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.

OccupationImportanceLevelNational median wage
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education1.00.0$63,970
Training and Development Managers1.00.0$133,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1.00.0$47,540
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants1.00.0$45,930
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,260
History Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$83,820
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$79,350
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$78,760
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$78,580
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$78,620
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$77,570
Law Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$128,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$76,590
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,340
Education Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$75,350
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$84,290
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$80,340
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$98,070
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$97,590
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$123,920
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$85,020
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$99,650
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants1.00.0$76,590
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School1.00.0$74,260
Special Education Teachers, Middle School1.00.0$66,810
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$79,940
Business Teachers, Postsecondary1.00.0$99,080
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers1.00.0$58,650
Paralegals and Legal Assistants1.00.0$62,890
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates1.00.0$153,990
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators1.00.0$75,530
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers1.00.0$117,860
Judicial Law Clerks1.00.0$64,920
Lawyers1.00.0$159,670
Human Resources Managers1.00.0$149,280
Clergy1.00.0$60,810
Chief Sustainability Officers1.00.0$213,990
Health Education Specialists1.00.0$64,070
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers1.00.0$60,280
Healthcare Social Workers1.00.0$67,880
Compensation and Benefits Managers1.00.0$149,230
Rehabilitation Counselors1.00.0$46,850
Mental Health Counselors1.00.0—
Marriage and Family Therapists1.00.0$66,940
Sales Managers1.00.0$148,270
Transportation Planners1.00.0$101,110
Political Scientists1.00.0$142,080
Historians1.00.0$76,750
Geographers1.00.0$102,040
Anthropologists and Archeologists1.00.0$70,770

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