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
Power Plant Operators2.62.1$102,040
Fallers2.62.1$52,100
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film2.62.9$74,990
Computer Network Architects2.62.8$134,050
Construction Laborers2.62.1$47,120
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.62.1$49,080
Upholsterers2.62.1$46,340
Radiation Therapists2.62.6$105,310
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas2.62.3$67,890
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists2.62.6$134,050
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas2.62.5$58,160
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists2.62.4$78,350
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.62.4$50,140
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.62.1$50,620
Gem and Diamond Workers2.62.4$52,540
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians2.62.4$82,890
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.62.4$78,190
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.62.8$66,120
Brickmasons and Blockmasons2.62.0$62,120
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners2.61.9$49,880
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters2.62.5$62,620
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers2.62.1$95,320
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels2.62.6$92,460
Motorboat Operators2.62.6$47,520
Fence Erectors2.62.0$47,980
Firefighters2.62.6$59,280
Nuclear Technicians2.62.5$110,240
Watch and Clock Repairers2.62.3$67,230
Fuel Cell Engineers2.62.8$104,110
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers2.62.9$68,120
Sheet Metal Workers2.62.3$61,800
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment2.62.3$84,890
Medical Appliance Technicians2.62.8$48,030
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians2.62.5$39,460
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand2.62.1$42,660
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers2.62.3$46,350
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators2.62.6$60,020
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.62.1$46,570
Sound Engineering Technicians2.52.5$73,130
Fishing and Hunting Workers2.51.8—
Chemists2.52.5$91,240
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining2.52.4$74,500
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters2.52.4$61,390
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators2.52.1$53,340
Computer Network Support Specialists2.52.8$76,220
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.52.0$46,550
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers2.52.0$76,170
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.52.3$59,920
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators2.52.1$70,070
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers2.52.3$53,710

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