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Instructing

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Instructing is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 591 occupations that together employ about 123,968,050 workers, with a median wage of $61,340. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 45th percentile of AI task-exposure ( moderate) — 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 Instructing, 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
Acute Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Clinical Nurse Specialists 3,282,010 $93,600
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
Office Clerks, General 2,510,550 $43,630
Waiters and Waitresses 2,302,690 $33,760
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,199,900 $35,930
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
Cooks, Restaurant 1,452,130 $36,830
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,393,310 $62,340
Nursing Assistants 1,388,430 $39,530
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1,187,460 $42,010
Business Continuity Planners 1,128,200 $81,270
Security Management Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,072,540 $64,580
Construction Laborers 1,057,660 $46,730
Light Truck Drivers 994,410 $44,140
Receptionists and Information Clerks 964,530 $37,230
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Search Marketing Strategists 861,140 $76,950
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 857,630 $43,190
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 854,910 $34,660
Investment Fund Managers 818,620 $161,700
Treasurers and Controllers 818,620 $161,700
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 806,080 $78,690
Solar Energy Installation Managers 806,080 $78,690
Medical Assistants 793,460 $44,200
Lawyers 747,750 $151,160
Bartenders 745,610 $33,530
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Carpenters 697,740 $59,310
Cooks, Fast Food 668,230 $30,160
Customs and Border Protection Officers 666,990 $76,290
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 666,990 $76,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 632,430 $62,340
Compliance Managers 630,980 $136,550
Loss Prevention Managers 630,980 $136,550
Regulatory Affairs Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Operations Managers 630,980 $136,550
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 620,370 $62,970
Sales Managers 603,710 $138,060
Packers and Packagers, Hand 601,440 $35,580
Medical and Health Services Managers 565,840 $117,960
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 522,010 $32,670
Childcare Workers 520,180 $32,050
Nannies 520,180 $32,050
Health Informatics Specialists 497,800 $103,790
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 481,300 $38,470
Dishwashers 471,670 $33,670
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 469,270 $58,710
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 Instructing. 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 Construction Laborers Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Carpenters Food Preparation Workers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Light Truck Drivers Cooks, Restaurant Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Waiters and Waitresses Acute Care Nurses First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Loss Prevention Managers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Instructing, 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 transferable skill 591

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. "Instructing." 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/instructing

APA

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

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-instructing,
  title  = {Instructing},
  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/instructing}
}

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