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
Commercial and Industrial Designers3.83.9$83,910
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
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects3.84.0$116,580
Clergy3.83.6$60,810
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators3.83.3$122,890
Anthropologists and Archeologists3.83.9$70,770
Blockchain Engineers3.64.0$116,580
Forensic Science Technicians3.63.6$72,060
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.63.3$64,370
Respiratory Therapists3.63.3$82,280
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.63.8$84,620
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians3.63.6$116,580
Fundraising Managers3.63.8$125,470
Video Game Designers3.63.9$104,000
Political Scientists3.63.8$142,080
Sociologists3.63.9$106,030
Data Warehousing Specialists3.63.5$139,500
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers3.63.6$107,230
Environmental Economists3.63.9$124,720
Computer User Support Specialists3.63.3$61,860
Hydroelectric Production Managers3.63.8$126,060
Chemists3.64.1$91,240
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary3.63.6$78,580
Conservation Scientists3.63.8$73,010
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.63.6$79,940
Microbiologists3.64.0$87,990
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary3.64.3$96,870
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary3.64.0$100,310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.63.4$77,270
Personal Financial Advisors3.63.8$105,070
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.63.5$74,510
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.63.6$66,120
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.63.9$66,120
Geothermal Production Managers3.63.6$126,060
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.63.5$61,160
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary3.64.0$80,250
Fashion Designers3.63.3$80,960
Interior Designers3.63.8$67,190
Clinical Research Coordinators3.63.6$167,220
Audiologists3.63.9$95,780
Sustainability Specialists3.63.6$83,050
Document Management Specialists3.63.6$116,580
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.63.9$98,700
Web Developers3.63.6$92,650
Industrial Production Managers3.63.9$126,060
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary3.63.8$80,340
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.63.9$171,270

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