Glossary & sources

Every acronym, credential, dataset, and skill the writing and the instrument lean on, defined once and in plain language. We assume you know your own field, not ours. Terms first, then the datasets behind the numbers, then the skill bank — each skill linked to the open roles it unlocks.

Part oneTerms & acronyms

ADDIEAnalysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation: The five-stage framework corporate instructional design is built on, and the vocabulary hiring managers screen for when a teacher applies for an instructional-design role. Knowing the word is often the difference between a resume that reads as “teacher” and one that reads as “instructional designer.”
APRNAdvanced Practice Registered Nurse: The license category covering nurse practitioners and similar advanced roles, requiring a graduate degree and national certification on top of an RN license. It is the legal gate on the registered-nurse-to-nurse-practitioner pivot.
AREArchitect Registration Examination: The multi-division exam a candidate passes to become a licensed architect in the United States, alongside a professional degree and documented experience hours.
ATSApplicant Tracking System: The software an employer uses to receive, filter, and rank job applications. Because many systems screen resumes for keywords before a human sees them, the exact vocabulary in a posting, ADDIE, Figma, dbt, often matters more than the underlying skill on the first pass.
BIMBuilding Information Modeling: The 3D, data-rich modeling method that has replaced 2D drafting across much of architecture and engineering, with Revit the dominant tool. BIM coordination is the shared language that makes the architect-to-MEP-engineer move unusually smooth.
CC BYCreative Commons Attribution license: The open license that permits reuse, including commercial reuse and redistribution of derived numbers, as long as the source is credited. Several of the datasets behind PivotHop, the CPS mobility network and JobHop among them, are CC BY, which is what makes them legally usable in a product that charges.
CFAChartered Financial Analyst: A demanding, multi-exam credential for investment and financial-analysis professionals. It is not required for most corporate financial-analyst roles, but it widens the pay gap over accountants who make the switch.
CPACertified Public Accountant: The license for accountants who sign audits and handle certain public filings. Required for some accounting roles, not for financial analysis, which is part of why the accountant-to-analyst move is common.
ETLExtract, Transform, Load: The process of pulling data out of source systems, reshaping it, and loading it into a warehouse where analysts can use it. Building and maintaining ETL pipelines is the core of data engineering, and ETL fluency is exactly what a data analyst already holds when they consider that move.
FAAFederal Aviation Administration: The US aviation regulator whose certifications gate pilot and flight-attendant roles. It appears here in transferable-skills examples, where a licensed destination sets the real timeline.
FEAFinite Element Analysis: The numerical method engineers use to simulate how a structure or part behaves under load, by breaking it into a mesh of small elements. FEA fluency is the degree-shaped core of the architect-to-structural-engineer gap: reading structural drawings is not the same as producing the analysis behind them.
FF&EFurniture, Fixtures, and Equipment: The specification and procurement of everything that goes into a space but is not structure, from chairs to lighting. FF&E and procurement are the commercial half of interior design that architects most often have not run, and the main gap in the architect-to-interior-designer move.
FINRAFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority: The self-regulatory body whose licenses (the Series 7 and others) are required to sell securities. FINRA licensing enters the picture only for securities-facing financial-analyst roles, not corporate FP&A.
FP&AFinancial Planning and Analysis: The forward-looking side of corporate finance: building budgets, forecasting revenue, and explaining variances, as opposed to accounting, which records what already happened. FP&A is the usual landing spot for an accountant moving into a financial-analyst role.
GD&TGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: The symbolic language that specifies the allowable variation on a manufactured part, standard on product and mechanical drawings. It belongs to product-side mechanical engineering, one reason that half of the field is a separate education from building mechanical.
GEO / AEOGenerative / Answer Engine Optimization: The newer discipline of getting a brand or page cited inside AI-generated answers (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google’s AI Overviews) rather than ranked as a link. Proprietary, verifiable data is the strongest lever, because it is what AI answers quote.
HVACHeating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning: The building-comfort systems trade, and by extension the technician occupation that installs and services them. HVAC technician is one of the least-remote occupations we track: hands-on, on-site, and licensed.
LARELandscape Architect Registration Examination: The licensing exam for landscape architects in most US states. Because architecture licensure rarely reciprocates into it, the architect-to-landscape-architect move is a second license, not a specialization.
LEEDLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design: The most widely used green-building certification, run by the US Green Building Council. LEED credentials show up in architecture, engineering, and construction postings as a signal of sustainability fluency.
LLMLarge Language Model: The class of AI system, GPT and its peers, trained on vast amounts of text to generate and reason over language. “LLM experience” has gone from exotic to expected in AI-adjacent job postings in the space of about two years.
LMSLearning Management System: The platform (Canvas, Moodle, and corporate equivalents) that hosts and tracks online courses. LMS familiarity is one of the tooling gaps between classroom teaching and corporate instructional design.
MEPMechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineering: The building-systems engineering disciplines that sit alongside architecture on every project. Because architects coordinate MEP work for years, MEP engineering is the closest lateral move on our graph for many of them.
MLOpsMachine Learning Operations: The engineering discipline of running machine-learning models in production reliably: deploying them, monitoring them, retraining them, and rolling them back when they fail. It is the part of the job that separates a machine-learning engineer, who keeps the model running, from a data scientist, who proves it works.
MSN / DNPMaster of Science / Doctor of Nursing Practice: The graduate degrees a registered nurse must earn to become a nurse practitioner. They are the real timeline behind that move, two to four years, which a skill-readiness number alone does not show.
NLCNurse Licensure Compact: The interstate agreement, now covering more than 40 states, that lets a nurse practice across member states on one license. It expands where a nurse can work, but not how remote the work is, because the patient still has to be physically cared for.
PEProfessional Engineer license: The state license that lets an engineer take legal responsibility for work, “sign and seal” drawings, in civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical practice. It gates responsible-charge roles but not every product or coordination seat, a distinction that matters for architects eyeing an engineering pivot.
PLCProgrammable Logic Controller: The ruggedized industrial computer that runs machinery and process automation. PLC and circuit design mark the boundary between the building-electrical work an architect can pivot into and the power-and-product electrical engineering that requires going back to school.
PMP / CAPMProject Management Professional / Certified Associate: The most recognized project-management certifications, run by the Project Management Institute, with CAPM the entry-level version of the PMP. A PMP is the common signal that converts a business analyst’s experience into project-manager offers, and unlike a license it takes months, not years.
PPPPurchasing Power Parity: The exchange rate at which a basket of goods costs the same in two countries, as opposed to the market rate. FairElephant uses World Bank price levels derived from PPP to compare pay across countries by what money actually buys.
PSYPACTPsychology Interjurisdictional Compact: An interstate agreement that lets a psychologist practice, including by telehealth, across the 40-plus member jurisdictions on a single authorization. It is the reason psychologists post far more remote roles than other licensed clinicians.
RAGRetrieval-Augmented Generation: A technique that lets a large language model answer from a specific set of documents by fetching relevant passages first and feeding them to the model, instead of relying only on what it memorized during training. It has become a standard skill in AI-engineering and machine-learning postings.
RTOReturn to Office: The wave of employer mandates, from 2023 onward, requiring workers back on site full or part time after the remote experiment of 2020 to 2022. RTO policy is one of the forces reshaping which occupations post remote roles and which do not.
