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Skill in demand · Lightcast

Linux is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 67 occupations that together employ about 15,135,790 workers, with a median wage of $93,580. Its reach across the occupation map is moderate. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 75th 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 Linux, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
Security Management Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
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
Coroners 397,770 $78,420
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 293,930 $100,070
Data Scientists 233,440 $112,590
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 210,340 $167,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Information Security Analysts 179,430 $124,910
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Mechatronics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Photonics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Robotics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Wind Energy Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Computer Network Support Specialists 146,450 $73,340
Media Technical Directors/Managers 145,270 $83,480
Talent Directors 145,270 $83,480
Energy Auditors 137,210 $72,120
Financial Quantitative Analysts 127,450 $80,190
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 110,790 $93,580
Police Identification and Records Officers 110,790 $93,580
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 93,940 $127,590
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 93,940 $127,590
Climate Change Policy Analysts 84,930 $80,060
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Computer Hardware Engineers 75,710 $155,020
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 73,010 $46,860
Audio and Video Technicians 70,080 $54,830
Bioinformatics Scientists 59,710 $93,330
Financial Risk Specialists 56,320 $106,000
Chemical Technicians 55,640 $57,790
Geodetic Surveyors 53,080 $72,740
Transportation Security Screeners 46,340 $63,360
Actors 38,800 —
Computer and Information Research Scientists 38,480 $140,910
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 36,290 $47,060
Statisticians 29,800 $103,300
Helpers--Carpenters 24,610 $41,600
Broadcast Technicians 21,080 $53,920
Avionics Technicians 20,900 $81,390
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 20,880 $56,020
Forensic Science Technicians 19,450 $67,440
Barbers 18,100 $38,960
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 15,320 $65,040
Nuclear Engineers 14,740 $127,520
Food Science Technicians 14,200 $49,430
Sound Engineering Technicians 13,050 $66,430
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 40 occupations in occupations that need Linux. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Helpers--Carpenters Plasterers and Stucco Masons Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Barbers Food Science Technicians Avionics Technicians Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Sound Engineering Technicians Chemical Technicians Detectives and Criminal Investigators Broadcast Technicians Transportation Security Screeners Energy Auditors Coroners Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers Media Technical Directors/Managers Photonics Engineers Computer User Support Specialists Project Management Specialists AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Linux, 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.

  • O*NET software example 67

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. "Linux." 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/linux

APA

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

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  title  = {Linux},
  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/linux}
}

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