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
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.01.8$39,530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1.91.8$58,640
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders1.91.8$46,460
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing1.91.5$43,380
Motion Picture Projectionists1.91.6$38,270
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians1.91.6$52,000
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers1.91.5$39,630
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic1.92.3$63,870
Tire Builders1.91.5$57,390
Tapers1.91.5$68,270
Travel Agents1.91.6$50,160
Dishwashers1.91.5$34,810
Floor Sanders and Finishers1.91.6$50,440
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants1.91.1$36,300
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers1.91.8$74,330
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians1.91.8$57,550
Quality Control Analysts1.92.0$62,280
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1.91.6$39,280
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators1.91.6$53,340
Rock Splitters, Quarry1.91.6$48,740
Waiters and Waitresses1.91.6$35,230
Pile Driver Operators1.91.4$73,300
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics1.91.8$47,880
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers1.91.6—
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners1.91.8$46,420
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers1.91.0$48,220
Slaughterers and Meat Packers1.91.5$40,130
Pharmacy Aides1.91.6$37,680
Word Processors and Typists1.91.3$49,280
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service1.91.4$38,630
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers1.91.4$41,380
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters1.91.8$47,550
Machine Feeders and Offbearers1.91.4$41,220
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters1.91.4$42,360
Meter Readers, Utilities1.91.6$48,150
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators1.91.5$46,420
Couriers and Messengers1.91.4$39,200
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic1.91.4$63,340
Orderlies1.91.6$38,290
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products1.91.8$72,080
Tool and Die Makers1.91.6$64,050
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1.91.6$53,750
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.81.5$39,150
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs1.81.6$37,290
Judicial Law Clerks1.80.9$64,920
Sewing Machine Operators1.81.5$36,670
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators1.81.3$55,490
Packers and Packagers, Hand1.81.3$36,280
Medical Transcriptionists1.81.1$40,410
Funeral Attendants1.81.1$35,680

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