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Visualization

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Visualization is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 573 occupations that together employ about 93,585,000 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 33rd percentile of AI task-exposure ( low) — 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 Visualization, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Baristas 3,780,930 $30,480
Critical Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,982,530 $38,940
Recycling and Reclamation Workers 2,982,530 $38,940
Stockers and Order Fillers 2,779,530 $37,090
Waiters and Waitresses 2,302,690 $33,760
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,199,900 $35,930
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2,070,480 $57,440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
Cooks, Restaurant 1,452,130 $36,830
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1,187,460 $42,010
Security Management Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,072,540 $64,580
Construction Laborers 1,057,660 $46,730
Light Truck Drivers 994,410 $44,140
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 943,430 $38,090
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 857,630 $43,190
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 854,910 $34,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 806,080 $78,690
Solar Energy Installation Managers 806,080 $78,690
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 805,770 $46,390
Bartenders 745,610 $33,530
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Carpenters 697,740 $59,310
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 688,840 $49,670
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 685,140 $71,190
Cooks, Fast Food 668,230 $30,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Development Managers 630,980 $136,550
Wind Energy Operations Managers 630,980 $136,550
Packers and Packagers, Hand 601,440 $35,580
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 591,180 $47,460
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 522,010 $32,670
Childcare Workers 520,180 $32,050
Nannies 520,180 $32,050
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 481,300 $38,470
Dishwashers 471,670 $33,670
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 469,270 $58,710
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 455,940 $62,970
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians 455,940 $62,970
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 448,260 $36,450
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 445,080 $37,120
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 439,380 $108,970
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 427,150 $30,380
Social and Human Service Assistants 424,220 $45,120
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 424,040 $51,000
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 421,940 $63,760
Driver/Sales Workers 417,420 $37,130
Coroners 397,770 $78,420
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 397,770 $78,420
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 397,770 $78,420
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 396,870 $59,810
Bus Drivers, School 387,920 $47,040
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 383,860 $40,900
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 Visualization. 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 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Carpenters Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians Food Preparation Workers Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Driver/Sales Workers Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Light Truck Drivers Bus Drivers, School First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Waiters and Waitresses Critical Care Nurses AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Visualization, 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 ability 573

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. "Visualization." 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/visualization

APA

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

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-visualization,
  title  = {Visualization},
  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/visualization}
}

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