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
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers1.30.3$95,320
Tire Builders1.30.3$57,390
Musicians and Singers1.30.4—
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners1.30.3$46,420
Family Medicine Physicians1.30.4$244,180
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers1.30.4$74,450
Cooks, Private Household1.30.4$47,940
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses1.30.3$64,400
Coaches and Scouts1.30.4$47,320
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders1.30.3$44,810
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders1.30.3$41,590
Conveyor Operators and Tenders1.30.3$42,420
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.30.5$49,080
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1.30.3$44,080
Credit Counselors1.30.3$52,230
Pourers and Casters, Metal1.30.3$51,810
Labor Relations Specialists1.30.3$95,420
Wellhead Pumpers1.30.3$69,960
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders1.30.4$35,650
Farm Labor Contractors1.30.3$58,460
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.30.3$39,530
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers1.30.3$46,350
Adapted Physical Education Specialists1.30.3$76,580
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators1.30.3$46,420
Police Identification and Records Officers1.30.3$93,790
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage1.30.5$78,240
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products1.30.3—
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products1.30.3—
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators1.30.3—
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.30.3$48,540
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand1.30.3$42,660
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand1.30.3—
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.30.3$45,760
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders1.30.3$48,040
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term1.30.4$41,670
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers1.30.4$36,220
Dental Laboratory Technicians1.30.4$49,610
Retail Salespersons1.30.3$35,410
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education1.30.5$62,680
Endoscopy Technicians1.30.3$48,430
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary1.30.4$77,270
Real Estate Brokers1.30.3$73,220
History Teachers, Postsecondary1.30.3$83,820
Telemarketers1.30.3$35,450
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service1.30.4$38,630
Bill and Account Collectors1.30.4$47,030
Dentists, General1.30.3$170,950
Gambling Cage Workers1.30.4$37,580
Phlebotomists1.30.3$45,230
Tellers1.30.4$43,030

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