Most In-Demand Skilled Trades Skills
The most in-demand skills for Skilled Trades roles right now are networking, cnc, automation — ranked across 6353 open postings.
Updated September 14, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | networking | 558 | +221 |
| 2 | cnc | 402 | +114 |
| 3 | automation | 381 | +121 |
| 4 | fiber | 308 | +110 |
| 5 | assembly | 303 | +108 |
| 6 | transformers | 269 | +73 |
| 7 | plc | 254 | +116 |
| 8 | oscilloscope | 242 | +56 |
| 9 | ai | 241 | +86 |
| 10 | soldering | 240 | +82 |
| 11 | regulatory-compliance | 216 | +77 |
| 12 | cad | 199 | +39 |
| 13 | customer-retention | 181 | +13 |
| 14 | scada | 153 | +62 |
| 15 | mainframe | 149 | +34 |
| 16 | salesforce | 135 | +26 |
| 17 | voip | 123 | +52 |
| 18 | ticket-resolution | 119 | -12 |
| 19 | airflow | 116 | +34 |
| 20 | service-desk | 109 | +89 |
| 21 | cloud | 108 | +56 |
| 22 | hmi | 108 | +35 |
| 23 | crm | 108 | +35 |
| 24 | aws | 96 | +39 |
| 25 | process-improvement | 95 | +36 |
| 26 | analytics | 89 | +18 |
| 27 | ios | 86 | +70 |
| 28 | firmware | 85 | +32 |
| 29 | cisco | 83 | +24 |
| 30 | accessibility | 81 | +17 |
| 31 | itar | 78 | +44 |
| 32 | ethernet | 76 | +1 |
| 33 | sap | 73 | +54 |
| 34 | help-desk | 73 | +16 |
| 35 | ccpa | 72 | +1 |
| 36 | intrusion-detection | 70 | +16 |
| 37 | wifi | 69 | -9 |
| 38 | 1c | 69 | -2 |
| 39 | data-analytics | 68 | +20 |
| 40 | modbus | 68 | +39 |