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.

Occupation	Importance	Level	National median wage
Nurse Midwives	1.8	1.0	$134,040
Clinical Nurse Specialists	1.8	1.5	$97,550
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	1.8	1.3	—
Recreational Therapists	1.8	1.3	$61,960
Insurance Sales Agents	1.8	1.0	$62,280
Chiropractors	1.8	1.4	$79,200
Logistics Engineers	1.8	1.1	$82,320
Sales Managers	1.8	0.8	$148,270
Animal Caretakers	1.6	0.8	$35,360
Self-Enrichment Teachers	1.6	0.8	$46,800
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1.6	0.6	$31,200
Coaches and Scouts	1.6	1.3	$47,320
Web Developers	1.6	0.6	$92,650
Billing and Posting Clerks	1.6	0.6	$48,500
Fundraisers	1.6	0.6	$72,550
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	1.6	0.6	$100,310
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	1.6	0.9	$87,520
Healthcare Social Workers	1.6	0.9	$67,880
Health Informatics Specialists	1.6	0.8	$105,850
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	1.6	0.8	$34,980
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	1.6	1.0	$65,030
Physical Therapist Aides	1.6	1.3	$35,240
Social Science Research Assistants	1.6	0.6	$61,990
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	1.6	1.3	$96,660
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1.6	0.6	$35,510
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	1.6	0.8	$102,440
Psychiatric Technicians	1.6	1.1	$45,130
Nursing Assistants	1.6	0.9	$42,260
Sales Engineers	1.6	1.0	$124,900
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	1.6	1.3	$62,200
Occupational Therapists	1.6	1.0	$100,330
Speech-Language Pathologists	1.6	0.8	$97,870
Order Clerks	1.6	0.8	$46,170
Travel Agents	1.6	0.6	$50,160
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1.6	0.6	$107,310
Community Health Workers	1.6	1.0	$51,850
Hearing Aid Specialists	1.6	0.8	$65,160
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	1.6	0.8	$47,160
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1.6	0.8	$96,980
Administrative Services Managers	1.6	1.0	$114,130
Advertising Sales Agents	1.6	1.1	$64,820
Recreation Workers	1.6	0.8	$36,560
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	1.6	0.6	$69,770
Cargo and Freight Agents	1.6	1.3	$52,260
Bartenders	1.6	0.9	$34,340
Transportation Planners	1.6	0.9	$101,110
Aerospace Engineers	1.5	0.8	$134,960
Freight Forwarders	1.5	0.8	$52,260
Midwives	1.5	0.9	$65,790
Real Estate Brokers	1.5	0.5	$73,220

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