Am I qualified
What each role requires, and which requirements actually count
Most “skills you need” pages list communication and problem solving for every job, which is true and useless. These pages sort every published requirement by how rare it is across the labour market, so the part of your background that argues for you is separated from the part that argues for everyone.
How do I know if I am qualified for a job?
Not from occupational data, and not from any page. What the data settles is a narrower and more useful question: which of an occupation’s requirements are rare enough that evidencing them separates you, and which are rated important by most occupations and therefore prove almost nothing. Across the 208 roles mapped here, 186 have at least one requirement that fewer than 15% of occupations rate important; the rest are defined by combination and context rather than by a rare capability, which is worth knowing before you write another cover letter about teamwork.
Every mapping from a searched job title to an O*NET occupation is stated on its page. Where a title does not resolve to one occupation, we say so instead of picking one.
Management
- Human Resources Manager3 distinctive requirements
- Marketing Manager4 distinctive requirements
- Sales Manager5 distinctive requirements
- Purchasing Manager4 distinctive requirements
- Supply Chain Manager5 distinctive requirements
- Operations Manager4 distinctive requirements
- Product Manager4 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Construction Manager7 distinctive requirements
- Facilities Manager3 distinctive requirements
- Production Manager3 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Funeral Director4 distinctive requirements · shared job title
- Food Service Manager6 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Property Manager5 distinctive requirements
- Healthcare Administrator6 distinctive requirements
- Financial Manager3 distinctive requirements
- IT Manager3 distinctive requirements
- Farmer7 distinctive requirements · shared job title
Business and financial operations
- Financial Analystno rare requirements · shared job title
- Compliance Officerno rare requirements · shared job title
- Management Analyst5 distinctive requirements
- Human Resources Specialist1 distinctive requirements
- Market Research Analyst4 distinctive requirements
- Accountant1 distinctive requirements
- Budget Analyst2 distinctive requirements
- Cost Estimator3 distinctive requirements
- Training and Development Specialist2 distinctive requirements
- Logistics Analyst2 distinctive requirements
- Project Management Specialistno rare requirements
- Business Analyst5 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Recruiter1 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Financial Advisor1 distinctive requirements
- Loan Officer2 distinctive requirements
- Tax Preparer1 distinctive requirements
- Insurance Underwriter1 distinctive requirements
- Fundraiser4 distinctive requirements
- Event Planner2 distinctive requirements
- Purchasing Agent3 distinctive requirements · shared job title
- Logistician6 distinctive requirements
- Claims Adjuster1 distinctive requirements
- Real Estate Appraiser3 distinctive requirements
Computing and mathematics
- Software Engineer3 distinctive requirements
- Data Scientistno rare requirements
- Information Security Analyst1 distinctive requirements · shared job title
- Computer Systems Analyst2 distinctive requirements
- Database Administrator3 distinctive requirements
- Network Administrator6 distinctive requirements
- Operations Research Analyst1 distinctive requirements
- Statistician1 distinctive requirements
- Computer Support Specialist2 distinctive requirements
- Web Designerno rare requirements
- Business Intelligence Analyst1 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Web Developer3 distinctive requirements
- Computer Programmer2 distinctive requirements
- Network Architect4 distinctive requirements
- Actuary2 distinctive requirements
Engineering
Science and research
- Clinical Psychologist2 distinctive requirements
- Economist1 distinctive requirements
- Environmental Scientist2 distinctive requirements
- Urban Planner5 distinctive requirements
- Microbiologist2 distinctive requirements
- Food Scientist3 distinctive requirements
- Forensic Science Technician2 distinctive requirements
- Geoscientist3 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Physicist4 distinctive requirements
- Epidemiologist5 distinctive requirements
- Biological Technician2 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- School Psychologist2 distinctive requirements
- Chemist2 distinctive requirements
- Hydrologist4 distinctive requirements
- Conservation Scientist4 distinctive requirements
- Nuclear Technician2 distinctive requirements · shared job title
Community and social service
Education and training
Media, design and communications
- Public Relations Specialist2 distinctive requirements
- Technical Writer1 distinctive requirements
- Graphic Designer3 distinctive requirements
- Video Editor4 distinctive requirements
- Editor1 distinctive requirements
- Art Director4 distinctive requirements
- Interior Designer4 distinctive requirements
- Copywriter2 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Interpreter1 distinctive requirements
- Sound Engineer3 distinctive requirements
- Camera Operator3 distinctive requirements
- AV Technician4 distinctive requirements
Healthcare practitioners
- Registered Nurse3 distinctive requirements
- Nurse Practitioner7 distinctive requirements
- Physician Assistant5 distinctive requirements
- Physical Therapist5 distinctive requirements
- Occupational Therapist5 distinctive requirements
- Respiratory Therapist3 distinctive requirements
- Pharmacist3 distinctive requirements
- Dental Hygienist1 distinctive requirements
