Hiring Scales for Mobile Marketers in Major US Metro Areas

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One reason that hiring is likely to be difficult is the growing hiring demand. In the past 90 days, more than 22,000 jobs were available online for mobile marketing professionals. This is a 25% year-over-year increase, when compared to the same 90 days period in 2012. The below hiring trend chart shows that hiring has been growing steadily over the past 4 years.

Hiring Demand for Mobile Marketers in the US – 4 Year Hiring Trend

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There are currently 1,843 employers recruiting for mobile marketers. Not only are there a lot of companies hiring, but many companies are sourcing for several mobile marketing positions all at the same time. Below are the 10 companies with the most ads currently online for mobile marketers. As you can see, some of these are sourcing for 200+ jobs at the same time across the US. This means they will not only be competing against each other to attract candidates, but will also be competing against themselves to fill all jobs in a timely manner.

10 Companies with Most Job Ads for Mobile Marketers

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However, growing demand isn't the only reason that Recruiters are likely to experience difficulties when sourcing potential candidates. There is a limited candidate supply in the US – approximately 19,000 people in the US work in mobile marketing. If there were 22,000 jobs in the past 90 days available, and only 19,000 potential candidates across the US, that means there aren't even enough people to fill all the open jobs.

Estimated Candidate Supply of Mobile Marketers in the US

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So, what do you do if you are recruiting for an open mobile marketing position and are experiencing challenges with sourcing candidates? First, look to areas with lower demand constraints on their talent pool. Cities like Memphis, Tennessee and Springfield, Massachusetts currently only have a couple of employers sourcing for open positions. Keep in mind that these are current conditions – as hiring demand in each location changes, you may have to change the cities you look to for candidates.

Also, consider opening your search to candidates that don't have "marketing" in their job title. For example, Product Manager is actually the most commonly advertised mobile marketing job title. Other common ones include business development, product development, communications, and creative job titles.

Are you recruiting for mobile marketing professionals? Find out what hiring demand and talent supply are in your city with a free trial of WANTED Analytics.

Already an Analytics user? Log in here – the marketing occupation and mobile keywords have already been selected. Just add any specific location, skills, or certification requirements to get customized results for your local market.

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Online job ads hit their highest levels in March 2012 at 9,394. Since then, hiring demand has dipped 16%. However ad volumes are still higher than 2 years ago by 31%. As you can see in the chart, overall online job ads for data analysts have increased since 2009 with slight dips annually around December month (likely a seasonal trend). With increasing amounts of online and customer data being collected by organizations, we expect the demand for data analysts to continue.

Online Job Ad Growth for Data Analyst Skills

The Hiring Scale™ indicates that it will be very difficult on average across the US to recruit data analysts, although the best place to source this talent would be Fresno, CA.

Our candidate supply estimates that there are approximately 205,000 data analysts currently in the US workforce and there are 1,642 employers currently recruiting for candidates with this experience. One of the top certifications required for data analysts is Crystal Reports. Other than data analysis, the most demanded skill is structured query language (SQL).

5 Employers with the Most Hiring Demand Now

1. SAIC, Science Applications International Corporation
2. Unitedhealth Group
3. Capital One
4. Booz Allen Hamilton
5. Time Warner

If you are recruiting for data analysts, the national average salary advertised for this position is $73,000 – $89,000

For Analytics Users, you can look up this information by logging in to My Analytics > Go to Summary Tab > Under Job Criteria Type “Data Analyst” into the Keyword Box > Hit Enter

Note: Adding quotations around your keywords groups the term together. To compare hiring demand or average salary information to your location, select your city in the Locations filter.

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We found 15 employers that specifically mention mobile recruiting in their job – either in the description of the position or as a required skill. Since some companies are sourcing candidates for multiple positions, this works out to 23 unique job openings currently being advertised online. Although this doesn’t represent a large portion of job ads for Recruiters, this is a trend we plan on watching.

Hiring Demand for Recruiters with Mobile Skills – 16-Week Hiring Trend

Some of the most commonly advertised job titles that include mobile recruiting in their job ads include:

• Recruiter (or Technical Recruiter)
• Telerecruiter
• Learning Development Manager
• Bilingual Spanish Recruiter
• Staffing Consultant

Since mobile recruiting strategies are still developing, our Hiring Scale™ shows that these jobs are moderately hard-to-fill. Much of the difficulty will be caused by the fact that the current talent pool is small. Our Candidate Supply charts estimates there are less than 1,000 qualified candidates currently in the workforce. These candidates represent 0.5% of all people currently working as Recruiters. If you are looking for work as a Recruiter, these skills may become more valuable if hiring demand increases.

