ESCO 5161.2ISCO-08 5161
Fortune teller
Also known as: numerologist, crystal gazer, mind reader, tea leaf reader, tarot card reader, palm reader
About this occupation
Fortune tellers claim to foretell future events about a person's life and provide clients with their interpretation. They often use various techniques such as card reading, palm reading or tea-leaves reading.
Essential skills and knowledge
- fortune-telling techniques
- maintain customer service
- rhetoric
- occultism
- maintain privacy of service users
- prospect new customers
- give advice on personal matters
- assess character
- develop professional network
- promote yourself
- use consulting techniques
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Artists and Related Workers, All Other (O*NET 27-1019.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$71,240 a year (2025), 6,930 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.