Average EQ by Profession

How emotional intelligence varies across career fields, based on occupational psychology research and EQ assessment data.

#	Profession	Category	Avg EQ	Range
1	🧠 Therapist/Counselor	Healthcare	92	85–98
2	🤝 Social Worker	Social Services	90	82–96
3	🏥 Nurse	Healthcare	88	80–94
4	📚 Teacher (K-12)	Education	87	79–93
5	👔 HR Manager	Business	86	78–92
6	🌟 Life Coach	Social Services	85	77–92
7	🔬 Psychologist	Healthcare	84	76–91
8	📈 Sales Manager	Business	83	75–90
9	🌍 Nonprofit Director	Social Services	82	74–89
10	🎯 Marketing Manager	Business	80	72–87
11	⚕️ Doctor/Physician	Healthcare	79	70–86
12	📝 Journalist	Creative	78	70–85
13	🎪 Event Planner	Business	77	69–84
14	🎨 UX Designer	Technology	76	68–83
15	🚀 Product Manager	Technology	75	67–82
16	⚖️ Lawyer	Business	74	66–81
17	💡 Entrepreneur	Business	73	64–81
18	🏛️ Architect	Creative	72	64–80
19	📋 Project Manager	Business	71	63–79
20	💰 Financial Advisor	Business	70	62–78
21	🛡️ Police Officer	Social Services	69	60–77
22	🔭 Scientist/Researcher	Technology	67	58–75
23	🧮 Accountant	Business	65	57–73
24	📊 Data Analyst	Technology	64	56–72
25	⚙️ Mechanical Engineer	Technology	63	55–71
26	💻 Software Engineer	Technology	62	54–70
27	📐 Actuary	Business	60	52–68
28	🏥 Surgeon	Healthcare	59	50–67
29	🔒 Cybersecurity Analyst	Technology	58	50–66
30	📉 Quantitative Trader	Business	55	46–64

Top 10 Professions by EQ

Therapist/Counselor92

Social Worker90

Nurse88

Teacher (K-12)87

HR Manager86

Life Coach85

Psychologist84

Sales Manager83

Nonprofit Director82

Marketing Manager80

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