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
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers1.91.0$69,500
Regulatory Affairs Managers1.90.9$141,900
Purchasing Managers1.91.3$148,080
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks1.91.0$58,260
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.0$80,340
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers1.91.3$63,820
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.1$80,250
Travel Guides1.91.0
Conservation Scientists1.91.3$73,010
Patient Representatives1.90.9$50,290
Materials Scientists1.91.0$117,790
Fundraising Managers1.91.0$125,470
Neuropsychologists1.91.4$110,840
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan1.91.1$45,920
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents1.91.5$78,660
Physicians, Pathologists1.91.8$312,400
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.0$103,170
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric1.91.0$300,080
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.0$96,870
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.1$93,250
Water Resource Specialists1.91.5$167,220
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.1$100,310
Geothermal Production Managers1.91.3$126,060
Dermatologists1.91.1$328,730
Natural Sciences Managers1.91.6$167,220
Quality Control Systems Managers1.91.3$126,060
Nuclear Engineers1.91.1$133,970
Petroleum Engineers1.91.1$144,910
Optometrists1.91.1$136,570
Environmental Economists1.91.8$124,720
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians1.91.0$64,950
Manufacturing Engineers1.92.5$102,440
Validation Engineers1.91.0$102,440
Industrial Engineers1.91.1$102,440
Physician Assistants1.91.1$135,880
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians1.91.0$80,110
Project Management Specialists1.91.3$102,320
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors1.91.4$115,160
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers1.91.0$60,280
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.1$101,420
Commercial and Industrial Designers1.91.5$83,910
Logisticians1.91.8$82,320
Transportation Engineers1.92.1$100,840
Civil Engineers1.91.9$100,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers1.91.1$171,270
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists1.91.1$90,150
Climate Change Policy Analysts1.91.3$82,220
Microbiologists1.91.9$87,990
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians1.91.0$61,560
Interior Designers1.91.0$67,190

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