By Ashley Rowe on September 22, 2012 in Engineering.

Since the recession bottomed out, hiring demand for Engineers has been on the rise. The volume of job ads increased 91% since June 2009 and surpassed pre-recession levels in March 2011. A new high was seen during March 2012 with more than 162,000 jobs advertised online.

Hiring Demand Growth Chart for Engineer Positions – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Industries with the most demand for Engineers are:

1. Engineering Services
2. All Other Business Support Services
3. Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
4. Executive Search Firms
5. Computer Systems Design Services
6. Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
7. Aircraft Manufacturing
8. Administrative Manufacturing and General Management Consulting Services
9. Research & Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
10. All Other Support Services

As might be expected, recruiting throughout the country is more likely to be difficult. However, this is with some exceptions. Our Hiring Scale™ heat map shows the difficulty levels of recruiting for Engineers in the US. The green areas are the cities with the best recruiting conditions. These include Palm Bay (Florida), Bingham (New York), Poughkeepsie (New York), Casper (Wyoming) and Houma (Louisiana).

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Houston, TX had the most demand for Engineers while Schaumburg, IL experienced the highest increase in demand over the past year. On average job ads are posted online for 45 days, just over 6 weeks. This time can be reduced by posting ads in cities like Dover, DE. Hiring conditions may not be improved in this area, but average posting period is less, which can indicate that time-to-hire might be quicker. Below is a snapshot of the posting period heat map.

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Otherwise, employers can recruit in the metropolitan areas that have favorable recruiting conditions to lessen time-to-hire. Recruiters can also look to get involved with schools and programs to attract job candidates. In a LinkedIn discussion on "Are we educating enough tech, science, and engineers to fill the demand of employers in the US?" an Executive Vice President of a Staffing Service says he visits colleges with his association to talk to students about a career in Engineering. They also take this a step further and offer scholarships to inner city kids interested in the field. In his case, he was talking about careers in Information Technology. This same practice can be employed in different fields. Do you have any strategies you use to help you fill engineering jobs faster?

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