Candidate Supply of Recruiters with Mobile Skills in the United States

What do you think? Is 2012 the year that your company implements a mobile recruiting strategy?

Are you a Recruiter with mobile experience looking for work? Or an employer looking to fill open Recruiter jobs that require mobile platform skills? Try our free, online Hiring Scale™ to see the level of hiring demand in your area, compare average salary ranges, and find other companies are currently hiring for this talent.

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By removing the location requirement of Washington, DC, our Candidate Supply chart changes drastically. There are more than 2,000 candidates. That means that just 0.2% of the qualified candidate pool currently works in the local DC area. No wonder this job is so hard-to-fill here!

Candidate Supply of Qualified Mechanical Engineers Nationwide

Source: WANTED Analytics

So, where are these candidates located? Below are the 4 markets that currently find these specific skills easy-to-recruit. Columbus, Indiana is the easiest across the US. Here, they have more than 230 people currently in the workforce that meet our requirements. Below, the Hiring Scale™ snapshot confirms that these jobs are likely to be the easiest to recruit in Columbus. Detroit, Michigan is the second easiest place to find this talent, also with more than 200 potential candidates. This makes sense since many Engineering jobs have been concentrated around the Great Lakes region and, since there are many vehicle manufacturers here, more candidates are likely to have the required skills. By sourcing from any of the below 3 locations, Recruiters in the DC metro area are likely to shorten their time-to-fill by up to a full week. To attract talent from these areas, you may want to consider listing job openings in these areas.

Best Locations to Source Mechanical Engineers Nationwide

Source: WANTED Analytics

Do you know where the easiest markets to find candidates with commonly required skills for your company's job openings? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics to find out! You can search for any skills, certification, or job title and we'll show you how hard-to-fill the job is, average salary ranges, and where you can find potential candidates.

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We looked at the competition for this talent – or how many other companies are currently recruiting for a similar combination of skill sets. Nationwide, there are 116 total job ads that require these same skills. In the DC metro area, where this job will be located according to the job ad, there are 3 jobs currently being advertised that also match these job requirements. Recruiters and hiring managers may think that competing with 3 other job openings isn't too challenging. However, we also looked at the candidate supply in the local area. Within the DC metro area, we estimate there are only 5 potential candidates currently in the workforce that meet the skill requirements and have the desired experience. This means that Recruiters in this area are still likely to face challenges finding and attracting candidates to their job opening.

Candidate Supply of Qualified Mechanical Engineers in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

As you can see in the Candidate Supply chart above, there are many Mechanical Engineers in and around Washington, DC. In fact, there are more than 5,000. However, if the employer is willing to relocate, there is a significantly larger number of candidates that meet all these requirements across the nation. Check back for tomorrow's blog where we explore these alternate locations.

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During 2011, hiring demand for cyber security skills grew 12% compared to in 2010. From October through December of 2011, there were about 6,400 job ads for these skills – just 2% more than were placed online during the last 3 months of 2010. The chart below shows hiring demand over the past 4 years for cyber security skills – it's been growing slowly and steadily over the past years, despite a slowing in hiring in the last quarter of 2011. Considering there have been a number of website hackings that resulted in outside parties accessing private customer information, do you think hiring for cyber security skills will pick up in 2012?

Hiring Demand for Cyber Security Skills in the US – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

Some of the occupations that are most commonly required to have cyber security skills are tech positions. Other jobs commonly required to have these skills include Intelligence Analystst, Operations Analysts, and Business Development professionals. Below are 10 of the most commonly advertised job titles that include requirements for cyber security skills.

1. Cyber Security Analyst (or Specialist)
2. Cyber Security Engineers
3. Software Engineer
4. Systems Engineer
5. Security Specialist (or Analyst)
6. Information Assurance Officer (or Analyst)
7. Network Engineer
8. Systems Administrator
9. Cyber Intel Analyst
10. Cyber Threat Analyst

Below are the 10 industries with the highest volume of job ads during the last 3 months of 2011. Hiring was seen mostly by various computer design and programming services industries. We were surprised that retail and banking industries weren't on this list – in fact, they didn't even make the top 30 industries.

