Complex Problem Solving

This skill is rising as AI reshapes work. Roles that rely on it:

Chief Executives · Management61 Elevated Epidemiologists · Science58 Elevated Preventive Medicine Physicians · Healthcare47 Moderate Treasurers and Controllers · Management67 High Emergency Management Directors · Management54 Elevated Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers · Management56 Elevated Health Informatics Specialists · Computer & Mathematical66 High Mathematicians · Computer & Mathematical59 Elevated Operations Research Analysts · Computer & Mathematical60 Elevated Chemical Engineers · Architecture & Engineering64 High Automotive Engineers · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · Architecture & Engineering62 Elevated Biochemists and Biophysicists · Science65 High Neuropsychologists · Science56 Elevated Lawyers · Legal55 Elevated Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates · Legal61 Elevated Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · Healthcare41 Moderate Neurologists · Healthcare55 Elevated Hospitalists · Healthcare50 Elevated Chief Sustainability Officers · Management53 Elevated Architectural and Engineering Managers · Management57 Elevated Medical and Health Services Managers · Management68 High Logistics Engineers · Business & Finance69 High Management Analysts · Business & Finance63 High Business Continuity Planners · Business & Finance64 High Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts · Business & Finance68 High Computer and Information Research Scientists · Computer & Mathematical59 Elevated Biostatisticians · Computer & Mathematical61 Elevated Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Architecture & Engineering56 Elevated Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists · Architecture & Engineering57 Elevated Manufacturing Engineers · Architecture & Engineering63 High Materials Engineers · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Nuclear Engineers · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Animal Scientists · Science59 Elevated Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists · Science53 Elevated Bioinformatics Scientists · Science59 Elevated Molecular and Cellular Biologists · Science61 Elevated Geneticists · Science61 Elevated Materials Scientists · Science56 Elevated Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · Science60 Elevated Industrial-Organizational Psychologists · Science58 Elevated Clinical Neuropsychologists · Science56 Elevated Transportation Planners · Science59 Elevated Marriage and Family Therapists · Community & Social Service47 Moderate Dentists, General · Healthcare53 Elevated Orthodontists · Healthcare49 Elevated Nurse Anesthetists · Healthcare51 Elevated Anesthesiologists · Healthcare54 Elevated Family Medicine Physicians · Healthcare47 Moderate General Internal Medicine Physicians · Healthcare55 Elevated Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Healthcare51 Elevated Physicians, Pathologists · Healthcare63 High Urologists · Healthcare61 Elevated Genetic Counselors · Healthcare58 Elevated Air Traffic Controllers · Transportation63 High Natural Sciences Managers · Management59 Elevated Social and Community Service Managers · Management58 Elevated Loss Prevention Managers · Management61 Elevated Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · Business & Finance71 High Logistics Analysts · Business & Finance71 High Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · Business & Finance69 High Search Marketing Strategists · Business & Finance67 High Financial Examiners · Business & Finance65 High Financial Quantitative Analysts · Business & Finance63 High Computer Network Architects · Computer & Mathematical67 High Database Architects · Computer & Mathematical71 High Landscape Architects · Architecture & Engineering54 Elevated Aerospace Engineers · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Agricultural Engineers · Architecture & Engineering57 Elevated Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Transportation Engineers · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Water/Wastewater Engineers · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Computer Hardware Engineers · Architecture & Engineering66 High Environmental Engineers · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Industrial Engineers · Architecture & Engineering62 Elevated Petroleum Engineers · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar · Architecture & Engineering59 Elevated Mechatronics Engineers · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Microsystems Engineers · Architecture & Engineering56 Elevated Robotics Engineers · Architecture & Engineering62 Elevated Solar Energy Systems Engineers · Architecture & Engineering53 Elevated Food Scientists and Technologists · Science59 Elevated Soil and Plant Scientists · Science56 Elevated Biologists · Science59 Elevated Foresters · Science55 Elevated Atmospheric and Space Scientists · Science63 High Environmental Restoration Planners · Science53 Elevated Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · Science57 Elevated Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers · Legal66 High Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · Education54 Elevated Geography Teachers, Postsecondary · Education59 Elevated Veterinarians · Healthcare46 Moderate Detectives and Criminal Investigators · Protective Service58 Elevated Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians · Installation & Repair47 Moderate Investment Fund Managers · Management62 Elevated Biomass Power Plant Managers · Management69 High Water Resource Specialists · Management56 Elevated Regulatory Affairs Managers · Management66 High Environmental Compliance Inspectors · Business & Finance61 Elevated Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers · Business & Finance65 High Regulatory Affairs Specialists · Business & Finance62 Elevated Customs Brokers · Business & Finance78 Very High Logisticians · Business & Finance69 High Budget Analysts · Business & Finance69 High Information Security Analysts · Computer & Mathematical67 High Network and Computer Systems Administrators · Computer & Mathematical67 High Computer Programmers · Computer & Mathematical66 High Web Administrators · Computer & Mathematical70 High Computer Systems Engineers/Architects · Computer & Mathematical71 High Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · Architecture & Engineering57 Elevated Geodetic Surveyors · Architecture & Engineering65 High Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers · Architecture & Engineering55 Elevated Validation Engineers · Architecture & Engineering69 High Marine Engineers and Naval Architects · Architecture & Engineering54 Elevated Robotics Technicians · Architecture & Engineering59 Elevated Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Climate Change Policy Analysts · Science58 Elevated Industrial Ecologists · Science61 Elevated Hydrologists · Science58 Elevated Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists · Science68 High Urban and Regional Planners · Science55 Elevated Anthropologists and Archeologists · Science56 Elevated Occupational Health and Safety Specialists · Science57 Elevated Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists · Community & Social Service63 High Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary · Education58 Elevated Commercial and Industrial Designers · Arts, Design & Media57 Elevated Prosthodontists · Healthcare51 Elevated Transit and Railroad Police · Protective Service52 Elevated Private Detectives and Investigators · Protective Service63 High Nuclear Power Reactor Operators · Production72 Very High Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers · Management53 Elevated Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers · Management60 Elevated Sustainability Specialists · Business & Finance61 Elevated Computer User Support Specialists · Computer & Mathematical66 High Data Warehousing Specialists · Computer & Mathematical70 High Web Developers · Computer & Mathematical70 High Video Game Designers · Computer & Mathematical60 Elevated Document Management Specialists · Computer & Mathematical76 Very High Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors · Architecture & Engineering59 Elevated Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Conservation Scientists · Science59 Elevated Range Managers · Science57 Elevated Environmental Economists · Science58 Elevated Survey Researchers · Science70 High Political Scientists · Science59 Elevated Forensic Science Technicians · Science57 Elevated Curators · Education55 Elevated Art Directors · Arts, Design & Media53 Elevated Chiropractors · Healthcare57 Elevated Medical Dosimetrists · Healthcare67 High Intelligence Analysts · Protective Service66 High Statistical Assistants · Administrative75 Very High Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers · Installation & Repair44 Moderate Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators · Business & Finance74 Very High Government Property Inspectors and Investigators · Business & Finance62 Elevated Credit Counselors · Business & Finance73 Very High Bioinformatics Technicians · Computer & Mathematical73 Very High Architectural and Civil Drafters · Architecture & Engineering66 High Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians · Architecture & Engineering56 Elevated Geographers · Science62 Elevated Judicial Law Clerks · Legal61 Elevated Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary · Education56 Elevated Media Technical Directors/Managers · Arts, Design & Media59 Elevated Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists · Protective Service50 Elevated Procurement Clerks · Administrative76 Very High Loan Interviewers and Clerks · Administrative77 Very High Avionics Technicians · Installation & Repair48 Moderate Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders · Production54 Elevated Cost Estimators · Business & Finance67 High Accountants and Auditors · Business & Finance78 Very High Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate · Business & Finance69 High Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Computer & Mathematical77 Very High Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Wind Energy Engineers · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Electrical and Electronics Drafters · Architecture & Engineering68 High Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Architecture & Engineering61 Elevated Precision Agriculture Technicians · Science62 Elevated Social Science Research Assistants · Science75 Very High Quality Control Analysts · Science70 High Set and Exhibit Designers · Arts, Design & Media45 Moderate Cytogenetic Technologists · Healthcare69 High Construction and Building Inspectors · Construction59 Elevated Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers · Construction50 Elevated Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters · Construction51 Elevated Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers · Installation & Repair53 Elevated Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers · Installation & Repair47 Moderate Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers · Installation & Repair53 Elevated Signal and Track Switch Repairers · Installation & Repair42 Moderate Medical Appliance Technicians · Production40 Moderate First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand · Transportation67 High Airfield Operations Specialists · Transportation66 High Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers · Transportation49 Elevated Ship Engineers · Transportation51 Elevated Aviation Inspectors · Transportation66 High Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products · Business & Finance70 High Computer Network Support Specialists · Computer & Mathematical68 High Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians · Computer & Mathematical77 Very High Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · Architecture & Engineering58 Elevated Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Architecture & Engineering63 High Automotive Engineering Technicians · Architecture & Engineering60 Elevated Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health · Science61 Elevated Nuclear Technicians · Science65 High Occupational Health and Safety Technicians · Science61 Elevated Archivists · Education68 High Audio and Video Technicians · Arts, Design & Media61 Elevated Broadcast Technicians · Arts, Design & Media66 High Sound Engineering Technicians · Arts, Design & Media64 High Film and Video Editors · Arts, Design & Media61 Elevated Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists · Healthcare63 High Cytotechnologists · Healthcare64 High Histotechnologists · Healthcare65 High Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · Healthcare50 Elevated Surgical Assistants · Healthcare44 Moderate Speech-Language Pathology