SEOSearch Engine Optimization: The practice of shaping content and sites so they rank in search results. As answer engines and AI overviews absorb more queries, the discipline is shifting from ranking blue links to being cited inside AI answers, a change sometimes called GEO or AEO.
SOCStandard Occupational Classification: The federal coding system that assigns every job in the United States a number, so a “software developer” in one dataset can be matched to a “software developer” in another. The Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains it and revises it every few years, and most US labor data (wages, projections, mobility) is keyed to it. PivotHop uses SOC codes to join live postings to official wage and separation figures.
SQLStructured Query Language: The standard language for querying databases, and the load-bearing skill shared by data analysts and data engineers. SQL fluency is why the analyst-to-engineer move starts from a position of strength.
UXUser Experience design: The practice of designing how a product feels to use: research, information architecture, interaction, and testing, as distinct from visual or graphic design. UX roles pay well above graphic-design roles and are projected to grow faster, which is why the graphic-designer-to-UX move is one of the most searched career changes.

Part twoSources & data

The datasets under the numbers. Every figure on PivotHop and FairElephant traces to one of these, and every one is either public domain or openly licensed for reuse.

Adzuna · USAJOBS · ReedLive job-posting sources: The keyed posting sources PivotHop scrapes under their terms: Adzuna (a global aggregator with salary data), USAJOBS (US federal roles with clean pay bands), and Reed (UK employer-stated pay). Together with several open boards, they supply the live postings behind every match and salary band. No LinkedIn or Indeed, by policy. Visit source →
BLSUS Bureau of Labor Statistics: The federal statistical agency behind most of the labor data PivotHop and FairElephant rest on: wage percentiles (OEWS), employment projections and occupational-transfer rates, and the Current Population Survey. BLS material is public domain, which is part of why it anchors so much of the instrument. Visit source →
College BoardCollege Board, Education Pays: The nonprofit behind the SAT, which also publishes “Education Pays,” a standard reference on the earnings gap between degree holders and non-graduates. Cited for the annual degree-premium figure. Visit source →
CPSCurrent Population Survey: The monthly household survey run by the Census Bureau for BLS, and the basis for the unemployment rate. Because it records each respondent’s occupation over time, researchers have derived occupation-to-occupation mobility from it, and that observed-flow signal is what tells PivotHop where people actually go, not just where skills suggest they could. Visit source →
CTOTCareer Trajectories and Occupational Transitions: A US Department of Labor public-use dataset of observed occupation-to-occupation moves, drawn from CPS and SIPP records with survey weights. It corroborates where workers actually go, as opposed to where skills suggest they could, and covers mid-level occupations in particular. Visit source →
DOLUS Department of Labor: The cabinet department whose research arm published the Career Trajectories and Occupational Transitions study, a public-use dataset of observed occupation changes that PivotHop ingests as a second US mobility signal. Visit source →
ESCOEuropean Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations: The European Union’s multilingual occupation-and-skills classification, the rough European counterpart to O*NET and SOC. The JobHop transition dataset is coded to ESCO occupations. Visit source →
FlexJobsFlexJobs Remote Work Economy Index: A remote-and-flexible job board that publishes an annual index of remote-hiring trends by category. PivotHop cites its year-over-year growth figures for directional claims about which fields are adding remote roles, clearly labeled as the tracker’s numbers, not ours. Visit source →
JLLJones Lang LaSalle: A commercial real-estate firm whose occupancy research tracks return-to-office trends. Cited for the share of large-company employees under office mandates. Visit source →
JobHopJobHop career-trajectory dataset: An open dataset of observed career trajectories built from anonymized resumes collected by VDAB, the Flemish public employment service. Coded to ESCO occupations and licensed CC BY, it gives PivotHop a European observed-mobility signal at finer resolution than the coarser US occupation codes allow. Visit source →
LightcastLightcast (Emsi Burning Glass): The labor-market analytics firm formed from the merger of Emsi and Burning Glass. Its occupation and transition data is commercial; PivotHop notes it as the paid frontier it deliberately does not depend on, and as the licensed source underneath some public Department of Labor files. Visit source →
NCSBNNational Council of State Boards of Nursing: The body that administers the Nurse Licensure Compact and nursing exams. Cited for the current count of compact states. Visit source →
OEWSOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics: The BLS survey that reports wage percentiles, the 10th through the 90th, for every occupation, nationally and by state. FairElephant blends OEWS anchors with live-posting pay so a salary estimate is grounded in official numbers rather than only what employers happen to advertise. Public domain. Visit source →
O*NETOccupational Information Network: The free US Department of Labor database describing every occupation’s skills, abilities, work activities, and related occupations. PivotHop uses its “related occupations” as a curated corroboration signal and its ability ratings for capability similarity. Licensed CC BY. Visit source →
Opportunity@WorkOpportunity@Work (STARs): A nonprofit that studies workers “skilled through alternative routes” rather than degrees, the STARs framework. Cited in our degree-premium analysis for its count of roughly 70 million US workers without a bachelor’s who are nonetheless skilled through experience. Visit source →
Robert HalfRobert Half workforce research: A staffing and recruiting firm that publishes quarterly workforce and remote-work statistics, used here to calibrate our own remote-posting shares against an outside count. Visit source →
SIPPSurvey of Income and Program Participation: A Census Bureau longitudinal survey that follows the same people over time, capturing job and occupation changes. It is one of the two sources behind the Department of Labor’s public-use transitions file. Visit source →
World Bank ICPInternational Comparison Program: The World Bank program that measures price levels across countries, the basis for purchasing-power comparisons. FairElephant uses ICP-derived price levels to convert pay between countries by what it actually buys, not the market exchange rate. Visit source →

Part threeThe skill bank

Every skill the instrument reads from live postings, with the occupations that weight it most heavily. Each links to the roles it unlocks that have openings on the board right now. This is what a skill chip on the graph points to.

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3D ModelingArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Illustrator, Technical Artist, and Architectural Drafter. It appears in 10 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIllustrator4 Architectural Drafter6 BIM Manager5 Industrial Designer5 Mechanical Engineer60 Professor / Lecturer27
3ds MaxDesign: A skill our data associates most with 3D Modeler. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
A/B TestingTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Growth Marketer, Data Scientist, and Machine Learning Engineer. It appears in 16 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGrowth Marketer21 Data Scientist60 Machine Learning Engineer60 Product Analyst17 Product Manager60 Product Designer60 Data Analyst60 Marketing Manager60
AccessibilityBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Design Systems Lead, Mobile Developer, and Sales Representative. It appears in 17 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksDesign Systems Lead4 Mobile Developer24 Sales Representative60 Account Executive60 Frontend Developer32 Product Designer60 Corporate Trainer46 UX Designer22
Account ManagementBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Customer Success Manager, Account Executive, and Sales Engineer. It appears in 26 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCustomer Success Manager60 Account Executive60 Sales Engineer60 Business Analyst60 Sales Representative60 Management Consultant60 Market Researcher17 Corporate Trainer46
AccountingFinance: Recording and reporting what a business has earned and spent. The foundation under bookkeeping, audit, and financial analysis.
