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
Veterinarians1.91.0$130,100
Critical Care Nurses1.91.0$97,550
Embalmers1.91.0$58,780
Architectural and Engineering Managers1.91.8$171,270
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers1.91.0$61,010
Nannies1.91.0$34,980
Patternmakers, Wood1.91.5$49,630
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors1.80.8—
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators1.80.8$78,000
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products1.80.8—
Social Science Research Assistants1.81.3$61,990
Surgical Technologists1.80.8$64,650
Chief Executives1.80.9$213,990
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses1.81.0$64,400
Plasterers and Stucco Masons1.80.9$57,660
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians1.80.8$80,110
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers1.80.8$58,930
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers1.81.6$141,900
Geographers1.80.8$102,040
Dietetic Technicians1.81.0$37,640
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers1.81.1$107,230
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators1.81.0$59,850
Glaziers1.80.8$57,080
Clinical Neuropsychologists1.80.8$110,840
Pharmacy Technicians1.80.8$45,750
Environmental Economists1.81.4$124,720
Wind Energy Development Managers1.81.0$141,900
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers1.80.8$57,020
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall1.81.0$49,120
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers1.80.9$58,970
Loss Prevention Managers1.81.1$141,900
Compliance Managers1.80.8$141,900
Atmospheric and Space Scientists1.81.4$99,070
Fundraising Managers1.80.9$125,470
Agricultural Inspectors1.80.8$49,940
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1.80.8$103,410
Park Naturalists1.80.9$73,010
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer1.80.8$40,960
Soil and Plant Scientists1.81.5$78,850
Credit Counselors1.80.9$52,230
Public Relations Managers1.81.3$146,910
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists1.80.9$78,350
Nuclear Medicine Technologists1.80.8$101,370
Carpenters1.80.9$60,580
Sheet Metal Workers1.81.1$61,800
Public Relations Specialists1.81.4$74,750
Budget Analysts1.80.9$91,640
Freight Forwarders1.80.8$52,260
Public Safety Telecommunicators1.80.8$53,040
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians1.80.8$64,950

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