Troubleshooting Skills and Careers

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

910 occupations report this skill · Category: Transferable Skills · O*NET element 2.B.3.k

Occupations reporting Troubleshooting

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

Occupation	Importance	Level	National median wage
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1.9	1.4	$127,410
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	1.9	1.1	$101,920
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	1.9	0.9	$76,580
Craft Artists	1.9	1.4	$46,080
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	1.9	1.4	$55,490
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1.9	1.0	$66,710
Coaches and Scouts	1.9	1.0	$47,320
Film and Video Editors	1.9	1.3	$75,420
Dentists, General	1.9	1.4	$170,950
Pharmacists	1.9	0.9	$140,910
Occupational Therapists	1.9	1.0	$100,330
Veterinarians	1.9	1.0	$130,100
Registered Nurses	1.9	1.4	$97,550
Urologists	1.9	1.6	$265,930
Home Health Aides	1.9	1.0	—
Personal Care Aides	1.9	1.1	—
Nursing Assistants	1.9	0.9	$42,260
Occupational Therapy Aides	1.9	1.1	$39,160
Phlebotomists	1.9	1.6	$45,230
Parking Enforcement Workers	1.9	1.6	$46,730
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1.9	1.0	$76,210
Transit and Railroad Police	1.9	1.5	$90,230
Cooks, Short Order	1.9	1.4	$35,880
Food Preparation Workers	1.9	1.0	$35,320
Bartenders	1.9	1.3	$34,340
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1.9	0.9	$35,510
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1.9	1.6	$39,150
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	1.9	1.3	$63,820
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	1.9	1.0	$48,590
Animal Caretakers	1.9	1.3	$35,360
Barbers	1.9	0.9	$38,210
Childcare Workers	1.9	1.1	$34,980
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	1.9	1.4	$47,160
Recreation Workers	1.9	0.9	$36,560
Real Estate Sales Agents	1.9	1.1	$52,830
Couriers and Messengers	1.9	1.5	$39,200
Postal Service Clerks	1.9	1.5	$62,130
Tapers	1.9	1.5	$68,270
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	1.9	1.3	$49,400
Construction and Building Inspectors	1.9	1.8	$74,690
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	1.9	1.5	$52,540
Gem and Diamond Workers	1.9	1.6	$52,540
Bakers	1.9	1.0	$37,160
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	1.9	1.8	$41,590
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	1.9	1.6	$34,890
Stockers and Order Fillers	1.9	1.3	$37,330
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1.8	1.0	$64,400
Paramedics	1.8	1.3	$60,600
Producers and Directors	1.8	1.0	$90,360
Cytogenetic Technologists	1.8	1.0	—

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