Exposed to Whole Body Vibration
Work context · O*NET
Exposed to Whole Body Vibration is a work-context dimension in the O*NET database — one of the standardized conditions O*NET uses to describe the environment a job is done in , grouped under Physical Work Conditions. O*NET defines it by asking workers: "How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?." It is rated for 894 occupations, which average 1.35 out of 5 (low relative to other context dimensions).
How it's measured
O*NET rates each occupation on this dimension on a 1–5 context-importance scale (the CX scale), where higher means the condition is a more frequent or more central part of the work. The figures on this page are those occupation-level ratings — a description of working conditions as workers report them, not a judgment about pay, difficulty, or whether a job is "good."
| Economy-wide average | 1.35 / 5 | Mean across all 894 rated occupations |
| Range across occupations | 1.00–4.39 | Lowest to highest occupation rating (spread 3.39) |
| Intensity vs. other dimensions | 3rd pct | Where this dimension's average ranks among all O*NET work-context dimensions |
Occupations where it's highest
The occupations that rate this condition strongest on the 1–5 scale.
Occupations where it's lowest
The occupations that rate this condition weakest — where it is rarely part of the work.
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.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Singulariki. "Exposed to Whole Body Vibration." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/work-context/exposed-to-whole-body-vibration
Singulariki. (2026). Exposed to Whole Body Vibration. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/work-context/exposed-to-whole-body-vibration
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