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Apple macOS

Software & technology · O*NET

Apple macOS is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Operating system software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 57 occupations that together employ about 32,268,610 workers, with a median wage of $90,930. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 78th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Apple macOS, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Retail Salespersons 3,800,250 $34,580
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
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
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 1,189,330 $66,260
Online Merchants 1,128,200 $81,270
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 620,370 $62,970
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 472,770 $74,260
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Information Security Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Penetration Testers 439,380 $108,970
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Public Relations Specialists 280,590 $69,780
Graphic Designers 214,260 $61,300
Architectural and Engineering 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
Microsystems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Computer Network Support Specialists 146,450 $73,340
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Operations Research Analysts 107,760 $91,290
Editors 95,480 $75,260
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 95,330 $64,880
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Data Warehousing Specialists 64,770 $135,980
Database Architects 64,770 $135,980
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 63,350 $40,440
Community Health Workers 60,730 $51,030
Photographers 51,230 $42,520
Art Directors 50,370 $111,040
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 36,700 $77,180
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 35,390 $85,540
Special Effects Artists and Animators 21,280 $99,800
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 15,320 $65,040
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 14,220 $96,310
Sound Engineering Technicians 13,050 $66,430
Curators 12,280 $61,770
Ship Engineers 8,580 $101,320
Desktop Publishers 4,000 $53,620
Mathematicians 2,220 $121,680
Motion Picture Projectionists 1,950 $38,180
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 use Apple macOS. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Ship Engineers Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Motion Picture Projectionists Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Sound Engineering Technicians Photographers Community Health Workers General and Operations Managers Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Retail Salespersons Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Microsystems Engineers Architectural and Engineering Managers Online Merchants Computer User Support Specialists Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Apple macOS, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

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Sources for 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.

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Singulariki. "Apple macOS." 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/software/apple-macos

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Singulariki. (2026). Apple macOS. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/apple-macos

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  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},
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