Most In-Demand Skilled Trades Skills
The most in-demand skills for Skilled Trades roles right now are osha, epa, confined-space — ranked across 20124 open postings.
Updated October 9, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | osha | 4,115 | +703 |
| 2 | epa | 1,847 | +227 |
| 3 | confined-space | 1,778 | +299 |
| 4 | personal-protective-equipment | 1,738 | +296 |
| 5 | corrective-action | 854 | +180 |
| 6 | nfpa | 784 | +124 |
| 7 | hazardous-waste | 766 | +260 |
| 8 | networking | 675 | +118 |
| 9 | automation | 577 | +86 |
| 10 | assembly | 437 | +66 |
| 11 | cnc | 428 | +36 |
| 12 | ai | 398 | +81 |
| 13 | emergency-response | 394 | +117 |
| 14 | fiber | 387 | +16 |
| 15 | oscilloscope | 299 | +31 |
| 16 | transformers | 294 | +14 |
| 17 | first-aid | 285 | +55 |
| 18 | soldering | 283 | +47 |
| 19 | regulatory-compliance | 266 | +10 |
| 20 | plc | 261 | +33 |
| 21 | lockout-tagout | 250 | +49 |
| 22 | cad | 241 | +29 |
| 23 | root-cause-analysis | 226 | +58 |
| 24 | customer-retention | 212 | +19 |
| 25 | accessibility | 210 | +39 |
| 26 | mainframe | 197 | +80 |
| 27 | fall-protection | 194 | +35 |
| 28 | risk-assessment | 165 | +35 |
| 29 | cloud | 156 | +18 |
| 30 | scada | 153 | +5 |
| 31 | salesforce | 150 | +17 |
| 32 | intrusion-detection | 139 | +11 |
| 33 | hmi | 136 | +30 |
| 34 | ios | 131 | -365 |
| 35 | airflow | 128 | +7 |
| 36 | crm | 125 | +16 |
| 37 | service-desk | 116 | +3 |
| 38 | near-miss-reporting | 113 | +29 |
| 39 | cisco | 111 | +22 |
| 40 | aws | 105 | +5 |