Operation and Control Skills and Careers

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.h

Occupations reporting Operation and Control

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers2.11.8$52,720
Automotive Engineers2.12.1$104,110
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys2.12.0$47,340
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians2.1$116,580
Petroleum Engineers2.12.0$144,910
Information Security Engineers2.1$116,580
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling2.01.1$79,520
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners2.01.8$61,160
Chief Sustainability Officers2.01.0$213,990
Security Managers2.02.1$106,660
Computer and Information Systems Managers2.01.6$175,140
Construction Managers2.01.6$114,990
Food Service Managers2.01.8$69,390
Natural Sciences Managers2.01.5$167,220
Social and Community Service Managers2.01.6$80,390
Funeral Home Managers2.01.9$78,790
Loss Prevention Managers2.01.8$141,900
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers2.01.8$141,900
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage2.02.0$78,240
Coroners2.02.0$80,730
Security Management Specialists2.01.8$83,050
Computer and Information Research Scientists2.01.8$140,300
Computer Network Support Specialists2.02.1$76,220
Software Developers2.0$135,980
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects2.01.4$116,580
Landscape Architects2.01.6$79,870
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers2.02.1$109,370
Chemical Engineers2.01.9$125,040
Transportation Engineers2.01.3$100,840
Environmental Engineers2.01.8$107,110
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers2.02.0$106,220
Park Naturalists2.02.0$73,010
Materials Scientists2.01.9$117,790
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health2.02.0$82,220
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers2.02.0$101,920
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists2.01.6$122,570
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists2.02.0$90,150
Child, Family, and School Social Workers2.01.6$59,550
Social and Human Service Assistants2.01.6$45,930
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary2.01.4$101,420
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School2.02.0$66,270
Craft Artists2.02.0$46,080
Commercial and Industrial Designers2.01.5$83,910
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners2.01.6$72,420
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists2.02.0$100,330
Physical Therapists2.01.8$102,760
Obstetricians and Gynecologists2.01.3$292,910
Physicians, Pathologists2.01.3$312,400
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians2.02.0$265,930
Cytogenetic Technologists2.01.8

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