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Careers That Require Persuasion

725 occupations rate Persuasion among their Transferable Skills, ranked below by how important it is to each one, per O*NET.

  1. 1Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$104,920
  2. 2Sales Engineers$124,900
  3. 3Telemarketers$35,450
  4. 4Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes$82,890
  5. 5Fundraisers$72,550
  6. 6Lawyers$159,670
  7. 7Advertising Sales Agents$64,820
  8. 8Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$41,380
  9. 9Chief Executives$213,990
  10. 10Fundraising Managers$125,470
  11. 11Medical and Health Services Managers$123,860
  12. 12Labor Relations Specialists$95,420
  13. 13Clergy$60,810
  14. 14Coaches and Scouts$47,320
  15. 15First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$106,040
  16. 16Retail Salespersons$35,410
  17. 17Sales Managers$148,270
  18. 18Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950
  19. 19Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550
  20. 20Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,280
  21. 21Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$75,530
  22. 22Public Relations Specialists$74,750
  23. 23Dentists, General$170,950
  24. 24First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$87,520
  25. 25Parts Salespersons$38,630
  26. 26Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,080
  27. 27Human Resources Managers$149,280
  28. 28Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,870
  29. 29Lodging Managers$69,250
  30. 30Marketing Managers$166,790
  31. 31Emergency Management Directors$93,330
  32. 32Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,330
  33. 33Marriage and Family Therapists$66,940
  34. 34Fashion Designers$80,960
  35. 35Emergency Medicine Physicians$335,550
  36. 36Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$300,080
  37. 37Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,210
  38. 38Insurance Sales Agents$62,280
  39. 39Travel Agents$50,160
  40. 40Real Estate Sales Agents$52,830
  41. 41First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,500
  42. 42Purchasing Managers$148,080
  43. 43Training and Development Managers$133,000
  44. 44Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,590
  45. 45General and Operations Managers$105,770
  46. 46Management Analysts$101,860
  47. 47Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,160
  48. 48Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$100,580
  49. 49School Psychologists$95,990
  50. 50Community Health Workers$51,850

Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Transferable Skills. Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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