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
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians1.80.8$47,380
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers1.80.9$60,070
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators1.81.3$80,730
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists1.80.9$62,200
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.80.9$79,940
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary1.80.8$80,260
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers1.80.9$56,210
Editors1.80.9$77,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants1.80.9$62,890
Radiation Therapists1.81.1$105,310
Automotive Body and Related Repairers1.80.8$54,890
General Internal Medicine Physicians1.80.9$256,560
Directors, Religious Activities and Education1.81.0$52,100
Occupational Therapists1.81.0$100,330
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas1.80.9$58,160
Data Entry Keyers1.81.0$41,340
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping1.81.1$46,380
Sound Engineering Technicians1.80.9$73,130
Intelligence Analysts1.81.4$93,790
Art Therapists1.80.9$77,930
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer1.80.9$40,960
Prepress Technicians and Workers1.80.9$48,690
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors1.60.6
Security Managers1.60.9$106,660
New Accounts Clerks1.60.8$47,670
Facilities Managers1.61.1$106,660
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians1.61.3$53,350
Biological Technicians1.61.0$57,510
Freight Forwarders1.60.8$52,260
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School1.60.8
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers1.60.8$141,900
Supply Chain Managers1.60.9$107,230
Naturopathic Physicians1.60.8$115,210
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks1.60.8$48,700
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists1.60.8$100,580
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks1.60.9$50,080
Loss Prevention Managers1.60.8$141,900
Epidemiologists1.60.8$87,220
Spa Managers1.60.6$69,770
Park Naturalists1.60.8$73,010
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers1.60.6$41,380
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents1.60.8$62,370
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists1.60.8$76,780
Loan Officers1.60.9$76,690
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians1.60.8
Financial Examiners1.61.0$94,160
Biomass Power Plant Managers1.60.9$126,060
Postal Service Clerks1.60.6$62,130
Personal Financial Advisors1.60.6$105,070
Credit Analysts1.61.0$83,510

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