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
Skincare Specialists1.91.0$45,330
Anesthesiologist Assistants1.91.5$135,880
Barbers1.91.0$38,210
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation1.91.4$46,340
Security Management Specialists1.9—$83,050
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio1.91.1—
Coaches and Scouts1.91.4$47,320
Highway Maintenance Workers1.91.5$50,260
Set and Exhibit Designers1.91.4$75,240
Petroleum Engineers1.91.0$144,910
Commercial and Industrial Designers1.91.9$83,910
Special Effects Artists and Animators1.91.1$102,030
Automotive Engineers1.91.8$104,110
Transportation Security Screeners1.91.6$66,770
Tire Builders1.91.1$57,390
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School1.91.0$66,270
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders1.91.3$43,530
Tapers1.91.4$68,270
Logistics Engineers1.91.3$82,320
Chemical Engineers1.92.1$125,040
Agricultural Engineers1.91.8$98,590
Neurodiagnostic Technologists1.91.4$50,290
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers1.91.8$96,590
Clinical Data Managers1.91.5$120,230
Computer and Information Systems Managers1.92.0$175,140
Helpers--Production Workers1.91.5$39,070
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric1.91.0$300,080
Log Graders and Scalers1.81.0$46,330
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health1.81.4$55,090
Web Administrators1.8—$116,580
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers1.81.1$104,300
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping1.81.3$46,380
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders1.81.5$58,040
Light Truck Drivers1.81.0$44,860
Information Security Analysts1.81.0$129,180
Health Informatics Specialists1.81.5$105,850
Microbiologists1.80.9$87,990
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand1.81.1—
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors1.80.9$47,160
Veterinarians1.81.1$130,100
Art Therapists1.80.9$77,930
Physical Therapists1.80.9$102,760
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists1.81.1$35,790
Film and Video Editors1.81.3$75,420
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers1.81.1$63,820
Producers and Directors1.81.1$90,360
Cooks, Restaurant1.80.9$37,390
Nuclear Engineers1.80.9$133,970
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners1.80.9$61,160
Materials Engineers1.81.4$112,860

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