What Junior Skilled Trades Jobs Ask For
Across 1,010 open Junior Skilled Trades postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are confined-space, osha, epa.
Updated October 28, 2026
1,189 open Junior Skilled Trades postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,010 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| confined-space | 22% |
| osha | 16% |
| epa | 15% |
| personal-protective-equipment | 14% |
| hazardous-waste | 13% |
| corrective-action | 9% |
| cnc | 6% |
| lockout-tagout | 5% |
| transformers | 4% |
| automation | 4% |
| ai | 3% |
| cmms | 3% |
| vendor-management | 3% |
| bim | 2% |
| emergency-response | 2% |
| microsoft-copilot | 2% |
| process-improvement | 2% |
| first-aid | 2% |
| root-cause-analysis | 2% |
| fall-protection | 2% |
| nfpa | 2% |
| accessibility | 2% |
| sap | 2% |
| iot | 2% |
| job-safety-analysis | 1% |
| soldering | 1% |
| talent-management | 1% |
| cad | 1% |
| rds | 1% |
| sap-fiori | 1% |
| shopify | 1% |
| toolbox-talks | 1% |
| assembly | 1% |
| itwo | 1% |
| modbus | 1% |
| cybersecurity | 1% |
| near-miss-reporting | 1% |
| plc | 1% |
| safety-audit | 1% |
| aws | 1% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 1,189 open Junior Skilled Trades jobs →
Across all Skilled Trades levels
Most Skilled Trades postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- osha 13,947
- epa 6,160
- personal-protective-equipment 5,144
- confined-space 5,024
- corrective-action 3,555
- cnc 3,536
- plc 2,366
- automation 2,216
- cmms 1,580
- lockout-tagout 1,550
- emergency-response 1,415
- hazardous-waste 1,392