Jobs that use Decision-making and problem solving

Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.

Occupation Automation risk Importance
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 1.8% Very important
Hospitalists 2% Very important
Naturopathic Physicians 2% Very important
Neurologists 3% Very important
Psychiatrists 3% Very important
Chief Executives 3% Very important
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 3% Very important
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 3% Very important
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 4% Very important
Clergy 4% Quite important
Allergists and Immunologists 4% Very important
Art Therapists 4% Very important
Sports Medicine Physicians 4% Very important
Urologists 4% Very important
Recreational Therapists 4% Very important
Nurse Midwives 4% Very important
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 5% Very important
Pediatricians, General 5% Very important
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 5% Very important
Midwives 5% Very important
Music Therapists 5% Very important
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 5% Very important
Emergency Medicine Physicians 5% Very important
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 5% Very important
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 6% Quite important
Adapted Physical Education Specialists 6% Very important
Podiatrists 6% Very important
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 6% Very important
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 6% Quite important
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 6% Very important
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 7% Quite important
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7% Very important
Acute Care Nurses 7% Very important
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 7% Very important
Critical Care Nurses 7% Very important
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 8% Quite important
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 9% Very important
Preventive Medicine Physicians 9% Very important
Fish and Game Wardens 9% Very important
Recreation Workers 9% Very important
Registered Nurses 9% Very important
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 9% Very important
Physicists 9% Very important
Epidemiologists 9% Very important
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 9% Very important
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 9% Very important
Anthropologists and Archeologists 9% Quite important
Chief Sustainability Officers 9% Very important
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 9% Very important
Emergency Management Directors 9% Very important
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 9% Very important
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 9% Very important
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10% Very important
Water/Wastewater Engineers 10% Very important
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 10% Very important
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10% Quite important
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 10% Very important
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 10% Very important
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10% Very important
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 10% Quite important