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Attention to Detail

Work style · O*NET

Attention to Detail is one of O*NET's work styles — the personality tendencies people bring to a job that affect how well the work is done , grouped under Conscientious and Rule Oriented. O*NET describes it as: "A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work." It is rated for 891 occupations and ranks high among work styles by how much it matters on average.

How it's measured

O*NET scores each occupation on this work style with a Work Styles Impact (WI) value — higher means the style matters more to doing the work well. The figures here are those occupation-level scores: a description of which jobs lean on this trait, not a judgment about pay, difficulty, or whether a job is "good," and not a claim about any individual worker.

Economy-wide average 2.33 Mean across all 891 rated occupations
Range across occupations 0.74–3.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 2.26)
Impact vs. other styles 93rd pct Where this style's average ranks among all O*NET work styles

Occupations where this style matters most

The occupations that score this work style strongest.

Occupation Impact
Accountants and Auditors 3.00
Actuaries 3.00
Acute Care Nurses 3.00
Air Traffic Controllers 3.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 3.00
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 3.00
Allergists and Immunologists 3.00
Anesthesiologist Assistants 3.00
Anesthesiologists 3.00
Aviation Inspectors 3.00
Avionics Technicians 3.00
Biochemists and Biophysicists 3.00
Biostatisticians 3.00
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3.00
Budget Analysts 3.00
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 3.00
Cardiologists 3.00
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 3.00
Chemists 3.00
Clinical Data Managers 3.00
Clinical Neuropsychologists 3.00
Clinical Nurse Specialists 3.00
Computer Programmers 3.00
Coroners 3.00
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 3.00
Credit Analysts 3.00
Critical Care Nurses 3.00
Cytogenetic Technologists 3.00
Cytotechnologists 3.00
Data Warehousing Specialists 3.00
Database Administrators 3.00
Database Architects 3.00
Dental Laboratory Technicians 3.00
Dentists, General 3.00
Digital Forensics Analysts 3.00
Editors 3.00
Emergency Medicine Physicians 3.00
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 3.00
Family Medicine Physicians 3.00
Financial Examiners 3.00
Financial Quantitative Analysts 3.00
Financial Risk Specialists 3.00
Financial and Investment Analysts 3.00
Forensic Science Technicians 3.00
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 3.00
Gem and Diamond Workers 3.00
General Internal Medicine Physicians 3.00
Genetic Counselors 3.00
Geneticists 3.00
Geodetic Surveyors 3.00
Histology Technicians 3.00
Histotechnologists 3.00
Hospitalists 3.00
Information Security Analysts 3.00
Information Security Engineers 3.00
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 3.00
Investment Fund Managers 3.00
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 3.00
Judicial Law Clerks 3.00
Mathematicians 3.00

Occupations where this style matters least

The occupations that score this work style weakest — where it is least central to the work.

Occupation Impact
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 0.74
Models 0.79
Fishing and Hunting Workers 0.96
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 1.01
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 1.07
Choreographers 1.10
Dancers 1.14
Taxi Drivers 1.17
Clergy 1.19
Helpers--Production Workers 1.19
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1.20
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1.25
Construction Laborers 1.25
Telemarketers 1.25
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 1.26
Coaches and Scouts 1.26
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.26
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1.26
Shampooers 1.26
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 1.26
Recreation Workers 1.28
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 1.30
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 1.30
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 1.30
Forest and Conservation Workers 1.30
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1.30
Musicians and Singers 1.30
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1.30
Advertising Sales Agents 1.34
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 1.34
Dishwashers 1.34
Self-Enrichment Teachers 1.34
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 1.36
Cooks, Fast Food 1.38
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 1.38
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1.38
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 1.40
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 1.40
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 1.40
Chief Executives 1.44
Park Naturalists 1.44
Parking Attendants 1.44
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 1.44
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 1.47
Legislators 1.47
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 1.47
Highway Maintenance Workers 1.49
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 1.49
Retail Salespersons 1.49
Tour Guides and Escorts 1.49
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1.49
Massage Therapists 1.51
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1.51
Rock Splitters, Quarry 1.51
Community Health Workers 1.53
Driver/Sales Workers 1.53
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 1.53
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education 1.53
Waiters and Waitresses 1.53
Writers and Authors 1.53

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.

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Singulariki. "Attention to Detail." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/work-styles/attention-to-detail

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Attention to Detail. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/work-styles/attention-to-detail

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-attention-to-detail,
  title  = {Attention to Detail},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/work-styles/attention-to-detail}
}

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