Installation Skills and Careers

Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.d

Occupations reporting Installation

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity1.00.0$59,050
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters1.00.0$78,000
Subway and Streetcar Operators1.00.0$86,380
Sailors and Marine Oilers1.00.0$51,520
Motorboat Operators1.00.0$47,520
Bridge and Lock Tenders1.00.0$57,700
Parking Attendants1.00.0$35,150
Transportation Inspectors1.00.0$92,100
Aviation Inspectors1.00.0$92,100
Passenger Attendants1.00.0$37,720
Conveyor Operators and Tenders1.00.0$42,420
Dredge Operators1.00.0$49,640
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators1.00.0$46,420
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1.00.0$40,240
Recycling and Reclamation Workers1.00.0$40,240
Machine Feeders and Offbearers1.00.0$41,220
Packers and Packagers, Hand1.00.0$36,280
Stockers and Order Fillers1.00.0$37,330
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators1.00.0$77,320
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors1.00.0$49,690
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling1.00.0$79,520
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders1.00.0$58,870
Lodging Managers1.00.0$69,250
Medical and Health Services Managers1.00.0$123,860
Management Analysts1.00.0$101,860
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners1.00.0$61,160
Chief Executives1.00.0$213,990
Chief Sustainability Officers1.00.0$213,990
General and Operations Managers1.00.0$105,770
Advertising and Promotions Managers1.00.0$133,660
Marketing Managers1.00.0$166,790
Sales Managers1.00.0$148,270
Public Relations Managers1.00.0$146,910
Fundraising Managers1.00.0$125,470
Administrative Services Managers1.00.0$114,130
Security Managers1.00.0$106,660
Computer and Information Systems Managers1.00.0$175,140
Financial Managers1.00.0$166,570
Treasurers and Controllers1.00.0$166,570
Investment Fund Managers1.00.0$166,570
Industrial Production Managers1.00.0$126,060
Quality Control Systems Managers1.00.0$126,060
Geothermal Production Managers1.00.0$126,060
Biofuels Production Managers1.00.0$126,060
Biomass Power Plant Managers1.00.0$126,060
Purchasing Managers1.00.0$148,080
Supply Chain Managers1.00.0$107,230
Compensation and Benefits Managers1.00.0$149,230
Human Resources Managers1.00.0$149,280
Training and Development Managers1.00.0$133,000

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