Open roles it unlocksAccountant60 Bookkeeper36 Financial Controller37 Financial Analyst60 Auditor35 Operations Manager60 Economist17 Business Analyst60
After EffectsDesign: A skill our data associates most with Creative Technologist, Motion Designer, and Video Editor. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCreative Technologist5 Motion Designer10 Video Editor17 Graphic Designer35
AgileTechnology: Running projects in short iterations with frequent feedback. The default operating model for software teams, and spreading into other fields.
Open roles it unlocksFinancial Analyst60 Instructional Designer4 Backend Developer60 Software Engineer60 Frontend Developer32 Product Manager60 Business Analyst60 Mobile Developer24
AirflowTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Data Engineer, Product Analyst, and Dental Hygienist. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksData Engineer60 Product Analyst17 Dental Hygienist9
AngularTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Frontend Developer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFrontend Developer32
ArcGISTechnology: A skill our data associates most with GIS Analyst, Data Annotator. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
AssessmentEducation: A skill our data associates most with Civil Engineer, Teaching Assistant, and Professor / Lecturer. It appears in 4 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Education family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCivil Engineer60 Teaching Assistant7 Professor / Lecturer27 Tutor4
AuditFinance: A skill our data associates most with Auditor, Accountant, and Financial Controller. It appears in 11 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Finance family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAuditor35 Accountant60 Financial Controller37 Business Analyst60 Compliance Officer51 Supply Chain Analyst22 SEO Specialist18 Registered Nurse60
AutoCADArchitecture: The long-standing 2D/3D drafting standard across architecture, engineering, and construction.
Open roles it unlocksArchitectural Drafter6 Civil Engineer60 BIM Manager5 Architect55 Electrical Engineer60 Structural Engineer22
Aviation OperationsTransport: A skill our data associates most with Pilot, Human Factors Engineer, and Aerospace Engineer. It appears in 14 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Transport family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPilot15 Aerospace Engineer12 Professor / Lecturer27 Automotive Technician60 Electrical Engineer60 Civil Engineer60 Welder9 Maintenance Technician18
AWSTechnology: Amazon's cloud platform — where a large share of modern software is deployed and run. Core infrastructure skill for engineering, and increasingly for data and security work.
Open roles it unlocksSales Engineer60 DevOps Engineer60 Economist17 Software Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Solutions Architect60 Security Engineer60 Data Engineer60
AzureTechnology: Microsoft's cloud platform, dominant in enterprise. A core deployment and infrastructure skill alongside AWS.
Open roles it unlocksSales Engineer60 Solutions Architect60 DevOps Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Software Engineer60 Data Engineer60 Security Engineer60 Network Engineer24
BIMArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with BIM Manager, VDC Manager, and Architectural Drafter. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBIM Manager5 Architectural Drafter6 Architect55 Structural Engineer22 Mechanical Engineer60
BlenderDesign: A skill our data associates most with Industrial Designer, 3D Modeler. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIndustrial Designer5
Bloomberg TerminalTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Product Analyst. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksProduct Analyst17
BluebeamArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Architect, Interior Designer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksArchitect55 Interior Designer11
BrandingDesign: A skill our data associates most with Creative Technologist, Graphic Designer, and Brand Designer. It appears in 11 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCreative Technologist5 Graphic Designer35 Brand Designer15 Recruiter60 Video Editor17 Motion Designer10 Penetration Tester9 Creative Director39
BudgetingFinance: A skill our data associates most with Financial Analyst, Financial Controller, and Accountant. It appears in 10 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Finance family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFinancial Analyst60 Financial Controller37 Accountant60 Construction Manager11 Structural Engineer22 Bookkeeper36 Clinical Research Coordinator5 Teaching Assistant7
Building CodesEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Interior Designer, Plumber, and Structural Engineer. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksInterior Designer11 Plumber6 Structural Engineer22 Architect55
C#Technology: A skill our data associates most with Backend Developer, Mobile Developer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBackend Developer60 Mobile Developer24
C++Technology: A skill our data associates most with Game Developer, Software Engineer, and Robotics Engineer. It appears in 6 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGame Developer4 Software Engineer60 Robotics Engineer4 Computer Vision Engineer7 Pilot15
Case ManagementHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Genetic Counselor, Psychologist, and Social Worker. It appears in 17 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPsychologist60 Social Worker60 Therapist / Counselor60 Lawyer60 Registered Nurse60 Physician60 Paralegal48 Medical Assistant60
CI/CDTechnology: A skill our data associates most with DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer, and Backend Developer. It appears in 11 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksDevOps Engineer60 Software Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Data Engineer60 Mobile Developer24 MLOps Engineer9 Penetration Tester9 Security Engineer60
Cinema 4DDesign: A skill our data associates most with 3D Modeler, Motion Designer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMotion Designer10
Civil 3DArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with 3D Modeler, Civil Engineer, and BIM Manager. It appears in 4 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCivil Engineer60 BIM Manager5 Architectural Drafter6
Clash DetectionArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with BIM Manager, VDC Manager. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBIM Manager5
Classroom ManagementEducation: A skill our data associates most with Teaching Assistant, Tutor, and Translator. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Education family of work.
Open roles it unlocksTeaching Assistant7 Tutor4 Translator20
Clinical ResearchHealthcare: Running studies that test treatments under regulated protocols. A specialized skill at the intersection of health and data.
Open roles it unlocksClinical Research Coordinator5 Statistician9 Psychologist60 Sales Engineer60 Solutions Architect60 DevOps Engineer60 Security Engineer60 Penetration Tester9
Clinical SkillsHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Registered Nurse, Therapist / Counselor, and Physician. It appears in 15 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksRegistered Nurse60 Therapist / Counselor60 Physician60 Nurse Practitioner60 Security Engineer60 IT Support Specialist60 Psychologist60 Medical Assistant60
Clio / RelativityScience: A skill our data associates most with Economist. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Science family of work.
Open roles it unlocksEconomist17
Community EngagementArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Accountant, Social Media Manager, and Developer Advocate. It appears in 15 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAccountant60 Social Media Manager30 Developer Advocate23 Urban Planner5 Social Worker60 Executive Assistant60 Instructional Designer4 Clinical Research Coordinator5
ComplianceBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Compliance Officer, Lawyer, and Biomedical Engineer. It appears in 15 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCompliance Officer51 Lawyer60 Clinical Research Coordinator5 HR Manager59 Financial Controller37 Actuary4 Paralegal48 Translator20
Computer VisionTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Computer Vision Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, and Creative Technologist. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksComputer Vision Engineer7 Machine Learning Engineer60 Creative Technologist5 Robotics Engineer4 Research Scientist60
Concrete DesignEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Structural Engineer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksStructural Engineer22
Construction AdministrationArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with VDC Manager, Construction Manager, and Interior Designer. It appears in 12 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksConstruction Manager11 Interior Designer11 Civil Engineer60 Architect55 Structural Engineer22 Electrical Engineer60 Mechanical Engineer60 BIM Manager5
Construction DocumentationArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Architectural Drafter, Architect, and Interior Designer. It appears in 8 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksArchitectural Drafter6 Architect55 Interior Designer11 Structural Engineer22 Civil Engineer60 Electrical Engineer60 BIM Manager5
Content MarketingBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Content Strategist, Social Media Manager, and SEO Specialist. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksContent Strategist16 Social Media Manager30 SEO Specialist18 Growth Marketer21 Marketing Manager60 UX Writer4 Copywriter18 Developer Advocate23
ContractsLegal: A skill our data associates most with Forensic Accountant, Paralegal, and Lawyer. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Legal family of work.
