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
Biochemists and Biophysicists1.10.1$127,410
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers1.10.1$74,450
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters1.10.3$51,330
Surveying and Mapping Technicians1.10.1$54,240
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers1.10.3$69,990
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians1.10.3$66,120
Online Merchants1.10.1$83,050
Sustainability Specialists1.10.1$83,050
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers1.10.4$171,270
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas1.10.1$46,960
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas1.10.1$58,620
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas1.10.4$67,890
Fence Erectors1.10.1$47,980
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers1.10.1$58,970
Paperhangers1.10.1$52,140
Brickmasons and Blockmasons1.10.1$62,120
Logging Equipment Operators1.10.1$49,740
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer1.10.3$40,960
Public Safety Telecommunicators1.10.1$53,040
Cargo and Freight Agents1.10.3$52,260
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents1.10.1$78,660
Animal Caretakers1.10.1$35,360
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons1.10.1$40,470
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers1.10.3$93,530
Occupational Therapy Assistants1.10.1$72,300
General Internal Medicine Physicians1.10.3$256,560
Anesthesiologist Assistants1.10.1$135,880
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers1.10.1$59,320
Physical Therapists1.10.3$102,760
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists1.10.1
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.10.1$39,150
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio1.10.1
Musicians and Singers1.10.3
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film1.10.1$74,990
Curators1.10.1$63,420
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers1.10.1$39,390
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary1.10.3$78,620
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary1.10.3$63,820
Dentists, General1.10.1$170,950
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1.00.0$64,330
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors1.00.0
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians1.00.0$61,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists1.00.0$90,150
Digital Forensics Analysts1.00.0$116,580
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators1.00.0$78,000
Forensic Science Technicians1.00.0$72,060
Penetration Testers1.00.0$116,580
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products1.00.0
Human Resources Managers1.00.0$149,280
Social Science Research Assistants1.00.0$61,990

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