What Junior Skilled Trades Jobs Ask For
Across 2,840 open Junior Skilled Trades postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are osha, confined-space, personal-protective-equipment.
Updated November 5, 2026
9,223 open Junior Skilled Trades postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,840 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| osha | 24% |
| confined-space | 17% |
| personal-protective-equipment | 16% |
| epa | 12% |
| corrective-action | 9% |
| cnc | 9% |
| hazardous-waste | 6% |
| transformers | 5% |
| lockout-tagout | 4% |
| automation | 4% |
| autocad | 3% |
| emergency-response | 3% |
| fall-protection | 2% |
| nfpa | 2% |
| assembly | 2% |
| cmms | 2% |
| cad | 2% |
| root-cause-analysis | 2% |
| first-aid | 2% |
| ai | 2% |
| near-miss-reporting | 2% |
| ethernet | 2% |
| process-improvement | 1% |
| sap | 1% |
| plc | 1% |
| airflow | 1% |
| jest | 1% |
| vendor-management | 1% |
| aws | 1% |
| yardi | 1% |
| networking | 1% |
| toolbox-talks | 1% |
| employee-relations | 1% |
| risk-assessment | 1% |
| fiber | 1% |
| environmental-compliance | 1% |
| regulatory-compliance | 1% |
| soldering | 1% |
| accessibility | 1% |
| bim | 1% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 9,223 open Junior Skilled Trades jobs →
Across all Skilled Trades levels
Most Skilled Trades postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- osha 35,010
- personal-protective-equipment 15,815
- epa 15,506
- confined-space 14,023
- cnc 12,836
- corrective-action 10,339
- automation 5,352
- lockout-tagout 4,670
- emergency-response 4,212
- plc 4,099
- autocad 4,000
- hazardous-waste 3,863