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Speed of Limb Movement

Ability · O*NET work requirement

The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.

In the O*NET occupational database, Speed of Limb Movement is an ability that work requires. O*NET rates how important it is (1–5) and what level of it a job needs (0–7) for every U.S. occupation. It is rated as important (3 or higher) in 7 of 894 occupations.

Breadth here means how widely O*NET rates this ability as important across occupations — not that it is rare, high-paying, or currently in employer demand.

Occupations that rely most on Speed of Limb Movement

Ranked by O*NET importance to the occupation (1–5). Bars are sized against the 1–5 scale; the level column is what depth of the ability the job needs (0–7).

Occupation Importance Score Level
Fallers 3.5 3.8
Dancers 3.3 3.4
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 3.1 3.3
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 3.1 3.1
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 3.0 3.0
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 3.0 2.8
Recycling and Reclamation Workers 3.0 2.9
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 2.9 2.8
Firefighters 2.9 2.5
Helpers--Roofers 2.9 2.6
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2.9 2.8
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 2.9 2.3
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 2.9 2.8
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2.8 2.8
Athletes and Sports Competitors 2.8 2.6
Choreographers 2.8 2.8
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2.8 2.8
Fence Erectors 2.8 2.6
Highway Maintenance Workers 2.8 2.9
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 2.8 2.8
Roofers 2.8 2.1
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 2.6 2.3
Hoist and Winch Operators 2.6 2.4
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 2.6 2.3
Carpet Installers 2.6 2.3
Helpers--Extraction Workers 2.6 2.6
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 2.6 2.9
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 2.6 2.5
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 2.6 2.5
Segmental Pavers 2.6 2.1
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 2.6 2.6
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 2.6 2.4
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 2.5 2.8
Animal Trainers 2.5 2.3
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2.5 2.1
Floor Sanders and Finishers 2.5 2.4
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2.5 2.6
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 2.5 2.6
Meter Readers, Utilities 2.5 1.6
Patternmakers, Wood 2.5 2.5

Industries that concentrate this

Where Speed of Limb Movement matters most across the economy. Employment reach is the share of an industry's workers in occupations that significantly rely on Speed of Limb Movement (O*NET importance ≥ 3 of 5). Concentration compares that reach to the national average industry, so a value above 1× means the requirement is more pervasive here than across the economy as a whole.

Nationally, about 0.1% of workers are in occupations that significantly rely on Speed of Limb Movement (measured across 25 industries).

Sectors with the most such workers

Sector Workers Employment reach
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 31,090 5.4%
Construction 24,130 0.3%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 5,330 0.2%
Accommodation and Food Services 2,960 0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 2,620 0.6%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 2,420 0.0%
Manufacturing 2,010 0.0%
Retail Trade 1,210 0.0%
Educational Services 480 0.0%
Transportation and Warehousing 330 0.0%
Wholesale Trade 300 0.0%
Utilities 280 0.0%

Industries where it is most concentrated

Industry Level Concentration Employment reach
Masonry Contractors National industry 78× 7.8%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Sector 54× 5.4%
Construction Sector 3× 0.3%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Sector 2× 0.2%

Reach is a measure of how widespread a requirement is across an industry's workforce, not how intensively any individual uses it. Sector worker counts come from BLS OEWS employment; the significance threshold and tool use come from O*NET. Industries shown by concentration are filtered to a real worker base so a tiny specialty cannot top the list on rounding.

Capabilities required by many of the same occupations — a measure of which skills, knowledge and abilities tend to travel together, not a judgment of similarity.

Capability Type Shared occupations
Gross Body Coordination Ability 4
Dynamic Flexibility Ability 1
Dynamic Strength Ability 4
Gross Body Equilibrium Ability 5
Stamina Ability 5
Response Orientation Ability 4
Peripheral Vision Ability 1
Depth Perception Ability 6
Spatial Orientation Ability 2
Wrist-Finger Speed Ability 1
Rate Control Ability 5
Hearing Sensitivity Ability 4

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Speed of Limb Movement." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/abilities/speed-of-limb-movement

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Singulariki. (2026). Speed of Limb Movement. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/abilities/speed-of-limb-movement

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-speed-of-limb-movement,
  title  = {Speed of Limb Movement},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; Census NAICS 2022. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/abilities/speed-of-limb-movement}
}

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