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Jobs where mistakes have the least serious consequences that are growing faster than average

Jobs where mistakes have the least serious consequences, 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.

In which jobs is the consequence of an error least serious 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 Consequence of Error, lowest first, 25 are listed: 7 also appear in the unrestricted ranking and 18 enter only under this restriction, led by Business Teachers, Postsecondary (1.82 of 5), Shampooers (1.82 of 5), Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners (1.87 of 5). The strongest overall are Bartenders (1.42 of 5), Baristas (1.6 of 5), Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary (1.64 of 5). Their median BLS wage is $73,010 (2025, 25 of 25 with a BLS line item), and 9 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
Consequence of Error: "How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?"
Scale
1 = Not serious at all; 3 = Serious; 5 = Extremely serious. 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). 7 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 Consequence of Error, lowest first. Scale: 1 = Not serious at all; 5 = Extremely serious.

#OccupationO*NET valueRankBLS wage and education
1

Bartenders

O*NET-SOC 35-3011.00

1.42 of 5

between "Not serious at all" and "Fairly serious"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$34,340 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +5% 2025-35

2

Baristas

O*NET-SOC 35-3023.01

1.60 of 5

between "Not serious at all" and "Fairly serious"

Lower than 99%

of 894 occupations

$31,200 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +5.8% 2025-35

3

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

O*NET-SOC 25-1021.00

1.64 of 5

between "Not serious at all" and "Fairly serious"

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$96,980 median (2025)

Doctoral or professional degree · +4.9% 2025-35

4

Training and Development Managers

O*NET-SOC 11-3131.00

1.68 of 5

between "Not serious at all" and "Fairly serious"

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$133,000 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +6.4% 2025-35

5

Manicurists and Pedicurists

O*NET-SOC 39-5092.00

1.69 of 5

between "Not serious at all" and "Fairly serious"

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$35,760 median (2025)

Postsecondary nondegree award · +9.2% 2025-35

6

Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants

O*NET-SOC 39-3093.00

1.69 of 5

between "Not serious at all" and "Fairly serious"

Lower than 98%

of 894 occupations

$36,300 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +6.4% 2025-35

7

Sustainability Specialists

O*NET-SOC 13-1199.05

1.77 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$83,050 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +3.9% 2025-35

8

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

O*NET-SOC 25-1011.00

1.82 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$99,080 median (2025)

Doctoral or professional degree · +5.9% 2025-35

9

Shampooers

O*NET-SOC 39-5093.00

1.82 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 97%

of 894 occupations

$32,600 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +5.6% 2025-35

10

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

O*NET-SOC 13-1121.00

1.87 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$61,160 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +5.8% 2025-35

11

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

O*NET-SOC 35-9011.00

1.88 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$33,980 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +5.3% 2025-35

12

Sociologists

O*NET-SOC 19-3041.00

1.89 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 95%

of 894 occupations

$106,030 median (2025)

Master's degree · +3.8% 2025-35

13

Park Naturalists

O*NET-SOC 19-1031.03

1.91 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 94%

of 894 occupations

$73,010 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +5.3% 2025-35

14

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

O*NET-SOC 51-6011.00

1.92 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 94%

of 894 occupations

$34,890 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +4.3% 2025-35

15

Art Directors

O*NET-SOC 27-1011.00

1.92 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 94%

of 894 occupations

$114,850 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +4.2% 2025-35

16

Urban and Regional Planners

O*NET-SOC 19-3051.00

1.92 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 94%

of 894 occupations

$89,320 median (2025)

Master's degree · +3.9% 2025-35

17

Social Science Research Assistants

O*NET-SOC 19-4061.00

1.92 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 94%

of 894 occupations

$61,990 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +5% 2025-35

18

Environmental Economists

O*NET-SOC 19-3011.01

1.93 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 93%

of 894 occupations

$124,720 median (2025)

Master's degree · +4.7% 2025-35

19

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

O*NET-SOC 25-1066.00

1.98 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$80,340 median (2025)

Doctoral or professional degree · +4% 2025-35

20

Sales Managers

O*NET-SOC 11-2022.00

2.00 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$148,270 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +4.5% 2025-35

21

Climate Change Policy Analysts

O*NET-SOC 19-2041.01

2.00 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$82,220 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +6.1% 2025-35

22

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

O*NET-SOC 47-2042.00

2.00 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 92%

of 894 occupations

$56,460 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +9% 2025-35

23

Search Marketing Strategists

O*NET-SOC 13-1161.01

2.04 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 91%

of 894 occupations

$78,760 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +7% 2025-35

24

Training and Development Specialists

O*NET-SOC 13-1151.00

2.04 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 91%

of 894 occupations

$69,280 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +10.8% 2025-35

25

Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

O*NET-SOC 11-9179.01

2.04 of 5

Fairly serious

Lower than 91%

of 894 occupations

$69,770 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +6.2% 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

Consequence of Error (O*NET element 4.C.3.a.1). The question put to incumbents: “How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?”

  1. 1

    Not serious at all

  2. 2

    Fairly serious

  3. 3

    Serious

  4. 4

    Very serious

  5. 5

    Extremely serious

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 where mistakes have the least serious consequences.

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The explorer ranks all occupations on any set of measures you choose, with the same values and the same arithmetic as this page.

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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.

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.

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