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Jobs where you rarely deal with angry or unpleasant people without a bachelor's degree

Jobs where you rarely deal with angry or unpleasant people, restricted to occupations with a BLS typical entry-level education below a bachelor's degree (no formal credential, high school, some college, a postsecondary award or an associate's degree). Every value is O*NET's own mean rating; the percentile is where that value sits among all 894 occupations, not among the restricted set.

Which jobs involve the fewest unpleasant, angry or discourteous people whose typical entry education is below a bachelor's degree?

Only 516 of the 894 occupations O*NET 30.3 rates have a BLS typical entry-level education below a bachelor's degree (no formal credential, high school, some college, a postsecondary award or an associate's degree). Ranked by Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People, lowest first, 25 are listed: 12 also appear in the unrestricted ranking and 13 enter only under this restriction, led by Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (1.87 of 5), Cooks, Private Household (1.88 of 5), Potters, Manufacturing (1.89 of 5). The strongest overall are Cutters and Trimmers, Hand (1.24 of 5), Rock Splitters, Quarry (1.37 of 5), Animal Breeders (1.5 of 5). Their median BLS wage is $47,180 (2025, 25 of 25 with a BLS line item), and 25 of the 25 with BLS education data typically need less than a bachelor's degree.

Occupations compared
516 of 894 O*NET occupations qualify (a BLS typical entry-level education below a bachelor's degree (no formal credential, high school, some college, a postsecondary award or an associate's degree)); percentiles are still taken over all 894
What O*NET asks incumbents
Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People: "How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?"
Scale
1 = Never; 3 = Once a month or more but not every week; 5 = Every day. Values are mean incumbent ratings.
Wage and outlook source
BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, Table 1.2 Occupational projections, 2025–35, and worker characteristics, 2025 (Employment in thousands). 4 of the 25 occupations listed have a dedicated RoleSprint page.

Source and method

O*NET 30.3 Database (Work Context), U.S. Department of Labor, and BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2. Verified 2026-09-05. Ratings are reproduced from O*NET as published mean incumbent responses on each question's own 1-to-5 scale. Percentile ranks, composite averages and the resulting order are RoleSprint's computation and are described on the methodology page. Wage, education and outlook fields are reproduced from BLS for the matching SOC code and left blank where BLS publishes no line item.

What this page does and does not claim

People search this as “jobs where you don't deal with difficult people”. This page answers that with the measurement behind it: Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People, rated on a fixed 1-to-5 scale by people who do each job.

It does not say which jobs suit a personality, a temperament or a health condition. It reports a measured condition of the work and lets you decide whether that condition is the one you meant.

The 25 occupations

Ordered by mean rating for Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People, lowest first. Scale: 1 = Never; 5 = Every day.

#OccupationO*NET valueRankBLS wage and education
1

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

O*NET-SOC 51-9031.00

1.24 of 5

Never

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$38,020 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · -18.9% 2025-35

2

Rock Splitters, Quarry

O*NET-SOC 47-5051.00

1.37 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$48,740 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +5.8% 2025-35

3

Animal Breeders

O*NET-SOC 45-2021.00

1.50 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$51,130 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +3% 2025-35

4

Dishwashers

O*NET-SOC 35-9021.00

1.54 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$34,810 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · -1% 2025-35

5

Food Batchmakers

O*NET-SOC 51-3092.00

1.58 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$42,290 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +6.5% 2025-35

6

Dredge Operators

O*NET-SOC 53-7031.00

1.58 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$49,640 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +0.7% 2025-35

7

Models

O*NET-SOC 41-9012.00

1.60 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$48,470 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · -2.1% 2025-35

8

Fallers

O*NET-SOC 45-4021.00

1.62 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$52,100 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -9.9% 2025-35

9

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

O*NET-SOC 51-4034.00

1.72 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$50,620 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -11.3% 2025-35

10

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

O*NET-SOC 51-9021.00

1.75 of 5

between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month"

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$48,540 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -1.7% 2025-35

11

Tile and Stone Setters

O*NET-SOC 47-2044.00

1.82 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$55,690 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +9.8% 2025-35

12

Agricultural Equipment Operators

O*NET-SOC 45-2091.00

1.86 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$41,730 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +8.6% 2025-35

13

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

O*NET-SOC 51-4081.00

1.87 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$47,180 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +0.6% 2025-35

14

Cooks, Private Household

O*NET-SOC 35-2013.00

1.88 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$47,940 median (2025)

Postsecondary nondegree award · +5.1% 2025-35

15

Potters, Manufacturing

O*NET-SOC 51-9195.05

1.89 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$46,170 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35

16

Machinists

O*NET-SOC 51-4041.00

1.91 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$58,750 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +1% 2025-35

17

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

O*NET-SOC 51-9195.03

1.92 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 96%

of 894 occupations

$46,170 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35

18

Food Preparation Workers

O*NET-SOC 35-2021.00

1.94 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 96%

of 894 occupations

$35,320 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · -3% 2025-35

19

Manicurists and Pedicurists

O*NET-SOC 39-5092.00

1.95 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 96%

of 894 occupations

$35,760 median (2025)

Postsecondary nondegree award · +9.2% 2025-35

20

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

O*NET-SOC 51-9195.04

1.95 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 96%

of 894 occupations

$46,170 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35

21

Sewers, Hand

O*NET-SOC 51-6051.00

1.95 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 96%

of 894 occupations

$36,480 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · -12% 2025-35

22

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

O*NET-SOC 23-2011.00

1.97 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$62,890 median (2025)

Associate's degree · -0.3% 2025-35

23

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

O*NET-SOC 51-4122.00

1.97 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$47,920 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -8.9% 2025-35

24

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

O*NET-SOC 51-9022.00

1.99 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$42,660 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · -19.2% 2025-35

25

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

O*NET-SOC 53-7061.00

2.00 of 5

Once a year or more but not every month

Lower than 94%

of 894 occupations

$35,830 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +3.9% 2025-35

Values are mean ratings from O*NET 30.3; most come from surveys of people in the occupation, some from occupational experts, and some for newer occupations from O*NET analysts. Wage, education and outlook are from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 for the matching SOC code and are blank where BLS publishes no line item.

How this was measured

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People (O*NET element 4.C.1.d.2). The question put to incumbents: “How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?”

  1. 1

    Never

  2. 2

    Once a year or more but not every month

  3. 3

    Once a month or more but not every week

  4. 4

    Once a week or more but not every day

  5. 5

    Every day

894 of 894 occupations have a published, unsuppressed value for this element. The percentile beside each occupation is its position among them.

The full method, including how ties are broken and what the data cannot tell you, is on the methodology page.

The restriction applied

Only occupations with a BLS typical entry-level education below a bachelor's degree (no formal credential, high school, some college, a postsecondary award or an associate's degree) are listed: 516 of 894 qualify.

The unrestricted ranking is at Jobs where you rarely deal with angry or unpleasant people.

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This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. RoleSprint has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Wage, education and outlook figures are reproduced from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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