Open roles it unlocksParalegal48 Lawyer60 Real Estate Developer34 Compliance Officer51 HR Manager59 Event Planner3 Civil Engineer60 Underwriter6
CopywritingWriting: A skill our data associates most with Copywriter, Content Strategist, and Translator. It appears in 4 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Writing family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCopywriter18 Content Strategist16 Translator20 UX Writer4
Cost EstimatingArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Urban Planner. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUrban Planner5
Creative CodingTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Technical Artist. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Criminal InvestigationEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Forensic Accountant, Police Officer, and Statistician. It appears in 17 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPolice Officer60 Statistician9 Lawyer60 Aerospace Engineer12 Security Engineer60 Compliance Officer51 Paralegal48 Auditor35
CRMBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Growth Marketer, Account Executive, and Sales Representative. It appears in 11 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGrowth Marketer21 Account Executive60 Sales Representative60 Marketing Manager60 Management Consultant60 Customer Success Manager60 Copywriter18 Brand Designer15
Curriculum DevelopmentEducation: A skill our data associates most with Corporate Trainer, Professor / Lecturer, and Instructional Designer. It appears in 6 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Education family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCorporate Trainer46 Professor / Lecturer27 Instructional Designer4 Police Officer60 Teaching Assistant7 Tutor4
Customer ServiceBusiness: Helping customers directly and resolving their problems. A common on-ramp that transfers into success, operations, and sales roles.
Open roles it unlocksCustomer Support Specialist60 IT Support Specialist60 Medical Assistant60 Customer Success Manager60 Construction Manager11 Operations Manager60 Sales Representative60 Account Executive60
CybersecurityTechnology: Protecting systems and data from attack. A high-demand specialization with clear entry points from IT and engineering.
Open roles it unlocksSecurity Engineer60 Penetration Tester9 Sales Engineer60 IT Support Specialist60 DevOps Engineer60 Network Engineer24 Systems Administrator21 Lawyer60
Data AnalysisTechnology: Turning raw numbers into decisions: cleaning data, finding patterns, and reporting what they mean. One of the most cross-cutting skills we track, required far beyond dedicated analyst roles.
Open roles it unlocksGrowth Marketer21 Data Analyst60 Data Scientist60 Actuary4 Data Engineer60 BI Developer8 Sales Engineer60 Product Analyst17
Data ModelingTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Data Engineer, BI Developer, and Database Administrator. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksData Engineer60 BI Developer8 Database Administrator7 Data Analyst60 Product Analyst17
Data VisualizationBusiness: Turning data into charts and dashboards people can read at a glance. The bridge between analysis and communication.
Open roles it unlocksBI Developer8 Business Analyst60 Data Analyst60 Operations Manager60 Growth Marketer21 Data Scientist60 Data Engineer60 Product Analyst17
dbtTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Data Engineer, Therapist / Counselor, and Product Analyst. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksData Engineer60 Therapist / Counselor60 Product Analyst17
Deep LearningTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Machine Learning Engineer, Research Scientist, and Computer Vision Engineer. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMachine Learning Engineer60 Research Scientist60 Computer Vision Engineer7 Data Scientist60 Electrician32
Design SystemsTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Design Systems Lead, UX Writer, and Creative Technologist. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksDesign Systems Lead4 UX Writer4 Creative Technologist5 Product Designer60 Frontend Developer32 Social Worker60 UX Designer22 Creative Director39
Design ThinkingDesign: A skill our data associates most with Creative Technologist, Product Designer, and UX Designer. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCreative Technologist5 Product Designer60 UX Designer22 Industrial Designer5 Robotics Engineer4 UX Writer4
DetailingArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Architect, Structural Engineer, and BIM Manager. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksArchitect55 Structural Engineer22 BIM Manager5
Digital TwinTransport: A skill our data associates most with Game Developer, Drone Pilot, and VDC Manager. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Transport family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGame Developer4
DockerTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Backend Developer, DevOps Engineer, and Penetration Tester. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBackend Developer60 DevOps Engineer60 Penetration Tester9 Systems Administrator21 MLOps Engineer9 Pilot15 Welder9 Plumber6
DraftingTrades: A skill our data associates most with Welder, Plumber, and Architectural Drafter. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Trades family of work.
Open roles it unlocksWelder9 Plumber6 Architectural Drafter6 Electrician32 Architect55 Automotive Technician60 Civil Engineer60 Structural Engineer22
EHR / EMRHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Health Informatics Specialist, Illustrator, and Medical Assistant. It appears in 17 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIllustrator4 Medical Assistant60 Game Designer7 Physician60 Therapist / Counselor60 Game Developer4 Psychologist60 Registered Nurse60
Electrical SystemsEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Electrician, Electrical Engineer, and Automotive Technician. It appears in 16 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksElectrician32 Electrical Engineer60 Automotive Technician60 BIM Manager5 Architectural Drafter6 Aerospace Engineer12 Maintenance Technician18 Robotics Engineer4
Email MarketingBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Growth Marketer, Marketing Manager, and Content Strategist. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGrowth Marketer21 Marketing Manager60 Content Strategist16 Graphic Designer35 Copywriter18 UX Writer4
Emergency ResponseHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Paramedic, Police Officer, and Drone Pilot. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPolice Officer60 Nurse Practitioner60 Registered Nurse60 Psychologist60
Energy ModelingArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Building Performance Analyst, Sustainability Consultant. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
EnscapeDesign: A skill our data associates most with Interior Designer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksInterior Designer11
Epic EHRHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Health Informatics Specialist. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
ETABS / SAP2000Engineering: A skill our data associates most with Structural Engineer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksStructural Engineer22
ETLTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Data Engineer, Solutions Architect, and BI Developer. It appears in 14 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksData Engineer60 Solutions Architect60 BI Developer8 Data Scientist60 Data Analyst60 Machine Learning Engineer60 Product Analyst17 Database Administrator7
Event PlanningBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Event Planner, Teaching Assistant, and Real Estate Developer. It appears in 21 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksEvent Planner3 Teaching Assistant7 Real Estate Developer34 Marketing Manager60 Sales Representative60 Robotics Engineer4 Developer Advocate23 Market Researcher17
ExcelBusiness: The spreadsheet, still the most widely required analytical tool in the market. It spans finance, operations, marketing, and research — the shared language of business numbers.
Open roles it unlocksBusiness Analyst60 QA Engineer60 Growth Marketer21 Account Executive60 Operations Manager60 Data Analyst60 Solutions Architect60 Financial Analyst60
FEA / SimulationEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Aerospace Engineer, Robotics Engineer, and Mechanical Engineer. It appears in 20 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAerospace Engineer12 Robotics Engineer4 Mechanical Engineer60 Industrial Engineer18 Penetration Tester9 Research Scientist60 Market Researcher17 Game Designer7
FF&EDesign: A skill our data associates most with Interior Designer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksInterior Designer11
FigmaDesign: A skill our data associates most with Creative Technologist, Product Designer, and Brand Designer. It appears in 12 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCreative Technologist5 Product Designer60 Brand Designer15 Motion Designer10 UX Designer22 Design Systems Lead4 Corporate Trainer46 Graphic Designer35
Financial ModelingFinance: A skill our data associates most with Underwriter, Forensic Accountant, and Actuary. It appears in 17 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Finance family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUnderwriter6 Actuary4 Business Analyst60 Financial Analyst60 Account Executive60 Corporate Trainer46 Accountant60 Design Systems Lead4
Firearms ProficiencyPublic Safety: A skill our data associates most with Police Officer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Public Safety family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPolice Officer60
Food ServiceTrades: A skill our data associates most with Operations Manager, Construction Manager, and Maintenance Technician. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Trades family of work.
