Work Context Index
Jobs with the least public speaking that pay above the U.S. median
Jobs with the least public speaking, restricted to occupations with a BLS median annual wage above $50,980, the 2025 median for all U.S. 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 require the least public speaking that pay above the U.S. median wage?
Only 594 of the 894 occupations O*NET 30.3 rates have a BLS median annual wage above $50,980, the 2025 median for all U.S. occupations. Ranked by Public Speaking, lowest first, 25 are listed: 8 also appear in the unrestricted ranking and 17 enter only under this restriction, led by Remote Sensing Technicians (1.24 of 5), Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters (1.24 of 5), Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians (1.25 of 5). The strongest overall are Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles (1.04 of 5), Dental Hygienists (1.06 of 5), Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers (1.13 of 5). Their median BLS wage is $61,290 (2025, 25 of 25 with a BLS line item), and 22 of the 25 with BLS education data typically need less than a bachelor's degree.
- Occupations compared
- 594 of 894 O*NET occupations qualify (a BLS median annual wage above $50,980, the 2025 median for all U.S. occupations); percentiles are still taken over all 894
- What O*NET asks incumbents
- Public Speaking: "How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?"
- 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). 5 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 Public Speaking, lowest first. Scale: 1 = Never; 5 = Every day.
| # | Occupation | O*NET value | Rank | BLS wage and education |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles O*NET-SOC 47-2042.00 | 1.04 of 5 Never | Lower than 99% of 894 occupations | $56,460 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +9% 2025-35 |
| 2 | Dental Hygienists O*NET-SOC 29-1292.00 | 1.06 of 5 Never | Lower than 99% of 894 occupations | $98,100 median (2025) Associate's degree · +8% 2025-35 |
| 3 | Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers O*NET-SOC 49-9061.00 | 1.13 of 5 Never | Lower than 99% of 894 occupations | $52,720 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -15.5% 2025-35 |
| 4 | Tile and Stone Setters O*NET-SOC 47-2044.00 | 1.14 of 5 Never | Lower than 98% of 894 occupations | $55,690 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +9.8% 2025-35 |
| 5 | Watch and Clock Repairers O*NET-SOC 49-9064.00 | 1.14 of 5 Never | Lower than 98% of 894 occupations | $67,230 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -0.3% 2025-35 |
| 6 | Public Safety Telecommunicators O*NET-SOC 43-5031.00 | 1.18 of 5 Never | Lower than 98% of 894 occupations | $53,040 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +3.7% 2025-35 |
| 7 | Biomass Plant Technicians O*NET-SOC 51-8013.03 | 1.20 of 5 Never | Lower than 97% of 894 occupations | $102,040 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -5.1% 2025-35 |
| 8 | Plasterers and Stucco Masons O*NET-SOC 47-2161.00 | 1.20 of 5 Never | Lower than 97% of 894 occupations | $57,660 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +2.8% 2025-35 |
| 9 | Remote Sensing Technicians O*NET-SOC 19-4099.03 | 1.24 of 5 Never | Lower than 97% of 894 occupations | $62,280 median (2025) Associate's degree · +4.4% 2025-35 |
| 10 | Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters O*NET-SOC 51-2061.00 | 1.24 of 5 Never | Lower than 97% of 894 occupations | $62,620 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -6.1% 2025-35 |
| 11 | Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians O*NET-SOC 49-3051.00 | 1.25 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 96% of 894 occupations | $57,550 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4.9% 2025-35 |
| 12 | Model Makers, Metal and Plastic O*NET-SOC 51-4061.00 | 1.25 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 96% of 894 occupations | $63,340 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -17.3% 2025-35 |
| 13 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics O*NET-SOC 49-9041.00 | 1.26 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 96% of 894 occupations | $64,520 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +17.8% 2025-35 |
| 14 | Family Medicine Physicians O*NET-SOC 29-1215.00 | 1.26 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 96% of 894 occupations | $244,180 median (2025) Doctoral or professional degree · +3.3% 2025-35 |
| 15 | Tapers O*NET-SOC 47-2082.00 | 1.27 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 96% of 894 occupations | $68,270 median (2025) No formal educational credential · -1.6% 2025-35 |
| 16 | Fallers O*NET-SOC 45-4021.00 | 1.27 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 96% of 894 occupations | $52,100 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -9.9% 2025-35 |
| 17 | Pharmacists O*NET-SOC 29-1051.00 | 1.28 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 95% of 894 occupations | $140,910 median (2025) Doctoral or professional degree · +5.2% 2025-35 |
| 18 | Pourers and Casters, Metal O*NET-SOC 51-4052.00 | 1.28 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 95% of 894 occupations | $51,810 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -5% 2025-35 |
| 19 | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons O*NET-SOC 49-9045.00 | 1.28 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 95% of 894 occupations | $61,290 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -13.7% 2025-35 |
| 20 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators O*NET-SOC 43-5053.00 | 1.29 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 95% of 894 occupations | $58,470 median (2025) No formal educational credential · -5.3% 2025-35 |
| 21 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters O*NET-SOC 53-4031.00 | 1.30 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 94% of 894 occupations | $78,000 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +0.9% 2025-35 |
| 22 | Hoist and Winch Operators O*NET-SOC 53-7041.00 | 1.30 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 94% of 894 occupations | $56,450 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +0.2% 2025-35 |
| 23 | Proofreaders and Copy Markers O*NET-SOC 43-9081.00 | 1.31 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 94% of 894 occupations | $51,120 median (2025) Bachelor's degree · -0.9% 2025-35 |
| 24 | Brokerage Clerks O*NET-SOC 43-4011.00 | 1.32 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 94% of 894 occupations | $65,750 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -7.6% 2025-35 |
| 25 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants O*NET-SOC 43-6012.00 | 1.33 of 5 between "Never" and "Once a year or more but not every month" | Lower than 94% of 894 occupations | $55,570 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · -5.2% 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
Public Speaking (O*NET element 4.C.1.a.2.c). The question put to incumbents: “How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?”
- 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 a BLS median annual wage above $50,980, the 2025 median for all U.S. occupations are listed: 594 of 894 qualify.
The unrestricted ranking is at Jobs with the least public speaking.
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.