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
Bridge and Lock Tenders3.03.0$57,700
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.03.0$63,800
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects3.03.0$116,580
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors3.02.6$49,690
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians2.93.0$61,560
Carpenters2.92.8$60,580
Forest and Conservation Technicians2.92.9$54,560
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment2.93.0$35,830
Upholsterers2.92.9$46,340
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners2.93.0$46,420
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers2.92.9$79,920
Facilities Managers2.92.5$106,660
Log Graders and Scalers2.92.6$46,330
Hydrologists2.92.5$96,600
Animal Breeders2.92.8$51,130
Floor Sanders and Finishers2.92.5$50,440
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2.92.5$39,280
Molecular and Cellular Biologists2.92.9$98,920
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers2.92.1$37,800
Traffic Technicians2.92.8$59,090
Food Scientists and Technologists2.93.1$88,720
Chefs and Head Cooks2.92.6$62,470
Water Resource Specialists2.93.0$167,220
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators2.92.6$58,470
Photonics Engineers2.93.5$122,930
Helpers--Electricians2.92.9$42,670
Fence Erectors2.92.8$47,980
Petroleum Engineers2.93.1$144,910
Automotive Engineers2.93.0$104,110
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters2.92.5$51,330
Dental Hygienists2.92.9$98,100
Sheet Metal Workers2.92.8$61,800
Precision Agriculture Technicians2.93.0$49,630
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians2.92.6$35,450
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers2.92.9$115,160
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers2.93.0$65,380
Roofers2.92.6$55,440
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians2.92.8$47,380
Electrical Engineers2.93.1$120,630
Water/Wastewater Engineers2.93.0$100,840
Plasterers and Stucco Masons2.92.5$57,660
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film2.93.0$74,990
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers2.93.1$109,370
Aerospace Engineers2.93.0$134,960
Glaziers2.92.6$57,080
Histology Technicians2.92.4—
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers2.92.3$51,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers2.92.9$175,140
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall2.92.9$49,120
Helpers--Carpenters2.92.1$43,780

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