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
Orthotists and Prosthetists2.12.0$81,110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School2.11.5$66,270
Logistics Engineers2.12.0$82,320
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians2.11.8$45,570
Sewing Machine Operators2.12.0$36,670
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers2.12.0$79,920
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders2.12.0$48,040
Water/Wastewater Engineers2.12.3$100,840
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers2.11.6$96,590
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners2.12.1$36,840
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers2.11.8$36,220
Agricultural Engineers2.12.3$98,590
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary2.11.5$100,310
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters2.12.1$51,330
Plasterers and Stucco Masons2.11.9$57,660
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2.11.4$39,280
Roofers2.11.8$55,440
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators2.11.6$58,470
Prepress Technicians and Workers2.12.1$48,690
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers2.11.9$49,100
Anesthesiologists2.12.1$391,490
Audiologists2.12.6$95,780
Forest and Conservation Workers2.12.0$43,680
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage2.11.5$78,240
Team Assemblers2.12.1
Baggage Porters and Bellhops2.01.8$37,080
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians2.01.6$61,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists2.02.1$90,150
Forensic Science Technicians2.01.8$72,060
Forest and Conservation Technicians2.02.0$54,560
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health2.02.3$55,090
Security Managers2.01.5$106,660
Glaziers2.01.9$57,080
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria2.01.1$37,450
Cooks, Private Household2.01.3$47,940
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers2.01.4$44,080
Paperhangers2.01.4$52,140
Security Guards2.01.3$38,020
Wind Energy Development Managers2.01.4$141,900
Hydrologists2.01.9$96,600
Loss Prevention Managers2.01.3$141,900
Sewers, Hand2.01.4$36,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health2.02.0$82,220
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers2.01.9$58,930
Materials Scientists2.01.8$117,790
Physicists2.01.6$172,250
Purchasing Managers2.01.1$148,080
Conservation Scientists2.01.6$73,010
Geneticists2.01.1$98,920
Molecular and Cellular Biologists2.01.5$98,920

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