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
Cytotechnologists2.62.6—
Agricultural Inspectors2.62.3$49,940
Geothermal Technicians2.62.3$49,230
Furniture Finishers2.62.6$44,540
Nurse Midwives2.62.9$134,040
Bioinformatics Scientists2.62.6$98,920
Financial Quantitative Analysts2.62.6$81,100
Registered Nurses2.62.9$97,550
Loan Officers2.62.9$76,690
Food Scientists and Technologists2.62.8$88,720
Compliance Managers2.62.9$141,900
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers2.62.8$76,210
Fishing and Hunting Workers2.62.3—
Anesthesiologist Assistants2.62.6$135,880
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers2.62.9$61,010
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.62.8$74,510
Industrial Machinery Mechanics2.62.1$64,520
Avionics Technicians2.62.6$82,280
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.63.0$66,120
Animal Trainers2.62.5$39,990
Broadcast Technicians2.62.5$59,570
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians2.62.3$79,870
Millwrights2.62.8$65,700
Brokerage Clerks2.62.1$65,750
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists2.62.8$78,760
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks2.62.4$50,080
Public Relations Specialists2.62.8$74,750
Continuous Mining Machine Operators2.62.8$61,810
Occupational Therapy Assistants2.62.6$72,300
Solar Energy Systems Engineers2.62.5$122,930
Fire Inspectors and Investigators2.62.5$75,920
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants2.62.1$45,930
Photonics Engineers2.62.5$122,930
Physical Therapist Assistants2.62.6$68,380
Online Merchants2.62.5$83,050
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar2.62.9$122,930
Sales Engineers2.63.0$124,900
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive2.62.6$47,540
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors2.62.9$61,540
Search Marketing Strategists2.63.0$78,760
Wind Turbine Service Technicians2.62.5$64,120
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten2.62.6—
Special Education Teachers, Preschool2.62.6$64,830
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education2.62.8$63,970
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors2.62.9$115,160
Computer Hardware Engineers2.62.6$161,740
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary2.62.6$75,870
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary2.62.8$79,350
Law Teachers, Postsecondary2.62.6$128,500
Environmental Compliance Inspectors2.62.6$80,730

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