Reading Comprehension

Analytical & Problem Solving

Median Score3.88/7

Top Score5.88/7

IQR3–4.25

Avg Salary (Top 20)$173k

Score Distribution

Expert (4+): 420

Advanced (3–4): 354

Intermediate (2–3): 148

Basic (<2): 1

Top Careers Requiring Reading Comprehension

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Physicists

$166k+4%

5.9

Biological Scientists, All Other

$93k+1.2%

5.6

Molecular and Cellular Biologists

$93k+1.2%

5.6

Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

$302k+4.3%

5.6

Physicians, Pathologists

$266k+4.2%

5.6

Neurologists

$286k+5.4%

5.5

Physicians, All Other

$253k+2.5%

5.5

Preventive Medicine Physicians

$253k+2.5%

5.5

Neuropsychologists

$118k+4.3%

5.4

Psychologists, All Other

$118k+4.3%

5.4

Biochemists and Biophysicists

$104k+5.8%

5.3

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$101k+8.7%

5.3

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

$281k+1.2%

5.3

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

$360k+4.1%

5.3

Podiatrists

$153k+1.8%

5.3

Astronomers

$132k+2.2%

5.1

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

$101k+2.6%

5.1

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

$83k+7.3%

5.1

Biologists

$93k+1.2%

5.1

Biostatisticians

$103k+8.5%

5.1

Compare top careers:

Physicists vs Biological Scientists, All Other Biological Scientists, All Other vs Molecular and Cellular Biologists Molecular and Cellular Biologists vs Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric vs Physicians, Pathologists

Related Skills

Skills that commonly appear alongside Reading Comprehension in top careers.

Science30/30 overlap Mathematics30/30 overlap Active Learning30/30 overlap Writing30/30 overlap Learning Strategies30/30 overlap Critical Thinking30/30 overlap

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