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
Conservation Scientists1.40.5$73,010
Sewers, Hand1.40.4$36,480
Environmental Restoration Planners1.40.5$82,220
Sports Medicine Physicians1.40.5$265,930
Bioinformatics Scientists1.40.4$98,920
Recreation Workers1.40.4$36,560
Home Health Aides1.40.4—
Power Distributors and Dispatchers1.40.8$106,730
Musicians and Singers1.40.5—
Slaughterers and Meat Packers1.40.5$40,130
Music Directors and Composers1.4—$73,710
Neurologists1.40.6$248,560
Materials Scientists1.40.6$117,790
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity1.40.4$59,050
Shampooers1.40.4$32,600
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education1.40.4$38,140
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners1.40.4$72,420
Occupational Therapy Assistants1.40.4$72,300
Paramedics1.40.8$60,600
Allergists and Immunologists1.40.5$265,930
Lodging Managers1.40.8$69,250
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers1.40.5$33,580
Social Science Research Assistants1.40.5$61,990
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers1.40.5$39,390
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys1.40.4$47,340
Teaching Assistants, Special Education1.40.6—
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval1.40.5$99,280
Pharmacy Aides1.40.4$37,680
Recreational Therapists1.40.4$61,960
Anesthesiologists1.30.4$391,490
Nursing Assistants1.30.4$42,260
Orderlies1.30.3$38,290
Occupational Therapy Aides1.30.4$39,160
Physical Therapist Aides1.30.3$35,240
Occupational Therapists1.30.3$100,330
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants1.30.3$48,430
Wind Energy Engineers1.30.4$122,930
Recycling Coordinators1.30.4—
Private Detectives and Investigators1.30.4$51,220
Civil Engineers1.30.3$100,840
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1.30.4$44,080
Cooks, Short Order1.30.4$35,880
Bartenders1.30.3$34,340
Farm and Home Management Educators1.30.3$60,220
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1.30.3$35,510
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1.30.5$48,560
Adapted Physical Education Specialists1.30.3$76,580
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School1.30.4$65,030
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers1.30.4$55,010
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers1.30.4$141,900

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