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
Soil and Plant Scientists2.92.9$78,850
Musicians and Singers2.92.5—
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.92.6$47,720
Social Science Research Assistants2.92.9$61,990
Archivists2.92.9$64,550
Rail Car Repairers2.93.0$67,530
Bridge and Lock Tenders2.92.6$57,700
Automotive Engineering Technicians2.92.6$74,510
Patternmakers, Wood2.92.6$49,630
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.92.9$66,120
Power Plant Operators2.92.9$102,040
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders2.92.4$43,220
Baggage Porters and Bellhops2.92.3$37,080
Museum Technicians and Conservators2.92.8$51,440
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs2.92.6$37,290
Motion Picture Projectionists2.92.6$38,270
Online Merchants2.92.6$83,050
Receptionists and Information Clerks2.92.6$38,010
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles2.92.4$56,460
Floor Sanders and Finishers2.92.6$50,440
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials2.92.9$40,710
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products2.92.9—
Word Processors and Typists2.92.6$49,280
Order Clerks2.92.8$46,170
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators2.92.5$58,470
Pile Driver Operators2.92.8$73,300
Postal Service Mail Carriers2.92.4$60,550
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers2.92.6$58,930
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers2.92.3$53,710
New Accounts Clerks2.92.5$47,670
Library Assistants, Clerical2.92.5$36,910
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers2.92.1$38,300
Paramedics2.92.9$60,600
Machinists2.92.6$58,750
Meter Readers, Utilities2.92.5$48,150
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders2.92.9$54,430
Pourers and Casters, Metal2.92.4$51,810
Paperhangers2.92.4$52,140
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators2.92.8$55,490
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians2.92.9$64,950
Geothermal Technicians2.93.0$49,230
Pipelayers2.92.9$49,000
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.92.4$48,250
Aircraft Service Attendants2.92.4$40,450
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists2.93.1$122,570
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders2.92.1$44,810
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians2.92.8$35,450
Foundry Mold and Coremakers2.92.5$48,110
Surgical Assistants2.92.8$66,800

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