Table 2

Task Measures for Selected Occupations, in Standard Deviation Units

Occupation	Task Measures
Occupation	Math	Verbal	Mechanical	Science	Interpersonal
Mathematicians	3.77	0.35	−1.40	0.44	−1.73
Writers and authors	−0.81	2.32	−1.28	−0.72	0.15
Aircraft mechanics	0.16	0.12	2.42	1.40	0.05
Chemical engineers	2.51	0.95	−0.33	3.60	0.48
Managers of service organizations	1.00	1.47	−1.02	−0.37	2.44
Economists	1.72	1.38	−1.44	−0.68	0.89
Chief executives	1.29	1.82	−1.33	−0.36	2.43
Electricians	0.78	−0.14	1.76	1.91	−0.14
Construction supervisors	0.66	−0.01	0.90	0.62	0.67
Registered nurses	0.64	1.18	−0.48	1.22	1.79
Clergy	0.45	1.53	−0.70	−0.52	2.27
Lawyers	0.23	2.19	−1.54	−0.65	2.19
Automobile mechanics	−0.41	−0.77	1.44	0.42	−0.35
Waiters	−1.26	−1.12	−1.08	−1.14	0.16
Barbers	−1.28	−1.04	−0.56	−0.46	0.37
Construction laborers	−1.52	−1.27	0.63	0.20	−0.91

Notes: See Appendix 2 for the O*Net task categories used to create these task measures. The first five occupations are the highest-task occupations in math, verbal, mechanical, science, and interpersonal tasks, respectively. These are three-digit 1990 census occupations. All task measures are in standard deviations.