Equipment Selection Skills and Careers

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.c

Occupations reporting Equipment Selection

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Foresters1.60.9$76,400
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1.60.8$103,410
Astronomers1.60.8$128,820
Construction Managers1.60.9$114,990
Cargo and Freight Agents1.60.8$52,260
Desktop Publishers1.61.6$55,290
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1.60.9$39,280
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders1.50.5$41,590
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1.50.5$63,970
Biostatisticians1.50.6$105,650
Manicurists and Pedicurists1.50.6$35,760
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives1.50.9$106,040
Dishwashers1.51.0$34,810
Paperhangers1.50.6$52,140
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians1.50.5$110,240
Correctional Officers and Jailers1.51.0$58,940
Commercial Pilots1.50.9$123,220
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders1.50.9$48,040
Fish and Game Wardens1.50.6$74,060
Parking Enforcement Workers1.50.5$46,730
Sewing Machine Operators1.50.8$36,670
Data Entry Keyers1.50.5$41,340
Speech-Language Pathologists1.50.6$97,870
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage1.50.6$78,240
Midwives1.50.6$65,790
Bridge and Lock Tenders1.50.8$57,700
Meter Readers, Utilities1.50.6$48,150
Public Safety Telecommunicators1.50.8$53,040
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria1.50.6$37,450
Fashion Designers1.50.5$80,960
Freight Forwarders1.50.8$52,260
Bakers1.50.6$37,160
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists1.50.5$122,570
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.50.5$96,980
Butchers and Meat Cutters1.50.9$40,140
Museum Technicians and Conservators1.50.6$51,440
Database Administrators1.50.9$104,620
Urologists1.50.5$265,930
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists1.51.0$81,390
Data Warehousing Specialists1.5—$139,500
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers1.50.8$34,890
Locomotive Engineers1.50.8$81,410
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers1.50.6$62,750
Travel Guides1.50.5—
Funeral Attendants1.50.5$35,680
Critical Care Nurses1.50.6$97,550
Baggage Porters and Bellhops1.50.5$37,080
Animal Breeders1.40.5$51,130
Mechanical Drafters1.40.5$71,550
Floral Designers1.40.4$37,360

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