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Technology Design Skills and Careers

Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.b

Occupations reporting Technology Design

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

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Manufacturing Engineers3.64.0$102,440
Software Developers3.43.6$135,980
Robotics Engineers3.44.1$122,930
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers3.43.8$109,370
Aerospace Engineers3.33.8$134,960
Photonics Engineers3.33.9$122,930
Automotive Engineers3.13.9$104,110
Commercial and Industrial Designers3.13.6$83,910
Computer Network Architects3.13.4$134,050
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists3.13.9$102,440
Nanosystems Engineers3.13.9$122,930
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians3.13.3$66,120
Mechatronics Engineers3.13.6$122,930
Computer and Information Research Scientists3.14.1$140,300
Mechanical Engineers3.1—$104,110
Video Game Designers3.03.0$104,000
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers3.03.0$115,160
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer3.03.3$130,220
Database Architects3.03.0$139,500
Blockchain Engineers3.0—$116,580
Orthotists and Prosthetists2.93.1$81,110
Water/Wastewater Engineers2.93.3$100,840
Nuclear Engineers2.92.9$133,970
Chemical Engineers2.92.9$125,040
Fuel Cell Engineers2.93.1$104,110
Computer Systems Analysts2.93.1$105,850
Network and Computer Systems Administrators2.83.0$99,130
Transportation Engineers2.82.8$100,840
Agricultural Engineers2.83.0$98,590
Computer Programmers2.82.4$100,390
Sales Engineers2.82.9$124,900
Physicists2.83.3$172,250
Robotics Technicians2.82.9$73,900
Tool and Die Makers2.82.9$64,050
Materials Engineers2.83.1$112,860
Health Informatics Specialists2.82.9$105,850
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers2.62.6$104,300
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists2.63.0$134,050
Data Warehousing Specialists2.6—$139,500
Web and Digital Interface Designers2.62.4$104,000
Natural Sciences Managers2.62.9$167,220
Logistics Engineers2.62.6$82,320
Computer Hardware Engineers2.62.8$161,740
Medical Appliance Technicians2.62.6$48,030
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects2.52.8$116,580
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers2.52.9$106,220
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists2.53.1$130,220
Web Developers2.52.4$92,650
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.52.0$78,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers2.52.0$175,140

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