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
Wellhead Pumpers2.32.1$69,960
Podiatrists2.31.9$160,300
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2.32.1$61,770
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment2.31.9$35,830
Computer Systems Analysts2.32.4$105,850
Recycling and Reclamation Workers2.31.9$40,240
Photographers2.32.3$44,660
Biochemists and Biophysicists2.32.4$127,410
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.32.3$66,120
Geothermal Production Managers2.32.6$126,060
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.32.0$38,670
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.32.3$50,270
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers2.32.3$74,450
Orthotists and Prosthetists2.32.3$81,110
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.32.0$39,530
Microsystems Engineers2.32.4$122,930
Etchers and Engravers2.32.3$43,310
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic2.31.9$46,170
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons2.31.6$40,470
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers2.31.6$58,430
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers2.32.5$106,220
Nuclear Medicine Technologists2.31.9$101,370
Mechanical Engineers2.32.5$104,110
Surgical Technologists2.32.1$64,650
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects2.32.6$112,230
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers2.32.0$60,070
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers2.32.0$46,170
Stonemasons2.32.0$57,390
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers2.32.1$171,270
Solar Energy Installation Managers2.32.3$79,920
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists2.31.4$56,870
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers2.32.0$74,330
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary2.32.1$63,820
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers2.32.0$49,450
Carpet Installers2.32.0$50,340
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.32.0$44,350
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2.32.0$53,750
Forest and Conservation Technicians2.11.9$54,560
Audiologists2.12.6$95,780
Glaziers2.11.8$57,080
Acute Care Nurses2.11.3$97,550
Software Developers2.1—$135,980
Tire Repairers and Changers2.11.8$37,710
Motion Picture Projectionists2.12.0$38,270
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.12.4$48,540
Physical Therapist Assistants2.11.6$68,380
Model Makers, Wood2.11.4$56,550
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators2.11.5$46,880
Pile Driver Operators2.11.9$73,300
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2.12.0$352,220

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