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
Document Management Specialists1.30.5$116,580
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators1.30.3$43,370
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers1.30.3$39,390
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas1.30.4$67,890
Butchers and Meat Cutters1.30.3$40,140
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners1.30.3$61,160
Library Technicians1.30.3$44,580
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas1.30.3$58,620
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers1.30.3$55,940
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.30.3$39,150
Correspondence Clerks1.30.3$46,800
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators1.30.3$75,530
Upholsterers1.30.5$46,340
Paperhangers1.30.4$52,140
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs1.30.3$54,210
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists1.30.3$42,540
Search Marketing Strategists1.30.3$78,760
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood1.30.3$42,770
Online Merchants1.30.3$83,050
Orderlies1.30.3$38,290
Accountants and Auditors1.3—$83,680
Funeral Attendants1.30.3$35,680
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers1.30.3$58,970
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products1.30.3—
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products1.30.3$35,730
Automotive Body and Related Repairers1.30.3$54,890
Budget Analysts1.30.3$91,640
Machine Feeders and Offbearers1.30.4$41,220
Special Effects Artists and Animators1.10.1$102,030
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping1.10.1$50,610
Couriers and Messengers1.10.1$39,200
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate1.10.4—
Light Truck Drivers1.10.1$44,860
Locomotive Engineers1.10.1$81,410
Transit and Railroad Police1.10.1$90,230
Animal Control Workers1.10.1$45,660
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1.10.1$48,560
Barbers1.10.1$38,210
Childcare Workers1.10.1$34,980
Insurance Sales Agents1.10.1$62,280
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks1.10.1$50,670
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks1.10.1$50,080
Loan Interviewers and Clerks1.10.3$50,020
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.10.1$39,530
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance1.10.1$50,340
Meter Readers, Utilities1.10.1$48,150
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks1.10.1$59,650
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants1.10.1$45,930
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks1.10.1$49,230
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service1.10.1$39,280

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