10 Industries with the Most Job Ads for Cyber Security Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

With decreased hiring demand across the US, will jobs that require cyber security skills be easier-to-fill? Our Hiring Scale™ shows that these jobs are moderately difficult-to-recruit on average. If demand begins to increase in 2012, we would expect these jobs to become more difficult. Currently, Recruiters in Charleston, South Carolina are experiencing one of the more difficult conditions when recruiting candidates with security skills. This metro area has seen some of the highest demand for cyber security skills over the last 3 months of 2011. While demand more than doubled in this time period compared to 2010, the local talent pool did not grow at the same pace. The Candidate Supply charts estimate there are about 400 potential candidates in this area. With such a small talent pool, Recruiters are likely to compete heavily to attract candidates for their job opening.

Candidate Supply of Cyber Security Skills in Charleston, SC

Source: WANTED Analytics

Employers in this area are likely to compete heavily to attract talent and experience a longer time-to-fill than most other areas. The average duration of an online job posting in Charleston with cyber security skills is 7 weeks, one week longer than the national average.

Are you recruiting for job openings that require cyber security knowledge or experience? Find out how hard-to-fill these jobs will be in your area, who you are competing with for talent, and average salary ranges with the free, online Hiring Scale™.

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First, we looked at Engineers in the Aerospace industry. Currently, there are 21 Engineering job being advertised in the Houston metro area by companies in the Aerospace industry. Most of these ads require previous experience within the industry. However, there are just 73 potential candidates in the Houston area, meaning there are only 3.4 potential candidates currently in the workforce for every job ad that requires industry experience. This also makes it one of the most difficult industries in Houston to recruit for engineering openings. There are many Engineers in Houston – more than 78,000 – so what industries are easier to recruit from?

Candidate Supply of Engineers in the Aerospace Industry in Houston, Texas

Source: WANTED Analytics

The mining, oil, and gas industry in Houston has a significantly larger talent pool. With more than 4,000 engineers in this industry, our Hiring Scale™ shows that recruiting is likely to be significantly easier for these companies than employers in the aerospace industry.  The general manufacturing  and scientific and technical services industries are also sources of potential candidates – the 2 largest in the Houston area with more than 13,000 engineers currently working in each sector. Recruiting conditions in these other sectors are much more favorable, with as many as 20 potential candidates for every job opening. This is about 6 times as many candidates as are in the aerospace industry. Recruiters should discuss the possibility of sourcing from these other sectors with the hiring manager. By having more candidates to source from, it is likely that job openings can be filled faster and the time-to-fill can be reduced.

Hiring Scale for Engineers in the Mining, Oil, and Gas Industry in Houston, Texas

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Engineers in the Aerospace Industry in Houston, Texas

Source: WANTED Analytics

Are you hiring for engineers? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics™ to see how conditions compare in your area, view candidate supply data for your industry (and other sectors), and where sources of hidden candidates may be located.

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We looked at 2 job ads that included required skills that are fairly common for their respective occupations:

• An Advertising Manager opening in New York, NY that requires social media skills
• A Web Developer opening in Atlanta, GA that requires cloud computing skills

Both of these occupations have been growing in demand across the United States and have a similar size available talent pool in their respective areas – each with a little more than 1,000 candidates within their local talent pools. Which do you think will be harder to fill?

Candidate Supply of Advertising Managers in New York with Social Media Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

Candidate Supply of Web Developers in Atlanta with Cloud Computing Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

Despite having a similar size talent pools, our Hiring Scale™ shows that Web Developers with cloud computing skills in Atlanta are harder to fill than Ad Managers with social media skills in New York. In the local Atlanta area, there are about 8.4 potential candidates currently in the workforce for every job being advertised. Comparing to Ad Managers with social media skills, there are about 18 potential candidates in the New York workforce for every job being posted.

Competition for talent varies by skill and location, as well. In the Atlanta area, there are more than 130 unique job ads for Web Developers with cloud skills. In comparison, there are about 60 ads for Advertising Managers with social media experience in New York. Since there is more competition for Web Developers with cloud skills in Atlanta, Recruiters are likely to experience a longer time-to-fill than Ad Manager jobs that require social media skills. By looking at the Hiring Scale for all your open positions, you can refocus your time and effort on hard-to-fill jobs.

Hiring Scale for Web Developers with Cloud Computing Skills – Atlanta, GA vs. Nationally

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Hiring Scale for Advertising Managers with Social Media Skills – New York, NY vs. Nationally

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Which of your open jobs will be the hardest to fill? Try our online Hiring Scale™ to find out! Search for any skill set you are recruiting and we'll show you how difficult it is to fill that job, local and national average salary ranges, who your competition for talent is, and where you may find hidden candidate pools.

