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.

Occupation	Importance	Level	National median wage
Geneticists	4.0	4.0	$98,920
Transportation Planners	4.0	4.1	$101,110
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	4.0	4.0	$102,440
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	4.0	4.1	$193,950
Actuaries	4.0	4.9	$130,000
Bioinformatics Scientists	4.0	4.4	$98,920
Anesthesiologists	4.0	4.1	$391,490
Family Medicine Physicians	4.0	4.3	$244,180
Management Analysts	4.0	4.0	$101,860
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.0	4.1	$130,220
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	4.0	4.0	—
Human Resources Managers	4.0	4.0	$149,280
Orthodontists	4.0	4.0	$289,140
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	4.0	4.0	$76,780
Manufacturing Engineers	4.0	4.3	$102,440
Mathematicians	4.0	4.9	$126,710
Construction Managers	4.0	4.1	$114,990
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4.0	4.4	$140,300
Security Managers	4.0	4.0	$106,660
Chemical Engineers	4.0	4.4	$125,040
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	4.0	4.5	$105,870
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	4.0	4.0	$115,160
Acute Care Nurses	4.0	3.5	$97,550
Nurse Anesthetists	4.0	4.3	$236,590
General Internal Medicine Physicians	4.0	4.0	$256,560
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3.9	4.0	$99,130
Agricultural Engineers	3.9	4.1	$98,590
Healthcare Social Workers	3.9	3.9	$67,880
Supply Chain Managers	3.9	4.0	$107,230
Landscape Architects	3.9	4.0	$79,870
Computer Hardware Engineers	3.9	4.1	$161,740
Food Scientists and Technologists	3.9	3.9	$88,720
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3.9	3.5	$59,550
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	3.9	4.0	$60,280
Loss Prevention Managers	3.9	3.9	$141,900
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	3.9	4.5	$109,370
Robotics Engineers	3.9	4.1	$122,930
Penetration Testers	3.9	3.9	$116,580
Nanosystems Engineers	3.9	4.1	$122,930
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	3.9	4.0	$122,930
Water/Wastewater Engineers	3.9	4.8	$100,840
Soil and Plant Scientists	3.9	4.3	$78,850
Database Architects	3.9	4.0	$139,500
Financial Examiners	3.9	4.0	$94,160
Social and Community Service Managers	3.9	4.1	$80,390
Electrical Engineers	3.9	4.0	$120,630
Petroleum Engineers	3.9	4.1	$144,910
Statisticians	3.9	4.1	$105,650
Public Relations Managers	3.9	3.9	$146,910
Hydrologists	3.9	4.3	$96,600

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