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
Medical Assistants1.50.6$45,690
Occupational Therapy Aides1.50.6$39,160
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1.50.5$44,080
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers1.50.6$69,500
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives1.50.6$106,040
Medical Equipment Preparers1.50.5$47,700
Special Education Teachers, Preschool1.50.5$64,830
Construction Laborers1.50.6$47,120
Coroners1.50.6$80,730
Pile Driver Operators1.50.5$73,300
Neurodiagnostic Technologists1.50.5$50,290
Food Batchmakers1.50.5$42,290
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten1.50.8—
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health1.50.6$55,090
Medical Records Specialists1.50.6$51,140
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials1.50.5$40,710
Insulation Workers, Mechanical1.50.5$58,340
Postal Service Clerks1.50.5$62,130
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio1.50.6—
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary1.50.5$78,580
Floral Designers1.50.5$37,360
Gambling Managers1.50.6$93,220
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders1.50.5$44,810
Special Education Teachers, Middle School1.50.5$66,810
Roofers1.50.5$55,440
Paramedics1.50.6$60,600
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1.50.8$53,750
Bakers1.50.5$37,160
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers1.50.5$55,940
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists1.50.5$78,210
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers1.50.5$41,600
Craft Artists1.50.5$46,080
Administrative Services Managers1.50.8$114,130
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists1.50.6$95,480
Team Assemblers1.50.5—
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand1.50.6—
Fence Erectors1.50.6$47,980
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term1.50.9$41,670
Parts Salespersons1.50.5$38,630
Procurement Clerks1.50.5$50,580
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products1.50.5—
Segmental Pavers1.51.0—
Art Directors1.50.5$114,850
Sales Managers1.50.5$148,270
Nursing Assistants1.50.6$42,260
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers1.50.5$69,990
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers1.50.5$87,520
Personal Financial Advisors1.50.5$105,070
Wellhead Pumpers1.50.5$69,960
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.50.5$78,760

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