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Critical Thinking at work

513 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates.

Time card for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates: 2h 31m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates →

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O*NET defines critical thinking as: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

513 jobs on this site rate it as important or very important. In those jobs, AI and robots touch an average of 1h 30m of an 8-hour shift, about the same as the 1h 33m average across all jobs.

Good pay, least AI time

Jobs that lean on critical thinking, pay at least the $82,890 median for this group, and have the least AI or robot time.

  1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons no AI or robot evidence · $352,220
  2. Prosthodontists no AI or robot evidence · $311,180
  3. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  4. Sports Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  5. Hospitalists no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  6. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  7. Nurse Anesthetists no AI or robot evidence · $236,590
  8. Chief Sustainability Officers no AI or robot evidence · $213,990
  9. Podiatrists no AI or robot evidence · $160,300
  10. Human Resources Managers no AI or robot evidence · $149,280

How much AI touches these jobs

Of the 513 jobs, 93 have no AI or robot evidence, 160 have under an hour, 164 have 1 to 3 hours and 96 have 3 hours or more.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on critical thinking most often also rely on active listening (90%), reading comprehension (85%), speaking (83%), writing (64%), judgment and decision making (57%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 2h 31m touched · $153,990
  2. Lawyers 1h 36m touched · $159,670
  3. Kindergarten through Secondary Education Administrators 22m touched · $105,870
  4. Anesthesiologists 57m touched · $391,490
  5. Chief Executives 40m touched · $213,990
  6. Family Medicine Physicians 2h 33m touched · $244,180
  7. Emergency Medicine Physicians 46m touched · $335,550
  8. Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2h 18m touched · $292,910
  9. Urologists 1h 17m touched · $265,930
  10. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  11. Sports Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  12. Security Managers 1h 39m touched · $106,660
  13. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19m touched · $100,580
  14. General Pediatricians 1h 47m touched · $210,040
  15. Biochemists and Biophysicists 43m touched · $127,410
  16. Psychiatrists 1h 23m touched · $281,870
  17. Actuaries 41m touched · $130,000
  18. Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers no AI or robot evidence · $115,160
  19. Neuropsychologists 59m touched · $110,840
  20. Clinical Neuropsychologists 1h 1m touched · $110,840
  21. Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 3h 8m touched · $117,860
  22. Judicial Law Clerks 2h 14m touched · $64,920
  23. Epidemiologists 19m touched · $87,220
  24. Ophthalmologists 44m touched · $300,080
  25. Survey Researchers 3h 19m touched · $69,460

And 488 more. Use the finder to filter by pay, school and state.

Importance ratings come from O*NET 30.1, on a 1 to 5 scale; this page counts a job when the rating is 3.5 or higher. Time touched comes from each job's time card (how we keep time). See every skill or search by task.