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Writing
Needed by 593 occupations in O*NET. O*NET rates it for 910 occupations and it counts as needed where rated 3 (important) or more of 5.
Occupations that list it
Essential first, then O*NET-rated by importance, then optional. 910 in all, page 10 of 16.
- Cytotechnologists
- Data Entry Keyers
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters
- Dental Assistants
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Electricians
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Flight Attendants
- Food Service Managers
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
- Gambling Cage Workers
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
- Gas Plant Operators
- Geothermal Technicians
- Histology Technicians
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
- Library Assistants, Clerical
- Log Graders and Scalers
- Mechanical Drafters
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Nannies
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- New Accounts Clerks
- Parts Salespersons
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Phlebotomists
- Physical Therapist Aides
- Power Plant Operators
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Residential Advisors
- Retail Salespersons
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Self-Enrichment Teachers
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
- Ship Engineers
- Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Spa Managers
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
- Tax Preparers
- Tellers
- Animal Trainers
- Bridge and Lock Tenders
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
- Carpenters
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
- Cooks, Private Household
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to an occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role. O*NET importance says how much a skill matters in an occupation, from 1 to 5; it is not a proficiency level.
Often appears with
Skills most often needed alongside it, with how many occupations need both.
Importance by Job Zone
Mean O*NET importance across the occupations rated at each Job Zone.
Where it shows up
O*NET occupations that rate it important (3 or more), by occupation group.
This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. ESCO occupations and skills are from the European Commission's ESCO classification, and the occupation crosswalk is the official ESCO–O*NET mapping by the ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. BlissPoint Analytics has modified all or some of this information: skill, task and descriptor ratings are rounded to one decimal, and ESCO occupations show Job Zone and interests copied from a crosswalked O*NET occupation. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.