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
Choreographers1.00.0$55,310
Public Relations Specialists1.00.0$74,750
Editors1.00.0$77,920
Technical Writers1.00.0$90,390
Writers and Authors1.00.0$76,910
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers1.00.0$76,910
Interpreters and Translators1.00.0$60,170
Chiropractors1.00.0$79,200
Dietitians and Nutritionists1.00.0$76,400
Optometrists1.00.0$136,570
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses1.00.0$97,550
Clinical Nurse Specialists1.00.0$97,550
Emergency Medicine Physicians1.00.0$335,550
Obstetricians and Gynecologists1.00.0$292,910
Pediatricians, General1.00.0$210,040
Psychiatrists1.00.0$281,870
Preventive Medicine Physicians1.00.0$265,930
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop1.00.0$31,200
Dietetic Technicians1.00.0$37,640
Pharmacy Technicians1.00.0$45,750
Medical Records Specialists1.00.0$51,140
Patient Representatives1.00.0$50,290
Genetic Counselors1.00.0$100,040
Personal Care Aides1.00.0—
Psychiatric Aides1.00.0$44,910
Massage Therapists1.00.0$58,450
Medical Transcriptionists1.00.0$40,410
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers1.00.0$48,520
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers1.00.0$77,970
Bailiffs1.00.0$56,600
Police Identification and Records Officers1.00.0$93,790
Intelligence Analysts1.00.0$93,790
Customs and Border Protection Officers1.00.0$76,210
Transit and Railroad Police1.00.0$90,230
Animal Control Workers1.00.0$45,660
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators1.00.0$43,370
Security Guards1.00.0$38,020
Crossing Guards and Flaggers1.00.0$38,100
School Bus Monitors1.00.0$35,100
Cooks, Fast Food1.00.0$30,890
Fast Food and Counter Workers1.00.0$31,200
Waiters and Waitresses1.00.0$35,230
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers1.00.0$33,980
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan1.00.0$45,920
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers1.00.0$48,590
Gambling Dealers1.00.0$34,320
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners1.00.0$34,980
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers1.00.0$32,910
Concierges1.00.0$38,950

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