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
Environmental Compliance Inspectors3.03.1$80,730
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary3.03.1$105,870
Range Managers3.03.1$73,010
Foresters3.03.6$76,400
Nurse Practitioners3.03.1$132,300
Anesthesiologists3.03.3$391,490
Order Clerks3.02.8$46,170
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products3.03.1
Freight Forwarders3.03.1$52,260
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary3.03.3$98,700
Data Warehousing Specialists3.03.3$139,500
Acute Care Nurses3.03.0$97,550
Physicians, Pathologists3.03.1$312,400
Database Architects3.03.1$139,500
Database Administrators3.03.5$104,620
Wind Energy Development Managers3.03.5$141,900
Computer Network Architects3.03.5$134,050
Human Resources Managers3.03.0$149,280
Wind Energy Operations Managers3.03.3$141,900
Sales Managers3.03.1$148,270
Physician Assistants3.03.0$135,880
Health Informatics Specialists3.03.0$105,850
Computer Systems Analysts3.03.4$105,850
Compensation and Benefits Managers3.03.1$149,230
Tax Preparers3.03.0$54,920
Spa Managers3.03.0$69,770
Supply Chain Managers3.03.0$107,230
Hospitalists3.03.0$265,930
Urban and Regional Planners3.03.5$89,320
Quality Control Analysts3.03.3$62,280
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.03.8$59,920
Robotics Technicians3.03.8$73,900
Emergency Management Directors3.03.0$93,330
Set and Exhibit Designers3.03.4$75,240
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$82,890
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers3.03.0$69,990
Farm and Home Management Educators3.03.5$60,220
Interior Designers3.03.1$67,190
Dietitians and Nutritionists3.03.0$76,400
Online Merchants3.03.1$83,050
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists3.03.3$90,150
Chemical Technicians3.03.1$60,390
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3.03.0$44,080
Biomass Power Plant Managers3.03.3$126,060
Marketing Managers3.03.0$166,790
Geographers3.03.1$102,040
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School3.03.1$66,270
Optometrists3.03.0$136,570
Fundraisers3.03.0$72,550
Neuropsychologists3.03.4$110,840

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