Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Quick Facts
Category
Work Activity
Used in
25+ careers
Avg. Importance
4.8 / 5
Careers Using Getting Information
Ranked by how important Getting Information is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.
Psychiatric Aides
Healthcare Support · $41,590/yr
Physician Assistants
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · $133,260/yr
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Architecture and Engineering · $78,380/yr
Medical Assistants
Healthcare Support · $44,200/yr
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Business and Financial Operations · $76,950/yr
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Instruction and Library · $78,630/yr
Neurologists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Judicial Law Clerks
Legal · $60,400/yr
Sociologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $101,690/yr
Coroners
Business and Financial Operations · $78,420/yr
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Community and Social Service · $64,520/yr
Treasurers and Controllers
Management · $161,700/yr
Investment Fund Managers
Management · $161,700/yr
Geneticists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $93,330/yr
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Community and Social Service
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
Community and Social Service · $65,140/yr
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $64,910/yr
Political Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $139,380/yr
Economists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $115,440/yr
Insurance Underwriters
Business and Financial Operations · $79,880/yr
Compliance Managers
Management · $136,550/yr
Operations Research Analysts
Computer and Mathematical · $91,290/yr
Neuropsychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $117,580/yr
Astronomers
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $132,170/yr
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property
Business and Financial Operations
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