Operations Monitoring Skills and Careers

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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

Occupations reporting Operations Monitoring

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents2.52.3$96,660
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists2.52.5$122,570
Web and Digital Interface Designers2.52.0$104,000
Police Identification and Records Officers2.52.6$93,790
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers2.52.3$58,930
Tile and Stone Setters2.52.3$55,690
Passenger Attendants2.52.4$37,720
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers2.52.0$76,210
Dishwashers2.52.0$34,810
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers2.52.4$38,300
Driver/Sales Workers2.52.0$38,770
Couriers and Messengers2.52.1$39,200
Blockchain Engineers2.52.5$116,580
Opticians, Dispensing2.52.4$47,260
Data Warehousing Specialists2.52.3$139,500
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers2.52.1$41,640
Health Informatics Specialists2.52.6$105,850
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials2.52.1$35,060
Cargo and Freight Agents2.41.6$52,260
Athletes and Sports Competitors2.41.9$66,710
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers2.42.3$44,080
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators2.42.0$55,490
Cooks, Private Household2.42.4$47,940
Amusement and Recreation Attendants2.42.3$32,150
Media Programming Directors2.42.4$90,360
Lodging Managers2.42.1$69,250
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.42.4$64,950
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage2.42.3$78,240
Recycling Coordinators2.42.8—
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers2.42.0$39,150
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers2.42.0$63,820
Commercial and Industrial Designers2.42.5$83,910
Paperhangers2.42.4$52,140
Personal Care Aides2.41.9—
Conservation Scientists2.42.0$73,010
Occupational Therapy Assistants2.42.3$72,300
Occupational Therapy Aides2.42.1$39,160
Sports Medicine Physicians2.42.6$265,930
Penetration Testers2.42.1$116,580
Counter and Rental Clerks2.42.3$41,300
Nurse Midwives2.42.1$134,040
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar2.42.4$122,930
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers2.42.1$36,220
Flight Attendants2.42.1$63,580
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers2.41.9$55,940
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary2.42.5$63,820
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health2.43.0$82,220
Web Administrators2.42.3$116,580
Industrial Engineers2.42.8$102,440
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School2.42.0$66,270

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