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Shopping Around for E-commerce Talent

Abby Lombardi — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:49:42 +0000

There has been a lot of news recently about companies investing in e-commerce platforms and increasing their e-retail systems. Forrester predicts that online retail sales will grow 12% this year and an additional 161,000 jobs for various e-commerce positions will be created – particularly in retailers' technology, customer service, and fulfillment departments. We wanted to see if employers are already gearing up for an increase in hiring demand. It seems that companies are, in fact, increasing their recruiting for this talent. In April, there were approximately 35,000 jobs available online for professionals with e-commerce skills and experience. This represents a 22% year-over-year increase and marks a new high in demand.

Hiring Demand for E-Commerce Professionals

Source: WANTED Analytics

Some of the fields with the most e-commerce hiring were web development, marketing, and software engineering. Web development and software engineering would match Forrester's predictions for growth in technology. However, it is interesting that they didn't predict marketing, which actually grew in demand 33% from last April (the most of the 3 previously mentioned fields.) The most commonly advertised unique job titles for e-commerce professionals are:

Web Developer
Java Developer
Business Analyst
Merchant Services Sales Account Executive
Account Executive
Ecommerce Business Analyst
Senior Java Developer
Project Manager Ecommerce
.NET Developer
Account Executive Business-to-Business Sales

With demand growing rather quickly, it's likely that Recruiters and hiring managers will face difficulty when sourcing candidates for these jobs. On average, they score a 68 on our Hiring Scale, which ranges from 1 – 99 with 99 representing the most difficult situation. However, some of the best places to find candidates are Santa Rosa (CA), Green Bay (WI), and York (PA). In these locations, there are fewer employers currently looking for this talent, yet there are pools of potential candidates to support hiring. Employers that are struggling to fill jobs may consider targeting job ads in some of these easier to fill locations. On a national level, this would require relocating a new hire. However, there may be nearby cities with better conditions that won't require national sourcing. For example, Recruiters in San Francisco and San Jose are likely to experience difficulties finding this talent, but the Santa Rosa metro area would be a good alternative market for them.

Below is a map of Hiring Scales across the US. If you're in a red area (represents a hard-to-fill area), try recruiting from areas that are yellow or green (representing less difficulty.)

Hiring Scales for E-Commerce Professionals in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Hiring Demand in the Metropolitan Area with the Highest Unemployment

Abby Lombardi — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:03 +0000

Last week, we reported on hiring demand in Midland, Texas, the metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate. We saw that hiring demand had actually decreased over the past 90 days when compared to the same 90-day period in 2012. Today, we wanted to see if cities with high unemployment are also declining, or if they follow a different trend. The metro area with the highest unemployment (as of the most recent BLS reports in March 2013) is Yuma, Arizona. Here, the unemployment rate is currently 26%, much higher than the national rate of 7.6%. Over the past 90 days, there were approximately 3,900 jobs available online. While Midland saw a decline in demand, this is actually a 5.6% year-over-year increase versus the same 90-day time period last year. Demand in Yuma reached a peak in October of last year, but then declined drastically in the last 2 months of the year, and has been fairly steady since the beginning of 2013.

Hiring Demand in Yuma, Arizona – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

The 5 industries with the most demand in Yuma, AZ over the past 90 days were:

Other General Government Support
Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs)
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Medical Laboratories
Elementary and Secondary Schools

All of the industries listed above experienced year-over-year growth. Government Support organizations not only posted the most ads in the past 90 days, but also had the highest percentage increase. While there was just 1 ad posted online during this 90-day time frame last year, this year saw more than 120 ads.

Some of the occupational fields with the most job ads in the past 90 days were Truck Drivers, Registered Nurses, First-line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, Retail Sales, and Supervisors of Food Preparation Workers. Of these 5 fields, 3 declined in demand compared to last year: RN's, Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, and Retail Salespersons. The unique job titles that are most commonly advertised are listed below.

Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Registered Nurse
Driver
Teller
Owner Operator
Sales Representative
Store Manager
Customer Service Representative
Store Associate

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Competing for Gaming Talent

Ashley Rowe — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30:34 +0000

Companies have been using gamification techniques to engage customers and they're are also incorporating these strategies into employee and candidate programs through orientation, onboarding, health and wellness, and employee referral campaigns. As gamification evolves and more employers utilize these strategies, will hiring for gamification and video gaming skills continue to grow? When comparing April 2012 to April 2013, demand rose 23%. Over the past 4 years, there was a surge in demand during October and December 2011 for Video Gaming User Specialists.

