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Learning Strategies

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Learning Strategies is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 566 occupations that together employ about 113,063,510 workers, with a median wage of $62,700. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 43rd 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 Learning Strategies, 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
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
Security Guards 1,241,770 $38,370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1,187,460 $42,010
Business Continuity Planners 1,128,200 $81,270
Sustainability Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,072,540 $64,580
Construction Laborers 1,057,660 $46,730
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 854,910 $34,660
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
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 805,770 $46,390
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
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 685,140 $71,190
Cooks, Fast Food 668,230 $30,160
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
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
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
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
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Health Informatics Specialists 497,800 $103,790
Pharmacy Technicians 487,920 $43,460
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 481,300 $38,470
Dishwashers 471,670 $33,670
Insurance Sales Agents 469,480 $60,370
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 469,270 $58,710
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 448,260 $36,450
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 445,080 $37,120
Training and Development Specialists 436,610 $65,850
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 427,150 $30,380
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 Learning Strategies. 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 Carpenters Food Preparation Workers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Security Guards Medical Assistants First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Waiters and Waitresses Acute Care Nurses Substitute Teachers, Short-Term AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Learning Strategies, 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 essential skill 566

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. "Learning Strategies." 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/learning-strategies

APA

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

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-learning-strategies,
  title  = {Learning Strategies},
  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/learning-strategies}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.