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Perseverance

Work style · O*NET

Perseverance 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 Proactive and Growth Oriented. O*NET describes it as: "A tendency to exhibit determination and resolve to perform or complete tasks in the face of difficult circumstances or obstacles at 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 1.51 Mean across all 891 rated occupations
Range across occupations 0.20–3.00 Lowest to highest occupation score (spread 2.80)
Impact vs. other styles 79th 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
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 3.00
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 3.00
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 3.00
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 2.93
Advertising Sales Agents 2.75
Athletes and Sports Competitors 2.67
Pediatric Surgeons 2.54
Firefighters 2.50
Acute Care Nurses 2.46
Chief Executives 2.46
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2.46
Emergency Medicine Physicians 2.46
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 2.46
Real Estate Brokers 2.46
Sales Managers 2.46
Cardiologists 2.42
Insurance Sales Agents 2.42
Sales Engineers 2.42
Emergency Medical Technicians 2.38
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 2.38
Critical Care Nurses 2.34
Emergency Management Directors 2.34
Legislators 2.34
Paramedics 2.34
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 2.30
Commercial Divers 2.30
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 2.30
Project Management Specialists 2.30
Dancers 2.26
Lawyers 2.26
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2.26
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 2.26
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 2.26
Construction Managers 2.23
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 2.23
Information Technology Project Managers 2.23
Investment Fund Managers 2.23
Personal Financial Advisors 2.23
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 2.23
Air Traffic Controllers 2.19
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2.19
Anesthesiologists 2.19
Animal Trainers 2.19
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 2.19
Coaches and Scouts 2.19
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 2.19
Fundraisers 2.19
General and Operations Managers 2.19
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2.19
Musicians and Singers 2.19
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 2.19
Nurse Anesthetists 2.19
Nurse Practitioners 2.19
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2.19
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 2.19
Private Detectives and Investigators 2.19
Real Estate Sales Agents 2.19
Astronomers 2.15
Choreographers 2.15
Family Medicine Physicians 2.15

Occupations where this style matters least

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

Occupation Impact
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 0.20
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 0.20
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 0.22
Shampooers 0.26
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 0.28
Gambling Dealers 0.29
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners 0.31
Parking Attendants 0.32
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 0.32
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 0.34
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 0.34
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 0.35
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 0.35
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 0.35
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 0.39
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 0.39
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 0.39
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 0.39
Models 0.39
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 0.39
File Clerks 0.40
Helpers--Production Workers 0.40
Word Processors and Typists 0.44
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 0.46
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 0.47
Library Assistants, Clerical 0.47
Receptionists and Information Clerks 0.47
Packers and Packagers, Hand 0.49
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 0.51
Counter and Rental Clerks 0.53
Cashiers 0.55
Hoist and Winch Operators 0.55
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 0.55
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 0.55
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 0.55
Data Entry Keyers 0.57
Office Clerks, General 0.57
Park Naturalists 0.57
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 0.57
Food Preparation Workers 0.59
Telephone Operators 0.59
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 0.60
Motion Picture Projectionists 0.60
Barbers 0.62
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.62
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 0.62
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 0.62
Pharmacy Aides 0.62
Tire Builders 0.62
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 0.64
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 0.66
Radiation Therapists 0.66
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 0.66
Tapers 0.66
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0.66
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 0.68
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 0.68
Manicurists and Pedicurists 0.68
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 0.71
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 0.73

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
Plain

Singulariki. "Perseverance." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/work-styles/perseverance

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Perseverance. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/work-styles/perseverance

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

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