Open roles it unlocksOperations Manager60 Construction Manager11 Maintenance Technician18 Warehouse Manager7
ForecastingBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Financial Analyst, Account Executive, and Actuary. It appears in 15 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFinancial Analyst60 Account Executive60 Actuary4 Economist17 Operations Manager60 Financial Controller37 Supply Chain Analyst22 Data Scientist60
GCPTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, and DevOps Engineer. It appears in 15 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksSales Engineer60 Solutions Architect60 DevOps Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Security Engineer60 Clinical Research Coordinator5 Developer Advocate23 Data Engineer60
GD&TEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Industrial Designer, Mechanical Engineer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIndustrial Designer5 Mechanical Engineer60
GISTechnology: A skill our data associates most with GIS Analyst, Drone Pilot, and Data Annotator. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksComputer Vision Engineer7 Urban Planner5 BIM Manager5 Construction Manager11
GitTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Backend Developer, DevOps Engineer, and Frontend Developer. It appears in 12 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBackend Developer60 DevOps Engineer60 Frontend Developer32 Penetration Tester9 Data Engineer60 QA Engineer60 Design Systems Lead4 Technical Writer15
Google AnalyticsBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Growth Marketer, SEO Specialist, and Product Analyst. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGrowth Marketer21 SEO Specialist18 Product Analyst17
Grant WritingHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Exhibit Designer, Psychologist, and Copywriter. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPsychologist60 Copywriter18
Health EducationHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Pharmacist, Nurse Practitioner, and Registered Nurse. It appears in 21 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPharmacist59 Nurse Practitioner60 Registered Nurse60 Dental Hygienist9 Social Worker60 Physician60 Research Scientist60 Medical Assistant60
HoudiniTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Technical Artist. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
HR OperationsBusiness: A skill our data associates most with HR Manager, Warehouse Manager, and Account Executive. It appears in 39 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksHR Manager59 Warehouse Manager7 Account Executive60 Creative Technologist5 Lawyer60 Business Analyst60 Operations Manager60 Corporate Trainer46
HTML/CSSTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Frontend Developer, Creative Technologist, and SEO Specialist. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFrontend Developer32 Creative Technologist5 SEO Specialist18 Motion Designer10 Product Designer60 Game Developer4 Technical Writer15
HVAC SystemsEngineering: A skill our data associates most with HVAC Technician, Building Performance Analyst, and Maintenance Technician. It appears in 10 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMaintenance Technician18 Mechanical Engineer60 Plumber6 Automotive Technician60 Electrician32 Welder9
IllustrationDesign: A skill our data associates most with Illustrator, Motion Designer, and Brand Designer. It appears in 12 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIllustrator4 Motion Designer10 Brand Designer15 Instructional Designer4 Creative Director39 Professor / Lecturer27 Video Editor17
IllustratorDesign: A skill our data associates most with Illustrator, Graphic Designer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIllustrator4 Graphic Designer35
InDesignTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Creative Technologist, Graphic Designer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCreative Technologist5 Graphic Designer35
Instructional DesignEducation: A skill our data associates most with Instructional Designer, Corporate Trainer, and 3D Modeler. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Education family of work.
Open roles it unlocksInstructional Designer4 Corporate Trainer46 Game Designer7 Technical Writer15 Translator20 Registered Nurse60 Teaching Assistant7
Interaction DesignDesign: A skill our data associates most with Product Designer, UX Designer, and UX Writer. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksProduct Designer60 UX Designer22 UX Writer4 UX Researcher12 Prompt Engineer3 Game Designer7
ISO 19650Architecture: A skill our data associates most with BIM Manager. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBIM Manager5
JavaTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Backend Developer, Software Engineer, and Mobile Developer. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBackend Developer60 Software Engineer60 Mobile Developer24 Sales Engineer60 Design Systems Lead4 Solutions Architect60 DevOps Engineer60 QA Engineer60
JavaScriptTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Frontend Developer, Sales Engineer, and Software Engineer. It appears in 10 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFrontend Developer32 Sales Engineer60 Software Engineer60 QA Engineer60 SEO Specialist18 Game Developer4 Penetration Tester9 Developer Advocate23
JiraBusiness: A skill our data associates most with IT Support Specialist, Scrum Master, and Sales Representative. It appears in 16 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIT Support Specialist60 Sales Representative60 Lawyer60 Project Manager60 SEO Specialist18 HR Manager59 Customer Success Manager60 Brand Designer15
JournalismDesign: A skill our data associates most with Video Editor. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksVideo Editor17
KeyShotDesign: A skill our data associates most with Industrial Designer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIndustrial Designer5
KubernetesTechnology: A skill our data associates most with DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer, and Backend Developer. It appears in 6 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksDevOps Engineer60 Software Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Penetration Tester9 Security Engineer60 MLOps Engineer9
LangChain / AgentsBusiness: Frameworks for chaining language-model calls into multi-step agents. One of the newest skills in our data, concentrated in AI engineering.
Open roles it unlocksAI Engineer60 Sales Engineer60 Software Engineer60 Product Manager60 Growth Marketer21 Machine Learning Engineer60 Creative Technologist5 Corporate Trainer46
Law EnforcementFinance: A skill our data associates most with Police Officer, Forensic Accountant, and Lawyer. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Finance family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPolice Officer60 Lawyer60 Compliance Officer51 Economist17 Pilot15 Paralegal48 Underwriter6
Lean / Six SigmaBusiness: A pair of process-improvement methodologies for removing waste and variation. Standard in manufacturing and operations, and increasingly asked for in healthcare and services.
Open roles it unlocksIndustrial Engineer18 Operations Manager60 Sales Engineer60 Business Analyst60 Corporate Trainer46 Product Manager60 Project Manager60 HR Manager59
LEEDArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Sustainability Consultant, Building Performance Analyst, and Architect. It appears in 4 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksArchitect55 Urban Planner5
LinuxTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Systems Administrator, IT Support Specialist, and DevOps Engineer. It appears in 12 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksSystems Administrator21 IT Support Specialist60 DevOps Engineer60 Penetration Tester9 Security Engineer60 Database Administrator7 QA Engineer60 MLOps Engineer9
LLMs / Generative AITechnology: Large language models and the products built on them — the current wave of AI. A fast-growing cluster; most of the roles that ask for it barely existed two years ago.
Open roles it unlocksAI Engineer60 Prompt Engineer3 Machine Learning Engineer60 QA Engineer60 Data Scientist60 Software Engineer60 Research Scientist60 Product Manager60
LookerTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Data Analyst, Data Engineer, and Product Analyst. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksData Analyst60 Data Engineer60 Product Analyst17 Financial Analyst60 SEO Specialist18
Machine LearningTechnology: Building systems that learn patterns from data rather than following hand-written rules. The engine behind modern AI products, concentrated in data and ML-engineering roles.
