Skills employers ask for in retail jobs
audit, excel and react are the skills most often named in retail job postings, read from each posting's own text. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
Skills employers ask for in retail jobs
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | auditJobs 380 | 13% of jobs |
| 2 | excelJobs 308 | 10% of jobs |
| 3 | reactJobs 301 | 10% of jobs |
| 4 | supply chainJobs 276 | 9% of jobs |
| 5 | logisticsJobs 263 | 9% of jobs |
| 6 | forecastingJobs 243 | 8% of jobs |
| 7 | project managementJobs 236 | 8% of jobs |
| 8 | onboardingJobs 193 | 7% of jobs |
| 9 | inventory managementJobs 150 | 5% of jobs |
| 10 | powerpointJobs 125 | 4% of jobs |
| 11 | sqlJobs 120 | 4% of jobs |
| 12 | agileJobs 106 | 4% of jobs |
| 13 | reconciliationJobs 106 | 4% of jobs |
| 14 | pythonJobs 103 | 3% of jobs |
| 15 | talent acquisitionJobs 102 | 3% of jobs |
| 16 | budgetingJobs 98 | 3% of jobs |
| 17 | change managementJobs 84 | 3% of jobs |
| 18 | six sigmaJobs 73 | 2% of jobs |
| 19 | stakeholder managementJobs 73 | 2% of jobs |
| 20 | risk managementJobs 70 | 2% of jobs |
| 21 | leanJobs 69 | 2% of jobs |
| 22 | procurementJobs 69 | 2% of jobs |
| 23 | ci/cdJobs 68 | 2% of jobs |
| 24 | strategic planningJobs 64 | 2% of jobs |
| 25 | crmJobs 63 | 2% of jobs |
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- US manufacturing30,495
- Defense and aerospace28,716
- Healthcare25,566
- Financial services25,485
- Education12,966
- Non-profits12,761
- Biotech and pharma10,685
- AI8,032
- Construction7,390
- Transportation and logistics4,894
- Space4,802
- Semiconductors3,805
- Automotive and EV3,639
- Robotics and automation2,792
- Data centers2,570
- Consumer packaged goods2,445
- Utilities and power2,298
- Clean energy and nuclear2,181
- Real estate1,502
- Telecom1,354
- Tourism and hospitality1,235
- Steel, aluminum and metals966
- Oil and gas933
- Mining and natural resources891
- Restaurants890
- Airlines and aviation777
- TV and streaming733
- Shipbuilding and maritime471
- Casino and gaming454
- Music414
- Foundation334
- Museum273
- Sports207
- Movies and film46
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