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
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers3.43.1$52,600
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians3.43.0$56,550
Social Science Research Assistants3.43.1$61,990
Compensation and Benefits Managers3.43.3$149,230
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers3.43.3$45,990
Web and Digital Interface Designers3.43.5$104,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers3.43.1$104,300
Historians3.43.3$76,750
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes3.43.4$82,890
Software Developers3.43.5$135,980
Facilities Managers3.43.4$106,660
Wind Energy Development Managers3.43.3$141,900
Signal and Track Switch Repairers3.43.0$92,460
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists3.43.6$134,050
Construction and Building Inspectors3.43.0$74,690
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers3.43.1$109,910
Computer Systems Analysts3.44.0$105,850
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters3.43.3$61,390
Biofuels Production Managers3.43.8$126,060
Orthoptists3.44.0$115,210
Anesthesiologist Assistants3.43.3$135,880
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers3.43.1$47,810
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers3.43.1$60,600
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents3.43.5$78,660
Electrical and Electronics Drafters3.43.3$76,870
Wind Energy Engineers3.44.0$122,930
Optometrists3.43.9$136,570
Nannies3.43.0$34,980
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products3.43.1$104,920
Producers and Directors3.43.5$90,360
Set and Exhibit Designers3.43.9$75,240
Photonics Engineers3.44.0$122,930
Public Relations Specialists3.43.5$74,750
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists3.43.3$62,200
Adapted Physical Education Specialists3.43.4$76,580
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten3.43.0—
Special Education Teachers, Preschool3.43.4$64,830
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3.43.1$72,040
Precision Agriculture Technicians3.43.3$49,630
Project Management Specialists3.43.3$102,320
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education3.43.1$62,680
Art Therapists3.43.8$77,930
History Teachers, Postsecondary3.43.8$83,820
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists3.43.6$130,220
Midwives3.43.3$65,790
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary3.43.4$78,620
Cost Estimators3.43.6$78,740
Coroners3.43.0$80,730
Physical Therapists3.43.4$102,760
Special Education Teachers, Middle School3.43.3$66,810

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