Hiring Demand for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills

Video Gaming User Specialist
Video Games Sales Specialist
Technical Support
Brand Ambassador
Technician Support Video Gaming
Seasonal Military Game Advisor Store
Brand Advocate Microsoft
Technician Support Broadband Gaming Program
Camp Instructor
Video Games Sales Specialist

Most of the job titles above are new to the list since the last time we reported on this topic. The only two jobs that still commonly require gamification and video gaming skills are Video Gaming User Specialist and Video Game Sales Specialists, which both moved up the list. 40% of the job titles listed are tech related. The remaining jobs are in marketing, sales, and educational fields. The educational title of Camp Instructor refers to summer technology programs at college campuses that will teach young people how to create video games.

It is likely to be difficult to hire candidates with gamification or video gaming experience, scoring a 64 on our Hiring Scale. (Our Hiring Scale ranges from 1 – 99, with 99 representing hard-to-fill.) San Francisco, the city with the greatest number of job ads, currently has some of the most difficult recruiting conditions, scoring a 76. Recruiters in San Francisco may potentially reduce hiring difficulty by sourcing talent in a nearby city with more favorable conditions, such as San Jose (CA), which scores a 47 on our Hiring Scale. San Jose presents the second best recruiting conditions next to Utica-Rome (NY), currently scoring a 13.

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Francisco (CA)

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Gamification and Video Gaming Skills in San Jose (CA)

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Bilingual Spanish Speaking Jobs Decline in April

Ashley Rowe — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:47 +0000

Hiring demand for Spanish speaking jobs continues to be one of our more popular blog topics. Since we last highlighted bilingual Spanish hiring trends about 9 months ago, we thought it was time to revisit demand for this skill set. In June 2012, we found that hiring for Spanish speaking candidates was on the rise, increasing 33% year-over-year when compared to June 2011. After that, demand continued to rise until it dipped in October, likely an annual 4th quarter decline. Hiring for jobs that require Spanish language skills in 2013 started ahead of 2012. But, in April demand fell 11% lower than the same time last year. One reason demand in April 2013 fell is because there was a surge in demand for Registered Nurses that speak Spanish at this time last year, highlighted in light blue below. Demand for this occupation in April 2013 declined 61% since last April.

Hiring Demand for the Most Commonly Advertised Occupations for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

: SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Customer Service Representatives most commonly require bilingual Spanish speaking skills, up 4% from last year. The retail professions listed below also experienced an increase in the number of jobs being advertised, each increasing more than 30% since 2012. Healthcare and social assistance positions make up a larger percentage of the below list than they had in the past. Tellers aren't as in demand as they were previously, declining 18%. In June 2012, Tellers were the second most advertised occupation and in April it descended to ninth on our list.

Most Commonly Advertised Occupations that Require Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

Customer Service Representatives
Retail Salespersons
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Registered Nurses
Insurance Sales Agent
Social and Human Service Assistants
Medical Secretaries
Medical Assistants
Tellers
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

New York and Los Angeles continue to have the greatest number of jobs posted online. Miami, Chicago, and Houston round out the 5 locations with the most demand. Of these locations, Miami (FL) experienced the highest growth in the past year, rising 11%. The heat map below shows the metro areas with the densest volume of job ads in dark blue.

Job Ad Volume Heat Map for Bilingual Spanish Speaking Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Hiring Demand in the Metro Area with the Lowest Unemployment

Abby Lombardi — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:05:22 +0000

Currently, the Midland, Texas metropolitan area boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the US. The latest numbers from March show unemployment there at 3.1%, significantly lower than the national average of 7.6%. We wanted to take a look at recent hiring trends in this metro area. Does demand follow a similar trends as the rest of the US? Over the past 90 days, there were approximately 8,000 jobs available online in the Midland metro area. Surprisingly, this is a 9% year-over-year decline in demand. After reaching a 4-year high in April 2012, demand has declined steadily.

