Monthly Report
The Career Demand Report
Monthly job posting data across
17 careers
and
76 skills
— tracked since 2026-06.
Updated the first of every month.
Last updated: September 04, 2026
·
416 data points collected
·
Source: Adzuna (United States)
Career Demand Trends
Job posting volume by career, tracked monthly. Higher numbers = more open positions = stronger demand.
| Career |
Trend |
Change
vs. trailing avg |
|
Nurse Practitioner
|
423,978
|
509,081
|
430,009
|
529,129
|
↑ Growing
|
+16.5%
|
|
Project Manager
|
449,426
|
459,575
|
480,991
|
509,295
|
↑ Growing
|
+9.9%
|
|
Physiologist
|
165,749
|
177,810
|
137,809
|
191,421
|
↑ Growing
|
+19.3%
|
|
Paramedic
|
93,279
|
98,559
|
90,885
|
106,849
|
↑ Growing
|
+13.4%
|
|
AI Engineer
|
67,641
|
72,086
|
80,188
|
76,588
|
→ Stable
|
+4.5%
|
|
Publicist
|
63,232
|
64,642
|
64,285
|
71,614
|
↑ Growing
|
+11.8%
|
|
Financial Analyst
|
34,546
|
35,261
|
36,157
|
38,753
|
↑ Growing
|
+9.7%
|
|
Data Engineer
|
34,607
|
36,347
|
36,480
|
38,552
|
↑ Growing
|
+7.7%
|
|
Operations Manager
|
27,249
|
30,098
|
30,148
|
35,601
|
↑ Growing
|
+22.1%
|
|
Electrician
|
23,418
|
22,400
|
21,751
|
25,364
|
↑ Growing
|
+12.6%
|
|
HVAC Technician
|
12,734
|
14,371
|
14,447
|
15,602
|
↑ Growing
|
+12.6%
|
|
Automation Manager
|
12,056
|
13,082
|
15,088
|
15,260
|
↑ Growing
|
+13.8%
|
|
Design Director
|
12,686
|
11,280
|
11,642
|
11,038
|
↓ Declining
|
-7.0%
|
|
Data Scientist
|
8,307
|
8,854
|
8,673
|
10,349
|
↑ Growing
|
+20.2%
|
|
Plumber
|
10,001
|
8,286
|
6,876
|
8,373
|
→ Stable
|
-0.2%
|
|
Corporate Accountant
|
4,787
|
5,505
|
5,290
|
7,859
|
↑ Growing
|
+51.3%
|
|
Software Engineer
|
2,380
|
3,266
|
3,055
|
3,587
|
↑ Growing
|
+23.7%
|
AI & Automation — Skill Demand
208,824
jobs this month
+19.5% vs trailing avg
29,620
jobs this month
+10.9% vs trailing avg
2,833
jobs this month
+54.7% vs trailing avg
Software Dev — Skill Demand
42,235
jobs this month
+6.1% vs trailing avg
20,939
jobs this month
+9.6% vs trailing avg
7,796
jobs this month
+2.0% vs trailing avg
4,130
jobs this month
+1.6% vs trailing avg
Cloud — Skill Demand
71,217
jobs this month
+8.8% vs trailing avg
70,337
jobs this month
+7.4% vs trailing avg
69,225
jobs this month
+5.6% vs trailing avg
50,301
jobs this month
+5.2% vs trailing avg
4,326
jobs this month
+35.9% vs trailing avg
Certifications — Skill Demand
57,341
jobs this month
+33.7% vs trailing avg
8,395
jobs this month
+15.6% vs trailing avg
Creative — Skill Demand
8,156
jobs this month
-1.2% vs trailing avg
5,715
jobs this month
-1.2% vs trailing avg
4,853
jobs this month
-3.6% vs trailing avg
3,649
jobs this month
-6.0% vs trailing avg
3,476
jobs this month
+8.9% vs trailing avg
1,970
jobs this month
+2.5% vs trailing avg
Finance — Skill Demand
449,364
jobs this month
+9.9% vs trailing avg
178,611
jobs this month
+12.3% vs trailing avg
60,697
jobs this month
+16.2% vs trailing avg
38,753
jobs this month
+9.7% vs trailing avg
34,882
jobs this month
+13.9% vs trailing avg
7,859
jobs this month
+51.3% vs trailing avg
198
jobs this month
+5.1% vs trailing avg
PM — Skill Demand
35,601
jobs this month
+22.1% vs trailing avg
31,514
jobs this month
+14.2% vs trailing avg
26,557
jobs this month
+8.7% vs trailing avg
Sector-Specific — Skill Demand
