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Jobs with the least public speaking that are growing faster than average

Jobs with the least public speaking, 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 require the least public speaking 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 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), Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians (1.25 of 5), Industrial Machinery Mechanics (1.26 of 5). The strongest overall are Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers (1.02 of 5), Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles (1.04 of 5), Dental Hygienists (1.06 of 5). Their median BLS wage is $53,040 (2025, 25 of 25 with a BLS line item), and 24 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
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). 10 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.

#OccupationO*NET valueRankBLS wage and education
1

Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers

O*NET-SOC 49-9095.00

1.02 of 5

Never

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$45,990 median (2025)

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

2

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

3

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

4

Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers

O*NET-SOC 49-3022.00

1.07 of 5

Never

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$47,630 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +5.7% 2025-35

5

Manicurists and Pedicurists

O*NET-SOC 39-5092.00

1.11 of 5

Never

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$35,760 median (2025)

Postsecondary nondegree award · +9.2% 2025-35

6

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

7

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

8

Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants

O*NET-SOC 39-3093.00

1.19 of 5

Never

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$36,300 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +6.4% 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

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

11

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

12

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

O*NET-SOC 53-7061.00

1.27 of 5

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

Lower than 96%

of 894 occupations

$35,830 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +3.9% 2025-35

13

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

14

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

O*NET-SOC 51-9195.04

1.28 of 5

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

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$46,170 median (2025)

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

15

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

O*NET-SOC 37-3011.00

1.29 of 5

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

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$39,150 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +4.7% 2025-35

16

Cooks, Restaurant

O*NET-SOC 35-2014.00

1.34 of 5

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

Lower than 93%

of 894 occupations

$37,390 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +12.1% 2025-35

17

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

O*NET-SOC 47-2152.00

1.34 of 5

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

Lower than 93%

of 894 occupations

$63,800 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +6.8% 2025-35

18

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

O*NET-SOC 29-2032.00

1.37 of 5

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

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$96,590 median (2025)

Associate's degree · +13.9% 2025-35

19

Paperhangers

O*NET-SOC 47-2142.00

1.37 of 5

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

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$52,140 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +4.3% 2025-35

20

Construction Laborers

O*NET-SOC 47-2061.00

1.38 of 5

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

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$47,120 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +7.3% 2025-35

21

Shampooers

O*NET-SOC 39-5093.00

1.38 of 5

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

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$32,600 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +5.6% 2025-35

22

Passenger Attendants

O*NET-SOC 53-6061.00

1.39 of 5

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

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$37,720 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +6% 2025-35

23

Massage Therapists

O*NET-SOC 31-9011.00

1.40 of 5

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

Lower than 91%

of 894 occupations

$58,450 median (2025)

Postsecondary nondegree award · +15.3% 2025-35

24

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

O*NET-SOC 51-9011.00

1.40 of 5

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

Lower than 91%

of 894 occupations

$58,040 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +3.6% 2025-35

25

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

O*NET-SOC 47-5023.00

1.41 of 5

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

Lower than 91%

of 894 occupations

$60,190 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +3.6% 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. 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 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 least public speaking.

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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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