Skill

problem-solving

Name: Problem-Solving prevalence & co-occurrence data
Creator: Futureful

201

résumés have it

roles span it

0.2%

of all résumés

problem-solving appears in 201 U.S. résumés — 0.2% of all résumés — and spans 63 different roles. People who list it most often also carry Attention To Detail, Multitasking, Wireframing.

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.

N=9 organizational skills

N=9 teamwork

N=12 hardware troubleshooting

N=9 team leadership

N=15 communication skills

N=12 time management

N=18 mentoring

N=12 project planning

N=18 process improvement

N=27 ms office

N=18 network administration

N=24

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.

technical support engineerN=3

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