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
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall2.82.4$49,120
Semiconductor Processing Technicians2.82.8$51,430
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers2.82.5$58,970
Dredge Operators2.82.4$49,640
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2.82.3$53,750
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons2.82.5$40,470
Massage Therapists2.82.1$58,450
Dental Assistants2.82.6$48,070
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.82.6$48,750
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic2.82.5$63,870
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers2.82.8$76,910
Highway Maintenance Workers2.82.5$50,260
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2.82.3$34,890
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas2.82.9$58,160
Etchers and Engravers2.82.8$43,310
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers2.82.4$37,800
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders2.82.6$35,650
Sewers, Hand2.82.4$36,480
Rock Splitters, Quarry2.82.4$48,740
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment2.82.1$35,830
Waiters and Waitresses2.82.1$35,230
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate2.82.6—
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.82.1$36,840
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners2.82.8$72,420
Tree Trimmers and Pruners2.83.0$50,960
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood2.82.4$42,770
Sewing Machine Operators2.82.1$36,670
Costume Attendants2.82.3$50,400
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer2.82.9$130,220
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing2.82.1$43,380
Manicurists and Pedicurists2.82.1$35,760
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers2.82.6$46,170
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians2.82.4$57,550
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics2.82.6$47,880
Wellhead Pumpers2.82.8$69,960
Library Technicians2.82.6$44,580
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door2.82.5$74,340
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers2.82.6$68,840
Teaching Assistants, Special Education2.82.4—
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers2.82.9$41,380
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service2.82.3$38,630
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand2.82.5$42,660
Mathematicians2.83.0$126,710
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.82.3$46,570
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.82.3$45,760
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers2.82.5$39,630
Helpers--Electricians2.82.1$42,670
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers2.82.8—
Stockers and Order Fillers2.62.4$37,330
Amusement and Recreation Attendants2.62.1$32,150

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