Career Atlas

Skill

problem solving

1,982
résumés have it
275
roles span it
2.0%
of all résumés

problem solving appears in 1,982 U.S. résumés — 2.0% of all résumés — and spans 275 different roles. People who list it most often also carry Customer Retention, Decision Making, Critical Thinking.

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Commonly paired with

The skills that people who have problem solving most often also carry, ranked by how strongly they co-occur. Great for planning what to learn next.

customer retention
N=25decision making
N=36critical thinking
N=88twitter
N=47analytical skills
N=41analytical
N=142interpersonal skills
N=99jobs
N=71team player
N=114accuracy
N=95time management
N=142collaboration
N=138analyze
N=138certification
N=181phone
N=228

Roles that use Problem Solving

The roles where this skill shows up most, ranked by how many people in the role have it. Tap one to see its full skill fingerprint and career paths.

associate database administratorN=3database managerN=3

Co-occurrence is measured across 1,982 real résumés that list this skill. Every pairing shows N, the count of real résumés behind it. How we count

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