CDCareer Decision

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
Clergy1.00.0$60,810
Directors, Religious Activities and Education1.00.0$52,100
Lawyers1.00.0$159,670
Judicial Law Clerks1.00.0$64,920
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers1.00.0$117,860
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators1.00.0$75,530
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates1.00.0$153,990
Paralegals and Legal Assistants1.00.0$62,890
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers1.00.0$58,650
Business Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$99,080
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$79,940
Special Education Teachers, Middle School1.00.0$66,810
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School1.00.0$74,260
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$98,700
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$101,420
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$103,170
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$94,980
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$99,650
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$85,020
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$123,920
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$97,590
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$98,070
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,340
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$84,290
Education Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$75,350
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,340
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$76,590
Law Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$128,500
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$77,570
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$78,760
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$79,350
History Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$83,820
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,260
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$75,870
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$77,270
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education1.00.0$62,680
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1.00.0$64,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1.00.0$72,040
Special Education Teachers, Preschool1.00.0$64,830
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors1.00.0$61,540
Self-Enrichment Teachers1.00.0$46,800
Tutors1.00.0$43,350
Archivists1.00.0$64,550
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education1.00.0—
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary1.00.0$42,910
Interior Designers1.00.0$67,190
Actors1.00.0—
Media Programming Directors1.00.0$90,360
Talent Directors1.00.0$90,360
Athletes and Sports Competitors1.00.0$66,710

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