Hiring Demand in Midland, Texas – 4 Year Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

The industries with the most job ads during the past 90 days are:

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Commercial Banking
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
Limited-Service Restaurants

Although Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers had the most openings, Commercial Banking grew the most compared to last year. Demand was up 293% versus the same 90-day period in 2012. Some of the companies with the most job openings were Warren Equipment Company, AT&T, and Chevron.

The most in-demand fields were Truck Drivers, Retail Supervisors, Retail Sales, Maintenance and Repair Workers, and Petroleum Engineers. Most of these match the above industries, except retail workers. However, when you look at the below list of commonly advertised unique job titles, there are several retail and store management titles. In addition, several administrative titles are listed below. The most commonly advertised unique job titles in the Midland, TX metro area are:

Administrative Assistant
Driver
Sales Representative
Store Manager
Customer Service Representative
Assistant Manager
Assistant Store Manager
Receptionist
Registered Nurse
Sales Associate

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Hiring Demand for Work with Moms on the Rise

Ashley Rowe — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:30:12 +0000

It's that time of year again when we celebrate our mothers. Happy Mother's Day to all moms! In honor of this special occasion, we reviewed job ads to see which positions require moms or working with mothers. During the past 30 days, there were about 10,000 job ads posted online that reference "moms" or "mothers". This is actually a 10% increase over the same 30-day period last year.

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles that Reference Moms or Mothers

Our Newborn Photographer
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse Labor Delivery
Registered Nurse Mother/Baby
Newborn Photographer Sales Representative
Online Writer Bloggers Reporters Nationwide
Registered Nurse Registered Nurse Relo Critical Care ICU Telemetry Medical Surg Cvor
Registered Nurse Post Partum
Photography Sales Representative
Baby Photography Sales Representative

The majority of the job titles listed above require candidates to work with mothers and appear mostly in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. Over the past 30 days, demand for mom-related jobs in this area rose 46% when compared to the same 30-day period in 2012. Since we last discussed hiring for moms, Our Newborn Photographer moved up 4 spaces to claim the #1 spot. Demand increased for mother and baby photography positions, as they now make up 40% of this list. Registered Nurse is new to the list and quickly advanced to the top. Registered Nurse Mother/Baby and Newborn Photographer Sales Representative both dropped a couple places. The last 3 job titles are also new to the list with 2 of those being photography job titles.

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Where Candidates Should Look for Employment

Ashley Rowe — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:30:52 +0000

Forbes recently listed 10 Best Cities for Finding Employment Right Now. This selection of cities is based on diversity of industries, cost of living, range in size of companies offering employment, and level of education among its residents. If candidates begin flocking to these cities, Recruiters in these areas may want to keep an eye out for new talent, as their candidate pool grows. Below, we listed demand in these cities and the most advertised occupations in these areas.

Best Cities for Finding Employment

Bethesda, MD
Austin, TX
Jacksonville, FL
Grand Rapids, MI
Columbus, OH
Seattle, WA
Phoenix, AZ
New York, NY
Richmond, VA
Oklahoma City, OK

Combined these cities had over 905,600 job ads posted online during the last 30 days. The New York (NY) metro area clearly takes the lead in hiring demand with about 308,000 more ads than the next city on the list, Seattle, WA. Job listings in New York accounted for 48% of all demand. The Phoenix (AZ) metro area had the largest increase in the past year, rising 24%.

Hiring Demand in the Best Cities for Employment

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Below are the 10 occupations with the highest demand over the past 30 days in the 10 best cities for employment. Software Developers, Applications tops the list. About half of the Software Developer job ads appeared in the Seattle metro area. Of the occupations listed below, only half of them experienced year-over-year growth when compared to the same 30-day period last year, including Software Developers, Registered Nurses, Marketing Managers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, and First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. Truck Drivers saw the largest increase of the below, up 24%. The remaining occupations each saw declines in demand. Computer Systems Analyst experienced the biggest decrease in demand, dropping 10% since last year.

Most In-Demand Occupations in the Best Cities for Employment

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Is Restaurant Hiring on the Menu?

Ashley Rowe — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:30:53 +0000

Last week, we highlighted that tightening consumer budgets may be affecting their discretionary spending. We looked at trends in the retail sector to see if employers were feeling an impact reflected in hiring. Today, we're looking at another popular discretionary category, full-service and limited-service restaurants. If consumers are feeling the squeeze, then they may be dining out less, which in turn would mean restaurants might be hiring less. Recent hiring trends demonstrate that this is not the case. Restaurant hiring was at its highest during January 2013. Since then, hiring declined slightly. However, demand over the past 30 days was 27% higher than the same 30-day period in 2012.

