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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 7 of 16.
- Administrative Services Managers
- Archivists
- Athletic Trainers
- Audio and Video Technicians
- Automotive Engineering Technicians
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
- Chefs and Head Cooks
- Compliance Managers
- Compliance Officers
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Correctional Officers and Jailers
- Cytogenetic Technologists
- Cytotechnologists
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
- Editors
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
- Energy Auditors
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Film and Video Editors
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
- Fuel Cell Engineers
- Fundraisers
- Funeral Home Managers
- Histology Technicians
- Histotechnologists
- Hoist and Winch Operators
- Information Security Engineers
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Loan Officers
- Mechanical Drafters
- Museum Technicians and Conservators
- Music Therapists
- Nuclear Technicians
- Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
- Occupational Therapists
- Paramedics
- Patient Representatives
- Pest Control Workers
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers
- Power Plant Operators
- Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Remote Sensing Technicians
- Social and Human Service Assistants
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Stonemasons
- Surgical Assistants
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians
- Talent Directors
- Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
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.