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
Geographers2.52.8$102,040
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers2.52.5$79,860
Technical Writers2.52.5$90,390
Hydrologists2.53.0$96,600
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists2.52.8$134,050
Chemists2.52.9$91,240
Information Security Analysts2.52.5$129,180
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.3$80,340
Exercise Physiologists2.52.5$59,460
Bioinformatics Scientists2.52.5$98,920
Dentists, General2.52.5$170,950
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers2.52.6$79,920
Airfield Operations Specialists2.52.8$56,850
Personal Financial Advisors2.52.4$105,070
Credit Analysts2.52.4$83,510
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents2.52.1$96,660
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists2.51.9$35,790
Medical Appliance Technicians2.52.5$48,030
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers2.52.6$60,280
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.5$97,590
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators2.52.4$50,690
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists2.52.9$78,210
Industrial Engineers2.52.5$102,440
Food Service Managers2.52.1$69,390
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.6$63,820
Environmental Engineers2.52.5$107,110
Cost Estimators2.52.5$78,740
Regulatory Affairs Specialists2.52.5$80,730
Mental Health Counselors2.52.6
History Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.5$83,820
Environmental Compliance Inspectors2.52.5$80,730
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary2.52.9$94,980
Mathematicians2.52.6$126,710
General and Operations Managers2.52.4$105,770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers2.52.1$48,520
Political Scientists2.52.4$142,080
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators2.52.5
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary2.42.4$84,620
Human Resources Managers2.42.3$149,280
Lawyers2.42.3$159,670
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary2.42.6$101,420
Sociologists2.42.5$106,030
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates2.42.4$153,990
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary2.42.9$103,170
Curators2.42.4$63,420
Industrial Ecologists2.42.9$82,220
Nurse Midwives2.42.3$134,040
Computer User Support Specialists2.42.6$61,860
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School2.4$65,030
Conservation Scientists2.4$73,010

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