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Finger Dexterity

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Finger Dexterity is a common skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 445 occupations that together employ about 83,783,850 workers, with a median wage of $48,835. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 30th 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 Finger Dexterity, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Baristas 3,780,930 $30,480
Fast Food and Counter Workers 3,780,930 $30,480
Critical Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Cashiers 3,148,030 $31,190
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
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,199,900 $35,930
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,070,480 $57,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
Cooks, Restaurant 1,452,130 $36,830
Nursing Assistants 1,388,430 $39,530
Construction Laborers 1,057,660 $46,730
Light Truck Drivers 994,410 $44,140
Receptionists and Information Clerks 964,530 $37,230
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 857,630 $43,190
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 854,910 $34,660
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 830,760 $44,640
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 806,080 $78,690
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 805,770 $46,390
Medical Assistants 793,460 $44,200
Bartenders 745,610 $33,530
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Carpenters 697,740 $59,310
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 688,840 $49,670
Cooks, Fast Food 668,230 $30,160
Customs and Border Protection Officers 666,990 $76,290
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 632,430 $62,340
Packers and Packagers, Hand 601,440 $35,580
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 591,180 $47,460
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 522,010 $32,670
Childcare Workers 520,180 $32,050
Nannies 520,180 $32,050
Pharmacy Technicians 487,920 $43,460
Dishwashers 471,670 $33,670
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 469,270 $58,710
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 455,940 $62,970
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians 455,940 $62,970
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 448,260 $36,450
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 445,080 $37,120
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 427,150 $30,380
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 424,040 $51,000
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 421,940 $63,760
Driver/Sales Workers 417,420 $37,130
Counter and Rental Clerks 398,620 $38,540
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 396,870 $59,810
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
Tellers 339,340 $39,340
Postal Service Mail Carriers 336,040 $57,490
Pharmacists 328,870 $137,480
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 315,360 —
Sports Medicine Physicians 315,360 —
Urologists 315,360 —
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 Finger Dexterity. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Dishwashers Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Carpenters Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians Food Preparation Workers Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Postal Service Mail Carriers Driver/Sales Workers Light Truck Drivers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Finger Dexterity, 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 445

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. "Finger Dexterity." 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/finger-dexterity

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Finger Dexterity. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/finger-dexterity

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-finger-dexterity,
  title  = {Finger Dexterity},
  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/finger-dexterity}
}

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