Open roles it unlocksMachine Learning Engineer60 Data Scientist60 MLOps Engineer9 Computer Vision Engineer7 AI Engineer60 Research Scientist60 Data Engineer60 Product Manager60
MaintenanceTrades: A skill our data associates most with Automotive Technician, Maintenance Technician, and Biomedical Engineer. It appears in 20 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Trades family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAutomotive Technician60 Maintenance Technician18 Electrician32 Plumber6 Welder9 Research Scientist60 Urban Planner5 Customer Support Specialist60
Market ResearchBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Market Researcher, Customer Support Specialist, and Executive Assistant. It appears in 11 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMarket Researcher17 Customer Support Specialist60 Executive Assistant60 Marketing Manager60 Product Manager60 Research Scientist60 Economist17 UX Researcher12
MATLABEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Aerospace Engineer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAerospace Engineer12
Mechanical CADEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Mechanical Engineer, Architectural Drafter, and Illustrator. It appears in 6 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMechanical Engineer60 Architectural Drafter6 Illustrator4 Industrial Designer5 Robotics Engineer4
Medical CodingHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with BI Developer, Medical Assistant, and Health Informatics Specialist. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBI Developer8 Medical Assistant60
MicroservicesTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Software Engineer, Backend Developer, and DevOps Engineer. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksSoftware Engineer60 Backend Developer60 DevOps Engineer60 Machine Learning Engineer60 Data Engineer60 Industrial Engineer18 Database Administrator7
MicroStationArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Architectural Drafter. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksArchitectural Drafter6
MLOpsTechnology: A skill our data associates most with MLOps Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, and Solutions Architect. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMLOps Engineer9 Machine Learning Engineer60 Solutions Architect60 AI Engineer60 Data Scientist60 Computer Vision Engineer7 Industrial Engineer18
Model EvaluationTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Penetration Tester, AI Engineer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPenetration Tester9 AI Engineer60
Model Fine-tuningTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Machine Learning Engineer, AI Engineer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMachine Learning Engineer60 AI Engineer60
Motion DesignDesign: A skill our data associates most with Motion Designer, Technical Artist, and Creative Technologist. It appears in 14 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMotion Designer10 Creative Technologist5 Video Editor17 Illustrator4 Professor / Lecturer27 Graphic Designer35 Game Developer4 Brand Designer15
NavisworksArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with BIM Manager. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBIM Manager5
NegotiationBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Account Executive, Lawyer, and Real Estate Developer. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAccount Executive60 Lawyer60 Real Estate Developer34 Recruiter60 Sales Representative60 Social Worker60 HR Manager59 Police Officer60
NetworkingTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Network Engineer, Sales Engineer, and Security Engineer. It appears in 6 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksNetwork Engineer24 Sales Engineer60 Security Engineer60 IT Support Specialist60 Systems Administrator21 Customer Support Specialist60
NLPTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, and Prompt Engineer. It appears in 4 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksData Scientist60 Machine Learning Engineer60 Prompt Engineer3 Translator20
Node.jsTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Frontend Developer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFrontend Developer32
NoSQLTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Backend Developer, Software Engineer, and Database Administrator. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBackend Developer60 Software Engineer60 Database Administrator7
ObservabilityTechnology: Instrumenting software so you can see what it is doing in production — metrics, logs, and traces. A core reliability skill for engineering and DevOps.
Open roles it unlocksSales Engineer60 Software Engineer60 DevOps Engineer60 Medical Assistant60 IT Support Specialist60 Machine Learning Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Account Executive60
OperationsBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Operations Manager, HR Manager, and Warehouse Manager. It appears in 45 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksOperations Manager60 HR Manager59 Warehouse Manager7 Project Manager60 DevOps Engineer60 Industrial Engineer18 IT Support Specialist60 Technical Writer15
Parametric DesignArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Building Performance Analyst, Industrial Designer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIndustrial Designer5
Patient CareHealthcare: Direct clinical care of patients. The foundation across nursing, allied-health, and medical-assistant roles.
Open roles it unlocksMedical Assistant60 Registered Nurse60 Physician60 Dental Hygienist9 Nurse Practitioner60 Pharmacist59 Psychologist60 Therapist / Counselor60
PhotographyDesign: A skill our data associates most with Photographer, Tutor, and Drone Pilot. It appears in 8 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksTutor4 Creative Technologist5 Video Editor17 Brand Designer15 Professor / Lecturer27 Graphic Designer35
PhotoshopDesign: A skill our data associates most with Illustrator, Graphic Designer, and 3D Modeler. It appears in 8 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIllustrator4 Graphic Designer35 Motion Designer10 Video Editor17 Industrial Designer5 Brand Designer15
PHPHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Nurse Practitioner. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksNurse Practitioner60
PlanGrid / ACCTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Mobile Developer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMobile Developer24
PLC / ControlsEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Robotics Engineer, Robotics Technician, and Maintenance Technician. It appears in 11 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksRobotics Engineer4 Maintenance Technician18 Clinical Research Coordinator5 Electrical Engineer60 Mechanical Engineer60 Electrician32 Tutor4
Point Cloud / ScanningTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Drone Pilot, GIS Analyst, and Robotics Engineer. It appears in 8 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksRobotics Engineer4 Computer Vision Engineer7 BIM Manager5 Police Officer60 Architectural Drafter6
Policy AnalysisScience: A skill our data associates most with Economist. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Science family of work.
Open roles it unlocksEconomist17
POS SystemsBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Scrum Master. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Power BITechnology: A skill our data associates most with BI Developer, Data Analyst, and Business Analyst. It appears in 4 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBI Developer8 Data Analyst60 Business Analyst60 Database Administrator7
Premiere ProDesign: A skill our data associates most with Video Editor, Motion Designer. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksVideo Editor17 Motion Designer10
PresentationBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Sales Engineer, Account Executive, and IT Support Specialist. It appears in 48 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksSales Engineer60 Account Executive60 IT Support Specialist60 Creative Technologist5 Sales Representative60 Graphic Designer35 Corporate Trainer46 Management Consultant60
ProcurementBusiness: Sourcing and buying what an organization needs, on terms that hold up. Central to supply-chain and operations roles.
Open roles it unlocksSupply Chain Analyst22 Recruiter60 Sales Engineer60 Account Executive60 Lawyer60 Real Estate Developer34 Operations Manager60 Sales Representative60
Product ManagementBusiness: Deciding what to build and why — owning the problem, the priorities, and the outcome rather than the code. A common pivot target for analysts, designers, and engineers.
Open roles it unlocksProduct Manager60 Product Analyst17 Sales Engineer60 Product Designer60 Real Estate Developer34 Marketing Manager60 Customer Success Manager60 Account Executive60
Project ManagementBusiness: Planning work, sequencing it, and getting it delivered across a team. A general-purpose skill that transfers into almost every field, and often the bridge that carries a specialist into leadership.
