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Persuasion at work

79 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.

Time card for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products: 4h 34m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products →

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O*NET defines persuasion as: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

79 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 persuasion, pay at least the $82,890 median for this group, and have the least AI or robot time.

  1. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  2. Sports Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  3. Chief Sustainability Officers no AI or robot evidence · $213,990
  4. Human Resources Managers no AI or robot evidence · $149,280
  5. Wind Energy Operations Managers no AI or robot evidence · $141,900
  6. Supply Chain Managers no AI or robot evidence · $107,230
  7. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives no AI or robot evidence · $106,040
  8. Labor Relations Specialists no AI or robot evidence · $95,420
  9. Emergency Management Directors no AI or robot evidence · $93,330
  10. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19m touched · $100,580

How much AI touches these jobs

Of the 79 jobs, 15 have no AI or robot evidence, 24 have under an hour, 26 have 1 to 3 hours and 14 have 3 hours or more.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on persuasion most often also rely on speaking (100%), active listening (99%), critical thinking (89%), social perceptiveness (89%), reading comprehension (86%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 4h 34m touched · $104,920
  2. Telemarketers 4h 19m touched · $35,450
  3. Sales Engineers 3h 23m touched · $124,900
  4. Lawyers 1h 36m touched · $159,670
  5. Chief Executives 40m touched · $213,990
  6. Fundraisers 40m touched · $72,550
  7. Advertising Sales Agents 1h 35m touched · $64,820
  8. Fundraising Managers 59m touched · $125,470
  9. Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 1h 53m touched · $82,890
  10. Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 5h 56m touched · $41,380
  11. Retail Salespersons 4h 39m touched · $35,410
  12. Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 12m touched · $60,320
  13. Sales Managers 26m touched · $148,270
  14. Medical and Health Services Managers 31m touched · $123,860
  15. Coaches and Scouts no AI or robot evidence · $47,320
  16. Chief Sustainability Officers no AI or robot evidence · $213,990
  17. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives no AI or robot evidence · $106,040
  18. Labor Relations Specialists no AI or robot evidence · $95,420
  19. Clergy 1h 29m touched · $60,810
  20. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 6h 24m touched · $72,080
  21. Loss Prevention Managers 23m touched · $141,900
  22. Wholesale and Retail Buyers no AI or robot evidence · $77,710
  23. Purchasing Agents 1h 5m touched · $77,710
  24. Marketing Managers 3h 44m touched · $166,790
  25. Child, Family, and School Social Workers no AI or robot evidence · $59,550

And 54 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.