Assistants · Healthcare Support53 Elevated Police Identification and Records Officers · Protective Service67 High Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas · Construction42 Moderate Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment · Installation & Repair55 Elevated Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians · Installation & Repair37 Low Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians · Installation & Repair35 Low Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers · Installation & Repair44 Moderate Wind Turbine Service Technicians · Installation & Repair55 Elevated Commercial Divers · Installation & Repair39 Low Power Distributors and Dispatchers · Production71 High Power Plant Operators · Production57 Elevated Chemical Plant and System Operators · Production60 Elevated Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters · Transportation56 Elevated Traffic Technicians · Transportation66 High Hoist and Winch Operators · Transportation43 Moderate Cartographers and Photogrammetrists · Architecture & Engineering71 High Mechanical Drafters · Architecture & Engineering67 High Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Architecture & Engineering69 High Photonics Technicians · Architecture & Engineering62 Elevated Surveying and Mapping Technicians · Architecture & Engineering70 High Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians · Science68 High Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers · Legal84 Very High Museum Technicians and Conservators · Education49 Elevated Tree Trimmers and Pruners · Building & Grounds32 Low Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks · Administrative72 Very High Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Administrative78 Very High Desktop Publishers · Administrative66 High Stonemasons · Construction23 Low Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas · Construction51 Elevated Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment · Installation & Repair45 Moderate Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay · Installation & Repair62 Elevated Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles · Installation & Repair43 Moderate Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers · Installation & Repair45 Moderate Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Installation & Repair40 Moderate Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines · Installation & Repair47 Moderate Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · Installation & Repair37 Low Motorcycle Mechanics · Installation & Repair40 Moderate Home Appliance Repairers · Installation & Repair44 Moderate Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Installation & Repair49 Elevated Millwrights · Installation & Repair49 Elevated Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · Installation & Repair35 Low Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers · Installation & Repair43 Moderate Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers · Installation & Repair41 Moderate Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners · Installation & Repair44 Moderate Maintenance and Repair Workers, General · Installation & Repair53 Elevated Geothermal Technicians · Installation & Repair61 Elevated Patternmakers, Wood · Production50 Elevated Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators · Production61 Elevated Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers · Production62 Elevated Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders · Production61 Elevated Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators · Production57 Elevated Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · Production57 Elevated Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · Protective Service45 Moderate Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria · Food Service43 Moderate Cooks, Private Household · Food Service41 Moderate Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation · Building & Grounds43 Moderate Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks · Administrative70 High Animal Breeders · Farming & Forestry41 Moderate Boilermakers · Construction43 Moderate Tile and Stone Setters · Construction33 Low Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers · Construction43 Moderate Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters · Construction38 Low Structural Iron and Steel Workers · Construction28 Low Solar Photovoltaic Installers · Construction45 Moderate Helpers--Carpenters · Construction32 Low Highway Maintenance Workers · Construction44 Moderate Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas · Construction37 Low Continuous Mining Machine Operators · Construction34 Low Roof Bolters, Mining · Construction37 Low Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · Installation & Repair44 Moderate Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics · Installation & Repair41 Moderate Bicycle Repairers · Installation & Repair35 Low Medical Equipment Repairers · Installation & Repair56 Elevated Riggers · Installation & Repair45 Moderate Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · Production48 Moderate Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators · Production39 Low Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Production50 Elevated Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Production55 Elevated Machinists · Production55 Elevated Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders · Production51 Elevated Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic · Production49 Elevated Tool and Die Makers · Production46 Moderate Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · Production47 Moderate Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic · Production44 Moderate Prepress Technicians and Workers · Production64 High Print Binding and Finishing Workers · Production47 Moderate Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · Production57 Elevated Upholsterers · Production30 Low Driver/Sales Workers · Transportation53 Elevated Sailors and Marine Oilers · Transportation47 Moderate Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants · Transportation41 Moderate Conveyor Operators and Tenders · Transportation51 Elevated Wellhead Pumpers · Transportation54 Elevated Logging Equipment Operators · Farming & Forestry47 Moderate Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · Production41 Moderate Sewing Machine Operators · Production39 Low