CDCareer Decision

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
Healthcare Social Workers3.13.1$67,880
Orthodontists3.13.3$289,140
Business Continuity Planners3.13.3$83,050
Training and Development Specialists3.13.4$69,280
Geneticists3.13.1$98,920
Editors3.13.4$77,920
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers3.13.4$171,270
Treasurers and Controllers3.13.8$166,570
Choreographers3.13.4$55,310
Farm Labor Contractors3.13.3$58,460
Marriage and Family Therapists3.13.1$66,940
Instructional Coordinators3.13.4$77,440
Recreation Workers3.13.4$36,560
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health3.13.1$82,220
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists3.13.4$56,870
Music Directors and Composers3.13.1$73,710
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric3.13.1$300,080
Radiologists3.03.1$420,860
Astronomers3.03.0$128,820
Hospitalists3.03.1$265,930
Physicists3.03.0$172,250
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary3.03.1$100,310
Automotive Engineers3.03.0$104,110
Foresters3.03.8$76,400
Psychiatrists3.03.1$281,870
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects3.03.0$116,580
Dermatologists3.03.0$328,730
Family Medicine Physicians3.03.5$244,180
General Internal Medicine Physicians3.03.1$256,560
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers3.03.6$106,220
Nurse Practitioners3.03.1$132,300
Park Naturalists3.03.0$73,010
Neurologists3.03.4$248,560
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians3.03.0$265,930
Community Health Workers3.03.0$51,850
Directors, Religious Activities and Education3.03.5$52,100
Podiatrists3.03.0$160,300
Occupational Therapists3.03.0$100,330
Veterinarians3.03.0$130,100
Critical Care Nurses3.03.0$97,550
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts3.03.0$81,100
Regulatory Affairs Managers3.03.5$141,900
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$59,920
Health Education Specialists3.03.0$64,070
Physician Assistants3.03.0$135,880
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects3.03.8$112,230
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists3.03.1$76,780
Microbiologists3.03.5$87,990
Molecular and Cellular Biologists3.03.3$98,920
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons3.03.1$352,220

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