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
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters3.33.1$63,800
Aviation Inspectors3.33.3$92,100
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians3.33.1$82,890
Roof Bolters, Mining3.33.0$78,540
Nuclear Technicians3.33.3$110,240
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators3.33.3$78,620
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas3.33.3$58,620
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers3.13.8$79,860
Agricultural Equipment Operators3.13.0$41,730
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door3.13.1$74,340
Boilermakers3.13.3$76,410
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers3.13.1$39,630
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians3.13.3$63,800
Nuclear Engineers3.13.1$133,970
Broadcast Technicians3.13.1$59,570
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators3.13.1$77,320
Commercial Divers3.13.0$72,990
Wellhead Pumpers3.13.0$69,960
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining3.13.1$74,500
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers3.13.1$232,140
Commercial Pilots3.13.1$123,220
Computer Network Support Specialists3.13.1$76,220
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators3.12.9$50,690
Automotive Body and Related Repairers3.13.0$54,890
Pile Driver Operators3.13.0$73,300
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders3.12.9$48,990
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders3.13.1$41,330
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers3.13.0$60,600
Computer Systems Analysts3.13.9$105,850
Medical Equipment Preparers3.12.6$47,700
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners3.13.1$50,060
Printing Press Operators3.13.1$45,780
Photonics Technicians3.13.6$78,350
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators3.13.0$60,020
Sailors and Marine Oilers3.13.4$51,520
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals3.02.5$36,670
Logging Equipment Operators3.03.0$49,740
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.03.0$47,720
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers3.03.3$60,070
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators3.03.0$70,070
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.03.0$50,140
Automotive Engineering Technicians3.03.1$74,510
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer3.03.1$130,220
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists3.03.0
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers3.03.1
Biomass Power Plant Managers3.03.0$126,060
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners3.03.0$49,880
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3.03.0$46,330
Watch and Clock Repairers3.03.1$67,230
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment3.03.3$84,890

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