Management of Financial Resources Skills and Careers

Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.5.b

Occupations reporting Management of Financial Resources

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Chief Executives4.35.3$213,990
Treasurers and Controllers4.15.3$166,570
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary3.83.9$105,870
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products3.83.6
Security Managers3.63.6$106,660
Construction Managers3.64.1$114,990
Training and Development Managers3.63.6$133,000
Budget Analysts3.43.9$91,640
Industrial Production Managers3.44.0$126,060
Spa Managers3.34.1$69,770
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers3.33.6$69,990
Fundraising Managers3.33.6$125,470
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare3.33.4$59,300
Purchasing Managers3.33.6$148,080
Geothermal Production Managers3.33.8$126,060
Compensation and Benefits Managers3.33.8$149,230
Medical and Health Services Managers3.33.6$123,860
Human Resources Managers3.14.0$149,280
Biomass Power Plant Managers3.13.6$126,060
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers3.13.8$141,900
Cost Estimators3.13.6$78,740
Wind Energy Development Managers3.13.5$141,900
Information Technology Project Managers3.13.6$116,580
Education Administrators, Postsecondary3.13.1$104,590
Financial Managers3.13.6$166,570
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents3.12.8$78,660
Chefs and Head Cooks3.13.3$62,470
Environmental Economists3.13.3$124,720
General and Operations Managers3.03.4$105,770
Hydroelectric Production Managers3.03.4$126,060
Logistics Engineers3.03.3$82,320
Biofuels Production Managers3.03.1$126,060
Sales Managers3.03.6$148,270
Producers and Directors3.03.6$90,360
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products3.03.4
Fundraisers3.03.1$72,550
Dentists, General3.03.0$170,950
Food Service Managers3.03.0$69,390
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling3.03.0$79,520
Project Management Specialists3.03.1$102,320
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers3.03.4$89,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers3.03.4$175,140
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners3.03.1$61,160
Foresters3.03.1$76,400
Supply Chain Managers2.93.0$107,230
Lodging Managers2.93.5$69,250
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers2.9$107,230
Administrative Services Managers2.92.9$114,130
Chief Sustainability Officers2.93.1$213,990
Financial Quantitative Analysts2.93.0$81,100

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