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
Commercial Divers3.13.1$72,990
Wind Turbine Service Technicians3.13.1$64,120
Potters, Manufacturing3.13.1$46,170
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.13.0$43,960
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3.13.1$49,590
Power Distributors and Dispatchers3.13.1$106,730
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters3.02.4$47,550
Media Technical Directors/Managers3.03.0$90,360
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.02.8$101,370
Endoscopy Technicians3.03.0$48,430
Bridge and Lock Tenders3.03.0$57,700
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.03.0$59,320
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers3.03.0$74,330
Paramedics3.02.8$60,600
Food Batchmakers3.02.9$42,290
Dentists, General3.03.0$170,950
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.02.5$84,890
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons3.03.0$61,290
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment3.03.5$74,090
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.02.9$63,800
Chemical Technicians3.03.0$60,390
Roofers3.02.6$55,440
Biomass Power Plant Managers3.03.0$126,060
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters3.02.9$46,680
Aircraft Service Attendants3.02.9$40,450
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$74,510
Electricians3.03.0$63,190
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.03.0$74,340
Etchers and Engravers3.02.9$43,310
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.02.9$82,890
Motion Picture Projectionists3.02.8$38,270
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.03.1$68,120
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas3.02.8$46,960
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic3.02.6$46,170
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers3.03.0$61,010
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers3.03.1$48,220
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders3.02.9$43,220
Mechatronics Engineers3.03.0$122,930
Medical Appliance Technicians3.03.0$48,030
Pest Control Workers3.02.6$45,250
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers3.02.9$58,430
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall3.03.0$49,120
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects3.03.1$112,230
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers3.02.9$39,150
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders3.03.0$35,650
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers3.02.9$46,170
Weatherization Installers and Technicians3.03.0
Audio and Video Technicians3.03.0$58,100
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists3.03.1$61,770
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers3.03.0$49,450

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