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Microsoft Windows

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Microsoft Windows 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 241 occupations that together employ about 82,128,650 workers, with a median wage of $61,075. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 59th percentile for AI task-exposure (Moderate) — 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 Microsoft Windows, 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
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
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
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
Security Management Specialists 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
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
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
Loss Prevention 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
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
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
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Information Security Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Web Administrators 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
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 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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 Loss Prevention Managers Retail Salespersons Medical and Health Services Managers Online Merchants Computer User Support Specialists First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Microsoft Windows, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Operating system 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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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/software/microsoft-windows

APA

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

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