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Microsoft Windows

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Microsoft Windows is a common skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 212 occupations that together employ about 73,095,910 workers, with a median wage of $57,490. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 55th percentile of AI task-exposure ( moderate) — 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 Microsoft Windows, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Retail Salespersons 3,800,250 $34,580
Fast Food and Counter Workers 3,780,930 $30,480
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Cashiers 3,148,030 $31,190
Stockers and Order Fillers 2,779,530 $37,090
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
Office Clerks, General 2,510,550 $43,630
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,070,480 $57,440
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,455,770 $49,210
Accountants and Auditors 1,448,290 $81,680
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Online Merchants 1,128,200 $81,270
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Construction Laborers 1,057,660 $46,730
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Light Truck Drivers 994,410 $44,140
Receptionists and Information Clerks 964,530 $37,230
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 854,910 $34,660
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 830,760 $44,640
Financial Managers 818,620 $161,700
Solar Energy Installation Managers 806,080 $78,690
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Carpenters 697,740 $59,310
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 688,840 $49,670
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 666,990 $76,290
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 632,430 $62,340
Compliance Managers 630,980 $136,550
Regulatory Affairs Managers 630,980 $136,550
Sales Managers 603,710 $138,060
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Medical and Health Services Managers 565,840 $117,960
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 522,010 $32,670
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 472,300 $78,140
Dishwashers 471,670 $33,670
Insurance Sales Agents 469,480 $60,370
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 469,270 $58,710
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 427,150 $30,380
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 424,040 $51,000
Billing and Posting Clerks 417,500 $47,170
Compliance Officers 397,770 $78,420
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 397,770 $78,420
Bus Drivers, School 387,920 $47,040
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 373,960 $35,270
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 371,590 $30,490
Tellers 339,340 $39,340
Postal Service Mail Carriers 336,040 $57,490
Firefighters 332,240 $59,530
Recreation Workers 309,640 $35,380
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 296,640 $66,700
Automotive Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Fuel Cell Engineers 286,760 $102,320
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 Microsoft Windows. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Dishwashers Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Construction Laborers Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Carpenters Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Postal Service Mail Carriers Stockers and Order Fillers Light Truck Drivers Fast Food and Counter Workers Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Bus Drivers, School Registered Nurses Solar Energy Installation Managers General and Operations Managers Retail Salespersons Tellers Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Compliance Managers Medical and Health Services Managers Regulatory Affairs Managers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Microsoft Windows, 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 212

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. "Microsoft Windows." 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/microsoft-windows

APA

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

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-microsoft-windows,
  title  = {Microsoft Windows},
  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/microsoft-windows}
}

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