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Judgment and Decision Making at work

294 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for chief executives.

Time card for chief executives: 40m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Chief Executives →

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O*NET defines judgment and decision making as: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

294 jobs on this site rate it as important or very important. In those jobs, AI and robots touch an average of 1h 28m 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 judgment and decision making, pay at least the $99,130 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. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  3. Hospitalists no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  4. Sports Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  5. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  6. Nurse Anesthetists no AI or robot evidence · $236,590
  7. Chief Sustainability Officers no AI or robot evidence · $213,990
  8. Podiatrists no AI or robot evidence · $160,300
  9. Human Resources Managers no AI or robot evidence · $149,280
  10. Compensation and Benefits Managers no AI or robot evidence · $149,230

How much AI touches these jobs

Of the 294 jobs, 42 have no AI or robot evidence, 102 have under an hour, 98 have 1 to 3 hours and 52 have 3 hours or more.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on judgment and decision making most often also rely on critical thinking (100%), active listening (98%), reading comprehension (97%), speaking (95%), complex problem solving (80%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Chief Executives 40m touched · $213,990
  2. Kindergarten through Secondary Education Administrators 22m touched · $105,870
  3. Urologists 1h 17m touched · $265,930
  4. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  5. General Pediatricians 1h 47m touched · $210,040
  6. Actuaries 41m touched · $130,000
  7. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 2h 31m touched · $153,990
  8. Neuropsychologists 59m touched · $110,840
  9. Epidemiologists 19m touched · $87,220
  10. Business Continuity Planners 42m touched · $83,050
  11. Treasurers and Controllers 2h 11m touched · $166,570
  12. Lawyers 1h 36m touched · $159,670
  13. Construction Managers 1h 4m touched · $114,990
  14. Allergists and Immunologists 3h 15m touched · $265,930
  15. Hospitalists no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  16. Sports Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  17. Security Managers 1h 39m touched · $106,660
  18. Media Programming Directors 11m touched · $90,360
  19. General Dentists 31m touched · $170,950
  20. Urban and Regional Planners 24m touched · $89,320
  21. Anesthesiologists 57m touched · $391,490
  22. Emergency Medicine Physicians 46m touched · $335,550
  23. Psychiatrists 1h 23m touched · $281,870
  24. Radiologists 4h 26m touched · $420,860
  25. Air Traffic Controllers no AI or robot evidence · $148,080

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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.