The traits work runs on

O*NET describes the personality side of every occupation with 21 work styles — tendencies like "Attention to Detail", "Integrity", "Innovation", or "Stress Tolerance" — grouped into four families. Each is scored for every occupation by how much it matters to doing the work well. This page renders each style: how universal it is across the economy and the occupations where it matters most and least. It describes the work, not any individual worker.

"Matter most" ranks the economy-wide average impact of each style; "most variable" ranks how far occupations spread apart on it. Both describe occupations as O*NET rates them — not pay, difficulty, or whether a job is better.