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
Opticians, Dispensing2.11.4$47,260
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians2.12.0$47,380
Physicists2.11.6$172,250
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.12.4$48,540
Hydroelectric Production Managers2.11.9$126,060
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators2.12.1$77,320
Glaziers2.11.8$57,080
Histotechnologists2.11.8—
Biomass Power Plant Managers2.12.0$126,060
Prepress Technicians and Workers2.11.8$48,690
Floor Sanders and Finishers2.11.8$50,440
Audiologists2.12.6$95,780
Conveyor Operators and Tenders2.11.9$42,420
Pest Control Workers2.11.9$45,250
Industrial Production Managers2.12.0$126,060
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers2.11.8$39,150
Acute Care Nurses2.11.3$97,550
Tire Repairers and Changers2.11.8$37,710
Precision Agriculture Technicians2.12.1$49,630
Electrical Engineers2.12.1$120,630
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers2.11.9$58,640
Chefs and Head Cooks2.11.9$62,470
Roofers2.11.6$55,440
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2.12.0$352,220
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders2.12.0$44,810
Surveyors2.12.1$75,440
Plasterers and Stucco Masons2.11.6$57,660
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters2.11.6$51,330
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders2.12.1$46,460
Model Makers, Wood2.11.4$56,550
Structural Iron and Steel Workers2.11.9$62,780
Motion Picture Projectionists2.12.0$38,270
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects2.11.5$116,580
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators2.11.5$46,880
Dental Assistants2.01.8$48,070
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists2.01.1$90,150
Information Security Engineers2.0—$116,580
Forensic Science Technicians2.01.9$72,060
Segmental Pavers2.02.0—
Medical Equipment Preparers2.02.0$47,700
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers2.01.3$48,570
Agricultural Technicians2.01.5$49,630
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers2.01.6$52,540
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials2.01.1$35,060
Hearing Aid Specialists2.02.0$65,160
Hydrologists2.01.8$96,600
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians2.01.9$80,110
Energy Auditors2.01.8$74,690
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists2.02.0$95,480
Histology Technicians2.01.4—

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