Open roles it unlocksProject Manager60 Civil Engineer60 Management Consultant60 Structural Engineer22 Real Estate Developer34 BIM Manager5 Corporate Trainer46 Architect55
Prompt EngineeringTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Prompt Engineer, AI Engineer, and Translator. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPrompt Engineer3 AI Engineer60 Translator20
PrototypingDesign: Building a rough, testable version of a product before committing to the full build. Core to design and hardware roles.
Open roles it unlocksProduct Designer60 Sales Engineer60 Industrial Designer5 Design Systems Lead4 UX Designer22 Game Designer7 Product Manager60 Data Scientist60
Public SafetyTransport: A skill our data associates most with Police Officer, UX Researcher, and Drone Pilot. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Transport family of work.
Open roles it unlocksPolice Officer60 UX Researcher12 Computer Vision Engineer7
PythonTechnology: A general-purpose programming language and the default tool for data work, scripting, and machine learning. The most transferable technical skill in our data: it turns up well outside software, in finance, science, and operations.
Open roles it unlocksSales Engineer60 Data Scientist60 Software Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Data Engineer60 Machine Learning Engineer60 DevOps Engineer60 AI Engineer60
QA / TestingTechnology: A skill our data associates most with QA Engineer, Creative Technologist, and Biomedical Engineer. It appears in 25 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksQA Engineer60 Creative Technologist5 Research Scientist60 Auditor35 Physician60 Aerospace Engineer12 Frontend Developer32 Psychologist60
Quality ControlTrades: A skill our data associates most with Drone Pilot, Automotive Technician, and Research Scientist. It appears in 45 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Trades family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAutomotive Technician60 Research Scientist60 Compliance Officer51 Corporate Trainer46 Civil Engineer60 QA Engineer60 Technical Writer15 Pilot15
QuickBooksFinance: A skill our data associates most with Bookkeeper, Accountant. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Finance family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBookkeeper36 Accountant60
RAG / Vector SearchTechnology: A skill our data associates most with AI Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, and Prompt Engineer. It appears in 6 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAI Engineer60 Machine Learning Engineer60 Prompt Engineer3 SEO Specialist18 Copywriter18
ReactTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Frontend Developer, Mobile Developer, and Software Engineer. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFrontend Developer32 Mobile Developer24 Software Engineer60 Medical Assistant60 Backend Developer60 Design Systems Lead4 Game Designer7 AI Engineer60
RecruitingDesign: A skill our data associates most with Recruiter, Creative Technologist, and HR Manager. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksRecruiter60 Creative Technologist5 HR Manager59 Design Systems Lead4 Illustrator4
RenderingTechnology: A skill our data associates most with 3D Modeler, Technical Artist, and Game Developer. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGame Developer4 SEO Specialist18 Industrial Designer5 Design Systems Lead4 Frontend Developer32 Therapist / Counselor60 Interior Designer11 Social Worker60
ResearchScience: A skill our data associates most with Market Researcher, UX Researcher, and Statistician. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Science family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMarket Researcher17 UX Researcher12 Statistician9
REST APIsTechnology: The standard way software systems talk to each other over the web. Foundational for backend and integration work.
Open roles it unlocksBackend Developer60 Sales Engineer60 Software Engineer60 Frontend Developer32 Mobile Developer24 Product Manager60 Game Developer4 IT Support Specialist60
RevitArchitecture: Autodesk's building-information-modeling tool, the standard for architectural and building-systems design. The skill that most defines a modern architecture role.
Open roles it unlocksArchitectural Drafter6 BIM Manager5 Architect55 Interior Designer11 Electrical Engineer60 Structural Engineer22 Mechanical Engineer60
RhinoDesign: A surface-modeling tool of choice for complex geometry, iconic in computational and industrial design. Its visual-scripting layer, Grasshopper, drives parametric work.
Open roles it unlocksIndustrial Designer5
Risk ManagementFinance: A skill our data associates most with Actuary, Lawyer, and Compliance Officer. It appears in 17 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Finance family of work.
Open roles it unlocksActuary4 Lawyer60 Compliance Officer51 Auditor35 Underwriter6 Project Manager60 Psychologist60 Security Engineer60
RubyTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Backend Developer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBackend Developer60
RustEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Robotics Engineer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksRobotics Engineer4
Safety / OSHAHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Human Factors Engineer, Construction Manager, and Registered Nurse. It appears in 11 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksConstruction Manager11 Registered Nurse60 Welder9 Dental Hygienist9 Electrician32 Warehouse Manager7 Maintenance Technician18 Plumber6
SageMaker / VertexTechnology: A skill our data associates most with MLOps Engineer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMLOps Engineer9
SalesBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Account Executive, Sales Representative, and Sales Engineer. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAccount Executive60 Sales Representative60 Sales Engineer60 Growth Marketer21 Real Estate Developer34 Marketing Manager60 Recruiter60 Event Planner3
SalesforceBusiness: The dominant customer-relationship-management platform. A durable, transferable skill across sales, support, and operations.
Open roles it unlocksAccount Executive60 Customer Support Specialist60 Sales Representative60 Operations Manager60 Executive Assistant60 Real Estate Developer34 Product Analyst17 Customer Success Manager60
SAPBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Accountant, Management Consultant, and Supply Chain Analyst. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAccountant60 Management Consultant60 Supply Chain Analyst22 Solutions Architect60 QA Engineer60 Financial Controller37 Financial Analyst60 Bookkeeper36
SchedulingHealthcare: Coordinating people, appointments, and resources against time. A backbone skill in healthcare, operations, and field services.
Open roles it unlocksMedical Assistant60 Dental Hygienist9 Pharmacist59 Teaching Assistant7 Nurse Practitioner60 Executive Assistant60 Recruiter60 Physician60
SEM / Paid MediaBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Growth Marketer, SEO Specialist, and Supply Chain Analyst. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGrowth Marketer21 SEO Specialist18 Supply Chain Analyst22 Marketing Manager60 Content Strategist16 Motion Designer10 Social Media Manager30 Video Editor17
SEMrush / AhrefsBusiness: A skill our data associates most with SEO Specialist. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksSEO Specialist18
SEOBusiness: A skill our data associates most with SEO Specialist, Growth Marketer, and Copywriter. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksSEO Specialist18 Growth Marketer21 Copywriter18 Content Strategist16 Marketing Manager60
Service DesignDesign: A skill our data associates most with Creative Technologist, Creative Director, and UX Designer. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksCreative Technologist5 Creative Director39 UX Designer22
SketchUpArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Architect. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksArchitect55
Social MediaBusiness: A skill our data associates most with Social Media Manager, Product Designer, and Growth Marketer. It appears in 22 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Business family of work.
Open roles it unlocksSocial Media Manager30 Product Designer60 Growth Marketer21 Video Editor17 Corporate Trainer46 Sales Representative60 Content Strategist16 Marketing Manager60
Space PlanningEducation: A skill our data associates most with Interior Designer, Tutor. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Education family of work.
Open roles it unlocksInterior Designer11 Tutor4
SparkTechnology: A distributed engine for processing large datasets. A heavy data-engineering skill.
Open roles it unlocksData Engineer60 Solutions Architect60 Machine Learning Engineer60 Data Scientist60 BI Developer8 Data Analyst60 MLOps Engineer9 Market Researcher17
Spec WritingEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Welder, Automotive Technician, and Civil Engineer. It appears in 23 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksWelder9 Automotive Technician60 Civil Engineer60 Electrical Engineer60 Mechanical Engineer60 Architect55 Product Manager60 Structural Engineer22
SQLTechnology: The query language for relational databases — how you pull, filter, and join data that lives in tables. The baseline data skill; analysts, engineers, and scientists all assume it.
