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
Naturopathic Physicians2.01.8$115,210
Orthoptists2.02.0$115,210
Psychiatric Technicians2.01.9$45,130
Home Health Aides2.01.9—
Orderlies2.01.4$38,290
Psychiatric Aides2.02.1$44,910
Bailiffs2.01.5$56,600
Detectives and Criminal Investigators2.01.9$93,790
Animal Control Workers2.01.8$45,660
Food Preparation Workers2.01.9$35,320
Bartenders2.02.0$34,340
Fast Food and Counter Workers2.01.6$31,200
Waiters and Waitresses2.01.1$35,230
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan2.01.1$45,920
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.01.4$35,510
Animal Trainers2.01.5$39,990
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners2.01.8$34,980
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers2.01.8$32,910
Barbers2.02.0$38,210
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists2.01.6$35,790
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance2.01.3$97,150
Travel Guides2.02.1—
Recreation Workers2.01.8$36,560
Residential Advisors2.02.0$42,240
Retail Salespersons2.01.5$35,410
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors2.01.5$104,920
Real Estate Sales Agents2.01.8$52,830
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service2.01.4$38,630
Billing and Posting Clerks2.01.0$48,500
Tellers2.02.0$43,030
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance2.01.8$50,340
Postal Service Clerks2.01.6$62,130
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants2.01.1$55,570
Data Entry Keyers2.01.9$41,340
Painters, Construction and Maintenance2.02.0$49,400
Stockers and Order Fillers2.01.9$37,330
Health Education Specialists1.91.6$64,070
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.3$96,870
Pediatricians, General1.91.4$210,040
Art Therapists1.90.9$77,930
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks1.91.3$49,230
Dietitians and Nutritionists1.91.8$76,400
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products1.91.9—
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners1.91.5$72,420
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School1.91.3$74,260
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.4$107,310
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.1$77,270
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education1.91.3$62,680
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators1.91.3$78,000
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1.91.0$63,970

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