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
Civil Engineers1.91.9$100,840
Geneticists1.91.1$98,920
Architectural and Engineering Managers1.91.1$171,270
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks1.91.0$58,260
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers1.91.0$60,280
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.1$101,420
Music Directors and Composers1.91.1$73,710
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians1.91.0$61,560
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists1.91.1$81,390
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists1.91.1$90,150
Commercial and Industrial Designers1.91.5$83,910
Interior Designers1.91.0$67,190
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents1.91.5$78,660
Financial Managers1.9$166,570
Sales Engineers1.91.4$124,900
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers1.91.5$80,730
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers1.91.3$89,900
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.0$96,870
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.0$103,170
Travel Guides1.91.0
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers1.91.0$69,500
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic1.91.0$58,000
Quality Control Analysts1.80.8$62,280
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists1.80.9$68,270
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers1.80.8$93,530
Intelligence Analysts1.81.4$93,790
Self-Enrichment Teachers1.80.8$46,800
Physical Therapist Assistants1.81.0$68,380
Curators1.81.0$63,420
Paralegals and Legal Assistants1.80.9$62,890
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians1.80.8$47,380
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers1.81.0$48,520
Private Detectives and Investigators1.81.0$51,220
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary1.80.8$75,870
Histotechnologists1.81.3
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1.80.8$63,970
Urban and Regional Planners1.81.4$89,320
Compensation and Benefits Managers1.80.9$149,230
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists1.80.8$95,480
Sociologists1.80.8$106,030
Clinical Neuropsychologists1.81.0$110,840
School Psychologists1.81.1$95,990
Wind Energy Development Managers1.81.3$141,900
Compliance Managers1.80.9$141,900
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians1.80.9$265,930
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers1.81.1$107,230
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.80.9$79,350
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts1.81.0$81,100
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.80.8$80,340
Emergency Medicine Physicians1.81.3$335,550

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