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Jobs with the most routine, repetitive tasks that pay above the U.S. median

Jobs with the most routine, repetitive tasks, 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 rate repeating the same tasks as most important 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 Importance of Repeating Same Tasks, highest first, 25 are listed: 11 also appear in the unrestricted ranking and 14 enter only under this restriction, led by Pharmacists (4.49 of 5), Food Science Technicians (4.49 of 5), Farm Labor Contractors (4.49 of 5). The strongest overall are Public Safety Telecommunicators (4.87 of 5), Radiation Therapists (4.68 of 5), Air Traffic Controllers (4.67 of 5). Their median BLS wage is $65,750 (2025, 25 of 25 with a BLS line item), and 17 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
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks: "How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?"
Scale
1 = Not important at all; 3 = Important; 5 = Extremely important. 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 Importance of Repeating Same Tasks, highest first. Scale: 1 = Not important at all; 5 = Extremely important.

#OccupationO*NET valueRankBLS wage and education
1

Public Safety Telecommunicators

O*NET-SOC 43-5031.00

4.87 of 5

Extremely important

Higher than 99%

of 894 occupations

$53,040 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +3.7% 2025-35

2

Radiation Therapists

O*NET-SOC 29-1124.00

4.68 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 99%

of 894 occupations

$105,310 median (2025)

Associate's degree · +2.8% 2025-35

3

Air Traffic Controllers

O*NET-SOC 53-2021.00

4.67 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 99%

of 894 occupations

$148,080 median (2025)

Associate's degree · +1.7% 2025-35

4

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

O*NET-SOC 43-9081.00

4.67 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 99%

of 894 occupations

$51,120 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · -0.9% 2025-35

5

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

O*NET-SOC 29-2032.00

4.66 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 99%

of 894 occupations

$96,590 median (2025)

Associate's degree · +13.9% 2025-35

6

Budget Analysts

O*NET-SOC 13-2031.00

4.60 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 98%

of 894 occupations

$91,640 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +1.9% 2025-35

7

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

O*NET-SOC 43-3051.00

4.57 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 98%

of 894 occupations

$58,260 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -15.9% 2025-35

8

Technical Writers

O*NET-SOC 27-3042.00

4.52 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 98%

of 894 occupations

$90,390 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +0.8% 2025-35

9

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

O*NET-SOC 13-1031.00

4.51 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 97%

of 894 occupations

$78,000 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -5.5% 2025-35

10

Brokerage Clerks

O*NET-SOC 43-4011.00

4.51 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 97%

of 894 occupations

$65,750 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -7.6% 2025-35

11

Gem and Diamond Workers

O*NET-SOC 51-9071.06

4.51 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 97%

of 894 occupations

$52,540 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · -3.2% 2025-35

12

Pharmacists

O*NET-SOC 29-1051.00

4.49 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 97%

of 894 occupations

$140,910 median (2025)

Doctoral or professional degree · +5.2% 2025-35

13

Food Science Technicians

O*NET-SOC 19-4013.00

4.49 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 97%

of 894 occupations

$52,130 median (2025)

Associate's degree · +4.8% 2025-35

14

Farm Labor Contractors

O*NET-SOC 13-1074.00

4.49 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 97%

of 894 occupations

$58,460 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +7.4% 2025-35

15

Interpreters and Translators

O*NET-SOC 27-3091.00

4.46 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 96%

of 894 occupations

$60,170 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +2% 2025-35

16

Airfield Operations Specialists

O*NET-SOC 53-2022.00

4.45 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 96%

of 894 occupations

$56,850 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +7.8% 2025-35

17

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

O*NET-SOC 53-7121.00

4.45 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 96%

of 894 occupations

$58,870 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +2.8% 2025-35

18

Radiologists

O*NET-SOC 29-1224.00

4.43 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 96%

of 894 occupations

$420,860 median (2025)

Doctoral or professional degree · +3.4% 2025-35

19

Urologists

O*NET-SOC 29-1229.03

4.42 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 95%

of 894 occupations

$265,930 median (2025)

Doctoral or professional degree · +3.4% 2025-35

20

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

O*NET-SOC 47-5012.00

4.39 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 95%

of 894 occupations

$67,890 median (2025)

No formal educational credential · +0.8% 2025-35

21

Financial Managers

O*NET-SOC 11-3031.00

4.37 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 95%

of 894 occupations

$166,570 median (2025)

Bachelor's degree · +9.7% 2025-35

22

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

O*NET-SOC 43-4061.00

4.36 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 94%

of 894 occupations

$54,210 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +1.6% 2025-35

23

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

O*NET-SOC 23-2093.00

4.36 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 94%

of 894 occupations

$58,650 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +2.1% 2025-35

24

First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers

O*NET-SOC 39-1013.00

4.35 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 94%

of 894 occupations

$63,820 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +3.5% 2025-35

25

Aviation Inspectors

O*NET-SOC 53-6051.01

4.35 of 5

between "Very important" and "Extremely important"

Higher than 94%

of 894 occupations

$92,100 median (2025)

High school diploma or equivalent · +2.2% 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

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks (O*NET element 4.C.3.b.7). The question put to incumbents: “How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?”

  1. 1

    Not important at all

  2. 2

    Fairly important

  3. 3

    Important

  4. 4

    Very important

  5. 5

    Extremely important

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 most routine, repetitive tasks.

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.

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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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