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Operation and Control

Technical & Hands-on
Median Score2.12/7
Top Score5.62/7
IQR1.5–3
Avg Salary (Top 20)$76k

Score Distribution

Expert (4+): 21
Advanced (3–4): 223
Intermediate (2–3): 306
Basic (<2): 373

Top Careers Requiring Operation and Control

All 923 →
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
5.6
Commercial Pilots
5.3
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
4.1
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
4.1
Locomotive Engineers
4.1
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
4.1
Pile Driver Operators
4.1
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
4.0
Chemical Plant and System Operators
4.0
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
4.0
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
4.0
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
4.0
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
4.0
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4.0
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
4.0
Logging Equipment Operators
4.0
Motorboat Operators
4.0
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
4.0
Power Plant Operators
4.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4.0

Compare top careers:

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers vs Commercial PilotsCommercial Pilots vs Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators vs Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningExcavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining vs Locomotive Engineers

Related Skills

Skills that commonly appear alongside Operation and Control in top careers.

Operations Monitoring30/30 overlapActive Listening30/30 overlapMonitoring30/30 overlapJudgment and Decision Making30/30 overlapReading Comprehension30/30 overlapCritical Thinking30/30 overlap

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