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
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education1.50.6$38,140
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents1.50.5$62,370
Museum Technicians and Conservators1.50.9$51,440
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas1.50.5$46,960
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers1.50.8$96,590
Teaching Assistants, Special Education1.50.9—
Biofuels Processing Technicians1.50.8$62,470
Commercial Pilots1.50.5$123,220
Sewers, Hand1.40.4$36,480
File Clerks1.40.4$43,600
Library Assistants, Clerical1.40.4$36,910
Cargo and Freight Agents1.40.4$52,260
Couriers and Messengers1.40.4$39,200
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.40.4$94,980
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping1.40.5$46,380
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants1.40.5$55,570
Data Entry Keyers1.40.4$41,340
Office Clerks, General1.40.4$45,010
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals1.40.4$36,670
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage1.40.5$78,240
Log Graders and Scalers1.40.4$46,330
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.40.4$48,990
Regulatory Affairs Specialists1.40.4$80,730
Floor Sanders and Finishers1.40.4$50,440
Biological Technicians1.40.5$57,510
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists1.40.4$50,290
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers1.40.4$76,170
Painters, Construction and Maintenance1.40.4$49,400
Compliance Officers1.40.5$80,730
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders1.40.4$58,040
Helpers--Roofers1.40.4$44,160
Forensic Science Technicians1.40.4$72,060
Foundry Mold and Coremakers1.40.4$48,110
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas1.40.5$67,890
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas1.40.5$58,160
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators1.40.4—
Cytogenetic Technologists1.40.4—
Acupuncturists1.40.4$76,040
Urologists1.40.5$265,930
Driver/Sales Workers1.40.4$38,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1.40.4$58,640
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors1.40.5$64,330
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters1.40.4$78,000
Pediatricians, General1.40.4$210,040
Obstetricians and Gynecologists1.40.5$292,910
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary1.40.4$84,290
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary1.40.5$107,310
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.40.5$43,960
Library Technicians1.40.5$44,580
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators1.40.5$122,890

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