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Software & technology · O*NET

Kubernetes is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Application server software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 15 occupations that together employ about 5,188,970 workers, with a median wage of $108,970. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 93rd 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 Kubernetes, 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
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
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 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
Sales Engineers 56,690 $121,520
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 15 occupations in occupations that use 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 Sales Engineers Validation Engineers Penetration Testers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Kubernetes, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Application server software category.

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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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/software/kubernetes

APA

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

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