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
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians2.01.5$45,570
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists2.01.9$50,290
Athletic Trainers2.01.8$62,520
Personal Care Aides2.01.5
Psychiatric Aides2.01.5$44,910
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers2.01.9$38,150
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers2.01.6$77,970
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers2.01.9$55,940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers2.02.0$76,210
Animal Control Workers2.01.6$45,660
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators2.01.6$43,370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers2.01.8$44,080
Cooks, Fast Food2.01.6$30,890
Cooks, Short Order2.01.1$35,880
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant2.01.1$35,360
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers2.01.8$49,100
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.01.5$36,840
Costume Attendants2.01.3$50,400
Barbers2.01.5$38,210
Skincare Specialists2.01.3$45,330
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers2.01.8$36,220
Counter and Rental Clerks2.02.0$41,300
Parts Salespersons2.02.0$38,630
Retail Salespersons2.01.4$35,410
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products2.01.3$104,920
Real Estate Sales Agents2.01.6$52,830
Gambling Cage Workers2.01.4$37,580
Tellers2.01.4$43,030
File Clerks2.01.4$43,600
Public Safety Telecommunicators2.01.0$53,040
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2.02.0$45,260
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping2.01.8$46,380
Desktop Publishers2.01.4$55,290
Painters, Construction and Maintenance2.02.0$49,400
Helpers--Roofers2.02.0$44,160
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers2.01.9$52,540
Flight Attendants2.01.5$63,580
Passenger Attendants2.01.9$37,720
Packers and Packagers, Hand2.01.6$36,280
Stockers and Order Fillers2.02.0$37,330
General and Operations Managers1.91.8$105,770
Chief Executives1.91.4$213,990
Construction and Building Inspectors1.91.8$74,690
Tapers1.91.6$68,270
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.1$98,700
Physicists1.91.4$172,250
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers1.91.6$107,230
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers1.90.9$32,910
Nannies1.91.3$34,980

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