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Social Perceptiveness at work

233 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for mental health counselors.

Time card for mental health counselors: 19m of an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsTime card: Mental Health Counselors →

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O*NET defines social perceptiveness as: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

233 jobs on this site rate it as important or very important. In those jobs, AI and robots touch an average of 1h 16m of an 8-hour shift, 17m less than the 1h 33m average across all jobs.

Good pay, least AI time

Jobs that lean on social perceptiveness, pay at least the $80,340 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. Hospitalists no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  4. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  5. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  6. Sports Medicine 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 233 jobs, 42 have no AI or robot evidence, 84 have under an hour, 76 have 1 to 3 hours and 31 have 3 hours or more.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on social perceptiveness most often also rely on active listening (98%), speaking (98%), reading comprehension (88%), critical thinking (86%), monitoring (69%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Mental Health Counselors 19m touched · $60,320
  2. Psychiatrists 1h 23m touched · $281,870
  3. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19m touched · $100,580
  4. Marriage and Family Therapists no AI or robot evidence · $66,940
  5. Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 37m touched · $97,550
  6. Kindergarten through Secondary Education Administrators 22m touched · $105,870
  7. Healthcare Social Workers 1h 2m touched · $67,880
  8. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 1h 14m touched · $60,280
  9. Emergency Medicine Physicians 46m touched · $335,550
  10. Art Therapists 13m touched · $77,930
  11. Music Therapists 13m touched · $77,930
  12. Registered Nurses 53m touched · $97,550
  13. Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 12m touched · $60,320
  14. Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1h touched · $67,170
  15. Child, Family, and School Social Workers no AI or robot evidence · $59,550
  16. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 2h 9m touched · $64,330
  17. Hospitalists no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  18. Chief Executives 40m touched · $213,990
  19. Speech-Language Pathologists no AI or robot evidence · $97,870
  20. Psychiatric Technicians no AI or robot evidence · $45,130
  21. Kindergarten Teachers 54m touched · $62,680
  22. Community Health Workers 47m touched · $51,850
  23. Clergy 1h 29m touched · $60,810
  24. Midwives 5m touched · $65,790
  25. Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 19m touched · $55,010

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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.