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Dependability

Work style · O*NET

Dependability 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 reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations." 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 2.44 Mean across all 891 rated occupations
Range across occupations 0.95–3.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 2.05)
Impact vs. other styles 98th 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
Childcare Workers 3.00
Locomotive Engineers 3.00
Nuclear Engineers 3.00
Acute Care Nurses 2.93
Air Traffic Controllers 2.93
Airfield Operations Specialists 2.93
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2.93
Anesthesiologist Assistants 2.93
Anesthesiologists 2.93
Aviation Inspectors 2.93
Business Continuity Planners 2.93
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 2.93
Cardiologists 2.93
Chief Executives 2.93
Clergy 2.93
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2.93
Commercial Divers 2.93
Commercial Pilots 2.93
Critical Care Nurses 2.93
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2.93
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 2.93
Emergency Management Directors 2.93
Emergency Medical Technicians 2.93
Emergency Medicine Physicians 2.93
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 2.93
Firefighters 2.93
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 2.93
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 2.93
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 2.93
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 2.93
Flight Attendants 2.93
General Internal Medicine Physicians 2.93
Hospitalists 2.93
Information Technology Project Managers 2.93
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 2.93
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2.93
Loss Prevention Managers 2.93
Medical Dosimetrists 2.93
Medical and Health Services Managers 2.93
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 2.93
Midwives 2.93
Nannies 2.93
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians 2.93
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 2.93
Nuclear Technicians 2.93
Nurse Anesthetists 2.93
Nurse Midwives 2.93
Nurse Practitioners 2.93
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2.93
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 2.93
Paramedics 2.93
Pediatric Surgeons 2.93
Pediatricians, General 2.93
Pharmacists 2.93
Physicians, Pathologists 2.93
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 2.93
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 2.93
Public Safety Telecommunicators 2.93
Quality Control Systems Managers 2.93
Registered Nurses 2.93

Occupations where this style matters least

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

Occupation Impact
Craft Artists 0.95
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 0.98
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 1.07
Models 1.31
Actors 1.42
Fashion Designers 1.69
Graphic Designers 1.71
Special Effects Artists and Animators 1.71
Musicians and Singers 1.72
Choreographers 1.76
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 1.76
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers 1.78
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 1.78
Potters, Manufacturing 1.78
Telemarketers 1.78
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 1.80
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 1.83
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 1.83
Fishing and Hunting Workers 1.83
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 1.83
Shampooers 1.83
Soil and Plant Scientists 1.83
Writers and Authors 1.83
Dancers 1.85
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 1.88
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1.88
Rock Splitters, Quarry 1.88
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property 1.90
Set and Exhibit Designers 1.90
Photographers 1.93
Political Scientists 1.93
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 1.95
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1.98
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 1.98
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 1.98
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1.98
Mathematicians 1.98
Retail Salespersons 1.98
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 1.98
Sociologists 1.98
Talent Directors 1.98
Tapers 1.98
Tire Builders 1.98
Upholsterers 1.98
Video Game Designers 2.00
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 2.01
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 2.01
Furniture Finishers 2.01
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 2.01
Helpers--Production Workers 2.01
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 2.01
Search Marketing Strategists 2.01
Barbers 2.03
Helpers--Carpenters 2.03
Manicurists and Pedicurists 2.03
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 2.03
Parking Attendants 2.03
Web and Digital Interface Designers 2.03
Tire Repairers and Changers 2.06
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 2.06

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

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