Most In-Demand Manufacturing Skills
The most in-demand skills for Manufacturing roles right now are assembly, corrective-action, ai — ranked across 608 open postings.
Updated October 27, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assembly | 47 | +47 |
| 2 | corrective-action | 45 | +45 |
| 3 | ai | 39 | +39 |
| 4 | erp | 35 | +35 |
| 5 | iso-9001 | 34 | +34 |
| 6 | root-cause-analysis | 32 | +32 |
| 7 | soldering | 29 | +29 |
| 8 | automation | 28 | +28 |
| 9 | as9100 | 27 | +27 |
| 10 | itar | 26 | +26 |
| 11 | cnc | 22 | +22 |
| 12 | personal-protective-equipment | 21 | +21 |
| 13 | cad | 20 | +20 |
| 14 | machine-learning | 15 | +15 |
| 15 | process-improvement | 13 | +13 |
| 16 | analytics | 12 | +12 |
| 17 | six-sigma | 12 | +12 |
| 18 | plm | 12 | +12 |
| 19 | gd-t | 10 | +10 |
| 20 | osha | 9 | +9 |
| 21 | jira | 8 | +8 |
| 22 | cloud | 8 | +8 |
| 23 | confined-space | 7 | +7 |
| 24 | rest-assured | 7 | +7 |
| 25 | acceptance-criteria | 7 | +7 |
| 26 | performance-management | 7 | +7 |
| 27 | iso-13485 | 6 | +6 |
| 28 | zoom | 6 | +6 |
| 29 | emergency-response | 6 | +6 |
| 30 | oscilloscope | 6 | +6 |
| 31 | slack | 6 | +6 |
| 32 | pcb | 6 | +6 |
| 33 | risk-assessment | 5 | +5 |
| 34 | data-analytics | 5 | +5 |
| 35 | prototyping | 5 | +5 |
| 36 | atlassian | 5 | +5 |
| 37 | netsuite | 5 | +5 |
| 38 | lockout-tagout | 5 | +5 |
| 39 | accessibility | 5 | +5 |
| 40 | spring | 5 | +5 |