Critical Thinking

Analytical & Problem Solving

Median Score3.75/7

Top Score5.75/7

IQR3.12–4

Avg Salary (Top 20)$159k

Score Distribution

Expert (4+): 335

Advanced (3–4): 503

Intermediate (2–3): 85

Basic (<2): 0

Top Careers Requiring Critical Thinking

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

$156k+2.5%

5.8

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

$115k-0.7%

5.1

Biochemists and Biophysicists

$104k+5.8%

5.1

Physicians, All Other

$253k+2.5%

5.1

Preventive Medicine Physicians

$253k+2.5%

5.1

Chemical Engineers

$122k+2.6%

5.0

$151k+4.1%

5.0

$122k-0.7%

5.0

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

$281k+1.2%

5.0

Biological Scientists, All Other

$93k+1.2%

4.9

$93k+1.2%

4.9

Biostatisticians

$103k+8.5%

4.9

Engineers, All Other

$118k+2.1%

4.9

Law Teachers, Postsecondary

$127k+2.2%

4.9

Molecular and Cellular Biologists

$93k+1.2%

4.9

Nanosystems Engineers

$118k+2.1%

4.9

$286k+5.4%

4.9

Nuclear Engineers

$128k-1.1%

4.9

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

$302k+4.3%

4.9

$166k+4%

4.9

Compare top careers:

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates vs Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers vs Biochemists and Biophysicists Biochemists and Biophysicists vs Physicians, All Other Physicians, All Other vs Preventive Medicine Physicians

Related Skills

Skills that commonly appear alongside Critical Thinking in top careers.

Active Listening30/30 overlap Complex Problem Solving30/30 overlap Writing30/30 overlap Speaking30/30 overlap Reading Comprehension30/30 overlap Judgment and Decision Making30/30 overlap

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