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
Police Identification and Records Officers1.60.6$93,790
Intelligence Analysts1.60.8$93,790
Private Detectives and Investigators1.60.6$51,220
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators1.60.6$43,370
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists1.60.9$42,540
Chefs and Head Cooks1.60.8$62,470
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria1.60.8$37,450
Cooks, Private Household1.60.8$47,940
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers1.60.8$48,570
Pest Control Workers1.60.6$45,250
Tree Trimmers and Pruners1.60.6$50,960
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers1.60.6$48,590
Animal Caretakers1.60.6$35,360
Costume Attendants1.60.6$50,400
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers1.60.8$55,010
Tour Guides and Escorts1.60.6—
Counter and Rental Clerks1.60.8$41,300
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents1.60.9$78,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products1.60.8$72,080
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping1.60.8$50,610
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance1.60.8$50,340
Advertising and Promotions Managers1.60.8$133,660
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders1.60.6$41,330
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers1.60.6$47,630
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics1.60.8$50,620
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic1.60.9$46,170
Boilermakers1.60.6$76,410
Brickmasons and Blockmasons1.60.8$62,120
Carpet Installers1.61.0$50,340
Tile and Stone Setters1.60.8$55,690
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators1.60.8$53,340
Clinical Research Coordinators1.60.8$167,220
Pipelayers1.60.6$49,000
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers1.60.6$46,170
Potters, Manufacturing1.60.8$46,170
Tire Builders1.60.6$57,390
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters1.60.6$42,360
Highway Maintenance Workers1.60.6$50,260
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators1.60.6$70,070
Education Administrators, Postsecondary1.60.8$104,590
Continuous Mining Machine Operators1.60.8$61,810
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers1.60.6$232,140
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians1.60.8$52,000
Mechanical Door Repairers1.61.1$55,720
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons1.60.8$61,290
Biomass Power Plant Managers1.60.8$126,060
Industrial Production Managers1.61.1$126,060
Commercial Divers1.60.6$72,990
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers1.60.6$39,630

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