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
Customer Service Representatives1.60.6$44,770
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders1.60.8$41,590
Helpers--Electricians1.60.8$42,670
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters1.60.9$62,620
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance1.60.8$50,340
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks1.61.3$59,650
School Psychologists1.61.0$95,990
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants1.60.8$45,930
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers1.60.8$39,630
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products1.61.1—
Wind Turbine Service Technicians1.61.0$64,120
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer1.60.8$40,960
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists1.60.8$100,580
Animal Breeders1.61.3$51,130
Museum Technicians and Conservators1.60.9$51,440
Log Graders and Scalers1.60.6$46,330
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation1.60.9$92,100
Construction Laborers1.60.8$47,120
Actors1.50.8—
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio1.50.6—
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians1.50.9$53,350
Biological Technicians1.50.6$57,510
Anthropologists and Archeologists1.50.9$70,770
Clinical Neuropsychologists1.50.8$110,840
Sailors and Marine Oilers1.50.5$51,520
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses1.50.6$97,550
Data Scientists1.50.8$120,230
Digital Forensics Analysts1.50.9$116,580
Cytotechnologists1.50.6—
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers1.51.0$96,590
Surgical Assistants1.50.9$66,800
Pharmacy Aides1.50.5$37,680
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants1.50.8$48,430
Firefighters1.50.5$59,280
Police Identification and Records Officers1.50.5$93,790
Customs and Border Protection Officers1.50.6$76,210
Animal Control Workers1.50.5$45,660
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators1.50.5$43,370
Security Guards1.50.6$38,020
Cooks, Restaurant1.50.6$37,390
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant1.50.6$35,360
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers1.50.9$63,820
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1.50.9$48,560
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property1.50.6—
Accountants and Auditors1.50.9$83,680
Manicurists and Pedicurists1.50.5$35,760
Retail Salespersons1.50.6$35,410
Real Estate Brokers1.50.5$73,220
Farm Labor Contractors1.50.5$58,460

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