Mathematics Skills and Careers

Using mathematics to solve problems.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Essential Skills · O*NET element 2.A.1.e

Occupations reporting Mathematics

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Orthodontists2.12.6$289,140
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists2.12.4$56,870
Chiropractors2.12.1$79,200
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary2.12.6$77,270
Occupational Therapy Assistants2.12.1$72,300
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators2.12.1$75,530
Office Clerks, General2.12.1$45,010
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators2.12.4$69,770
Psychiatric Aides2.11.9$44,910
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates2.12.1$153,990
Roof Bolters, Mining2.11.8$78,540
Compliance Officers2.11.9$80,730
Special Education Teachers, Preschool2.12.1$64,830
Nursing Assistants2.11.9$42,260
Print Binding and Finishing Workers2.12.1$42,290
Machine Feeders and Offbearers2.11.6$41,220
Childcare Workers2.11.9$34,980
Animal Breeders2.12.1$51,130
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.12.0$45,760
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers2.12.3$58,650
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment2.12.3$84,890
Printing Press Operators2.12.0$45,780
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse2.11.9$35,660
Web Administrators2.12.1$116,580
Computer Network Support Specialists2.12.6$76,220
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers2.12.1$60,070
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals2.11.8$36,670
Automotive Body and Related Repairers2.12.0$54,890
Fishing and Hunting Workers2.11.9—
Forest and Conservation Workers2.11.9$43,680
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks2.12.0$48,700
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.11.9$47,920
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2.12.1$53,750
Rail Car Repairers2.12.1$67,530
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers2.12.0$77,970
Athletic Trainers2.12.1$62,520
Patient Representatives2.12.0$50,290
Hearing Aid Specialists2.12.6$65,160
Boilermakers2.12.1$76,410
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance2.12.1$97,150
Craft Artists2.12.1$46,080
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door2.11.5$74,340
Editors2.12.1$77,920
Home Appliance Repairers2.12.0$50,990
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers2.12.1$63,890
File Clerks2.12.1$43,600
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators2.11.4$55,490
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators2.11.8$43,370
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles2.12.1$56,460
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers2.12.0$74,330

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