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.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists1.91.6
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys1.91.0$47,340
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1.91.3$72,040
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School1.91.8$74,260
Psychiatric Technicians1.91.0$45,130
Surgical Technologists1.91.4$64,650
Credit Counselors1.91.0$52,230
Photonics Technicians1.91.8$78,350
Facilities Managers1.91.4$106,660
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines1.91.4$65,510
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers1.91.6$46,170
Etchers and Engravers1.91.6$43,310
Occupational Therapy Aides1.91.6$39,160
Physical Therapist Assistants1.91.6$68,380
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders1.91.5$41,330
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers1.91.6$38,150
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors1.91.6
Insurance Underwriters1.91.8$81,370
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas1.91.4$60,190
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers1.90.9$93,530
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers1.91.5$55,940
Fire Inspectors and Investigators1.9$75,920
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage1.91.4$78,240
Continuous Mining Machine Operators1.91.3$61,810
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists1.91.1$61,770
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers1.91.4$76,910
Transit and Railroad Police1.91.8$90,230
Private Detectives and Investigators1.91.5$51,220
Structural Iron and Steel Workers1.91.8$62,780
Transportation Security Screeners1.91.4$66,770
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders1.91.6$58,040
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers1.91.5$96,710
Gas Plant Operators1.91.1$87,820
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria1.91.6$37,450
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers1.91.8$60,070
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers1.91.0$61,770
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing1.91.6$43,380
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood1.91.4$42,770
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan1.91.6$45,920
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers1.91.5$49,100
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers1.91.6$69,990
Pest Control Workers1.91.3$45,250
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers1.91.3$48,590
Crane and Tower Operators1.91.1$68,080
Motion Picture Projectionists1.91.6$38,270
Sewers, Hand1.91.5$36,480
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers1.91.5$52,600
Barbers1.91.0$38,210
Solar Photovoltaic Installers1.91.8$53,140
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.91.6$43,960

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