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
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.92.9$46,570
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive2.92.6$47,540
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants2.92.9$55,570
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants2.93.0$76,590
Massage Therapists2.92.8$58,450
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators2.92.6$59,850
Helpers--Extraction Workers2.92.6$47,730
Motion Picture Projectionists2.92.3$38,270
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage2.92.9$78,240
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping2.92.8$46,380
Tax Preparers2.93.0$54,920
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2.92.3$45,260
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services2.92.9$48,560
Physical Therapist Aides2.92.6$35,240
Automotive Body and Related Repairers2.93.0$54,890
Forest and Conservation Workers2.92.5$43,680
Log Graders and Scalers2.92.8$46,330
Logging Equipment Operators2.92.1$49,740
Order Clerks2.92.6$46,170
Bicycle Repairers2.93.0$42,780
Glaziers2.92.5$57,080
Library Assistants, Clerical2.92.1$36,910
Helpers--Electricians2.92.3$42,670
Sailors and Marine Oilers2.92.9$51,520
Maintenance Workers, Machinery2.92.9$60,850
File Clerks2.92.4$43,600
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers2.92.3$36,220
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers2.92.9$74,330
Personal Care Aides2.92.4—
Watch and Clock Repairers2.92.9$67,230
Correspondence Clerks2.92.8$46,800
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers2.92.8$47,450
Brokerage Clerks2.92.9$65,750
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators2.92.9$55,490
Flight Attendants2.92.6$63,580
Tellers2.92.9$43,030
Parts Salespersons2.92.9$38,630
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers2.92.3$38,150
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers2.92.3$53,710
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers2.92.8$48,570
Team Assemblers2.92.6—
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks2.92.9$50,670
Butchers and Meat Cutters2.92.5$40,140
Bill and Account Collectors2.92.9$47,030
Insurance Sales Agents2.93.1$62,280
Food Batchmakers2.92.6$42,290
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders2.92.4$41,590
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.92.5$47,720
Agricultural Technicians2.93.0$49,630
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2.92.9$61,770

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