Work Context Index
Jobs where you walk the most that are growing faster than average
Jobs where you walk the most, 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 most walking or running 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 Spend Time Walking or Running, highest first, 25 are listed: 9 also appear in the unrestricted ranking and 16 enter only under this restriction, led by Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (4.01 of 5), Respiratory Therapists (3.99 of 5), Pest Control Workers (3.97 of 5). The strongest overall are Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers (4.86 of 5), Orderlies (4.62 of 5), Food Servers, Nonrestaurant (4.56 of 5). Their median BLS wage is $45,750 (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
- Spend Time Walking or Running: "How much does this job require walking or running?"
- Scale
- 1 = Never; 3 = About half the time; 5 = Continually or almost continually. 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). 11 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 Spend Time Walking or Running, highest first. Scale: 1 = Never; 5 = Continually or almost continually.
| # | Occupation | O*NET value | Rank | BLS wage and education |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers O*NET-SOC 35-9011.00 | 4.86 of 5 Continually or almost continually | Higher than 99% of 894 occupations | $33,980 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +5.3% 2025-35 |
| 2 | Orderlies O*NET-SOC 31-1132.00 | 4.62 of 5 between "More than half the time" and "Continually or almost continually" | Higher than 99% of 894 occupations | $38,290 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4% 2025-35 |
| 3 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant O*NET-SOC 35-3041.00 | 4.56 of 5 between "More than half the time" and "Continually or almost continually" | Higher than 99% of 894 occupations | $35,360 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +4.5% 2025-35 |
| 4 | Electricians O*NET-SOC 47-2111.00 | 4.23 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 98% of 894 occupations | $63,190 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +9.2% 2025-35 |
| 5 | Food Service Managers O*NET-SOC 11-9051.00 | 4.16 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 98% of 894 occupations | $69,390 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35 |
| 6 | Occupational Therapy Assistants O*NET-SOC 31-2011.00 | 4.10 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 98% of 894 occupations | $72,300 median (2025) Associate's degree · +21.5% 2025-35 |
| 7 | Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers O*NET-SOC 31-9096.00 | 4.09 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 98% of 894 occupations | $38,150 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +9.1% 2025-35 |
| 8 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants O*NET-SOC 53-6031.00 | 4.07 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 98% of 894 occupations | $35,670 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +3.8% 2025-35 |
| 9 | Medical Equipment Preparers O*NET-SOC 31-9093.00 | 4.05 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 97% of 894 occupations | $47,700 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +10.8% 2025-35 |
| 10 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers O*NET-SOC 37-3011.00 | 4.01 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 97% of 894 occupations | $39,150 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +4.7% 2025-35 |
| 11 | Respiratory Therapists O*NET-SOC 29-1126.00 | 3.99 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 97% of 894 occupations | $82,280 median (2025) Associate's degree · +8.5% 2025-35 |
| 12 | Pest Control Workers O*NET-SOC 37-2021.00 | 3.97 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 96% of 894 occupations | $45,250 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +5.5% 2025-35 |
| 13 | Fence Erectors O*NET-SOC 47-4031.00 | 3.95 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 96% of 894 occupations | $47,980 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +5.6% 2025-35 |
| 14 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment O*NET-SOC 53-7061.00 | 3.94 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 96% of 894 occupations | $35,830 median (2025) No formal educational credential · +3.9% 2025-35 |
| 15 | Food Science Technicians O*NET-SOC 19-4013.00 | 3.93 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 96% of 894 occupations | $52,130 median (2025) Associate's degree · +4.8% 2025-35 |
| 16 | Acute Care Nurses O*NET-SOC 29-1141.01 | 3.90 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 95% of 894 occupations | $97,550 median (2025) Bachelor's degree · +5.6% 2025-35 |
| 17 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General O*NET-SOC 49-9071.00 | 3.89 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 95% of 894 occupations | $49,590 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4.2% 2025-35 |
| 18 | Physical Therapist Aides O*NET-SOC 31-2022.00 | 3.89 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 95% of 894 occupations | $35,240 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4% 2025-35 |
| 19 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders O*NET-SOC 51-9111.00 | 3.87 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 95% of 894 occupations | $43,220 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +4.1% 2025-35 |
| 20 | Flight Attendants O*NET-SOC 53-2031.00 | 3.87 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 95% of 894 occupations | $63,580 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +8.8% 2025-35 |
| 21 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters O*NET-SOC 47-2152.00 | 3.86 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 94% of 894 occupations | $63,800 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +6.8% 2025-35 |
| 22 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic O*NET-SOC 51-9195.00 | 3.85 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 94% of 894 occupations | $46,170 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +5.8% 2025-35 |
| 23 | Pharmacy Technicians O*NET-SOC 29-2052.00 | 3.83 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 94% of 894 occupations | $45,750 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +6.4% 2025-35 |
| 24 | Driver/Sales Workers O*NET-SOC 53-3031.00 | 3.83 of 5 More than half the time | Higher than 94% of 894 occupations | $38,770 median (2025) High school diploma or equivalent · +7.9% 2025-35 |
| 25 | Phlebotomists O*NET-SOC 31-9097.00 | 3.73 of 5 between "About half the time" and "More than half the time" | Higher than 92% of 894 occupations | $45,230 median (2025) Postsecondary nondegree award · +6.8% 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
Spend Time Walking or Running (O*NET element 4.C.2.d.1.d). The question put to incumbents: “How much does this job require walking or running?”
- 1
Never
- 2
Less than half the time
- 3
About half the time
- 4
More than half the time
- 5
Continually or almost continually
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 you walk the most.
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.