Finance & Insurance
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Table 3: Job Skills Identified as "Important" by Employers
| Job Skills Identified as "Important" by Employers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC Code | Occupation | N | Service Orientation | Critical Thinking | Reading Comprehension | Technology Design | Operation and Control |
| Total | Total | 1,751 | 87.8 | 84.1 | 86.2 | 33.9 | 43.2 |
| 433071 | Tellers | 454 | 96.7 | 81.3 | 75.6 | 31.6 | 48.3 |
| 413021 | Insurance Sales Agents | 151 | 100.0 | 95.7 | 100.0 | 46.4 | 29.0 |
| 132072 | Loan Officers | 148 | 82.4 | 97.1 | 91.2 | 23.5 | 39.7 |
| 439041 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 141 | 92.3 | 92.3 | 100.0 | 44.6 | 50.8 |
| 436014 | Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 140 | 70.3 | 75.0 | 98.4 | 46.9 | 18.8 |
| 439061 | Office Clerks, General | 83 | 94.7 | 76.3 | 81.6 | 26.3 | 47.4 |
| 436011 | Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 46 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 71.4 |
| 434131 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 42 | 89.5 | 68.4 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 26.3 |
| 434051 | Customer Service Representatives | 42 | 73.7 | 68.4 | 73.7 | 26.3 | 63.2 |
| 433031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 40 | 72.2 | 94.4 | 100.0 | 44.4 | 72.2 |
| 132052 | Personal Financial Advisors | 39 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 41.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| 434141 | New Accounts Clerks | 34 | 93.8 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 43.8 |
| 434171 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 32 | 73.3 | 26.7 | 40.0 | 6.7 | 53.3 |
| 433011 | Bill and Account Collectors | 29 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| 113031 | Financial Managers | 21 | 90.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 40.0 | 90.0 |
| 132011 | Accountants and Auditors | 19 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22.2 | 66.7 |
| 132099 | Financial Specialists, All Other | 18 | 88.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| 431011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 17 | 87.5 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 62.5 | 75.0 |
| 413031 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 15 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 57.1 |
| 988888 | Unable to Assign Based on Description | 15 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 14.3 | 71.4 |
| 472141 | Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 434011 | Brokerage Clerks | 14 | 83.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 |
| 232093 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 13 | 100.0 | 83.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 434071 | File Clerks | 13 | 83.3 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| 414012 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 11 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 132041 | Credit Analysts | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| 131031 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 412021 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 |
| 432099 | Communications Equipment Operators, All Other | 8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| 439022 | Word Processors and Typists | 6 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| 518099 | Plant and System Operators, All Other | 6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 439199 | Office and Administrative Support Workers, Other | 6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 100.0 |
| 111021 | General and Operations Managers | 6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| 151142 | Network and Computer Systems Admini | 6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 131151 | Training and Development Specialist | 6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 119111 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 412011 | Cashiers | 5 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| 434081 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 131041 | Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation | 4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 531031 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 151151 | Computer User Support Specialists | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 434041 | Credit Authorizrs, Checkrs, & Clerk | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 253098 | Substitute Teachers | 4 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 513099 | All Other Food Processing Workers | 4 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 432011 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 372011 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 439021 | Data Entry Keyers | 4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 433021 | Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators | 2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 131161 | Market Research Analysts and Market | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 412031 | Retail Salespersons | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 372012 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 472031 | Carpenters | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 473013 | Helpers--Electricians | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 151141 | Database Administrators | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 419099 | Sales and Related Workers, All Other | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 491011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 533032 | Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 435081 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 411012 | First-Line Super./Manag., Non-Retail Sales Workers | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 353022 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 435071 | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 131199 | Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 413099 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SOC — Standard Occupational Classification.