Management of Material Resources Skills and Careers

Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

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

Occupations reporting Management of Material Resources

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Tellers1.50.9$43,030
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.50.5$46,550
Psychiatric Technicians1.50.5$45,130
Dishwashers1.50.5$34,810
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic1.50.8$58,000
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.50.5$44,350
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic1.50.5$63,870
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers1.50.5$34,890
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers1.50.6$104,300
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage1.50.9$78,240
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.50.6$39,530
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers1.50.5$76,910
Word Processors and Typists1.50.6$49,280
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys1.50.5$47,340
Agricultural Equipment Operators1.50.8$41,730
Gambling Cage Workers1.50.8$37,580
Self-Enrichment Teachers1.50.5$46,800
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand1.50.5$38,020
Special Education Teachers, Preschool1.50.8$64,830
Tax Preparers1.50.5$54,920
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.50.5$78,760
Law Teachers, Postsecondary1.50.6$128,500
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes1.50.8$82,890
Billing and Posting Clerks1.50.5$48,500
Credit Counselors1.50.5$52,230
Bill and Account Collectors1.50.5$47,030
Community Health Workers1.50.9$51,850
Teaching Assistants, Special Education1.40.4—
Receptionists and Information Clerks1.40.4$38,010
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1.40.8$35,070
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors1.40.4$47,160
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers1.40.4$80,730
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten1.40.6—
Postal Service Mail Carriers1.40.5$60,550
Fallers1.40.4$52,100
Cashiers1.40.5$32,880
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors1.40.4—
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders1.40.4$48,040
Riggers1.40.4$62,640
Continuous Mining Machine Operators1.40.4$61,810
Tapers1.40.4$68,270
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks1.40.5$44,390
Telephone Operators1.40.4$41,740
Customer Service Representatives1.40.5$44,770
School Bus Monitors1.40.4$35,100
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.40.4$39,150
Special Education Teachers, Middle School1.40.4$66,810
Amusement and Recreation Attendants1.40.5$32,150
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation1.40.4$92,100
Orthoptists1.40.4$115,210

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