Reaction Time
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
Fallers
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $53,900/yr
Commercial Pilots
Transportation and Material Moving · $122,670/yr
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Construction and Extraction · $52,550/yr
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $48,630/yr
Logging Equipment Operators
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $49,210/yr
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $41,080/yr
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Transportation and Material Moving · $84,830/yr
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · $50,430/yr
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction · $59,600/yr
Pile Driver Operators
Construction and Extraction · $70,510/yr
Locomotive Engineers
Transportation and Material Moving · $77,400/yr
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
Production · $45,690/yr
Helpers--Extraction Workers
Construction and Extraction · $48,400/yr
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,760/yr
Roof Bolters, Mining
Construction and Extraction · $76,640/yr
Crane and Tower Operators
Transportation and Material Moving · $66,370/yr
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction · $62,740/yr
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Construction and Extraction · $63,380/yr
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production · $45,130/yr
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Transportation and Material Moving · $58,030/yr
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $45,190/yr
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Construction and Extraction · $67,370/yr
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Production · $40,440/yr
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