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Reading Comprehension

Skill

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Quick Facts

Category

Skill

Used in

25+ careers

Avg. Importance

4.5 / 5

Careers Using Reading Comprehension

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

Editors

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · $75,260/yr

4.9

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $95,830/yr

4.8

Historians

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $74,050/yr

4.8

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Instruction and Library · $95,770/yr

4.8

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Instruction and Library · $78,270/yr

4.8

Lawyers

Legal · $151,160/yr

4.5

Neuropsychologists

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $117,580/yr

4.5

Judicial Law Clerks

Legal · $60,400/yr

4.5

Allergists and Immunologists

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

4.5

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Management · $104,070/yr

4.5

Sports Medicine Physicians

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

4.5

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $103,650/yr

4.4

Health Informatics Specialists

Computer and Mathematical · $103,790/yr

4.4

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $109,840/yr

4.4

Preventive Medicine Physicians

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

4.4

Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $93,330/yr

4.4

Urologists

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

4.4

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Legal · $156,210/yr

4.3

Political Scientists

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $139,380/yr

4.3

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Legal · $115,230/yr

4.3

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Instruction and Library · $84,290/yr

4.3

School Psychologists

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $86,930/yr

4.3

Survey Researchers

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $63,380/yr

4.3

Human Resources Managers

Management · $140,030/yr

4.3

Climate Change Policy Analysts

Life, Physical, and Social Science · $80,060/yr

4.3

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