Complex Problem Solving Skills and Careers

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.2.i

Occupations reporting Complex Problem Solving

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Biological Technicians3.13.4$57,510
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.13.1$78,190
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs3.13.0$54,210
Customer Service Representatives3.13.0$44,770
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.13.4$59,920
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists3.13.0$78,350
Advertising Sales Agents3.13.0$64,820
Photonics Technicians3.13.3$78,350
Real Estate Sales Agents3.13.0$52,830
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products3.13.0—
Psychiatric Aides3.13.0$44,910
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.13.0$95,480
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors3.13.1$104,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products3.13.0$72,080
Occupational Therapy Aides3.12.9$39,160
Real Estate Brokers3.12.9$73,220
Physical Therapist Assistants3.13.0$68,380
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products3.13.1—
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors3.12.9$58,170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3.13.1$63,970
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary3.13.1$42,910
Human Resources Specialists3.13.1$75,940
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.13.1$68,120
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators3.13.0$50,690
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators3.12.8$40,610
Dietetic Technicians3.13.0$37,640
Medical Appliance Technicians3.13.0$48,030
Pharmacy Technicians3.12.9$45,750
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School3.13.1$65,030
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers3.13.0$96,710
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.8$84,290
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers3.13.0$58,650
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians3.13.0—
Firefighters3.13.0$59,280
Fire Inspectors and Investigators3.13.3$75,920
Health Education Specialists3.13.0$64,070
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators3.13.1$78,620
Transportation Inspectors3.13.3$92,100
Rehabilitation Counselors3.13.8$46,850
Graphic Designers3.13.1$62,960
Broadcast Technicians3.13.0$59,570
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents3.13.1$96,660
Patternmakers, Wood3.13.0$49,630
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers3.13.0$76,210
Customs and Border Protection Officers3.13.0$76,210
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians3.13.1$110,240
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists3.13.5$78,210
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians3.13.3$53,350
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.13.1$74,310
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors3.13.0$61,540

Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.