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
Orthoptists3.03.0$115,210
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$73,900
Cytogenetic Technologists3.03.0—
Cytotechnologists3.03.0—
Human Resources Specialists3.03.0$75,940
Commercial Pilots3.03.0$123,220
Histology Technicians3.02.6—
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$74,310
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers3.03.0$96,590
Nuclear Medicine Technologists3.03.0$101,370
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians3.03.0$80,110
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists3.02.9$95,480
Dietetic Technicians3.03.0$37,640
Pharmacy Technicians3.03.0$45,750
Psychiatric Technicians3.02.9$45,130
Cost Estimators3.03.0$78,740
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians3.02.9$47,380
Opticians, Dispensing3.02.9$47,260
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators3.02.8$77,320
Hearing Aid Specialists3.03.0$65,160
Neurodiagnostic Technologists3.03.0$50,290
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists3.03.1$50,290
Mechanical Drafters3.03.0$71,550
Driver/Sales Workers3.02.8$38,770
Log Graders and Scalers2.92.9$46,330
Biofuels Processing Technicians2.93.0$62,470
Database Administrators2.92.9$104,620
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas2.92.3$46,960
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators2.93.0$43,370
Conveyor Operators and Tenders2.92.9$42,420
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons2.92.5$61,290
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors2.92.9$104,920
Insurance Underwriters2.92.9$81,370
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators2.92.8$75,530
Remote Sensing Technicians2.92.8$62,280
Information Security Engineers2.92.8$116,580
Bus Drivers, School2.92.6$47,920
Mechanical Door Repairers2.92.5$55,720
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary2.93.0$123,920
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.92.8$38,760
Geodetic Surveyors2.93.1$75,440
Forest and Conservation Workers2.92.8$43,680
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers2.92.9$56,210
Self-Enrichment Teachers2.92.8$46,800
Fishing and Hunting Workers2.92.4—
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians2.92.9$52,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists2.93.5$127,410
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant2.92.1$35,360
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation2.92.9$92,100
Childcare Workers2.92.9$34,980

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