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
Postal Service Mail Carriers1.00.0$60,550
Spa Managers1.00.0$69,770
Postal Service Clerks1.00.0$62,130
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.00.0$38,670
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.00.0$38,760
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers1.00.0$41,640
Sewers, Hand1.00.0$36,480
New Accounts Clerks1.00.0$47,670
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio1.00.0—
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers1.00.0$51,320
Library Assistants, Clerical1.00.0$36,910
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan1.00.0$45,920
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1.00.0$35,070
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys1.00.0$47,340
File Clerks1.00.0$43,600
Customer Service Representatives1.00.0$44,770
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks1.00.0$48,700
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers1.00.0$48,220
Brokerage Clerks1.00.0$65,750
Lodging Managers1.00.0$69,250
Passenger Attendants1.00.0$37,720
Tellers1.00.0$43,030
Procurement Clerks1.00.0$50,580
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling1.00.0$79,520
Team Assemblers1.00.0—
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks1.00.0$58,260
Billing and Posting Clerks1.00.0$48,500
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers1.00.0$38,300
Slaughterers and Meat Packers1.00.0$40,130
Bill and Account Collectors1.00.0$47,030
Telephone Operators1.00.0$41,740
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service1.00.0$38,630
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers1.00.0$69,500
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers1.00.0$41,380
Telemarketers1.00.0$35,450
Labor Relations Specialists1.00.0$95,420
Real Estate Sales Agents1.00.0$52,830
Real Estate Brokers1.00.0$73,220
Models1.00.0$48,470
Demonstrators and Product Promoters1.00.0$39,320
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products1.00.0$72,080
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel1.00.0$69,990
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators1.00.0$55,490
Advertising Sales Agents1.00.0$64,820
Retail Salespersons1.00.0$35,410
Parts Salespersons1.00.0$38,630
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1.00.0$44,080
Counter and Rental Clerks1.00.0$41,300
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers1.00.0$36,220
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers1.00.0$87,520

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