Hiring Demand for Full-Service and Limited-Service Restaurants

: SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Each metro area with the highest demand for restaurant jobs experienced year-over-year growth. The New York metro area had the highest demand while Los Angeles experienced the largest increase. When we last covered restaurant hiring demand, Atlanta (GA) made the list. Although Atlanta descended to the #6 slot, this metro area still experienced 26% growth over last year. Below are the 5 locations with the largest job ad volume and their percentage of increase when comparing the past 30 days to the same 30-day period last year.

Metros with the Most Demand for
Full-Service Restaurant and Limited-Service Restaurant Jobs

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island – 16%
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville – 23%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana – 41%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – 2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington – 35%

Nationwide, restaurants most commonly advertised for:

First Line Supervisors of Food Preparation Serving Workers
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Food Service Managers
Cooks, Restaurant
Waiters and Waitresses

Of these positions, Waiters and Waitresses had the highest growth in demand, rising 71% year-over-year. Recruiting conditions for Waiters and Waitresses are likely to be favorable, scoring a 5 on our Hiring Scale. Our Hiring Scale scores hiring difficulty on a scale of 1 – 99, with 99 indicating hardest-to-fill. On the other hand, Food Service Managers are likely to be the most difficult-to-fill out of these positions, scoring a 60. McAllen (TX) is likely to offer the best conditions for sourcing this talent, scoring a 5, while Boulder (CO) presents the most challenging conditions, scoring a 91. In McAllen, the current candidate supply outnumbers demand and in Boulder, the talent pool isn't large enough to meet the numbers of jobs being advertised.

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Update on the Most In-Demand Programming Languages

Ashley Rowe — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:30:18 +0000

Hiring demand for common programming languages continues to be one of our most popular blog topics. We last reported on the most in-demand programming languages in October and we thought that it was time for an update. We reviewed popular programming languages and listed them below in order of greatest demand.

10 Most Advertised Programming Languages

Structured Query Language (SQL)
JavaScript (JS)
Java
Hypertext Processor (PHP)
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Microsoft Visual Basic (VB)
Python Extensible Programming Language (Python)
Practical Extraction and Reporting Language (PERL)
Ruby on Rails (Ruby or RoR)
Microsoft C# .NET

Combined, there were over 442,500 listings for these programming languages, a .5% year-over-year decrease when comparing March 2013 to March 2012. Structured Query Language continues to have the greatest number of job ads posted online with more than 215,500 ads appearing in March 2013. JavaScript is second in demand with over 161,000 ads. At #7 on the above list, Python had the largest growth in the past year, rising 19%. AJAX experienced the biggest decrease, shrinking 23%. These programming languages were most commonly required for the following occupations.

Web Developers
Software Developers, Applications
Computer Systems Analysts
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Computer Programmers
Database Administrators
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
Computer User Support Specialists
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Information Technology Project Managers

The cities with the highest number of job ads posted online for these 10 programming languages are listed below. This list hasn't changed much since the last time we discussed this topic. The biggest difference is that Chicago (IL) was replaced with Boston (MA). Of these locations, Los Angeles experienced the largest increase in-demand and New York was the only area to decline.

Cities with the Most Demand for the Most Advertised Programming Languages

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Of the most commonly advertised programming languages, AJAX is likely to be the hardest-to-fill, scoring an 85 on our Hiring Scale. Our Hiring Scale ranks hiring difficulty on a scale of 1 – 99, with 99 indicating difficult-to-fill. Ruby, PHP, and JavaScript also each score above 80. The Santa Rosa-Petaluma metro area currently has the best conditions for sourcing candidates familiar with AJAX, scoring a 43. This city also presents the least difficult conditions for finding Ruby candidates. Fresno (CA) has the most favorable recruiting conditions for PHP skills and Eugene (OR) for JavaScript.

Hiring Scale for AJAX Programming Skills

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

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Is There Big Hiring in the Big Apple?