- Dietitian7 distinctive requirements
- Radiologic Technologist3 distinctive requirements
- Paramedicno rare requirements
- Veterinary Technician3 distinctive requirements
- Medical Records Specialistno rare requirements
- Optometrist7 distinctive requirements
- Chiropractor4 distinctive requirements
- Dentist6 distinctive requirements
- Veterinarian3 distinctive requirements
- Audiologist7 distinctive requirements
- Speech-Language Pathologist4 distinctive requirements
- Athletic Trainer3 distinctive requirements
- Licensed Practical Nurse2 distinctive requirements
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographer2 distinctive requirements
- MRI Technologist4 distinctive requirements
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist4 distinctive requirements
- Surgical Technologist3 distinctive requirements
- EMTno rare requirements
- Pharmacy Technician1 distinctive requirements
- Optician2 distinctive requirements
- Nurse Anesthetist6 distinctive requirements
- Nurse Midwife4 distinctive requirements
- Podiatrist5 distinctive requirements
- Medical Laboratory Technologist5 distinctive requirements
Healthcare support
- Medical Assistant2 distinctive requirements
- Phlebotomist1 distinctive requirements
- Dental Assistant2 distinctive requirements
- Home Health Aideno rare requirements
- Nursing Assistant2 distinctive requirements
- Massage Therapist3 distinctive requirements
- Occupational Therapy Assistant3 distinctive requirements
- Physical Therapist Assistant3 distinctive requirements
Protective service
Food preparation and service
Building and grounds maintenance
Personal care and service
Office and administrative support
Construction and extraction
- Electrician6 distinctive requirements
- Plumber3 distinctive requirements
- Carpenter2 distinctive requirements
- Sheet Metal Worker2 distinctive requirements
- Ironworker1 distinctive requirements
- Roofer1 distinctive requirements
- Painter1 distinctive requirements · proxy occupation
- Mason1 distinctive requirements
- Heavy Equipment Operator1 distinctive requirements · shared job title
- Boilermaker3 distinctive requirements
- Elevator Installer6 distinctive requirements
- Brickmason1 distinctive requirements
- Drywall Installer1 distinctive requirements
- Glazier1 distinctive requirements
- Building Inspector1 distinctive requirements
Installation, maintenance and repair
- HVAC Technician7 distinctive requirements
- Automotive Technician4 distinctive requirements
- Millwright5 distinctive requirements
- Industrial Mechanic4 distinctive requirements
- Line Installer5 distinctive requirements · shared job title
- Diesel Mechanic5 distinctive requirements
- Aircraft Mechanic6 distinctive requirements
- Auto Body Repairer1 distinctive requirements
- Heavy Equipment Mechanic4 distinctive requirements
- Maintenance Technician6 distinctive requirements · shared job title
Production
Transportation
- Truck Driver1 distinctive requirements · shared job title
- Airline Pilot3 distinctive requirements
- Flight Attendant2 distinctive requirements
- Air Traffic Controller3 distinctive requirements
- Railroad Conductor1 distinctive requirements
- Bus Driver1 distinctive requirements
- Delivery Driver1 distinctive requirements
- Forklift Operator1 distinctive requirements
- Commercial Pilot4 distinctive requirements
- Ship Captain4 distinctive requirements
- Transportation Inspector1 distinctive requirements
Titles that do not resolve to one occupation
These pages exist and are honest about the problem, but they are not offered as search answers because there is no single correct mapping to give.
Guides to job titles and role differences
A job title and an occupation are not the same thing, and the gap between them is where most job-title pages go wrong. These guides answer what the source can actually support — which occupations a title is recorded under, how people enter them, and what separates two titles readers routinely confuse.
- Account Executive vs Account Manager: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Bookkeeper vs Accountant: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Controller vs Accounting Manager: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Data Engineer vs Data Analyst: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Executive Assistant vs Administrative Assistant: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Financial Analyst vs Accountant: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Program Manager vs Project Manager: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Project Engineer vs Project Manager: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Project Manager vs Product Manager: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- Scrum Master vs Project Manager: What's the Difference?· two titles compared
- How to become a data analyst· how people enter those occupations
- What is a case manager?· which occupations the title covers
Where this stops being useful
An occupation is an average. A job posting is one employer’s version of it, with its own non-negotiables, and it can overturn everything on these pages. Reading one against your own history is the only step that answers the question you actually asked.
Analyze the actual job with RoleSprintOr see which occupations already share the work you do nowOr compare occupations by how the work is actually performedOr start from your field of study and see which occupations it relates toThis page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. RoleSprint has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Analysis generated 2026-09-02 from the O*NET 30.3 Database. Entry education, work experience, and on-the-job training are reproduced from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 (2025-35 projections; 2025 worker characteristics), published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.