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Here's the job ad we used as an example:

The job lists SharePoint and Java development skills as preferred skills. By adding these 2 common tech skills, our candidate supply reduces from 317 (in yesterday's post) to an estimated 8 potential candidates that would meet all our job requirements. After reviewing this information, Recruiters and hiring managers can discuss realistic expectations on finding these additional skills. You may decide that on-the-job training is a better option, since this combination of skills is extremely rare.

Source: WANTED Analytics

Another way that we can change our search criteria is by industry. This job ad requests candidates with experience in financial markets. However, by opening up our industry selections, we may find additional candidates. Even after keeping Java and SharePoint as required skills, we see that the number of potential candidates – across all industries – increases to 159. The first source of candidates for many companies is their industry competition. But, as you can see, this can often limit your candidate pool.

Candidate Supply of Computer Programmers with Required Skills across all Industries

Source: WANTED Analytics

By discussing the estimated number of candidates for each scenario with the hiring manager, an effective recruiting strategy can be developed. You may determine that these are required skills and can't be compromised and, in that case, you can prepare the hiring manager for longer recruitment times or suggest ways to attract candidates from outside the NY metro area.

Do you know which skill combinations will be difficult to recruit? Start your free trial of WANTED Analytics™ to find out! Search by skills, location, industry, job function, and occupation to determine recruiting conditions, average salary information, and how much competition there is.

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Here's a sample job ad we found for a Computer Programmer opening in New York, NY currently being advertised by a company in the financial services industry. This ad requires candidates that have background in financial markets, as well as experience with VBA (or Visual Basic for Applications), Oracle, and Sybase.

Overall, hiring demand for these skills is high. During December 2011, more than 3,200 job ads were posted nationwide for Computer Programmers that required these skills across all industries. Close to 900 of those ads were posted by financial services companies. In the New York metro area, we found 8 employers with a total of 22 unique jobs postings currently being advertised online that require these skills. This may not seem like much. Recruiters and hiring managers may think that there won't be too much competition for these skills. However, when you look at the candidate supply – meaning the number of candidates in the New York workforce that meet your job requirements – you get a different picture. Out of 8.2 million people in the New York workforce (279,000 of which are IT professionals), there are just 317 people that meet your qualifications.

Candidate Supply of Computer Programmers with Required Skills in New York

Source: WANTED Analytics

Our Hiring Scale™ also confirms that these jobs will be fairly hard-to-fill – both nationwide and in the New York area. Recruiters in New York are likely to experience a slightly easier recruiting market than nationally – but not by much. Nationally, it takes about 41 days or just under 6 weeks. In New York, job ads are listed for an average 40 days – one day less than nationally. This information is a guide that Recruiters can use when discussing market conditions with hiring managers and set expectations on how long it will take to fill these jobs.

Hiring Scale for Computer Programmers with Above Skill Requirements – New York vs. Nationally

Source: WANTED Analytics

Since it is likely that Recruiters in New York will see difficulties with sourcing candidates, it may be beneficial to discuss hiring from alternative areas with the hiring manager. There are several cities in the US that are currently experiencing easier conditions and shorter recruitment cycles than in New York. For example, Washington (DC), Dallas, and Baltimore are currently experiencing the easiest recruiting conditions for these exact skills. By sourcing from these locations, Recruiters and hiring managers may be able to reduce their time-to-fill and reduce their cost-per-hire since job ads will be listed online for shorter period of time.

Companies recruiting for these skills should look for candidates with some of the below most common job titles. Searching for just “Computer Programmer” may not return all qualified candidates. In fact, of the 10 most common job titles below, only one has the word “Programmer” in it. By including some of these common titles, Recruiters and hiring managers may be able to expand their pool of potential candidates and possible reduce their time-to-fill.

1. Rates Application Support Analyst
2. RAD Developer Commodities
3. CIO Service Delivery Analyst Associate
4. Front End Solutions Development
5. Systems Application Engineer
6. Applications Developer
7. Senior Programmer IT Securities Processing Group
8. Oracle Developer
9. Tech ASG Bond Studio Developer
10. Support Analyst Problem Manager

Check back tomorrow, when we look at how the candidate supply changes when you add some of the “highly desired” skills and change your job requirements. Will this job become even more difficult to fill?

What skills do you require for Computer Programmers? Enter the skills into our free, online Hiring Scale™ to see how hard-to-recruit those skills are, average salary ranges, and who you are competing with for talent.

