Programming Skills and Careers

Writing computer programs for various purposes.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.e

Occupations reporting Programming

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Sustainability Specialists1.50.6$83,050
Insurance Underwriters1.50.8$81,370
Transportation Security Screeners1.50.9$66,770
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.50.5$52,800
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers1.50.5$232,140
Chefs and Head Cooks1.50.5$62,470
Tax Preparers1.50.5$54,920
Landscape Architects1.50.5$79,870
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.50.5$47,720
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers1.51.0$65,380
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists1.50.6$78,350
Food Scientists and Technologists1.50.6$88,720
Foresters1.50.5$76,400
Anthropologists and Archeologists1.50.8$70,770
Political Scientists1.50.8$142,080
Pharmacy Technicians1.50.5$45,750
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians1.50.5$52,000
Aircraft Service Attendants1.50.6$40,450
Chemical Technicians1.50.6$60,390
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians1.50.6$110,240
Forensic Science Technicians1.50.8$72,060
Commercial Pilots1.50.5$123,220
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1.50.6$64,330
Clergy1.50.5$60,810
Lawyers1.50.5$159,670
Energy Auditors1.50.8$74,690
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers1.50.5—
Solar Photovoltaic Installers1.50.6$53,140
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School1.50.5$65,030
Training and Development Managers1.50.8$133,000
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters1.50.6$63,800
Carpenters1.50.5$60,580
Solar Energy Installation Managers1.50.5$79,920
Log Graders and Scalers1.50.5$46,330
Media Programming Directors1.50.8$90,360
Preventive Medicine Physicians1.50.6$265,930
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics1.50.6$50,620
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters1.50.5$78,000
Animal Breeders1.50.5$51,130
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders1.40.4$58,870
Museum Technicians and Conservators1.40.5$51,440
Orthotists and Prosthetists1.40.4$81,110
Occupational Therapy Assistants1.40.4$72,300
Tutors1.40.5$43,350
Dental Assistants1.40.4$48,070
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners1.40.4$61,160
Medical Transcriptionists1.40.5$40,410
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants1.40.4$48,430
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors1.40.6$61,540
Firefighters1.40.4$59,280

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