Time Management Skills and Careers

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.5.a

Occupations reporting Time Management

Importance and level are O*NET scale values. Ordered by reported importance. A skill rating does not indicate hiring outcomes.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers4.03.9$58,430
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators4.03.9
Supply Chain Managers4.04.0$107,230
Medical and Health Services Managers4.04.0$123,860
Information Technology Project Managers4.03.9$116,580
Family Medicine Physicians4.03.9$244,180
Construction Managers4.04.1$114,990
Education Administrators, Postsecondary4.04.0$104,590
Administrative Services Managers4.04.0$114,130
Media Programming Directors4.03.9$90,360
Chief Executives4.04.8$213,990
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents4.03.9$96,660
Human Resources Managers4.04.1$149,280
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses4.03.9$97,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers3.94.0$171,270
Coaches and Scouts3.94.0$47,320
Public Relations Specialists3.93.9$74,750
Purchasing Managers3.94.0$148,080
Logistics Engineers3.93.8$82,320
Loss Prevention Managers3.93.9$141,900
Water Resource Specialists3.93.9$167,220
Social and Community Service Managers3.94.0$80,390
Transportation Engineers3.93.9$100,840
Industrial Production Managers3.94.1$126,060
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers3.93.9$232,140
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers3.94.0$87,520
Chefs and Head Cooks3.93.9$62,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers3.93.9$74,450
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary3.94.1$105,870
Clergy3.93.9$60,810
Anesthesiologists3.93.9$391,490
Pharmacists3.93.8$140,910
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric3.94.0$300,080
Child, Family, and School Social Workers3.83.9$59,550
Writers and Authors3.83.1$76,910
Set and Exhibit Designers3.83.6$75,240
Special Education Teachers, Middle School3.83.9$66,810
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling3.83.8$79,520
Emergency Management Directors3.83.9$93,330
Fashion Designers3.83.8$80,960
Dentists, General3.83.9$170,950
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary3.83.4$77,270
Sales Managers3.84.0$148,270
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education3.83.3$62,680
Water/Wastewater Engineers3.83.9$100,840
Gambling Managers3.83.8$93,220
History Teachers, Postsecondary3.83.8$83,820
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3.83.4$63,970
Hydroelectric Production Managers3.83.8$126,060
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes3.83.4$82,890

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