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
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists1.91.4$42,540
Phlebotomists1.91.5$45,230
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate1.91.3—
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers1.91.0$48,590
Biologists1.90.9$98,920
Occupational Therapy Assistants1.91.8$72,300
Orderlies1.91.3$38,290
Compliance Officers1.91.5$80,730
Film and Video Editors1.91.3$75,420
Data Warehousing Specialists1.9—$139,500
Veterinarians1.91.5$130,100
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar1.91.6$122,930
Wind Energy Development Managers1.91.4$141,900
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1.91.1$103,410
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers1.91.4$104,300
Occupational Therapy Aides1.91.1$39,160
Museum Technicians and Conservators1.91.4$51,440
Spa Managers1.91.5$69,770
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval1.91.3$99,280
Medical Dosimetrists1.9—$147,470
Producers and Directors1.91.8$90,360
Animal Scientists1.91.9$68,940
Computer Hardware Engineers1.80.8$161,740
Athletes and Sports Competitors1.81.4$66,710
Set and Exhibit Designers1.81.3$75,240
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers1.81.0$39,390
Interior Designers1.80.9$67,190
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers1.81.4$115,160
Information Security Analysts1.80.9$129,180
Library Technicians1.80.9$44,580
Mechanical Drafters1.81.1$71,550
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors1.81.1$104,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products1.81.0$72,080
Demonstrators and Product Promoters1.80.9$39,320
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service1.80.8$38,630
Animal Trainers1.81.8$39,990
Pharmacy Aides1.81.0$37,680
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1.81.0$48,560
Web Administrators1.81.1$116,580
Database Architects1.81.4$139,500
Food Preparation Workers1.80.9$35,320
Astronomers1.81.0$128,820
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers1.80.9$33,980
Postal Service Clerks1.81.0$62,130
Public Relations Managers1.81.1$146,910
Clinical Data Managers1.81.3$120,230
Emergency Management Directors1.81.4$93,330
Geneticists1.80.9$98,920
Residential Advisors1.81.0$42,240
Nurse Practitioners1.81.4$132,300

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