Most In-Demand Skilled Trades Skills
The most in-demand skills for Skilled Trades roles right now are ai, confined-space, epa — ranked across 1276 open postings.
Updated October 27, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 108 | +108 |
| 2 | confined-space | 98 | +98 |
| 3 | epa | 85 | +85 |
| 4 | itar | 83 | +83 |
| 5 | osha | 65 | +65 |
| 6 | cnc | 60 | +60 |
| 7 | accessibility | 46 | +46 |
| 8 | cloud | 45 | +45 |
| 9 | automation | 45 | +45 |
| 10 | assembly | 42 | +42 |
| 11 | adas | 37 | +37 |
| 12 | computer-vision | 35 | +35 |
| 13 | lockout-tagout | 35 | +35 |
| 14 | corrective-action | 34 | +34 |
| 15 | soldering | 34 | +34 |
| 16 | personal-protective-equipment | 34 | +34 |
| 17 | deep-learning | 31 | +31 |
| 18 | cad | 30 | +30 |
| 19 | gdpr | 29 | +29 |
| 20 | prototyping | 25 | +25 |
| 21 | root-cause-analysis | 22 | +22 |
| 22 | cmms | 20 | +20 |
| 23 | lidar | 19 | +19 |
| 24 | freshdesk | 18 | +18 |
| 25 | nfpa | 17 | +17 |
| 26 | ccpa | 17 | +17 |
| 27 | plc | 16 | +16 |
| 28 | autocad | 14 | +14 |
| 29 | near-miss-reporting | 14 | +14 |
| 30 | jira | 13 | +13 |
| 31 | transformers | 13 | +13 |
| 32 | dfars | 13 | +13 |
| 33 | microsoft-project | 12 | +12 |
| 34 | intrusion-detection | 12 | +12 |
| 35 | procore | 10 | +10 |
| 36 | bluebeam | 10 | +10 |
| 37 | machine-learning | 9 | +9 |
| 38 | solidworks | 9 | +9 |
| 39 | oscilloscope | 9 | +9 |
| 40 | emergency-response | 8 | +8 |