Most In-Demand Manufacturing Skills
The most in-demand skills for Manufacturing roles right now are personal-protective-equipment, corrective-action, assembly — ranked across 21772 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | personal-protective-equipment | 2,569 | +2,569 |
| 2 | corrective-action | 2,155 | +2,155 |
| 3 | assembly | 1,503 | +1,503 |
| 4 | cnc | 1,416 | +1,416 |
| 5 | osha | 1,205 | +1,205 |
| 6 | soldering | 895 | +895 |
| 7 | root-cause-analysis | 863 | +863 |
| 8 | process-improvement | 862 | +862 |
| 9 | six-sigma | 858 | +858 |
| 10 | erp | 816 | +816 |
| 11 | iso-9001 | 667 | +667 |
| 12 | sap | 637 | +637 |
| 13 | performance-management | 557 | +557 |
| 14 | itar | 530 | +530 |
| 15 | ai | 511 | +511 |
| 16 | confined-space | 462 | +462 |
| 17 | cad | 366 | +366 |
| 18 | as9100 | 363 | +363 |
| 19 | automation | 355 | +355 |
| 20 | employee-relations | 336 | +336 |
| 21 | regulatory-compliance | 292 | +292 |
| 22 | accessibility | 276 | +276 |
| 23 | oracle | 252 | +252 |
| 24 | uvm | 241 | +241 |
| 25 | lockout-tagout | 238 | +238 |
| 26 | near-miss-reporting | 228 | +228 |
| 27 | ccpa | 223 | +223 |
| 28 | hmi | 195 | +195 |
| 29 | agile | 188 | +188 |
| 30 | epa | 178 | +178 |
| 31 | hazardous-waste | 177 | +177 |
| 32 | transformers | 174 | +174 |
| 33 | emergency-response | 167 | +167 |
| 34 | succession-planning | 165 | +165 |
| 35 | iso-14001 | 156 | +156 |
| 36 | kanban | 155 | +155 |
| 37 | analytics | 151 | +151 |
| 38 | jest | 140 | +140 |
| 39 | risk-assessment | 125 | +125 |
| 40 | environmental-compliance | 125 | +125 |