Abby Lombardi — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:41:33 +0000

Every month, the New York City metro area consistently outnumbers all other metros in hiring demand. In March, there were more than 437,000 ads available online in the greater New York area. Despite having 170,000 more ads than 2nd place Los Angeles, this is a 1% decline in demand compared to March of 2012. Approximately 89% of available job ads during March were posted by employers, whereas staffing firms and recruiting agencies only accounted for about 11% of ads.

Hiring Demand in New York City Metro Area – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

Below is a list of the 10 industries that had the most jobs advertised online during March. 8 of the 10 industries experienced year-over-year declines in demand. Only limited service restaurants and securities brokerages saw increases, both with over 40% more jobs this March than last year. General medical and surgical hospitals, which is the industry with the most ads across the US, had the largest decline compared to 2012. There were 47% fewer ads in March for the New York City area than appeared online last year.

Industries with the Most Hiring Demand in New York City – March 2013 vs. March 2012

Source: WANTED Analytics

The 10 most in-demand job titles in the New York metro area are:

Administrative Assistant
Project Manager
Java Developer
Business Analyst
Teller
Physical Therapist
Sales Associate
Customer Service Representative
Occupational Therapist
Accountant

IT, and specifically Web Development, was the most in-demand field in New York during March. This is not too surprising, considering the growth of tech in the New York area. Sales occupations were the second most commonly advertised field.

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Hiring Goes Green for Earth Day

Abby Lombardi — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:22:14 +0000

Happy Earth Day! In celebration, we looked at hiring demand for "green" jobs in the US. In total, there were more than 256,000 jobs posted online in the past 90 days that are considered "green." This is an 8.4% increase, when compared to the same 90-day period in 2012. It seems that every year, the number of environmentally beneficial jobs increases.

Hiring Demand for Green Jobs in the US – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

Below are the most commonly advertised "green" job titles:

Electrical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Electrician
Manufacturing Engineer
HVAC Technician
Senior Electrical Engineer
Owner Operator
Environmental Engineer
HVAC Service Technician
Maintenance Supervisor

Engineering-related jobs are highly in-demand to create the next generation of environmentally-friendly products. In addition, we see many Electrician and HVAC positions, since many homes and buildings are trying to reduce energy costs by installing "greener" air conditioning and heating systems.

The cities that saw the most demand over the past 90 days were New York, Houston, Washington (DC), Los Angeles, and Boston. Of these 5 metro areas, only Washington DC experienced a year-over-year decline in demand. Over the last 90 days, there were about 5,400 "green" jobs advertised online in the DC metro area, which is 4% fewer than were posted online in 2012. In comparison, Houston had the largest increase, with 21% more green jobs available online in the last 90 days versus the same time period in 2012.

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Industries with the Most Demand in Canada

Ashley Rowe — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:30:10 +0000

We recently updated our lists of the most in-demand job titles and skills in Canada. Today we're highlighting which industries posted the most job ads online over the last 30 days.

Industries with the Most Job Ads in Canada

Other Tobacco Product Manufacturing
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Landscape Architectural Services
Hotels and Motels
Advertising Agencies
Hardware Stores
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Legislative Bodies
Commercial Banking
Engineering Services
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
Temporary Help Services
Offices of Bank Holding Companies
Custom Computer Programming Services
Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

This list is very different from the industries with the most demand in the United States. The greatest disparity is with general medical and surgical hospitals. While this industry dominated the US list for over a year, it ranks #9 on Canada's list. Both Canada and the US are experiencing an aging population, but separate healthcare systems affect hiring demand differently. The looming Affordable Care Act will provide more Americans with healthcare coverage. The anticipation of an influx of patients brought on by this bill is intensifying the need for medical professionals at healthcare facilities. In the US, general medical and surgical hospital hiring increased 6% in the past year. Of the most advertised industries in Canada, this industry saw the biggest decline when compared to the same 30-day period last year, dropping 29%. Other than general medical and surgical hospitals, only 4 of the industries with the highest job ad volume are the same on both lists including administrative management and general management consulting services; custom computer programming services; commercial banking; and engineering services. Other tobacco product manufacturing experienced the greatest demand and advertising agencies had the highest increase in job ad volume over last year, rising 412%.

