Most In-Demand Retail Skills
The most in-demand skills for Retail roles right now are ai, chatgpt, personal-protective-equipment — ranked across 12760 open postings.
Updated October 9, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 1,488 | +735 |
| 2 | chatgpt | 1,334 | +713 |
| 3 | personal-protective-equipment | 1,331 | +363 |
| 4 | android | 916 | +268 |
| 5 | ios | 797 | +337 |
| 6 | blockchain | 742 | 0 |
| 7 | spark | 725 | +197 |
| 8 | osha | 720 | +170 |
| 9 | ecommerce | 634 | +95 |
| 10 | first-aid | 555 | +110 |
| 11 | epa | 307 | -39 |
| 12 | lead-generation | 271 | -46 |
| 13 | ccpa | 209 | -92 |
| 14 | regulatory-compliance | 182 | +68 |
| 15 | assembly | 182 | +132 |
| 16 | corrective-action | 177 | +71 |
| 17 | analytics | 177 | +19 |
| 18 | automation | 142 | +48 |
| 19 | performance-management | 134 | +38 |
| 20 | sap | 133 | +52 |
| 21 | process-improvement | 130 | +61 |
| 22 | cloud | 123 | +31 |
| 23 | emergency-response | 109 | +33 |
| 24 | talent-management | 102 | +53 |
| 25 | candidate-experience | 96 | +23 |
| 26 | cad | 91 | +28 |
| 27 | employee-relations | 81 | -5 |
| 28 | penetration-testing | 79 | +1 |
| 29 | root-cause-analysis | 72 | +33 |
| 30 | sas | 72 | 0 |
| 31 | confined-space | 72 | +29 |
| 32 | stakeholder-management | 72 | +16 |
| 33 | photoshop | 72 | +7 |
| 34 | hazardous-waste | 67 | +27 |
| 35 | salesforce | 64 | +19 |
| 36 | near-miss-reporting | 63 | +14 |
| 37 | go-to-market | 61 | -4 |
| 38 | vendor-management | 61 | +23 |
| 39 | crm | 59 | +14 |
| 40 | powerbi | 58 | +6 |