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
History Teachers, Postsecondary1.10.3$83,820
Chemical Plant and System Operators1.10.1$78,120
Cooks, Short Order1.10.1$35,880
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys1.10.1$47,340
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas1.10.1$58,620
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts1.10.1$81,100
Bridge and Lock Tenders1.10.1$57,700
Medical Transcriptionists1.10.1$40,410
Motion Picture Projectionists1.10.3$38,270
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers1.10.1$33,980
Parking Enforcement Workers1.10.1$46,730
Animal Control Workers1.10.1$45,660
Real Estate Brokers1.10.1$73,220
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants1.10.1$36,300
Community Health Workers1.10.1$51,850
Machine Feeders and Offbearers1.00.0$41,220
Slaughterers and Meat Packers1.00.0$40,130
Rock Splitters, Quarry1.00.0$48,740
Subway and Streetcar Operators1.00.0$86,380
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1.00.0$48,750
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians1.00.0$45,570
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks1.00.0$50,080
Brokerage Clerks1.00.0$65,750
Dishwashers1.00.0$34,810
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators1.00.0$58,470
Cooks, Restaurant1.00.0$37,390
Food Preparation Workers1.00.0$35,320
Cashiers1.00.0$32,880
Baristas1.00.0$31,200
Waiters and Waitresses1.00.0$35,230
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products1.00.0$35,730
Bill and Account Collectors1.00.0$47,030
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers1.00.0$36,220
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1.00.0$35,510
Hoist and Winch Operators1.00.0$56,450
Billing and Posting Clerks1.00.0$48,500
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers1.00.0$34,890
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining1.00.0$74,500
Credit Analysts1.00.0$83,510
Transportation Security Screeners1.00.0$66,770
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand1.00.0$38,020
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners1.00.0$34,980
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers1.00.0$32,910
Sewing Machine Operators1.00.0$36,670
Home Health Aides1.00.0—
Proofreaders and Copy Markers1.00.0$51,120
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons1.00.0$40,470
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders1.00.0$43,530
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers1.00.0$33,580
Crossing Guards and Flaggers1.00.0$38,100

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