Science Skills and Careers

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Essential Skills · O*NET element 2.A.1.f

Occupations reporting Science

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.80.9$47,920
Computer and Information Systems Managers1.81.4$175,140
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors1.80.8$47,160
Logistics Analysts1.80.8$82,320
Music Therapists1.80.9$77,930
Tree Trimmers and Pruners1.80.9$50,960
Animal Trainers1.81.4$39,990
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters1.81.1$63,800
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers1.81.4$55,010
Logisticians1.80.9$82,320
Patternmakers, Wood1.80.9$49,630
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School1.81.0$65,030
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School1.80.9$66,270
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates1.81.4$153,990
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics1.81.1$47,880
Food Service Managers1.60.6$69,390
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic1.60.8$63,340
Fallers1.60.8$52,100
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic1.60.8$58,000
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1.61.0$48,570
Gambling Managers1.60.6$93,220
Bakers1.60.6$37,160
Sheet Metal Workers1.60.9$61,800
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1.61.0$53,750
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists1.61.1$134,050
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes1.60.6$82,890
Recreation Workers1.60.6$36,560
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers1.60.8$80,730
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers1.61.0$58,430
Law Teachers, Postsecondary1.60.8$128,500
Industrial Production Managers1.61.1$126,060
Special Education Teachers, Middle School1.60.8$66,810
Nannies1.60.6$34,980
Airfield Operations Specialists1.60.8$56,850
Chief Executives1.60.8$213,990
Prepress Technicians and Workers1.60.9$48,690
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists1.61.0$35,790
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians1.60.8$35,450
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education1.60.6$38,140
Fishing and Hunting Workers1.61.0—
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers1.61.3—
Occupational Therapy Aides1.60.8$39,160
Sailors and Marine Oilers1.60.6$51,520
Tutors1.60.6$43,350
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators1.61.0$40,610
Model Makers, Wood1.60.6$56,550
Agricultural Equipment Operators1.60.6$41,730
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers1.60.6$76,170
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers1.60.9$45,990
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers1.60.8$79,920

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