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
Firefighters3.03.0$59,280
Food Batchmakers3.02.9$42,290
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.02.8$101,370
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers3.03.0$59,320
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.03.0$39,530
Aviation Inspectors3.03.1$92,100
Bridge and Lock Tenders3.03.0$57,700
Medical Appliance Technicians3.03.0$48,030
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.02.5$84,890
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders3.03.0$35,650
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers3.02.9$39,150
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas3.02.8$46,960
Aircraft Service Attendants3.02.9$40,450
Bus Drivers, School2.92.6$47,920
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health2.93.0$55,090
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons2.93.0$352,220
Fence Erectors2.92.9$47,980
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators2.93.0$46,880
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2.92.0$37,450
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers2.92.9$53,710
Nurse Anesthetists2.92.9$236,590
Print Binding and Finishing Workers2.93.1$42,290
Anesthesiologist Assistants2.93.3$135,880
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers2.92.9$58,970
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film2.92.9$74,990
Sheet Metal Workers2.92.9$61,800
Computer User Support Specialists2.92.9$61,860
Automotive Body and Related Repairers2.93.0$54,890
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers2.92.6$52,600
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians2.92.9$63,800
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers2.92.8$60,070
Medical Equipment Preparers2.92.6$47,700
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers2.92.9$65,380
Glaziers2.92.9$57,080
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay2.93.1$103,020
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation2.92.9$46,340
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles2.93.0$48,420
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2.92.4$34,890
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic2.92.8$63,870
Photonics Technicians2.93.0$78,350
Automotive Engineering Technicians2.92.9$74,510
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio2.92.6
Surgical Assistants2.92.8$66,800
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers2.93.0$63,520
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers2.92.8$57,020
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.92.8$59,920
Geothermal Production Managers2.9$126,060
Robotics Engineers2.93.4$122,930
Stonemasons2.92.6$57,390
Photonics Engineers2.93.0$122,930

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