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Between September 1 and December 31, Retailers placed more than 97,000 new online job ads for Salespersons and Sales Managers. This represents a year over year increase of 40% compared to the same time period in 2010. In addition, hiring has grown 32% versus 2009 and 9% in comparison to 2008. However, hiring is still below pre-recession demand, down about 10% from the same time period in 2007. (More than 108,000 jobs were advertised during the same period in 2007.) Jobs that were advertised specifically as seasonal or temporary positions also increased about 17% during the last 4 months in comparison to the same time period in 2010.

Source: WANTED Analytics

The majority of hiring was seen in 5 industries within the retail sector: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores, Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers, Electronics and Appliance Stores, Health and Personal Care Stores, and Food and Beverage Stores. Combined, these five industries placed more than 70,000 job ads from September 1 to December 31, accounting for about 72% of all hiring demand in the retail industry.

Metropolitan areas with the highest hiring demand for retail Salespersons and Supervisors of Salespersons during this period were New York, Chicago, and Washington, DC. Employers and staffing firms within the retail sector in New York placed more than any other city with over 5,000 new online job ads within the retail sector, at a 20% year-over-year increase. Chicago also experienced a year-over-year increase of 85%, while Washington, DC declined about 9% from the same time in 2010.

Recruiting conditions for sales related professionals in the retail industry are likely to be moderately difficult, with about 16 potential candidates in the workforce for every open job. However, conditions will vary slightly by location, depending on local talent supply. According to the Hiring Scale™, Recruiters representing the retail sector in Washington, DC are likely to experience the one of the most difficult conditions when sourcing for these jobs. The talent pool in the DC area is smaller than average, meaning that retailers are likely to compete heavily to recruit Retail Salespeople and Managers for open positions. In addition, Recruiters and hiring managers in this industry in the DC area will see job ads listed online longer. The duration of a job listing in Washington, DC is 42 days (or 6 weeks), longer than the national average. The potential candidate pool of retail sales and sales manager represents about 2.7% of the entire workforce in the DC metro area.

Our Hiring Scale also shows us that the cities currently experiencing the easiest recruiting conditions across the United States are Parkersburg (West Virginia), Longview (Washington), Cumberland (Maryland), Gainesville (Georgia), and St. Joseph (Missouri). These locations have the largest talent pools of retail sales professionals.

Hiring Scale for Retail Sales Professionals in Parkersburg, WV versus Nationally (Easy-to-Recruit Location)

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Retail Sales Professionals in Washington, DC versus Nationally (Difficult-to-Recruit Location)

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Are you recruiting for talent in the retail sector? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics™ to see what hiring demand is like in your area, how difficult it will be to fill these jobs, average salary ranges, and find sources of potential candidates.

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In December,  more than 12,900 job ads were posted for Industrial Engineers by 3,800 companies. Not only are there many companies recruiting for Industrial Engineering talent, but many companies are recruiting for hundreds of openings and Recruiters are likely to compete heavily to attract enough talent to fill all their open positions. For example, GE Energy placed more than 200 unique job ads for this occupation in December, the most of any employer.

During December, Industrial Engineers were most demanded in Los Angeles, California. More than 500 job ads were placed for openings in this area – a 36% year-over-year increase compared to December 2010. Other cities with high demand for these Engineers included Houston, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit.

Heat Map of 100 Cities with Highest Demand for Industrial Engineers

Source: WANTED Analytics

Of these cities with the highest demand, our Hiring Scale™ shows that recruiting conditions in Houston, Texas are likely to be among the most difficult. In the Houston metro area, there are currently 289 employers with open job ads for Industrial Engineers. However, the talent pool is small in relation to the high level of demand. There are an estimated 4,500 Industrial Engineers in the local Houston talent pool – or about 0.17% of the entire Houston workforce. Recruiters in this area are likely to compete more heavily than average and experience a longer time-to-fill for open job reqs. On average, job ads for Industrial Engineers openings located in Houston are online for an average of 47 days (or just less than 7 weeks.)

Candidate Supply of Industrial Engineers in Houston, Texas

Source: WANTED Analytics

In order to source enough candidates and fill open positions, hiring managers and Recruiters may want to discuss hiring from other areas with more favorable recruiting conditions. Below are 5 locations currently experiencing the easiest conditions for sourcing Industrial Engineers.

