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Depth Perception

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Depth Perception is a common skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 253 occupations that together employ about 40,909,840 workers, with a median wage of $48,685. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 21st percentile of AI task-exposure ( low) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.

This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.

Occupations that need this skill

Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Depth Perception, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Baristas 3,780,930 $30,480
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,982,530 $38,940
Recycling and Reclamation Workers 2,982,530 $38,940
Stockers and Order Fillers 2,779,530 $37,090
Waiters and Waitresses 2,302,690 $33,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,070,480 $57,440
Construction Laborers 1,057,660 $46,730
Light Truck Drivers 994,410 $44,140
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 805,770 $46,390
Bartenders 745,610 $33,530
Carpenters 697,740 $59,310
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 688,840 $49,670
Customs and Border Protection Officers 666,990 $76,290
Packers and Packagers, Hand 601,440 $35,580
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 522,010 $32,670
Nannies 520,180 $32,050
Dishwashers 471,670 $33,670
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 469,270 $58,710
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 455,940 $62,970
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 448,260 $36,450
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 424,040 $51,000
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 421,940 $63,760
Driver/Sales Workers 417,420 $37,130
Bus Drivers, School 387,920 $47,040
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 383,860 $40,900
Dental Assistants 375,430 $47,300
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 373,960 $35,270
Postal Service Mail Carriers 336,040 $57,490
Firefighters 332,240 $59,530
Machinists 298,790 $56,150
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 287,230 $60,640
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 229,630 $36,670
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 224,180 $48,660
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 205,230 $54,660
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 180,270 $63,980
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 176,950 $49,970
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 174,430 $45,590
Helpers--Production Workers 167,490 $38,220
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 159,500 $47,590
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 155,220 $51,680
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 154,820 $41,230
Highway Maintenance Workers 151,750 $49,070
Cooks, Short Order 150,420 $35,620
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 148,980 $57,440
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 143,590 $33,720
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 141,090 $37,700
Butchers and Meat Cutters 140,040 $38,960
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 139,180 $48,350
Roofers 136,740 $50,970
Parking Attendants 134,650 $34,600
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 123,680 $92,560
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 119,210 $31,150
Sheet Metal Workers 117,470 $60,850
Surgical Technologists 113,890 $62,830
Dentists, General 113,490 $172,790
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 111,930 $56,530
Sewing Machine Operators 109,590 $36,000
Tire Repairers and Changers 106,620 $37,120
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that need Depth Perception. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers Dishwashers Tire Repairers and Changers Roofers Highway Maintenance Workers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Sheet Metal Workers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Depth Perception, by AI task-overlap and median pay

How this skill maps to occupations

The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.

  • O*NET ability 253

Datasets behind 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.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Depth Perception." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/depth-perception

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Depth Perception. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/depth-perception

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-depth-perception,
  title  = {Depth Perception},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/depth-perception}
}

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