Customer Service is the most requested technical skill, named in 16,791,880 postings.
Postings
- 1Customer Service16,791,880
- 2Sales11,858,452
- 3Nursing8,906,645
- 4Microsoft Excel8,237,595
- 5Job Descriptions8,003,225
- 6Microsoft Office7,149,530
- 7Travel Nursing4,069,380
- 8Artificial Intelligence3,844,290
- 9Mechanical3,580,181
- 10Project Management3,575,652
- 11Troubleshooting3,513,192
- 12Microsoft Outlook3,027,959
- 13Human resources software2,654,407
- 14Presentations2,633,136
- 15Collections2,598,418
- 16Analytics2,518,392
- 17Rehabilitation2,494,967
- 18Microsoft PowerPoint2,425,514
- 19Safety Standards2,420,712
- 20Acute Care2,414,664
Show the data table
| Skill | Postings |
|---|---|
| Customer Service | 16,791,880 |
| Sales | 11,858,452 |
| Nursing | 8,906,645 |
| Microsoft Excel | 8,237,595 |
| Job Descriptions | 8,003,225 |
| Microsoft Office | 7,149,530 |
| Travel Nursing | 4,069,380 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3,844,290 |
| Mechanical | 3,580,181 |
| Project Management | 3,575,652 |
| Troubleshooting | 3,513,192 |
| Microsoft Outlook | 3,027,959 |
| Human resources software | 2,654,407 |
| Presentations | 2,633,136 |
| Collections | 2,598,418 |
| Analytics | 2,518,392 |
| Rehabilitation | 2,494,967 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 2,425,514 |
| Safety Standards | 2,420,712 |
| Acute Care | 2,414,664 |
How this is measured: Number of postings that name each technical skill. Deduplicated US job postings from the most recent 12 months of Canaria's data. Data through Aug 20, 2026.
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