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
Mechatronics Engineers3.94.3$122,930
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts3.94.0$81,100
Environmental Engineers3.94.1$107,110
Microsystems Engineers3.94.3$122,930
Child, Family, and School Social Workers3.93.5$59,550
Natural Sciences Managers3.94.3$167,220
Search Marketing Strategists3.94.1$78,760
Critical Care Nurses3.93.4$97,550
Clinical Nurse Specialists3.94.1$97,550
Loss Prevention Managers3.93.9$141,900
Marketing Managers3.94.0$166,790
Database Architects3.94.0$139,500
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists3.94.6$103,410
Network and Computer Systems Administrators3.94.0$99,130
Industrial Engineers3.94.1$102,440
Healthcare Social Workers3.93.9$67,880
Supply Chain Managers3.94.0$107,230
Range Managers3.94.1$73,010
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses3.93.5$97,550
Nurse Midwives3.93.8$134,040
Logistics Analysts3.94.0$82,320
Speech-Language Pathologists3.93.9$97,870
Computer Hardware Engineers3.94.1$161,740
Penetration Testers3.93.9$116,580
Education Administrators, Postsecondary3.94.0$104,590
Food Scientists and Technologists3.93.9$88,720
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers3.94.5$109,370
Agricultural Engineers3.94.1$98,590
Physician Assistants3.94.0$135,880
Exercise Physiologists3.93.9$59,460
Regulatory Affairs Specialists3.94.0$80,730
Landscape Architects3.94.0$79,870
Survey Researchers3.93.9$69,460
Chiropractors3.93.8$79,200
Soil and Plant Scientists3.94.3$78,850
Dentists, General3.94.1$170,950
Dietitians and Nutritionists3.94.1$76,400
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.93.6$85,020
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary3.93.8$97,590
Statisticians3.94.1$105,650
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers3.94.0$60,280
Instructional Coordinators3.93.9$77,440
Environmental Restoration Planners3.94.0$82,220
Coaches and Scouts3.93.9$47,320
Pharmacists3.93.9$140,910
Veterinarians3.93.8$130,100
Civil Engineers3.94.1$100,840
Industrial Ecologists3.84.0$82,220
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.84.0$96,980
Web Administrators3.83.9$116,580

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