Speaking at work

509 jobs lean on it. O*NET rates it most important for kindergarten through secondary education administrators.

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O*NET defines speaking as: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

509 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 speaking, pay at least the $80,730 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. Hospitalists no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  5. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 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 509 jobs, 84 have no AI or robot evidence, 161 have under an hour, 170 have 1 to 3 hours and 94 have 3 hours or more.

Skills that usually come with it

Jobs that rely on speaking most often also rely on active listening (96%), reading comprehension (85%), critical thinking (83%), writing (63%), judgment and decision making (55%).

Jobs that rely on it most

  1. Kindergarten through Secondary Education Administrators 22m touched · $105,870
  2. Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 4h 46m touched · $99,650
  3. Clergy 1h 29m touched · $60,810
  4. Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 26m touched · $47,340
  5. Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 2h 59m touched · $76,590
  6. Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 4h 43m touched · $103,170
  7. Lawyers 1h 36m touched · $159,670
  8. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 2h 31m touched · $78,620
  9. Postsecondary Education Teachers 3h 6m touched · $75,350
  10. Postsecondary Law Teachers 4h 25m touched · $128,500
  11. Postsecondary Political Science Teachers 3h 36m touched · $98,070
  12. Postsecondary Social Work Teachers 3h 15m touched · $77,570
  13. Postsecondary Sociology Teachers 3h 33m touched · $84,290
  14. Child, Family, and School Social Workers no AI or robot evidence · $59,550
  15. Postsecondary History Teachers 3h 8m touched · $83,820
  16. Training and Development Specialists 2h 52m touched · $69,280
  17. Coaches and Scouts no AI or robot evidence · $47,320
  18. Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 12m touched · $60,320
  19. Mental Health Counselors 19m touched · $60,320
  20. Elementary School Special Education Teachers 1h touched · $67,170
  21. Preventive Medicine Physicians no AI or robot evidence · $265,930
  22. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 4h 34m touched · $104,920
  23. Human Resources Managers no AI or robot evidence · $149,280
  24. Chief Executives 40m touched · $213,990
  25. Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers 32m touched · $54,210

And 484 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.