O*NET-SOC 17-2112.02

Validation Engineers

Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a4.1208/2018
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.008/2018
Speaking2.A.1.d4.008/2018
Writing2.A.1.c4.008/2018
Active Listening2.A.1.b3.8808/2018
Monitoring2.A.2.d3.8808/2018

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.1208/2018
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.1208/2018
Written Expression1.A.1.a.44.1208/2018
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.008/2018
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.008/2018
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.008/2018

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Study product characteristics or customer requirements to determine validation objectives and standards.Core2008/2018
Analyze validation test data to determine whether systems or processes have met validation criteria or to identify root causes of production problems.Core2008/2018
Develop validation master plans, process flow diagrams, test cases, or standard operating procedures.Core2008/2018
Prepare detailed reports or design statements, based on results of validation and qualification tests or reviews of procedures and protocols.Core2008/2018
Maintain validation test equipment.Core2008/2018

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Investigative5.4211/2023
Conventional5.211/2023
Realistic4.6311/2023
Enterprising2.2311/2023
Social1.4611/2023
Artistic1.4511/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.