---
title: "Appendix"
description: "[![Occupational skills and their importance rating, 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_appendixlarge.png?w=597){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_appendixlarge-png/)"
date: "2020-01-30"
authors:
  - name: "Rakesh Kochhar"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/rakesh-kochhar/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/"
categories:
  - "Business & Workplace"
  - "Economics, Work & Gender"
  - "Education"
  - "Education & Gender"
  - "Gender"
  - "Gender & LGBTQ"
  - "Gender & Work"
  - "Gender Pay Gap"
  - "STEM Education & Workforce"
---

# Appendix

[![Occupational skills and their importance rating, 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_appendixlarge.png?w=597){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_appendixlarge-png/)

[![The 25 occupations receiving the highest importance rating on social skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix0.png?w=595){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix0-png/)

[![The 25 occupations receiving the highest importance rating on fundamental skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix1.png?w=596){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix1-png/)

[![The 25 occupations receiving the highest importance rating on analytical skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix2.png?w=597){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix2-png/)

[![The 25 occupations receiving the highest importance rating on managerial skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix3.png?w=603){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix3-png/)

[![The 25 occupations receiving the highest importance rating on mechanical skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix4.png?w=598){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix4-png/)

[![The top 25 occupations in terms of employment among jobs ranked as most important users of social skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix5.png?w=598){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix5-png/)

[![The top 25 occupations in terms of employment among jobs ranked as most important users of fundamental skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix6.png?w=580){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix6-png/)

[![The top 25 occupations in terms of employment among jobs ranked as most important users of analytical skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix7.png?w=581){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix7-png/)

[![The top 25 occupations in terms of employment among jobs ranked as most important users of managerial skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix8.png?w=584){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix8-png/)

[![The top 25 occupations in terms of employment among jobs ranked as most important users of mechanical skills in 2018](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/01/PSDT_01.30.20_jobskills-appendix9.png?w=581){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/30/appendix-4-2/psdt_01-30-20_jobskills-appendix9-png/)