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The Best Cities to Source Robotic Skills

Abby Lombardi — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:50:41 +0000

Last week, we provided an update on recent hiring demand for jobs that require robotics skills. The fields that had the most job ads were healthcare, engineering, production workers, repair and maintenance workers, and IT. Today, we wanted to share the best locations to source for each of these occupational areas.

Healthcare

Nationally, healthcare jobs that require robotics skills score a 41 on our Hiring Scale. The Hiring Scale ranges from 1 to 99, with 99 being the most difficult conditions. Two cities in the US are tied with the least difficult conditions. Columbus, OH and Peoria, IL both scored a 10 on our Hiring Scale. In addition, these cites have a lower-than-average posting period. While the national average is just over 7 weeks, healthcare job ads with robotics requirements in these 2 cities remain online for about 6 weeks.

3 Best Locations for Sourcing Healthcare Candidates with Robotics Skills:

Columbus, OH
Peoria, IL
Des Moines, IA

Hiring Scale for Healthcare Jobs Requiring Robotics Skills – Columbus, OH

Source: WANTED Analytics

Engineering

Nationally, engineering jobs that require robotics skills score higher on the Hiring Scale than healthcare jobs. These positions average a 60, meaning they will be moderately difficult to fill. The best location to source talent or target your job ads is Huntsville, AL which scores a 21.

3 Best Locations for Sourcing Engineering Candidates with Robotics Skills:

Huntsville, AL
Tampa, FL
Bridgeport-Stamford, CT

Hiring Scale for Engineering Jobs Requiring Robotics Skills – Huntsville, AL

Source: WANTED Analytics

Production

On average, production jobs that require robotics skills are likely to be fairly easy to fill, scoring a 31 on the Hiring Scale. However, the average posting period for these positions is still rather long, at 43 days. This means that Recruiters can expect to leave job ads online for 6 weeks before they collect enough resumes and applications and can begin the interviewing process. Los Angeles, which is the best location in the US for this talent, has an average posting period of about 5.5 weeks.

3 Best Locations for Sourcing Production Candidates with Robotics Skills:

Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Virginia Beach, VA

Hiring Scale for Production Jobs that Require Robotics Skills – Los Angeles, CA

Source: WANTED Analytics

Repair and Maintenance

The Hiring Scale scores repair and maintenance occupations as a 22 on average across the US, and it's likely to be the least difficult-to-fill of these 5 occupations. However, this is the average and some locations (like Cleveland, OH and Albany, NY) are experiencing much more difficulty sourcing candidates. The best current location in the US is New York, NY, which may provide a good source of talent for the Albany metro area.

3 Best Locations for Sourcing Repair and Maintenance Candidates with Robotics Skills:

New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA

Hiring Scale for Repair/Maintenance Jobs Requiring Robotic Skills – New York, NY

Source: WANTED Analytics

Information Technology

IT jobs that require robotics skills are the most difficult to fill of these 5 fields. Despite seeing declining demand over the past, our Hiring Scale scores these positions as a 70, meaning they are likely to be difficult-to-fill. San Antonio, TX currently has the best conditions for Recruiters to find this niche talent. With only 2 companies currently hiring for robotical-skilled IT professionals, you are likely to see far less competition than in the rest of the US.

3 Best Locations for Sourcing IT Candidates with Robotics Skills:

San Antonio, TX
Dayton, OH
Pittsburgh, PA

Hiring Scale for IT Jobs Requiring Robotics Skills – San Antonio, TX

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Hiring Demand in the Best Cities for College Grads

Abby Lombardi — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:50:40 +0000

Now that it's mid-April, many soon-to-be graduating college seniors are feeling the pressure to find a job. Forbes recently provided a list of the 10 best cities for college graduates. Their list uses data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and Rent.com for apartment rental information to determine the best places for new college grads to be looking for work in 2013.

The 10 cities on Forbes' list are:

Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Houston, TX
Denver, CO
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Seattle, WA
Dallas, TX
Raleigh, NC
Washington, DC
St. Louis, MO

In total, these 10 cities had more than 1.2 million job ads available online during March, representing a combined 5% year-over-year increase. Of these above, the metro area with the most job ads in March was Washington, DC. Here, there were more than 236,000 ads during March. Despite consistently having the most job postings each month, the DC metro area was 1 of 3 listed above that saw year-over-year declines in hiring demand. Job postings in DC were down about 0.7% compared to March of 2012, Minneapolis is declined 4.2%, and St. Louis saw the largest drop with 12% fewer jobs this March than last year. In comparison, Houston experienced the largest year-over-year increase. In this area, there were approximately 135,000 ads available online in March, up 16% from last year.

