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
Wind Energy Development Managers1.30.4$141,900
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary1.30.3$78,620
Blockchain Engineers1.3—$116,580
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary1.30.4$80,250
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors1.30.4$104,920
Web and Digital Interface Designers1.3—$104,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.30.4$84,620
Farm Labor Contractors1.30.5$58,460
Biofuels Production Managers1.30.4$126,060
Spa Managers1.30.3$69,770
Financial Managers1.30.4$166,570
Industrial Engineers1.30.4$102,440
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers1.30.5$69,990
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School1.30.5—
Parking Attendants1.30.3$35,150
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks1.30.3$45,260
Online Merchants1.30.8$83,050
Airfield Operations Specialists1.30.3$56,850
Medical Dosimetrists1.30.6$147,470
Orthoptists1.30.3$115,210
Family Medicine Physicians1.30.4$244,180
Dermatologists1.30.5$328,730
Air Traffic Controllers1.30.3$148,080
Nurse Midwives1.30.3$134,040
Animal Trainers1.10.1$39,990
Epidemiologists1.10.3$87,220
Bioinformatics Technicians1.10.3$81,490
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term1.10.1$41,670
Business Continuity Planners1.10.1$83,050
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators1.10.4$78,000
Validation Engineers1.10.1$102,440
Curators1.10.1$63,420
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists1.10.1$68,270
Library Technicians1.10.1$44,580
Cost Estimators1.10.1$78,740
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant1.10.1$35,360
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare1.10.3$59,300
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary1.10.4$96,870
Instructional Coordinators1.10.1$77,440
Baristas1.10.1$31,200
Administrative Services Managers1.10.3$114,130
Compliance Managers1.10.1$141,900
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar1.10.1$122,930
Naturopathic Physicians1.10.1$115,210
Psychiatric Technicians1.10.1$45,130
School Psychologists1.10.4$95,990
Project Management Specialists1.10.3$102,320
Pharmacists1.10.1$140,910
File Clerks1.10.1$43,600
Fundraisers1.10.1$72,550

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