Work Context Index
Jobs with the fewest telephone conversations that are growing faster than average
Jobs with the fewest telephone conversations, restricted to occupations with projected employment growth above 3.5% over 2025-35, the BLS projection for all occupations. 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 phone calls that BLS projects to grow faster than average?
Only 405 of the 894 occupations O*NET 30.3 rates have projected employment growth above 3.5% over 2025-35, the BLS projection for all occupations. Ranked by Telephone Conversations, lowest first, 25 are listed: 6 also appear in the unrestricted ranking and 19 enter only under this restriction, led by Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (2.03 of 5), Cooks, Restaurant (2.05 of 5), Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers (2.18 of 5). The strongest overall are Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (1.55 of 5), Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators (1.55 of 5), Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (1.59 of 5). Their median BLS wage is $46,170 (2025, 25 of 25 with a BLS line item), and 23 of the 25 with BLS education data typically need less than a bachelor's degree.
- Occupations compared
- 405 of 894 O*NET occupations qualify (projected employment growth above 3.5% over 2025-35, the BLS projection for all occupations); percentiles are still taken over all 894
- What O*NET asks incumbents
- Telephone Conversations: "How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?"
- 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). 9 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.
The 25 occupations
Ordered by mean rating for Telephone Conversations, lowest first. Scale: 1 = Never; 5 = Every day.
| # | Occupation | O*NET value | Rank | BLS wage and education |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders O*NET-SOC 51-9111.00 | 1.55 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 99% of 894 occupations | $43,220 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4.1% 2025-35 |
| 2 | Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators O*NET-SOC 51-2051.00 | 1.55 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 99% of 894 occupations | $46,880 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4.6% 2025-35 |
| 3 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic O*NET-SOC 51-9195.00 | 1.59 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 99% of 894 occupations | $46,170 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35 |
| 4 | Passenger Attendants O*NET-SOC 53-6061.00 | 1.77 of 5 Once a year or more but not every month | Lower than 98% of 894 occupations | $37,720 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +6% 2025-35 |
| 5 | Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders O*NET-SOC 51-9193.00 | 1.83 of 5 Once a year or more but not every month | Lower than 97% of 894 occupations | $41,330 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +5.9% 2025-35 |
| 6 | Rock Splitters, Quarry O*NET-SOC 47-5051.00 | 1.83 of 5 Once a year or more but not every month | Lower than 97% of 894 occupations | $48,740 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +5.8% 2025-35 |
| 7 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers O*NET-SOC 51-6011.00 | 2.03 of 5 Once a year or more but not every month | Lower than 96% of 894 occupations | $34,890 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +4.3% 2025-35 |
| 8 | Cooks, Restaurant O*NET-SOC 35-2014.00 | 2.05 of 5 Once a year or more but not every month | Lower than 95% of 894 occupations | $37,390 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +12.1% 2025-35 |
| 9 | Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers O*NET-SOC 51-9195.04 | 2.18 of 5 Once a year or more but not every month | Lower than 94% of 894 occupations | $46,170 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35 |
| 10 | Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing O*NET-SOC 51-9195.03 | 2.22 of 5 Once a year or more but not every month | Lower than 94% of 894 occupations | $46,170 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35 |
| 11 | Amusement and Recreation Attendants O*NET-SOC 39-3091.00 | 2.33 of 5 between "Once a year or more but not every month" and "Once a month or more but not every week" | Lower than 93% of 894 occupations | $32,150 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +3.7% 2025-35 |
| 12 | Food Batchmakers O*NET-SOC 51-3092.00 | 2.39 of 5 between "Once a year or more but not every month" and "Once a month or more but not every week" | Lower than 93% of 894 occupations | $42,290 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +6.5% 2025-35 |
| 13 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers O*NET-SOC 37-3011.00 | 2.41 of 5 between "Once a year or more but not every month" and "Once a month or more but not every week" | Lower than 93% of 894 occupations | $39,150 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +4.7% 2025-35 |
| 14 | Subway and Streetcar Operators O*NET-SOC 53-4041.00 | 2.46 of 5 between "Once a year or more but not every month" and "Once a month or more but not every week" | Lower than 92% of 894 occupations | $86,380 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +3.7% 2025-35 |
| 15 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers O*NET-SOC 49-3021.00 | 2.56 of 5 between "Once a year or more but not every month" and "Once a month or more but not every week" | Lower than 91% of 894 occupations | $54,890 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +3.7% 2025-35 |
| 16 | Bioinformatics Technicians O*NET-SOC 15-2099.01 | 2.63 of 5 between "Once a year or more but not every month" and "Once a month or more but not every week" | Lower than 90% of 894 occupations | $81,490 median (2025) Bachelor's degree · +7.1% 2025-35 |
| 17 | Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education O*NET-SOC 25-2011.00 | 2.74 of 5 between "Once a year or more but not every month" and "Once a month or more but not every week" | Lower than 89% of 894 occupations | $38,140 median (2025) Associate's degree · +4.5% 2025-35 |
| 18 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment O*NET-SOC 53-7061.00 | 2.81 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 89% of 894 occupations | $35,830 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +3.9% 2025-35 |
| 19 | Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians O*NET-SOC 49-3092.00 | 2.84 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 88% of 894 occupations | $52,000 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +9.7% 2025-35 |
| 20 | Bartenders O*NET-SOC 35-3011.00 | 2.87 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 88% of 894 occupations | $34,340 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +5% 2025-35 |
| 21 | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity O*NET-SOC 53-3052.00 | 2.87 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 88% of 894 occupations | $59,050 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4.1% 2025-35 |
| 22 | Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment O*NET-SOC 49-2093.00 | 2.88 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 87% of 894 occupations | $84,890 median (2025) Postsecondary nondegree award · +5.4% 2025-35 |
| 23 | Manicurists and Pedicurists O*NET-SOC 39-5092.00 | 2.90 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 87% of 894 occupations | $35,760 median (2025) Postsecondary nondegree award · +9.2% 2025-35 |
| 24 | Occupational Therapy Assistants O*NET-SOC 31-2011.00 | 2.99 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 86% of 894 occupations | $72,300 median (2025) Associate's degree · +21.5% 2025-35 |
| 25 | Biological Technicians O*NET-SOC 19-4021.00 | 3.00 of 5 Once a month or more but not every week | Lower than 86% of 894 occupations | $57,510 median (2025) Bachelor's degree · +7.4% 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
Telephone Conversations (O*NET element 4.C.1.a.2.f). The question put to incumbents: “How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?”
- 1
Never
- 2
Once a year or more but not every month
- 3
Once a month or more but not every week
- 4
Once a week or more but not every day
- 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 projected employment growth above 3.5% over 2025-35, the BLS projection for all occupations are listed: 405 of 894 qualify.
The unrestricted ranking is at Jobs with the fewest telephone conversations.
Combine this with other conditions
The explorer ranks all occupations on any set of measures you choose, with the same values and the same arithmetic as this page.
Open the explorer with this selectionThis 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.
What to do next
These rankings describe occupations in general. The next question is whether a specific opening in one of them actually matches what you can show, and that is answered by comparing the posting with your resume.