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Complex Problem Solving
Needed by 648 occupations in O*NET. O*NET rates it for 910 occupations and it counts as needed where rated 3 (important) or more of 5.
Occupations that list it
Essential first, then O*NET-rated by importance, then optional. 910 in all, page 15 of 16.
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
- Pourers and Casters, Metal
- Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Bus Drivers, School
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
- Cooks, Restaurant
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers
- Disc Jockeys, Except Radio
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- Musicians and Singers
- Pipelayers
- Proofreaders and Copy Markers
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
- Telemarketers
- Barbers
- Baristas
- Costume Attendants
- Funeral Attendants
- Gambling Cage Workers
- Gambling Dealers
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
- Manicurists and Pedicurists
- Orderlies
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
- School Bus Monitors
- Stockers and Order Fillers
- Tire Builders
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
- Shampooers
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Tour Guides and Escorts
- Bakers
- Cashiers
- Cooks, Fast Food
- Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
- Food Preparation Workers
- Helpers--Production Workers
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to an occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role. O*NET importance says how much a skill matters in an occupation, from 1 to 5; it is not a proficiency level.
Often appears with
Skills most often needed alongside it, with how many occupations need both.
Importance by Job Zone
Mean O*NET importance across the occupations rated at each Job Zone.
Where it shows up
O*NET occupations that rate it important (3 or more), by occupation group.
This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. ESCO occupations and skills are from the European Commission's ESCO classification, and the occupation crosswalk is the official ESCO–O*NET mapping by the ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. BlissPoint Analytics has modified all or some of this information: skill, task and descriptor ratings are rounded to one decimal, and ESCO occupations show Job Zone and interests copied from a crosswalked O*NET occupation. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.