What Middle Skilled Trades Jobs Ask For
Across 821 open Middle Skilled Trades postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are osha, personal-protective-equipment, epa.
Updated November 4, 2026
3,364 open Middle Skilled Trades postings. The percentages below are measured over the 821 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| osha | 19% |
| personal-protective-equipment | 10% |
| epa | 9% |
| confined-space | 9% |
| cnc | 8% |
| corrective-action | 8% |
| lockout-tagout | 8% |
| autocad | 7% |
| firmware | 5% |
| procore | 5% |
| bluebeam | 5% |
| soldering | 5% |
| jest | 4% |
| cad | 3% |
| assembly | 3% |
| bim | 3% |
| cmms | 3% |
| visio | 3% |
| automation | 3% |
| sap | 2% |
| root-cause-analysis | 2% |
| plc | 2% |
| sas | 2% |
| microsoft-project | 2% |
| powerbi | 2% |
| revit | 2% |
| six-sigma | 2% |
| fmea | 2% |
| regulatory-compliance | 2% |
| emergency-response | 2% |
| navisworks | 2% |
| ai | 1% |
| airflow | 1% |
| erp | 1% |
| fiber | 1% |
| nfpa | 1% |
| near-miss-reporting | 1% |
| process-improvement | 1% |
| service-desk | 1% |
| hazard-identification | 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.
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Across all Skilled Trades levels
Most Skilled Trades postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- osha 34,878
- personal-protective-equipment 15,758
- epa 15,296
- confined-space 13,953
- cnc 12,727
- corrective-action 10,285
- automation 5,335
- lockout-tagout 4,637
- emergency-response 4,183
- plc 4,106
- autocad 3,955
- hazardous-waste 3,757