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
Fallers2.82.6$52,100
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters2.82.3$47,550
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.82.6$50,270
Pipelayers2.83.0$49,000
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer2.82.5$40,960
Biomass Plant Technicians2.82.9$102,040
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.82.9$49,080
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders2.62.5$58,870
Software Developers2.62.4$135,980
Facilities Managers2.62.3$106,660
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders2.62.3$38,180
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists2.62.6$95,480
Print Binding and Finishing Workers2.62.8$42,290
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians2.62.8
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse2.62.3$35,660
Locomotive Engineers2.62.6$81,410
Hearing Aid Specialists2.62.1$65,160
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2.62.8$50,620
Precision Agriculture Technicians2.62.4$49,630
Subway and Streetcar Operators2.62.1$86,380
Computer Hardware Engineers2.63.1$161,740
Fishing and Hunting Workers2.62.1
Etchers and Engravers2.62.4$43,310
Firefighters2.62.8$59,280
Histotechnologists2.62.8
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects2.52.5$116,580
Information Security Engineers2.52.5$116,580
Furniture Finishers2.52.3$44,540
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors2.52.0$49,690
Web Administrators2.53.0$116,580
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders2.52.0$39,530
Recycling and Reclamation Workers2.52.4$40,240
Pest Control Workers2.52.0$45,250
Database Administrators2.52.5$104,620
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians2.52.5$74,310
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2.52.1$53,750
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians2.52.0$80,110
Solar Energy Installation Managers2.52.6$79,920
Pourers and Casters, Metal2.52.5$51,810
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants2.52.3$35,670
Microsystems Engineers2.52.4$122,930
Cytotechnologists2.52.0
Transportation Inspectors2.51.8$92,100
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians2.52.3$47,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers2.52.5$175,140
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons2.52.4$40,470
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers2.52.5$89,900
Digital Forensics Analysts2.4$116,580
Penetration Testers2.42.4$116,580
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians2.42.4$116,580

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