Systems Analysis Skills and Careers

Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.4.g

Occupations reporting Systems Analysis

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

Occupation	Importance	Level	National median wage
Logistics Engineers	4.6	4.8	$82,320
Chief Executives	4.1	5.1	$213,990
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	4.0	4.1	$122,930
Epidemiologists	4.0	4.1	$87,220
Urban and Regional Planners	4.0	4.1	$89,320
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	4.0	4.0	$99,130
Business Continuity Planners	4.0	4.3	$83,050
Robotics Engineers	3.9	4.0	$122,930
Chemical Engineers	3.9	4.1	$125,040
Water/Wastewater Engineers	3.9	4.1	$100,840
Coaches and Scouts	3.9	3.9	$47,320
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	3.9	4.3	$193,950
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	3.9	4.0	$116,580
Operations Research Analysts	3.9	3.9	$88,940
Petroleum Engineers	3.9	3.9	$144,910
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	3.9	4.0	$115,160
Chief Sustainability Officers	3.9	4.0	$213,990
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	3.9	4.1	$80,730
Preventive Medicine Physicians	3.8	4.1	$265,930
Supply Chain Managers	3.8	3.8	$107,230
Manufacturing Engineers	3.8	4.6	$102,440
Civil Engineers	3.8	4.1	$100,840
Agricultural Engineers	3.8	4.0	$98,590
Industrial Ecologists	3.8	4.1	$82,220
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3.8	3.6	$90,150
Actuaries	3.8	4.8	$130,000
Animal Scientists	3.8	3.8	$68,940
Management Analysts	3.8	3.9	$101,860
Transportation Engineers	3.8	3.8	$100,840
Logistics Analysts	3.8	4.0	$82,320
Database Architects	3.8	3.8	$139,500
Microsystems Engineers	3.8	4.0	$122,930
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	3.8	4.0	$106,220
Health Informatics Specialists	3.8	4.0	$105,850
Automotive Engineers	3.8	3.9	$104,110
Nuclear Engineers	3.8	4.0	$133,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	3.8	3.9	$105,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	3.8	4.4	$140,300
Loss Prevention Managers	3.8	4.0	$141,900
Computer Systems Analysts	3.8	4.0	$105,850
Industrial Production Managers	3.8	3.9	$126,060
Information Technology Project Managers	3.8	3.8	$116,580
Computer Network Architects	3.8	3.9	$134,050
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3.8	3.9	$130,220
Regulatory Affairs Managers	3.8	3.9	$141,900
Social and Community Service Managers	3.8	3.8	$80,390
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	3.8	4.0	$103,410
Document Management Specialists	3.6	3.4	$116,580
Human Resources Managers	3.6	3.3	$149,280
Financial Examiners	3.6	3.9	$94,160

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