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
Graphic Designers1.10.1$62,960
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education1.10.3—
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term1.10.1$41,670
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1.10.3$63,970
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary1.10.3$93,250
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.10.1$84,620
Special Education Teachers, Middle School1.10.1$66,810
Business Teachers, Postsecondary1.10.1$99,080
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators1.10.3$75,530
Directors, Religious Activities and Education1.10.1$52,100
Rehabilitation Counselors1.10.1$46,850
Geographers1.10.1$102,040
Neuropsychologists1.10.1$110,840
Atmospheric and Space Scientists1.10.1$99,070
Architectural and Civil Drafters1.10.3$66,150
Bioinformatics Technicians1.10.3$81,490
Biostatisticians1.10.1$105,650
Operations Research Analysts1.10.1$88,940
Information Technology Project Managers1.10.1$116,580
Blockchain Engineers1.10.3$116,580
Computer Programmers1.10.3$100,390
Financial Quantitative Analysts1.10.1$81,100
Business Continuity Planners1.10.1$83,050
Training and Development Specialists1.10.1$69,280
Project Management Specialists1.10.1$102,320
Logisticians1.10.1$82,320
Labor Relations Specialists1.10.1$95,420
Human Resources Specialists1.10.1$75,940
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers1.10.1$80,730
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators1.10.3$78,000
Clinical Research Coordinators1.10.1$167,220
Survey Researchers1.00.0$69,460
Environmental Economists1.00.0$124,720
Economists1.00.0$124,720
Industrial Ecologists1.00.0$82,220
Climate Change Policy Analysts1.00.0$82,220
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs1.00.0$54,210
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$103,170
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$94,980
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$99,650
Epidemiologists1.00.0$87,220
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$85,020
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$123,920
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$97,590
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$98,070
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,340
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$84,290
Education Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$75,350
Customer Service Representatives1.00.0$44,770
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,340

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