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
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.13.6$74,450
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education3.13.0—
Geothermal Technicians3.12.9$49,230
Commercial Divers3.13.0$72,990
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.13.0$101,370
Hearing Aid Specialists3.13.0$65,160
Neurodiagnostic Technologists3.13.0$50,290
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3.13.0$49,590
Music Directors and Composers3.1—$73,710
Photographers3.13.0$44,660
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners3.13.0$46,420
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers3.13.1$52,720
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers3.13.0$95,320
Radiation Therapists3.13.0$105,310
Millwrights3.13.0$65,700
Industrial Machinery Mechanics3.13.0$64,520
Home Appliance Repairers3.13.0$50,990
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers3.13.1$61,010
Mechanical Door Repairers3.13.0$55,720
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan3.13.1$45,920
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers3.12.9$49,100
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.13.0$58,430
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians3.13.0$52,000
Motorcycle Mechanics3.13.0$48,580
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians3.12.9$57,550
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines3.13.3$65,510
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate3.13.0—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners3.12.8$50,960
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers3.13.0$60,070
Insurance Underwriters3.13.1$81,370
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers3.13.0$48,590
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.13.3$75,870
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles3.13.0$48,420
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay3.13.0$103,020
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.13.0$84,890
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists3.13.1$81,390
Tool and Die Makers3.03.0$64,050
Subway and Streetcar Operators3.02.9$86,380
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers3.03.0$96,590
Wellhead Pumpers3.02.9$69,960
Psychiatric Technicians3.03.0$45,130
Surgical Technologists3.03.0$64,650
Motorboat Operators3.03.0$47,520
Medical Records Specialists3.02.5$51,140
Opticians, Dispensing3.03.0$47,260
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education3.03.0$38,140
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists3.02.9$50,290
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants3.02.3$35,670
Home Health Aides3.03.0—
Occupational Therapy Assistants3.03.0$72,300

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