3.50
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.50
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.50
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School3.50
- Set and Exhibit Designers3.50
- Broadcast Technicians3.50
- Orthoptists3.50
- Surgical Technologists3.50
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives3.50
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators3.50
- Logging Equipment Operators3.50
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters3.50
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators3.50
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers3.50
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers3.50
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers3.50
- Chemical Plant and System Operators3.50
- Bus Drivers, School3.50
- Dredge Operators3.50
- Loss Prevention Managers3.38
- Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers3.38
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers3.38
- Architectural and Civil Drafters3.38
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians3.38
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists3.38
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers3.38
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists3.38
- Neuropsychologists3.38
- Remote Sensing Technicians3.38
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary School3.38
- Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education3.38
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators3.38
- Athletes and Sports Competitors3.38
- Neurologists3.38
- Sports Medicine Physicians3.38
- Correctional Officers and Jailers3.38
- Customs and Border Protection Officers3.38
- Private Detectives and Investigators3.38
- Security Guards3.38
- Retail Loss Prevention Specialists3.38
- Helpers--Extraction Workers3.38
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers3.38
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers3.38
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians3.38
- Commercial Divers3.38
- Riggers3.38
- Gas Plant Operators3.38
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers3.38
- Light Truck Drivers3.38
- Aviation Inspectors3.38
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators3.38
- Chief Executives3.25
- Marketing Managers3.25
- Geothermal Production Managers3.25
- Biomass Power Plant Managers3.25
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.25
- Logisticians3.25
- Security Management Specialists3.25
- Appraisers of Personal and Business Property3.25
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate3.25
- Information Security Engineers3.25
- Landscape Architects3.25
- Transportation Engineers3.25
- Water/Wastewater Engineers3.25
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.25
- Microbiologists3.25
- Range Managers3.25
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health3.25
- Environmental Restoration Planners3.25
- Hydrologists3.25
- Clinical Neuropsychologists3.25
- Anthropologists and Archeologists3.25
- Geographers3.25
- Biological Technicians3.25
- Nuclear Technicians3.25
- Quality Control Analysts3.25
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians3.25
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary3.25
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary3.25
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary3.25
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School3.25
- Instructional Coordinators3.25
- Media Programming Directors3.25
- Film and Video Editors3.25
- Emergency Medicine Physicians3.25
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists3.25
- Cytogenetic Technologists3.25
- Histotechnologists3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers3.25
- Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance3.25
- Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors3.25
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters3.25
- Real Estate Sales Agents3.25
- Sales Engineers3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.25
- Agricultural Inspectors3.25
- Agricultural Equipment Operators3.25
- Fallers3.25
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators3.25
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.25
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians3.25
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines3.25
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.25
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians3.25
- Biofuels Processing Technicians3.25
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.25
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.25
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators3.25
- Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers3.25
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors3.25
- Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians3.25
- Traffic Technicians3.25
- Transportation Inspectors3.25
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas3.13
- Advertising and Promotions Managers3.12
- Quality Control Systems Managers3.12
- Biofuels Production Managers3.12
- Hydroelectric Production Managers3.12
- Coroners3.12
- Logistics Engineers3.12
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.12
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators3.12
- Aerospace Engineers3.12
- Electrical Engineers3.12
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors3.12
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists3.12
- Materials Engineers3.12
- Mechanical Engineers3.12
- Fuel Cell Engineers3.12
- Automotive Engineers3.12
- Nanosystems Engineers3.12
- Wind Energy Engineers3.12
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.12
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.12
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.12
- Animal Scientists3.12
- Biochemists and Biophysicists3.12
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists3.12
- Bioinformatics Scientists3.12
- Geneticists3.12
- Park Naturalists3.12
- Epidemiologists3.12
- Transportation Planners3.12
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health3.12
- Nuclear Monitoring Technicians3.12
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary3.12
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.12
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary3.12
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.12
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School3.12
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists3.12
- Museum Technicians and Conservators3.12
- Special Effects Artists and Animators3.12
- Commercial and Industrial Designers3.12
- Interior Designers3.12
- Talent Directors3.12
- Coaches and Scouts3.12
- News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists3.12
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons3.12
- Radiation Therapists3.12
- Registered Nurses3.12
- Acute Care Nurses3.12
- Critical Care Nurses3.12
- Clinical Nurse Specialists3.12
- Nurse Anesthetists3.12
- Nurse Practitioners3.12
- Dermatologists3.12
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists3.12
- Physicians, Pathologists3.12
- Cytotechnologists3.12
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.12
- Medical Dosimetrists3.12
- Surgical Assistants3.12
- Parking Enforcement Workers3.12
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers3.12
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.12
- Pest Control Workers3.12
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners3.12
- Animal Trainers3.12
- Tour Guides and Escorts3.12
- Travel Guides3.12
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors3.12
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants3.12
- Log Graders and Scalers3.12
- Solar Energy Installation Managers3.12
- Tile and Stone Setters3.12
- Pile Driver Operators3.12
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.12
- Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians3.12
- Roofers3.12
- Highway Maintenance Workers3.12
- Weatherization Installers and Technicians3.12
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas3.12
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas3.12
- Roof Bolters, Mining3.12
- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers3.12
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers3.12
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers3.12
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers3.12
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists3.12
