CDCareer Decision

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
Search Marketing Strategists1.00.0$78,760
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists1.00.0$78,760
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel1.00.0$69,990
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists1.00.0$78,210
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers1.00.0$76,910
Supply Chain Managers1.00.0$107,230
Logistics Analysts1.00.0$82,320
Interpreters and Translators1.00.0$60,170
Compensation and Benefits Managers1.00.0$149,230
Training and Development Managers1.00.0$133,000
Childcare Workers1.00.0$34,980
Cost Estimators1.00.0$78,740
Customs Brokers1.00.0$80,730
Regulatory Affairs Specialists1.00.0$80,730
Marketing Managers1.00.0$166,790
Education Administrators, Postsecondary1.00.0$104,590
Dietitians and Nutritionists1.00.0$76,400
Concierges1.00.0$38,950
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products1.00.0—
Advertising and Promotions Managers1.00.0$133,660
Physician Assistants1.00.0$135,880
Art Therapists1.00.0$77,930
Music Therapists1.00.0$77,930
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses1.00.0$97,550
Pediatricians, General1.00.0$210,040
Regulatory Affairs Managers1.00.0$141,900
Psychiatrists1.00.0$281,870
Allergists and Immunologists1.00.0$265,930
Statistical Assistants1.00.0$50,330
Proofreaders and Copy Markers1.00.0$51,120
Medical Records Specialists1.00.0$51,140
Massage Therapists1.00.0$58,450
Medical and Health Services Managers1.00.0$123,860
Data Entry Keyers1.00.0$41,340
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants1.00.0$55,570
Patient Representatives1.00.0$50,290
Genetic Counselors1.00.0$100,040
Receptionists and Information Clerks1.00.0$38,010
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan1.00.0$45,920
Lawyers1.00.0$159,670
Judicial Law Clerks1.00.0$64,920
Loan Interviewers and Clerks1.00.0$50,020
Mental Health Counselors1.00.0—
Marriage and Family Therapists1.00.0$66,940
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1.00.0$64,330
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers1.00.0$117,860
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates1.00.0$153,990
Paralegals and Legal Assistants1.00.0$62,890
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers1.00.0$58,650
Political Scientists1.00.0$142,080

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