Hiring Demand in the 10 Best Cities for College Grads 2013

Source: WANTED Analytics

Below are the 10 occupations that were most commonly advertised in these 10 cities during March 2013. Registered Nurses appeared as the most in-demand job. This isn't too surprising since Nurses usually see the most job ads on a national level, as well. Nurses also experienced a 25% year-over-year increase, second only to First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation/Serving Workers. Other jobs that saw growth from March of last year were Software Developers, Retail Salespersons, First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, Marketing Managers, and Customer Service Representatives. However, it is interesting that the only 3 of the below 10 occupations to see declining demand were technology related. Web Developers, Network and Computer Systems Administrators, and Computer Systems Analysts all saw declines.

10 In-Demand Occupations in the 10 Best Cities for College Grads

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Classified Hiring Trends for TS SCI Clearance

Ashley Rowe — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:30:22 +0000

Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS SCI) clearance is one of the top 5 most advertised certifications/clearances nationally and ranks #1 for information technology jobs. TS SCI may continue to top the lists, but demand for this authorization declined in the past year. During March 2013, there were about 20,000 job ads posted online, down 23% from March 2012.

Hiring Demand for TS SCI Clearance

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

Job ads for TS SCI clearance most often appear in computer systems design services; engineering services; and in search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument industries. Each of these areas saw a decrease in demand over the past year. Below are the job titles that most often require TS SCI clearance.

Most Commonly Advertised Job Titles for TS SCI Clearance

Software Engineer
Systems Engineer
Systems Administrator
Senior Systems Engineer
Network Engineer
Social Scientist Human Terrain
Senior Software Engineer
Program Manager
Technical Lead
Senior Network Engineer

Since we last covered hiring demand for TS SCI clearance, the 5 most advertised job titles remain the same. However, there are 3 new job titles this time: Social Scientist Human Terrain, Technical Lead, and Senior Network Engineer. They replaced Senior Systems Administrator, Java Developer and Intelligence Analyst.

In March, Washington (DC) continued to experience the most demand for job ads that require TS SCI clearance. Since TS SCI is often required for government and contractor jobs, it makes sense that this security clearance is most in-demand here. Of the 10 cities with the greatest demand, only Charlottesville had year-over-year growth. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News saw the largest drop in demand, declining 37%.

Cities with the Most Demand for TS SCI Clearance

SOURCE: WANTED Analytics

On average, Recruiters are likely to find it difficult-to-hire candidates with TS SCI clearance, scoring a 66 on our Hiring Scale. The Hiring Scale measures difficulty on a scale of 0 – 99, where 99 demonstrates hardest-to-fill. With most of these jobs being located in Washington (DC) and in government contracting, many Recruiters may need to relocate candidates in order to compete for talent. Recruiters in Washington (DC) can look to nearby cities that present better recruiting conditions, such as Atlantic City and Vineland (NJ), which both score a 20 or below and are about 3 hours away from the nation's capitol. Nationally, job ads for TS SCI clearance are posted online for an average of about 7 weeks. In Vineland, the time period that jobs ads are posted online, resumes are collected, and the interviewing process begins is about 4 1/2 weeks (2 weeks less than average) and in Atlantic City it's about 6 weeks (1 weeks less than average). Each of the cities below present favorable recruiting conditions and job ads are posted online in these cities for less than 7 weeks.

Best Cities for Recruiting TS SCI Cleared Candidates and Their Hiring Scale Scores

Stockton, CA – 22
Beaumont, TX – 24
Peoria, IL – 25
San Angelo, TX – 30
Bremerton, WA – 31

Milwaukee (WI) currently has the most challenging recruiting conditions, scoring an 88. In this city job ads are posted online for about 8 weeks. Recruiters can look to relocate talent from nearby cities with better recruiting conditions, such as Peoria (IL), which is listed above, and Cedar Rapids (IA). Job ads are posted online in Peoria for about 6 weeks and 5 weeks in Cedar Rapids.

Hiring Scale for TS SCI Clearance

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