Most In-Demand Skilled Trades Skills
The most in-demand skills for Skilled Trades roles right now are cnc, itar, ai — ranked across 1512 open postings.
Updated September 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cnc | 167 | +167 |
| 2 | itar | 148 | +148 |
| 3 | ai | 98 | +98 |
| 4 | automation | 97 | +97 |
| 5 | cad | 92 | +92 |
| 6 | assembly | 75 | +75 |
| 7 | transformers | 73 | +73 |
| 8 | ccpa | 64 | +64 |
| 9 | ticket-resolution | 53 | +53 |
| 10 | aws | 43 | +43 |
| 11 | soldering | 42 | +42 |
| 12 | gdpr | 42 | +42 |
| 13 | sharepoint | 42 | +42 |
| 14 | airflow | 39 | +39 |
| 15 | plc | 37 | +37 |
| 16 | computer-vision | 34 | +34 |
| 17 | networking | 24 | +24 |
| 18 | oscilloscope | 23 | +23 |
| 19 | deep-learning | 21 | +21 |
| 20 | prototyping | 21 | +21 |
| 21 | process-improvement | 21 | +21 |
| 22 | cloud | 20 | +20 |
| 23 | scada | 20 | +20 |
| 24 | solidworks | 20 | +20 |
| 25 | fusion-360 | 19 | +19 |
| 26 | jira | 18 | +18 |
| 27 | six-sigma | 18 | +18 |
| 28 | hmi | 17 | +17 |
| 29 | regulatory-compliance | 15 | +15 |
| 30 | wan | 14 | +14 |
| 31 | intrusion-detection | 13 | +13 |
| 32 | modbus | 10 | +10 |
| 33 | accessibility | 10 | +10 |
| 34 | yardi | 10 | +10 |
| 35 | slack | 9 | +9 |
| 36 | fiber | 9 | +9 |
| 37 | sensor-fusion | 9 | +9 |
| 38 | ecommerce | 9 | +9 |
| 39 | performance-management | 8 | +8 |
| 40 | salesforce | 8 | +8 |