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
Fire Inspectors and Investigators2.6—$75,920
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers2.62.6$141,900
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists2.62.6$56,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2.62.5$64,400
Loss Prevention Managers2.62.9$141,900
Medical Dosimetrists2.62.5$147,470
Environmental Restoration Planners2.62.8$82,220
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers2.62.5$107,230
Cytotechnologists2.62.8—
Cytogenetic Technologists2.62.4—
Computer and Information Research Scientists2.62.8$140,300
Physicists2.62.6$172,250
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists2.62.3$50,290
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2.62.3$34,890
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists2.62.6$76,780
Prosthodontists2.62.9$311,180
Dentists, General2.62.6$170,950
Photographers2.62.3$44,660
Hearing Aid Specialists2.62.6$65,160
Fishing and Hunting Workers2.62.0—
Carpet Installers2.62.1$50,340
Security Management Specialists2.62.3$83,050
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists2.62.4$42,540
Wind Energy Engineers2.62.8$122,930
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2.62.5$40,240
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping2.62.3$46,380
Food Service Managers2.62.3$69,390
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors2.62.6$115,160
Environmental Engineers2.62.9$107,110
Bakers2.62.5$37,160
Bioinformatics Technicians2.62.5$81,490
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons2.62.4$40,470
Dental Assistants2.62.6$48,070
Cooks, Restaurant2.52.3$37,390
Blockchain Engineers2.52.5$116,580
Digital Forensics Analysts2.5—$116,580
Web and Digital Interface Designers2.52.0$104,000
Data Warehousing Specialists2.52.3$139,500
Opticians, Dispensing2.52.4$47,260
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists2.52.5$122,570
Dishwashers2.52.0$34,810
Health Informatics Specialists2.52.6$105,850
Spa Managers2.51.9$69,770
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers2.52.3$58,930
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers2.52.1$41,640
Range Managers2.52.4$73,010
Emergency Medicine Physicians2.52.5$335,550
Tile and Stone Setters2.52.3$55,690
Animal Scientists2.52.8$68,940
Surveying and Mapping Technicians2.52.3$54,240

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