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
Computer and Information Systems Managers2.92.9$175,140
Remote Sensing Technicians2.83.1$62,280
Forensic Science Technicians2.82.6$72,060
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand2.82.8—
Food Science Technicians2.82.9$52,130
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2.82.5$53,750
Software Developers2.82.4$135,980
Helpers--Production Workers2.82.5$39,070
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors2.82.4$58,170
Database Administrators2.82.9$104,620
Materials Scientists2.82.8$117,790
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists2.82.6$103,410
Foresters2.82.9$76,400
Geneticists2.82.8$98,920
Clinical Nurse Specialists2.82.8$97,550
Microbiologists2.82.8$87,990
Gem and Diamond Workers2.82.6$52,540
Biochemists and Biophysicists2.82.8$127,410
Construction and Building Inspectors2.82.9$74,690
Soil and Plant Scientists2.82.9$78,850
Forest and Conservation Workers2.82.8$43,680
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants2.82.1$35,670
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers2.82.4$58,970
Aircraft Service Attendants2.82.4$40,450
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio2.82.6—
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters2.82.5$47,550
Solar Energy Systems Engineers2.83.0$122,930
Transportation Inspectors2.82.6$92,100
Tire Repairers and Changers2.82.8$37,710
Insulation Workers, Mechanical2.82.5$58,340
Transportation Security Screeners2.82.9$66,770
Bicycle Repairers2.82.4$42,780
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers2.82.0$76,170
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers2.82.4$57,020
Embalmers2.82.1$58,780
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers2.82.8$55,010
Physical Therapist Assistants2.82.6$68,380
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists2.82.9$130,220
Transit and Railroad Police2.82.3$90,230
Paramedics2.82.4$60,600
Dietetic Technicians2.82.8$37,640
Sewing Machine Operators2.82.1$36,670
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers2.82.6$47,630
Geodetic Surveyors2.82.8$75,440
Correctional Officers and Jailers2.82.3$58,940
Surveyors2.82.8$75,440
Light Truck Drivers2.82.5$44,860
Athletic Trainers2.82.3$62,520
Construction Managers2.82.9$114,990
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians2.62.6$116,580

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