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
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.84.0$96,980
Computer Programmers3.83.9$100,390
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.83.6$90,150
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators3.83.8$75,530
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.83.9$103,170
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary3.84.0$107,310
Information Security Analysts3.83.6$129,180
Regulatory Affairs Managers3.83.3$141,900
Biomass Power Plant Managers3.83.8$126,060
Credit Counselors3.83.4$52,230
Economists3.84.1$124,720
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists3.84.1$122,570
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors3.83.8
Podiatrists3.84.1$160,300
Budget Analysts3.83.6$91,640
Robotics Technicians3.83.6$73,900
Sales Managers3.83.9$148,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists3.83.4$66,270
Water Resource Specialists3.84.1$167,220
Climate Change Policy Analysts3.84.1$82,220
Security Management Specialists3.83.9$83,050
Biologists3.84.0$98,920
Quality Control Systems Managers3.84.1$126,060
Clergy3.83.6$60,810
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists3.83.8$78,760
Investment Fund Managers3.83.9$166,570
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists3.83.8$100,580
Mechanical Engineers3.84.5$104,110
Gambling Managers3.83.1$93,220
Anthropologists and Archeologists3.83.9$70,770
Validation Engineers3.84.0$102,440
Urban and Regional Planners3.84.1$89,320
Lodging Managers3.83.3$69,250
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.84.0$98,070
Prosthodontists3.83.9$311,180
Mental Health Counselors3.84.0
Media Programming Directors3.84.0$90,360
Logisticians3.83.9$82,320
Advertising and Promotions Managers3.83.9$133,660
Commercial and Industrial Designers3.83.9$83,910
Geodetic Surveyors3.83.9$75,440
Industrial Ecologists3.84.0$82,220
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School3.83.5$66,270
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.84.0$59,300
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.83.9$94,980
Farm and Home Management Educators3.84.0$60,220
Data Scientists3.84.1$120,230
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers3.83.6$80,730
Environmental Compliance Inspectors3.84.1$80,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers3.83.9$175,140

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