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
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood1.40.4$42,770
Aircraft Service Attendants1.40.5$40,450
Food Science Technicians1.40.4$52,130
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.40.5$44,350
Crane and Tower Operators1.40.4$68,080
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers1.40.4$117,860
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.40.5$38,670
Anesthesiologist Assistants1.40.4$135,880
Tax Preparers1.40.5$54,920
Financial Examiners1.40.4$94,160
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes1.40.4$82,890
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate1.40.5—
Tutors1.40.5$43,350
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products1.40.4—
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders1.40.4$35,650
Butchers and Meat Cutters1.40.5$40,140
Technical Writers1.40.4$90,390
Labor Relations Specialists1.40.4$95,420
Epidemiologists1.40.4$87,220
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers1.40.4$37,800
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders1.40.4$41,590
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers1.40.4$49,100
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.40.4$84,620
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services1.40.5$48,560
Economists1.40.4$124,720
Amusement and Recreation Attendants1.40.6$32,150
Actors1.40.5—
Shampooers1.40.4$32,600
Skincare Specialists1.40.5$45,330
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling1.40.4$79,520
Detectives and Criminal Investigators1.40.4$93,790
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders1.40.4$43,220
Forest and Conservation Workers1.40.4$43,680
Pourers and Casters, Metal1.40.4$51,810
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders1.40.4$48,040
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.40.5$48,250
Law Teachers, Postsecondary1.40.4$128,500
Phlebotomists1.40.4$45,230
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks1.40.4$58,260
Tellers1.40.5$43,030
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks1.40.5$48,700
Correspondence Clerks1.30.3$46,800
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary1.30.4$76,590
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers1.30.3$49,450
Food Service Managers1.30.3$69,390
Meter Readers, Utilities1.30.3$48,150
Order Clerks1.30.3$46,170
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers1.30.3$38,300
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1.30.3$48,540
Paperhangers1.30.3$52,140

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