Management of Personnel Resources Skills and Careers

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

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

Occupations reporting Management of Personnel Resources

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians2.62.3$79,870
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers2.62.9$61,010
Industrial Machinery Mechanics2.62.1$64,520
Millwrights2.62.8$65,700
Wind Turbine Service Technicians2.62.5$64,120
Geothermal Technicians2.62.3$49,230
Butchers and Meat Cutters2.63.0$40,140
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers2.62.3$38,300
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders2.62.4$54,430
Furniture Finishers2.62.6$44,540
Dredge Operators2.62.9$49,640
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers2.62.3$61,770
Electrical and Electronics Drafters2.52.8$76,870
Carpet Installers2.51.9$50,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers2.52.5$58,940
Chemical Technicians2.52.5$60,390
Materials Scientists2.53.0$117,790
Economists2.52.4$124,720
Geographers2.52.5$102,040
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals2.52.1$36,670
Coroners2.52.8$80,730
Freight Forwarders2.52.6$52,260
Historians2.52.5$76,750
Public Safety Telecommunicators2.52.6$53,040
Cost Estimators2.52.5$78,740
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer2.52.1$40,960
Accountants and Auditors2.52.5$83,680
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks2.52.4$59,650
Fish and Game Wardens2.52.9$74,060
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists2.52.8$134,050
Orthotists and Prosthetists2.52.8$81,110
Database Architects2.52.8$139,500
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic2.52.0$46,170
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians2.52.0$39,460
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders2.52.1$58,040
Transportation Security Screeners2.52.4$66,770
Biofuels Processing Technicians2.52.4$62,470
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers2.52.5$96,710
Archivists2.52.9$64,550
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists2.52.5$62,200
Pharmacy Technicians2.52.0$45,750
Bartenders2.52.5$34,340
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters2.52.1$46,680
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians2.52.8$74,310
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term2.52.3$41,670
Self-Enrichment Teachers2.52.3$46,800
Locomotive Engineers2.52.6$81,410
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School2.52.6$65,030
Print Binding and Finishing Workers2.52.5$42,290
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.8$84,620

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