New Research Reveals Which Industry Jobs are the Most In-Demand in the US

Staff Report

Monday, March 27th, 2023

New research carried out by Lensa revealed which occupations are currently the most desired in the US and in which professions skilled workers earn the highest salaries.

Please view the information in full here: https://lensa.com/insights/the-skills-gap-report-us-vs-uk/ 

Most Desired Jobs in the US by Industry:

Rank

Industry

Number of vacancies (Nov. 2022)

1

Education and health services

2,090

2

Professional and business services

2,026

3

Health care and social assistance

1,937

4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,638

5

Leisure and hospitality

1,519

6

Accommodation and food services

1,339

7

Government

957

8

Retail trade

887

9

State and local

881

10

Manufacturing

779

The education and health services industry tops the list as the sector with the most job vacancies in the United States. As of November 2022, there were approximately over 2 million jobs available in this industry.  

There is no denying that the US has seen strong job growth over the last few years. What’s more, the professional and business services sector has aided this growth as it is one of the largest private-sector employers among office-based industries. Hence, it is no surprise that this industry follows closely behind in second place. This sector had a total of 2,026,000 job vacancies towards the end of 2022.  

Health care and social assistance ranks in third place, with a total of 1,937,000 job vacancies by the fourth quarter of last year. This is unsurprising as this sector has proven to be one of the most desired globally.  

Highest-Paying Skilled Worker Jobs in the US: 

Rank

Profession

Annual salary

1

Physician Assistant

$104,860

2

Nurse practitioner

$103,880

3

Mathematician

$103,010

4

Software engineer

$102,280

5

Software developer (applications)

$101,790

6

Lecturer in the sphere of healthcare

$97,870

7

Information Security Analyst

$95,510

8

Personal Financial Advisor

$90,530

9

Physiotherapist

$86,850

10

Biomedical engineer

$85,620

You can see the full research here.