Open roles it unlocksDatabase Administrator7 Data Scientist60 Data Engineer60 Data Analyst60 Business Analyst60 Growth Marketer21 Backend Developer60 BI Developer8
Stakeholder ManagementBusiness: Keeping the people with a stake in a project aligned and informed. A leadership skill that separates senior roles from junior ones.
Open roles it unlocksOperations Manager60 Corporate Trainer46 Growth Marketer21 Product Manager60 Lawyer60 Project Manager60 Recruiter60 Marketing Manager60
StatisticsScience: A skill our data associates most with Statistician, Data Scientist, and Market Researcher. It appears in 14 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Science family of work.
Open roles it unlocksStatistician9 Data Scientist60 Market Researcher17 Economist17 Research Scientist60 Data Analyst60 Actuary4 Social Worker60
Steel DesignEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Structural Engineer, Robotics Technician. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksStructural Engineer22
Structural AnalysisEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Structural Engineer, Civil Engineer, and Mechanical Engineer. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksStructural Engineer22 Civil Engineer60 Mechanical Engineer60 Architectural Drafter6
SubstanceTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Technical Artist. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Supply ChainBusiness: Planning the flow of goods from supplier to customer. Central to operations, logistics, and manufacturing roles.
Open roles it unlocksSupply Chain Analyst22 Warehouse Manager7 Psychologist60 Event Planner3 Business Analyst60 Creative Technologist5 Operations Manager60 Industrial Engineer18
SustainabilityArchitecture: Designing and operating to reduce environmental impact — energy, materials, and carbon. Increasingly required across the built-environment and operations fields.
Open roles it unlocksPilot15 Architect55 Management Consultant60 Electrical Engineer60 Structural Engineer22 Mechanical Engineer60 BIM Manager5 Urban Planner5
SwiftTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Mobile Developer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksMobile Developer24
TableauTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Data Analyst, Operations Manager, and Growth Marketer. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksData Analyst60 Operations Manager60 Growth Marketer21 BI Developer8 Product Analyst17
TaxFinance: A skill our data associates most with Accountant, Prompt Engineer, and Bookkeeper. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Finance family of work.
Open roles it unlocksAccountant60 Prompt Engineer3 Bookkeeper36
TeachingEducation: Explaining a subject so others can learn it. Transfers widely — into corporate training, instructional design, and customer education.
Open roles it unlocksTutor4 Teaching Assistant7 Professor / Lecturer27 Physician60 Psychologist60 Corporate Trainer46 Registered Nurse60 Police Officer60
Technical WritingWriting: A skill our data associates most with Technical Writer, IT Support Specialist, and Content Strategist. It appears in 13 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Writing family of work.
Open roles it unlocksTechnical Writer15 IT Support Specialist60 Content Strategist16 Translator20 Developer Advocate23 Illustrator4 UX Writer4 Customer Support Specialist60
TerraformTechnology: A skill our data associates most with DevOps Engineer, Security Engineer, and MLOps Engineer. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksDevOps Engineer60 Security Engineer60 MLOps Engineer9 Network Engineer24 Database Administrator7
Training & FacilitationTechnology: Designing and running the sessions where people learn a skill. The most broadly required soft skill in our data, and a common bridge out of teaching and support roles.
Open roles it unlocksCorporate Trainer46 Physician60 Creative Technologist5 Sales Representative60 Developer Advocate23 Operations Manager60 Software Engineer60 Illustrator4
TranslationHealthcare: A skill our data associates most with Translator, Medical Assistant, and Statistician. It appears in 33 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Healthcare family of work.
Open roles it unlocksTranslator20 Medical Assistant60 Statistician9 Psychologist60 Customer Support Specialist60 Growth Marketer21 Therapist / Counselor60 Research Scientist60
Transportation PlanningArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Mobility Planner, Urban Planner. It appears in 2 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUrban Planner5
TypeScriptTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Frontend Developer, Software Engineer, and Backend Developer. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFrontend Developer32 Software Engineer60 Backend Developer60 Design Systems Lead4 Developer Advocate23 Mobile Developer24 Game Developer4
TypographyDesign: A skill our data associates most with Brand Designer, Design Systems Lead, and Graphic Designer. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksBrand Designer15 Design Systems Lead4 Graphic Designer35 Product Designer60 UX Designer22 Motion Designer10
UnityTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Game Developer, Technical Artist, and 3D Modeler. It appears in 6 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksGame Developer4 Game Designer7 Event Planner3
Unreal EngineDesign: A skill our data associates most with Illustrator, Game Developer, and Game Designer. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksIllustrator4 Game Developer4 Game Designer7 Motion Designer10
Urban DesignArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Urban Planner, Design Systems Lead, and Architect. It appears in 8 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUrban Planner5 Design Systems Lead4 Architect55 Interior Designer11 Civil Engineer60
Usability TestingDesign: A skill our data associates most with UX Researcher, Human Factors Engineer, and UX Designer. It appears in 3 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUX Researcher12 UX Designer22
User ResearchDesign: A skill our data associates most with UX Researcher, UX Designer, and Product Designer. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUX Researcher12 UX Designer22 Product Designer60 Industrial Designer5
V-RayDesign: A skill our data associates most with 3D Modeler. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
VectorworksDesign: A skill our data associates most with 3D Modeler. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Video EditingDesign: A skill our data associates most with Video Editor, Drone Pilot, and Photographer. It appears in 7 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksVideo Editor17 Motion Designer10 Content Strategist16 Social Media Manager30
Visual DesignDesign: A skill our data associates most with UX Writer, Product Designer, and Creative Technologist. It appears in 9 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUX Writer4 Product Designer60 Creative Technologist5 Design Systems Lead4 UX Designer22 Brand Designer15 Graphic Designer35
VueTechnology: A skill our data associates most with Frontend Developer. It appears in 1 occupation profile we track. It sits in the Technology family of work.
Open roles it unlocksFrontend Developer32
Welding / FabricationEngineering: A skill our data associates most with Welder, Industrial Engineer, and Robotics Engineer. It appears in 14 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Engineering family of work.
Open roles it unlocksWelder9 Industrial Engineer18 Robotics Engineer4 Maintenance Technician18 Industrial Designer5 Architectural Drafter6 Mechanical Engineer60 Pilot15
WireframingDesign: A skill our data associates most with Product Designer, UX Designer, and Human Factors Engineer. It appears in 4 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Design family of work.
Open roles it unlocksProduct Designer60 UX Designer22
Writing & EditingDesign: Producing and polishing clear prose. Transfers across content, marketing, documentation, and communications roles.
Open roles it unlocksVideo Editor17 Motion Designer10 Creative Technologist5 Illustrator4 Creative Director39 Copywriter18 Content Strategist16 Social Media Manager30
ZoningArchitecture: A skill our data associates most with Urban Planner, Real Estate Developer, and Social Worker. It appears in 5 occupation profiles we track. It sits in the Architecture family of work.
Open roles it unlocksUrban Planner5 Real Estate Developer34 Social Worker60

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