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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
39
open professional roles
43
opened in the last 90 days
43 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
3
states hiring
Utah, North Carolina, Tennessee
What it hires for: Engineering (16), Operations (6), Data & Analytics (2), Design (1), Finance (1). By level: senior ic (13), mid level (11), manager (7), early career (3), senior manager (3).
Where: Salt Lake City, UT (33), Raleigh, NC (6), United States (2), Nashville, TN (1), Raleigh, NC; Salt Lake City, UT (1).
Main hubs: Salt Lake City, UT (33), Raleigh, NC (6), Nashville, TN (1). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Salt Lake City, UT ranks
Where Salt Lake City, UT placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West19% · of 14
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mountain West66 / 100 · of 11
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mountain West142 jobs · of 15
- #2Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West66 / 100 · of 11
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West289 openings · of 22
- #3Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West60 / 100 · of 11
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
WGU hiring at a glance
- We have tracked WGU's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 85 professional roles in that time.
- 12 of WGU's 57 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 4 open roles (7%) ask for a specific AI skill.
- Of the 6 open roles that state where the work happens, 6 on-site.
- Among open roles, 4 say the employer cannot sponsor a visa.
- 12% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 8% for Education & EdTech employers.
- 16 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 11 days ago.
- By open professional roles, WGU ranks #90 of 475 Education & EdTech employers we track.
What WGU asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- workday 56
- talent acquisition 52
- agile 20
- project management 17
- aws 12
- change management 12
- java 11
- scrum 10
- sql 10
- risk management 9
How WGU compares with Education & EdTech employers
| Measure | WGU | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 57 | 24 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 12% | 8% |
Median across 475 Education & EdTech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Principal Software Engineer-Student LifeCycle ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
- Staff Software Engineer - SalesforceSalt Lake City, UT
- Senior Software Engineer - AcademySalt Lake City, UT
- Director Academic DeliverySalt Lake City, UT
- Staff Cloud Engineer - Craft EducationNashville, TN
- Senior Software Engineer - WGU LabsRaleigh, NC
- Senior Accountant - Real Estate DevelopmentSalt Lake City, UT
- AI Product Manager IISalt Lake City, UT
- Vice President, Dean – School of BusinessSalt Lake City, UT
- Senior Incident Response AnalystRaleigh, NC, United States of America
What WGU pays
Across 5 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 12% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is WGU hiring?
- WGU has 39 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 43 opened in the last 90 days and 43 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does WGU pay?
- Across 5 postings with a posted salary range, WGU's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does WGU hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 12 of WGU's 57 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does WGU offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 6 open roles that state where the work happens, 6 on-site.
- What skills does WGU ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are workday (56), talent acquisition (52), agile (20), project management (17), aws (12), change management (12).
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