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Skill in demand · Lightcast

Kubernetes is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 13 occupations that together employ about 4,692,900 workers, with a median wage of $108,970. Its reach across the occupation map is moderate. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 93rd percentile of AI task-exposure ( high) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.

This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.

Occupations that need this skill

Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Kubernetes, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Blockchain Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Information Security Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Penetration Testers 439,380 $108,970
Validation Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Data Scientists 233,440 $112,590
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Labor Relations Specialists 64,590 $93,500
Computer and Information Research Scientists 38,480 $140,910
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 2,780 $52,380
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 13 occupations in occupations that need Kubernetes. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Labor Relations Specialists Computer and Information Research Scientists Validation Engineers Penetration Testers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Kubernetes, by AI task-overlap and median pay

How this skill maps to occupations

The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.

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Datasets behind this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Kubernetes." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/kubernetes

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Kubernetes. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/kubernetes

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-kubernetes,
  title  = {Kubernetes},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/kubernetes}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.