- Rail Car Repairers3.12
- Millwrights3.12
- Geothermal Technicians3.12
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.12
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters3.12
- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators3.12
- Biomass Plant Technicians3.12
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders3.12
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12
- Flight Attendants3.12
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders3.12
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators3.12
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers3.12
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors3.12
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders3.12
- Fundraising Managers3.00
- Facilities Managers3.00
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3.00
- Supply Chain Managers3.00
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.00
- Food Service Managers3.00
- Lodging Managers3.00
- Medical and Health Services Managers3.00
- Natural Sciences Managers3.00
- Clinical Research Coordinators3.00
- Emergency Management Directors3.00
- Funeral Home Managers3.00
- Fitness and Wellness Coordinators3.00
- Wind Energy Operations Managers3.00
- Wind Energy Development Managers3.00
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products3.00
- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products3.00
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators3.00
- Sustainability Specialists3.00
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts3.00
- Computer Systems Analysts3.00
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists3.00
- Video Game Designers3.00
- Bioinformatics Technicians3.00
- Agricultural Engineers3.00
- Environmental Engineers3.00
- Industrial Engineers3.00
- Nuclear Engineers3.00
- Petroleum Engineers3.00
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar3.00
- Mechatronics Engineers3.00
- Mechanical Drafters3.00
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Robotics Technicians3.00
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Automotive Engineering Technicians3.00
- Photonics Technicians3.00
- Food Scientists and Technologists3.00
- Soil and Plant Scientists3.00
- Conservation Scientists3.00
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists3.00
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists3.00
- Materials Scientists3.00
- Climate Change Policy Analysts3.00
- Industrial Ecologists3.00
- Survey Researchers3.00
- Agricultural Technicians3.00
- Precision Agriculture Technicians3.00
- Chemical Technicians3.00
- Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians3.00
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors3.00
- Healthcare Social Workers3.00
- Clergy3.00
- Directors, Religious Activities and Education3.00
- Lawyers3.00
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers3.00
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants3.00
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary3.00
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education3.00
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3.00
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.00
- Farm and Home Management Educators3.00
- Teaching Assistants, Special Education3.00
- Fashion Designers3.00
- Floral Designers3.00
- Sound Engineering Technicians3.00
- Orthodontists3.00
- Physician Assistants3.00
- Anesthesiologist Assistants3.00
- Podiatrists3.00
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists3.00
- Recreational Therapists3.00
- Respiratory Therapists3.00
- Art Therapists3.00
- Veterinarians3.00
- Audiologists3.00
- General Internal Medicine Physicians3.00
- Psychiatrists3.00
- Allergists and Immunologists3.00
- Hospitalists3.00
- Urologists3.00
- Naturopathic Physicians3.00
- Histology Technicians3.00
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Pharmacy Technicians3.00
- Psychiatric Technicians3.00
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians3.00
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians3.00
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses3.00
- Opticians, Dispensing3.00
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists3.00
- Athletic Trainers3.00
- Psychiatric Aides3.00
- Physical Therapist Assistants3.00
- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers3.00
- Fire Inspectors and Investigators3.00
- Police Identification and Records Officers3.00
- Intelligence Analysts3.00
- Animal Control Workers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers3.00
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners3.00
- Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers3.00
- Childcare Workers3.00
- Recreation Workers3.00
- Residential Advisors3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers3.00
- Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers3.00
- Parts Salespersons3.00
- Meter Readers, Utilities3.00
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping3.00
- Desktop Publishers3.00
- Statistical Assistants3.00
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse3.00
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals3.00
- Forest and Conservation Workers3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers3.00
- Boilermakers3.00
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons3.00
- Stonemasons3.00
- Carpenters3.00
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers3.00
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers3.00
- Construction Laborers3.00
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators3.00
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers3.00
- Glaziers3.00
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance3.00
- Sheet Metal Workers3.00
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers3.00
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters3.00
- Helpers--Electricians3.00
- Energy Auditors3.00
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers3.00
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners3.00
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas3.00
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining3.00
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas3.00
- Avionics Technicians3.00
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.00
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment3.00
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay3.00
- Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians3.00
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians3.00
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.00
- Medical Equipment Repairers3.00
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.00
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers3.00
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers3.00
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters3.00
- Team Assemblers3.00
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic3.00
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders3.00
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers3.00
- Furniture Finishers3.00
- Patternmakers, Wood3.00
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing3.00
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers3.00
- Power Plant Operators3.00
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators3.00
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators3.00
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.00
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers3.00
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians3.00
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.00
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand3.00
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators3.00
- Driver/Sales Workers3.00
- Ship Engineers3.00
- Parking Attendants3.00
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3.00
- Stockers and Order Fillers3.00
- Computer and Information Systems Managers2.88
- Investment Fund Managers2.88
- Industrial Production Managers2.88
- Human Resources Managers2.88
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling2.88
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers2.88
- Social and Community Service Managers2.88
- Compliance Managers2.88
- Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers2.88
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists2.88
- Cost Estimators2.88
- Management Analysts2.88
Source: O*NET database (abilities)
