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Having high job skills means having access to higher-paying jobs. According to ACT research, occupations that require the lowest Applied Mathematics skill level usually pay beginning salaries of about $16,000. On the other hand, occupations that require the highest Applied Mathematics skill level typically pay beginning salaries of about $30,000.
Differences in salaries across skill levels also occur for the other WorkKeys tests included in The Certificate. Employers are willing to pay higher salaries for higher skill levels.
Browse the Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Locating Information scores required for different job titles.
Browse Job Titles: A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W
| Job Title | Applied Mathematics |
Locating Information |
Reading for Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountants | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Adjustment Clerks | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Administrative Services Managers | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Advertising Sales Agents | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Agricultural Crop Farm Managers | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Aircraft Body and Bonded Structure Repairers | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Aircraft Structure Assemblers, Precision | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Airframe-and-Power-Plant Mechanics | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Architectural Drafters | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Artillery and Missile Crew Members | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Audio-Visual Collections Specialists | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Auditors | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Automotive Master Mechanics | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Automotive Specialty Technicians | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Sample tests and training options are available to help improve your WorkKeys test scores.