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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
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers3.03.0$69,990
Tile and Stone Setters3.03.1$55,690
Freight Forwarders3.03.1$52,260
Carpenters3.03.5$60,580
Foresters3.03.6$76,400
Electricians3.03.3$63,190
Construction and Building Inspectors3.03.4$74,690
Online Merchants3.03.1$83,050
Acute Care Nurses3.03.0$97,550
Brokerage Clerks3.03.5$65,750
Biomass Power Plant Managers3.03.3$126,060
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers3.03.0$44,080
Marketing Managers3.03.0$166,790
Anesthesiologists3.03.3$391,490
Stonemasons3.03.0$57,390
Fundraisers3.03.0$72,550
Interior Designers3.03.1$67,190
Management Analysts3.03.3$101,860
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School3.03.1$66,270
Biofuels Production Managers3.03.3$126,060
Business Teachers, Postsecondary3.03.3$99,080
Logistics Analysts3.03.8$82,320
Logisticians3.03.4$82,320
Fundraising Managers3.02.8$125,470
Billing and Posting Clerks3.03.0$48,500
Procurement Clerks3.02.4$50,580
Real Estate Brokers3.03.1$73,220
Chefs and Head Cooks3.03.0$62,470
Real Estate Sales Agents3.03.1$52,830
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners3.02.8$34,980
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers3.03.0$87,520
Geographers3.03.1$102,040
Political Scientists3.03.1$142,080
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary3.03.3$80,340
Insurance Sales Agents3.03.0$62,280
Sales Engineers3.03.6$124,900
Tellers3.02.8$43,030
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary2.92.9$80,250
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary2.93.8$96,870
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators2.92.9$78,000
Dietetic Technicians2.93.0$37,640
Chief Sustainability Officers2.93.1$213,990
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2.92.9$64,400
Video Game Designers2.93.1$104,000
Agricultural Technicians2.93.0$49,630
Radiologists2.93.0$420,860
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products2.93.1—
Sociologists2.93.4$106,030
Neurologists2.93.3$248,560
School Psychologists2.92.9$95,990

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