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Reaction Time

Ability

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Quick Facts

Category

Ability

Used in

25+ careers

Avg. Importance

3.9 / 5

Careers Using Reaction Time

Ranked by how important Reaction Time is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Transportation and Material Moving · $226,600/yr

4.3

Fallers

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $53,900/yr

4.1

Commercial Pilots

Transportation and Material Moving · $122,670/yr

4.0

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Construction and Extraction · $52,550/yr

3.9

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Production · $48,630/yr

3.9

Logging Equipment Operators

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $49,210/yr

3.9

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $41,080/yr

3.9

Subway and Streetcar Operators

Transportation and Material Moving · $84,830/yr

3.9

Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · $50,430/yr

3.9

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $59,600/yr

3.9

Pile Driver Operators

Construction and Extraction · $70,510/yr

3.9

Locomotive Engineers

Transportation and Material Moving · $77,400/yr

3.9

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Production · $45,690/yr

3.8

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Construction and Extraction · $48,400/yr

3.8

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,760/yr

3.8

Roof Bolters, Mining

Construction and Extraction · $76,640/yr

3.8

Crane and Tower Operators

Transportation and Material Moving · $66,370/yr

3.8

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $62,740/yr

3.8

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr

3.8

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Construction and Extraction · $63,380/yr

3.8

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Production · $45,130/yr

3.8

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

Transportation and Material Moving · $58,030/yr

3.8

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Production · $45,190/yr

3.6

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Construction and Extraction · $67,370/yr

3.6

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Production · $40,440/yr

3.6

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