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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 5 of 16.
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
- Geothermal Production Managers
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Hydroelectric Production Managers
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Industrial Production Managers
- Intelligence Analysts
- Interior Designers
- Labor Relations Specialists
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Medical Dosimetrists
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Microbiologists
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
- Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
- Political Scientists
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
- Respiratory Therapists
- Sociologists
- Statistical Assistants
- Sustainability Specialists
- Training and Development Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
- Tutors
- Video Game Designers
- Web Developers
- Accountants and Auditors
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
- Astronomers
- Avionics Technicians
- Bioinformatics Technicians
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
- Clinical Data Managers
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
- Dermatologists
- Directors, Religious Activities and Education
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
- Geographers
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
- Judicial Law Clerks
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
- Media Technical Directors/Managers
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
- Procurement Clerks
- Purchasing Managers
- Recreational Therapists
- Registered Nurses
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists
- Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
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.