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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
Customs and Border Protection Officers2.42.3$76,210
Desktop Publishers2.41.9$55,290
Baggage Porters and Bellhops2.42.1$37,080
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators2.42.1$43,370
Phlebotomists2.31.8$45,230
Postal Service Mail Carriers2.32.1$60,550
Administrative Services Managers2.32.3$114,130
Veterinarians2.32.4$130,100
Pharmacy Technicians2.32.0$45,750
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2.32.1$45,260
Physical Therapists2.32.1$102,760
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists2.32.3$100,330
Midwives2.31.9$65,790
Nursing Assistants2.31.9$42,260
Podiatrists2.32.3$160,300
Physician Assistants2.32.0$135,880
Film and Video Editors2.32.1$75,420
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists2.31.8$66,270
General and Operations Managers2.32.1$105,770
Web Developers2.32.1$92,650
Security Guards2.32.3$38,020
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists2.32.1$102,440
Cooks, Fast Food2.31.9$30,890
Cooks, Short Order2.31.6$35,880
Producers and Directors2.32.1$90,360
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers2.32.0$49,100
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.32.0$36,840
Slaughterers and Meat Packers2.32.0$40,130
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers2.32.1$48,590
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles2.32.1$56,460
Farm and Home Management Educators2.32.1$60,220
Parking Attendants2.31.9$35,150
Computer Programmers2.32.1$100,390
Freight Forwarders2.32.1$52,260
Video Game Designers2.32.5$104,000
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand2.32.1$38,020
Security Managers2.31.8$106,660
Information Technology Project Managers2.31.8$116,580
Parts Salespersons2.32.1$38,630
Sewers, Hand2.31.9$36,480
Electrical and Electronics Drafters2.32.0$76,870
Physicians, Pathologists2.32.1$312,400
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers2.32.0$69,500
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters2.31.9$42,360
Supply Chain Managers2.31.9$107,230
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks2.11.6$44,390
Musicians and Singers2.11.5—
Shampooers2.11.6$32,600
Skincare Specialists2.11.6$45,330
Wind Energy Development Managers2.11.9$141,900

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