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
Food Service Managers1.80.9$69,390
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors1.80.9$47,160
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists1.81.4$102,440
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists1.81.1$35,790
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers1.81.1$63,820
Water/Wastewater Engineers1.81.0$100,840
Cooks, Restaurant1.80.9$37,390
Cooks, Private Household1.80.9$47,940
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand1.81.1—
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors1.80.9$49,690
Coroners1.81.0$80,730
Phlebotomists1.80.9$45,230
Surgical Assistants1.81.1$66,800
Digital Forensics Analysts1.61.1$116,580
Food Batchmakers1.60.9$42,290
Penetration Testers1.60.8$116,580
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians1.6—$116,580
Database Architects1.60.8$139,500
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers1.61.3$41,600
Dental Hygienists1.61.1$98,100
Astronomers1.60.8$128,820
Acupuncturists1.60.6$76,040
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1.60.8$103,410
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers1.60.6$48,220
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers1.61.0—
Foresters1.60.9$76,400
Radiologists1.61.0$420,860
Physicians, Pathologists1.60.8$312,400
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles1.60.9$56,460
General Internal Medicine Physicians1.60.8$256,560
Nurse Practitioners1.60.8$132,300
Music Therapists1.60.8$77,930
Desktop Publishers1.61.6$55,290
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1.60.9$39,280
Electrical and Electronics Drafters1.60.8$76,870
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs1.61.0$37,290
Cargo and Freight Agents1.60.8$52,260
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers1.61.3$68,840
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products1.60.6$104,920
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers1.61.0$36,220
Counter and Rental Clerks1.60.8$41,300
Food Science Technicians1.61.1$52,130
Embalmers1.61.0$58,780
Animal Caretakers1.60.6$35,360
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary1.60.6$107,310
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary1.60.9$93,250
Construction Managers1.60.9$114,990
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers1.61.0$55,940
Detectives and Criminal Investigators1.60.8$93,790
Potters, Manufacturing1.60.8$46,170

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