Operations Analysis Skills and Careers

Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.a

Occupations reporting Operations Analysis

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
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	4.1	4.6	$99,280
Aerospace Engineers	3.9	4.9	$134,960
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	3.8	4.0	$109,370
Set and Exhibit Designers	3.8	3.8	$75,240
Operations Research Analysts	3.8	4.3	$88,940
Automotive Engineers	3.8	3.9	$104,110
Landscape Architects	3.8	3.8	$79,870
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	3.8	4.0	$115,160
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	3.8	4.4	$116,580
Logistics Engineers	3.8	4.1	$82,320
Nuclear Engineers	3.8	4.4	$133,970
Web Developers	3.6	4.0	$92,650
Medical and Health Services Managers	3.6	3.9	$123,860
Chemical Engineers	3.6	4.6	$125,040
Civil Engineers	3.6	4.5	$100,840
Mechanical Engineers	3.5	4.4	$104,110
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	3.5	3.5	$193,950
Computer Hardware Engineers	3.4	4.0	$161,740
Mechanical Drafters	3.4	3.1	$71,550
Transportation Engineers	3.4	3.9	$100,840
Art Directors	3.4	3.5	$114,850
Materials Engineers	3.3	4.1	$112,860
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	3.3	3.9	$102,440
Manufacturing Engineers	3.3	3.9	$102,440
Photonics Engineers	3.3	3.9	$122,930
Robotics Engineers	3.3	4.0	$122,930
Natural Sciences Managers	3.3	3.9	$167,220
Software Developers	3.3	—	$135,980
Water/Wastewater Engineers	3.3	3.9	$100,840
Nanosystems Engineers	3.3	4.0	$122,930
Fashion Designers	3.3	3.3	$80,960
Transportation Planners	3.3	3.5	$101,110
Wind Energy Engineers	3.3	3.6	$122,930
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	3.3	3.6	$122,570
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3.3	3.5	$130,220
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	3.3	4.0	$122,930
Commercial and Industrial Designers	3.3	3.9	$83,910
Security Management Specialists	3.1	—	$83,050
Chief Executives	3.1	3.9	$213,990
Biochemists and Biophysicists	3.1	3.6	$127,410
Electrical Engineers	3.1	3.3	$120,630
Emergency Management Directors	3.1	3.3	$93,330
Training and Development Specialists	3.1	3.5	$69,280
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	3.1	3.3	$66,120
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	3.1	3.3	$98,920
Mechatronics Engineers	3.1	3.6	$122,930
Actuaries	3.1	3.0	$130,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	3.1	3.4	$104,300
Logisticians	3.1	4.0	$82,320
Marketing Managers	3.1	3.6	$166,790

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