202,520
jobs this month
+31.6% vs trailing avg
166,038
jobs this month
+30.9% vs trailing avg
160,016
jobs this month
+5.3% vs trailing avg
25,233
jobs this month
+4.1% vs trailing avg
1,114
jobs this month
+7.1% vs trailing avg
Security — Skill Demand
11,688
jobs this month
+5.3% vs trailing avg
8,337
jobs this month
+4.4% vs trailing avg
6,583
jobs this month
+14.7% vs trailing avg
Operations — Skill Demand
509,295
jobs this month
+9.9% vs trailing avg
91,284
jobs this month
+14.5% vs trailing avg
26,969
jobs this month
+61.4% vs trailing avg
Healthcare — Skill Demand
25,044
jobs this month
+3.2% vs trailing avg
1,381
jobs this month
-18.3% vs trailing avg
Data & Analytics — Skill Demand
164,876
jobs this month
+12.5% vs trailing avg
38,552
jobs this month
+7.7% vs trailing avg
5,440
jobs this month
+11.2% vs trailing avg
5,080
jobs this month
-0.6% vs trailing avg
DevOps — Skill Demand
48,960
jobs this month
+7.9% vs trailing avg
35,234
jobs this month
+0.2% vs trailing avg
29,042
jobs this month
+7.3% vs trailing avg
Healthcare IT — Skill Demand
4,307
jobs this month
+12.7% vs trailing avg
Analytics — Skill Demand
47,774
jobs this month
-93.3% vs trailing avg
39,141
jobs this month
+13.9% vs trailing avg
30,099
jobs this month
+5.7% vs trailing avg
7,978
jobs this month
-38.0% vs trailing avg
AI/ML — Skill Demand
76,588
jobs this month
+4.5% vs trailing avg
71,359
jobs this month
+13.3% vs trailing avg
18,250
jobs this month
+110.6% vs trailing avg
10,018
jobs this month
+6.5% vs trailing avg
Productivity — Skill Demand
367,303
jobs this month
+10.9% vs trailing avg
188,598
jobs this month
+8.4% vs trailing avg
151,644
jobs this month
+6.1% vs trailing avg
14,298
jobs this month
+28.2% vs trailing avg
Language — Skill Demand
19,122
jobs this month
-78.7% vs trailing avg
15,181
jobs this month
+17.7% vs trailing avg
10,349
jobs this month
+20.2% vs trailing avg
9,563
jobs this month
-84.2% vs trailing avg
6,307
jobs this month
+10.1% vs trailing avg
3,587
jobs this month
-73.5% vs trailing avg
ERP & CRM — Skill Demand
11,003
jobs this month
-5.1% vs trailing avg
6,563
jobs this month
+0.5% vs trailing avg
Platform — Skill Demand
155,118
jobs this month
+19.3% vs trailing avg
93,847
jobs this month
-6.5% vs trailing avg
27,771
jobs this month
+21.7% vs trailing avg
23,879
jobs this month
+1.4% vs trailing avg
8,424
jobs this month
-7.2% vs trailing avg
Methodology
Job posting counts are collected automatically via the Adzuna API on the first of each month using standardized search terms with "United States" as the location filter. The same search terms are used every month to ensure consistent month-over-month comparison. Data reflects the total number of active job postings matching each search term at the time of collection, not hires or applications. Trends are calculated by comparing the most recent month to the trailing average of prior months (up to 12 months back), which smooths out one-off spikes or dips in a single month's posting volume.
This data is collected and published by Career Compass as a public resource for career decision-making. We do not guarantee accuracy and recommend using this data alongside other sources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics.