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
Interior Designers1.91.0$67,190
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians1.91.0$61,560
Solar Energy Installation Managers1.91.6$79,920
Gas Plant Operators1.90.9$87,820
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers1.91.4$59,320
Stonemasons1.91.1$57,390
Structural Iron and Steel Workers1.90.9$62,780
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks1.91.0$59,650
Registered Nurses1.91.1$97,550
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks1.90.9$45,260
Audiologists1.91.5$95,780
Acute Care Nurses1.91.4$97,550
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks1.90.9$35,070
Desktop Publishers1.91.8$55,290
Solar Photovoltaic Installers1.91.4$53,140
Radiation Therapists1.91.0$105,310
Special Effects Artists and Animators1.91.8$102,030
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors1.91.4$104,920
Physical Therapists1.91.6$102,760
Recreational Therapists1.91.1$61,960
Demonstrators and Product Promoters1.90.9$39,320
Music Therapists1.91.3$77,930
Art Therapists1.90.9$77,930
Set and Exhibit Designers1.91.6$75,240
Directors, Religious Activities and Education1.91.1$52,100
Residential Advisors1.90.9$42,240
Retail Salespersons1.91.0$35,410
Veterinarians1.91.0$130,100
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare1.91.0$59,300
Statistical Assistants1.91.0$50,330
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1.91.0$63,970
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.91.0$101,420
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers1.91.1$89,900
Speech-Language Pathologists1.91.9$97,870
Nurse Anesthetists1.91.0$236,590
Critical Care Nurses1.91.0$97,550
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers1.91.0$58,430
Coaches and Scouts1.91.5$47,320
Embalmers1.91.0$58,780
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians1.91.0—
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians1.91.0$47,380
Athletes and Sports Competitors1.90.9$66,710
Nannies1.91.0$34,980
Dermatologists1.91.0$328,730
Occupational Therapists1.91.4$100,330
Exercise Physiologists1.91.8$59,460
Recreation Workers1.91.0$36,560
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors1.91.1$61,540
Customer Service Representatives1.90.9$44,770
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters1.90.9$47,550

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