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Operation and Control

Skill

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

4.9

Commercial Pilots

Transportation and Material Moving · $122,670/yr

4.8

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Production · $49,970/yr

4.1

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Construction and Extraction · $58,710/yr

4.1

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Construction and Extraction · $52,550/yr

4.1

Locomotive Engineers

Transportation and Material Moving · $77,400/yr

4.1

Pile Driver Operators

Construction and Extraction · $70,510/yr

4.1

Logging Equipment Operators

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $49,210/yr

4.0

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Transportation and Material Moving · $41,230/yr

4.0

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Production · $58,260/yr

4.0

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Production · $48,630/yr

4.0

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · $63,760/yr

4.0

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Production · $122,610/yr

4.0

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Production · $45,190/yr

4.0

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Production · $73,540/yr

4.0

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Production · $45,210/yr

3.9

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Production · $46,890/yr

3.9

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Production · $57,090/yr

3.9

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Transportation and Material Moving · $57,440/yr

3.9

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $59,600/yr

3.9

Biomass Plant Technicians

Production · $99,670/yr

3.9

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Construction and Extraction · $49,140/yr

3.9

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry · $42,580/yr

3.9

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Construction and Extraction · $62,740/yr

3.9

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Construction and Extraction · $63,380/yr

3.9

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