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Careers That Require Complex Problem Solving

725 occupations rate Complex Problem Solving among their Transferable Skills, ranked below by how important it is to each one, per O*NET.

  1. 1Chief Executives$213,990
  2. 2Epidemiologists$87,220
  3. 3Emergency Management Directors$93,330
  4. 4Operations Research Analysts$88,940
  5. 5Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$112,230
  6. 6Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$106,220
  7. 7Biochemists and Biophysicists$127,410
  8. 8Lawyers$159,670
  9. 9Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$153,990
  10. 10Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$352,220
  11. 11Nurse Practitioners$132,300
  12. 12Emergency Medicine Physicians$335,550
  13. 13Neurologists$248,560
  14. 14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,870
  15. 15Medical and Health Services Managers$123,860
  16. 16Management Analysts$101,860
  17. 17Computer and Information Research Scientists$140,300
  18. 18Actuaries$130,000
  19. 19Mathematicians$126,710
  20. 20Chemical Engineers$125,040
  21. 21Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$130,220
  22. 22Materials Engineers$112,860
  23. 23Nuclear Engineers$133,970
  24. 24Animal Scientists$68,940
  25. 25Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$76,780
  26. 26Materials Scientists$117,790
  27. 27Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$82,220
  28. 28Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950
  29. 29Marriage and Family Therapists$66,940
  30. 30Dentists, General$170,950
  31. 31Orthodontists$289,140
  32. 32Nurse Anesthetists$236,590
  33. 33Anesthesiologists$391,490
  34. 34Family Medicine Physicians$244,180
  35. 35General Internal Medicine Physicians$256,560
  36. 36Obstetricians and Gynecologists$292,910
  37. 37Pediatricians, General$210,040
  38. 38Physicians, Pathologists$312,400
  39. 39Radiologists$420,860
  40. 40Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$300,080
  41. 41Genetic Counselors$100,040
  42. 42Human Resources Managers$149,280
  43. 43Construction Managers$114,990
  44. 44Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,270
  45. 45Air Traffic Controllers$148,080
  46. 46Natural Sciences Managers$167,220
  47. 47Social and Community Service Managers$80,390
  48. 48Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,760
  49. 49Financial Examiners$94,160
  50. 50Computer Network Architects$134,050

Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Transferable Skills. Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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