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
Speech-Language Pathologists1.60.9$97,870
Financial Examiners1.61.0$94,160
Biomass Power Plant Managers1.60.9$126,060
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1.60.9$48,560
Physical Therapists1.60.9$102,760
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians1.60.6$56,550
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians1.60.6$74,310
Credit Analysts1.61.0$83,510
Transit and Railroad Police1.60.8$90,230
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons1.60.8$352,220
Clinical Research Coordinators1.60.9$167,220
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment1.60.8$84,890
Sales Managers1.60.8$148,270
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate1.61.0
Photographers1.60.6$44,660
Nuclear Medicine Technologists1.60.9$101,370
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio1.60.9
Nurse Midwives1.60.6$134,040
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property1.61.1
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians1.60.8
Histology Technicians1.60.8
Avionics Technicians1.60.9$82,280
Talent Directors1.60.6$90,360
Fire Inspectors and Investigators1.61.0$75,920
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers1.60.9$55,940
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators1.60.6$55,490
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists1.60.6$56,870
Industrial Production Managers1.60.8$126,060
Teaching Assistants, Special Education1.60.8
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists1.61.0$78,210
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians1.60.8$63,800
Personal Financial Advisors1.60.6$105,070
Instructional Coordinators1.60.6$77,440
Farm and Home Management Educators1.60.9$60,220
Library Technicians1.60.8$44,580
Construction and Building Inspectors1.60.6$74,690
Materials Engineers1.61.0$112,860
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists1.61.0$42,540
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse1.60.8$35,660
Weatherization Installers and Technicians1.60.9
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1.60.8$72,040
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School1.60.8$66,270
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1.60.8$47,540
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers1.60.9$115,160
Medical Equipment Preparers1.60.8$47,700
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks1.60.6$45,260
Environmental Engineers1.60.9$107,110
Naturopathic Physicians1.60.8$115,210
Freight Forwarders1.60.8$52,260
Midwives1.60.8$65,790

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