Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Quick Facts
Category
Skill
Used in
25+ careers
Avg. Importance
4.0 / 5
Careers Using Operation and Control
Ranked by how important Operation and Control is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Transportation and Material Moving · $226,600/yr
Commercial Pilots
Transportation and Material Moving · $122,670/yr
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Production · $49,970/yr
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Construction and Extraction · $58,710/yr
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Construction and Extraction · $52,550/yr
Locomotive Engineers
Transportation and Material Moving · $77,400/yr
Pile Driver Operators
Construction and Extraction · $70,510/yr
Logging Equipment Operators
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $49,210/yr
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Transportation and Material Moving · $41,230/yr
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Production · $58,260/yr
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $48,630/yr
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,760/yr
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Production · $122,610/yr
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $45,190/yr
Chemical Plant and System Operators
Production · $73,540/yr
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Production · $45,210/yr
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production · $46,890/yr
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Production · $57,090/yr
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction · $59,600/yr
Biomass Plant Technicians
Production · $99,670/yr
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Construction and Extraction · $49,140/yr
Agricultural Equipment Operators
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $42,580/yr
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Construction and Extraction · $62,740/yr
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Construction and Extraction · $63,380/yr
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