Most In-Demand Science & Lab Skills
The most in-demand skills for Science & Lab roles right now are osha, ai, regulatory-compliance — ranked across 6544 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | osha | 442 | +442 |
| 2 | ai | 413 | +413 |
| 3 | regulatory-compliance | 405 | +405 |
| 4 | personal-protective-equipment | 378 | +378 |
| 5 | corrective-action | 374 | +374 |
| 6 | python | 289 | +289 |
| 7 | gis | 267 | +267 |
| 8 | technical-writing | 260 | +260 |
| 9 | business-development | 260 | +260 |
| 10 | hazardous-waste | 214 | +214 |
| 11 | risk-assessment | 214 | +214 |
| 12 | accessibility | 196 | +196 |
| 13 | automation | 195 | +195 |
| 14 | arcgis | 174 | +174 |
| 15 | data-quality | 160 | +160 |
| 16 | environmental-compliance | 149 | +149 |
| 17 | epa | 139 | +139 |
| 18 | lims | 134 | +134 |
| 19 | cad | 131 | +131 |
| 20 | process-improvement | 130 | +130 |
| 21 | machine-learning | 127 | +127 |
| 22 | emergency-response | 114 | +114 |
| 23 | waste-management | 114 | +114 |
| 24 | itar | 95 | +95 |
| 25 | statistics | 87 | +87 |
| 26 | networking | 86 | +86 |
| 27 | matlab | 86 | +86 |
| 28 | rcra | 85 | +85 |
| 29 | root-cause-analysis | 84 | +84 |
| 30 | analytics | 82 | +82 |
| 31 | gdpr | 80 | +80 |
| 32 | bioinformatics | 71 | +71 |
| 33 | assembly | 69 | +69 |
| 34 | six-sigma | 67 | +67 |
| 35 | visio | 67 | +67 |
| 36 | linux | 67 | +67 |
| 37 | iso-9001 | 64 | +64 |
| 38 | design-of-experiments | 62 | +62 |
| 39 | soldering | 58 | +58 |
| 40 | sql | 55 | +55 |