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
Wind Turbine Service Technicians1.60.6$64,120
Instructional Coordinators1.60.6$77,440
Farm and Home Management Educators1.60.9$60,220
Library Technicians1.60.8$44,580
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers1.60.6$51,320
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators1.60.6$58,470
Materials Engineers1.61.0$112,860
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks1.60.8$48,700
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education1.60.8$72,040
Fire Inspectors and Investigators1.61.0$75,920
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School1.60.8$66,270
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers1.60.9$115,160
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists1.60.6$56,870
Home Appliance Repairers1.60.6$50,990
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers1.60.9$55,940
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians1.60.6$57,550
Environmental Engineers1.60.9$107,110
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers1.60.6$41,380
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door1.60.8$74,340
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians1.60.8$79,870
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians1.60.6$56,550
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel1.61.3$69,990
Human Resources Specialists1.60.6$75,940
Lodging Managers1.60.9$69,250
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers1.61.3$52,600
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines1.60.6$65,510
Customs Brokers1.60.8$80,730
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment1.60.8$84,890
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary1.60.8$105,870
Avionics Technicians1.60.9$82,280
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval1.60.9$99,280
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare1.60.8$59,300
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators1.60.8$75,530
Weatherization Installers and Technicians1.60.9—
Environmental Compliance Inspectors1.61.1$80,730
Social and Human Service Assistants1.60.9$45,930
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists1.60.8$66,270
Compliance Officers1.60.8$80,730
Healthcare Social Workers1.60.8$67,880
Advertising and Promotions Managers1.60.8$133,660
Mental Health Counselors1.60.6—
Print Binding and Finishing Workers1.60.9$42,290
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1.50.6$64,330
Forensic Science Technicians1.50.8$72,060
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products1.50.6—
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians1.50.6$110,240
Chemical Technicians1.50.6$60,390
Training and Development Managers1.50.8$133,000
Solar Photovoltaic Installers1.50.6$53,140
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers1.50.5—

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