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
Computer and Information Systems Managers1.81.4$175,140
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators1.81.3$69,770
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers1.81.0$63,520
Signal and Track Switch Repairers1.80.9$92,460
Photographers1.81.5$44,660
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door1.81.1$74,340
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics1.81.1$47,880
Rail Car Repairers1.81.0$67,530
Patient Representatives1.80.8$50,290
Police Identification and Records Officers1.81.0$93,790
Boilermakers1.81.4$76,410
Brickmasons and Blockmasons1.81.3$62,120
Patternmakers, Wood1.80.9$49,630
Athletes and Sports Competitors1.81.0$66,710
Personal Care Aides1.80.8
Transportation Security Screeners1.81.0$66,770
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers1.81.4$52,600
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists1.81.3$61,770
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers1.81.4$55,010
Set and Exhibit Designers1.80.9$75,240
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers1.81.3$60,070
Home Appliance Repairers1.81.3$50,990
Hearing Aid Specialists1.80.9$65,160
Nursing Assistants1.80.9$42,260
Opticians, Dispensing1.80.9$47,260
Log Graders and Scalers1.80.8$46,330
Marketing Managers1.81.3$166,790
Tool and Die Makers1.81.3$64,050
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.80.9$47,920
Animal Trainers1.81.4$39,990
Industrial Machinery Mechanics1.81.5$64,520
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors1.80.6$61,540
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors1.80.8$47,160
Special Education Teachers, Preschool1.81.3$64,830
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School1.80.9$66,270
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School1.81.0$65,030
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary1.81.4$80,260
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.81.4$79,350
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.80.9$78,760
Logistics Analysts1.80.8$82,320
Chefs and Head Cooks1.81.0$62,470
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary1.81.1$78,620
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary1.81.5$76,590
Logisticians1.80.9$82,320
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders1.80.9$44,810
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.81.1$49,080
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates1.81.4$153,990
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers1.81.4$79,860
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters1.80.8$51,330
Tree Trimmers and Pruners1.80.9$50,960

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