Reading Comprehension
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
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $95,830/yr
Historians
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $74,050/yr
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Instruction and Library · $95,770/yr
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Instruction and Library · $78,270/yr
Lawyers
Legal · $151,160/yr
Neuropsychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $117,580/yr
Judicial Law Clerks
Legal · $60,400/yr
Allergists and Immunologists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
Management · $104,070/yr
Sports Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $103,650/yr
Health Informatics Specialists
Computer and Mathematical · $103,790/yr
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $109,840/yr
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Molecular and Cellular Biologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $93,330/yr
Urologists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Legal · $156,210/yr
Political Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $139,380/yr
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Legal · $115,230/yr
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Instruction and Library · $84,290/yr
School Psychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $86,930/yr
Survey Researchers
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $63,380/yr
Human Resources Managers
Management · $140,030/yr
Climate Change Policy Analysts
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $80,060/yr
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