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High Agreeableness

You tend to be warm, cooperative and considerate of other people’s feelings.

Agreeableness is one of the Big Five personality traits. It describes how much you put cooperation and other people’s feelings first. Everyone falls somewhere on the scale; neither end is better.

Typical strengths

  • Teamwork
  • Patience
  • Helping others
  • Calming tense situations

Careers built on cooperation and empathy

Ranked by how much these jobs rely on the O*NET 31.0 Work Styles linked to Agreeableness: Cooperation and Empathy.

  1. 1Radiation TherapistsCertificate or associate$105,310
  2. 2Healthcare Social WorkersGraduate degree$67,880
  3. 3Special Education Teachers, PreschoolBachelor's degree$64,830
  4. 4ClergyGraduate degree$60,810
  5. 5Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree$59,550
  6. 6Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersGraduate degree$60,280
  7. 7Childcare WorkersHigh school$34,980
  8. 8Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree$74,260
  9. 9Nursing AssistantsCertificate or associate$42,260
  10. 10Marriage and Family TherapistsGraduate degree$66,940
  11. 11Occupational TherapistsGraduate degree$100,330
  12. 12Art TherapistsGraduate degree—
  13. 13Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree$66,810
  14. 14MidwivesGraduate degree—
  15. 15Recreational TherapistsBachelor's degree$61,960

Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025 national median (— when only a broader group figure exists).

College majors that lead to these careers

  • Social Work, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments

From the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk. Major pages open in a later stage.

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Sources. Trait descriptions: Career Change Finder, based on the IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers (public domain). Careers: O*NET 31.0 Work Styles (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025. Majors: NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Data Sources & Licenses