1. Palm Bay, Florida
2. Houma, Louisiana
3. Binghamton, New York
4. Anderson, South Carolina
5. Lakeland, Florida

Hiring Scale for Industrial Engineers in Houston, TX (Harder to Recruit Location)

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Industrial Engineers in Palm Bay, Florida (Easier to Recruit Location)

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If relocating talent is not an option for your organization, there are likely to be alternative sources of Industrial Engineers near your area. For example, Recruiters in Houston should consider placing job ads in the Waco or College Station, Texas areas (about 8o miles from Houston), since these areas are also experiencing easier conditions. Job ads in College Station have an average posting period of just 27 days (or just under 4 weeks) – a significantly shorter time than in Houston.

Additionally, Recruiters and hiring managers should look at other skills that may be easily translated to the job you are hiring. For example, Mechanical Engineers are experiencing better recruiting conditions than Industrial Engineers. Also, many times Industrial Engineers go by different job titles that you may be overlooking. Below are 10 of the most common job titles for Industrial Engineers – do you include these in your candidate searches?

1. Quality (or Quality Assurance or QA) Engineer
2. Process Engineer
3. Manufacturing Engineer
4. Test Engineer
5. Design Engineer
6. Reliability Engineer
7. Packaging Engineer
8. Plan Engineer
9. Systems Engineer
10. Controls Engineer

Are you recruiting for Industrial Engineer job openings? Try our new Hiring Scale™ to see how difficult these jobs will be to fill in your local area. We'll also show you average salary ranges, what companies you are competing with for talent, and where you find hidden candidate pools.

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Overall, hiring demand for cloud skills for jobs that aren't IT-related has been strong. In the past 90 days, there have been about 3,300 job ads posted online by employers and staffing firms, representing a 70% year-over-year growth. (There were about 6,800 IT jobs with cloud computing skill requirements during the same period – about a 53% year-over-year increase.) The 10 occupations with most demand for cloud skills that are not IT related are below. Of these, 9 saw year-over-year increases with Sales Representatives of Services seeing the most job ads and the most growth. Marketing Managers had the second highest demand for cloud computing skills. There weren't any job ads for Cargo and Freight Agents that required cloud skills last year, therefore a percent change can not be determined. The only occupation on this list to see a decline was General Operations Managers, which saw 4.8% fewer job ads this year that required cloud computing skills or experience.

According to our Hiring Scale™, Sales Managers with cloud skills are likely to be the most difficult to fill of the above 10 occupations. There are about 14 qualified potential candidates in the workforce for every job ad currently advertised online. To put this in another perspective, our Candidate Supply charts estimate that 2.8% of all Sales Managers currently in the US workforce have cloud computing knowledge, experience, or skills. It's likely that employers sourcing for these skills will compete heavily to fill job openings.

Candidate Supply of Sales Managers with Cloud Computing Skills and Experience

Source: WANTED Analytics

In comparison, Management Analysts are likely to be the easiest to fill of the above 10 occupations. The talent pool for this occupation consists of about 60 qualified potential candidates for every job opening. It's likely that Recruiters will see less competition when sourcing candidates for these open jobs.

Although Sales Managers with cloud computing knowledge may be hard to recruit on average, there are some locations that will experience easier conditions. Our Hiring Scale shows the 5 metropolitan areas with the highest volume of job ads are:

1. Seattle, Washington
2. Dallas, Texas
3. San Francisco, California
4. San Jose, California
5. Chicago, Illinois

In these locations, the talent pool of qualified Sales Managers consists of up to 30 candidates per advertised job. Recruiters that are able to source from these locations may be able to find additional candidates and reduce their time-to-fill.

Hiring Scale of Sales Managers with Cloud Computing Skills in Seattle, WA (Easiest to Fill Location)

Source: WANTED Analytics

Are you recruiting for cloud computing skills? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics to see what hiring demand is like in your area, how large the talent pool is, and where you can find hidden sources of candidates.

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Over the past 90 days, more than 45,000 job ads were posted online for Medical and Health Services Managers – a 2% increase over the same 90-day period last year. We found more than 5,600 employers that are currently advertising Medical and Health Services Manager job openings. Many of these companies are advertising hundreds of unique job openings. For example, Med Travelers has the most job opportunities listed of any company in the United States with more than 990 ads online. Unitedhealth Group has the second highest volume of job ads with 970.

Companies Currently Advertising Job Openings for Medical and Health Services Managers

Source: WANTED Analytics

Medical and Health Services Managers are most demanded in New York, NY. In the New York metro area, there were more than 1,900 jobs advertised online in the past 90 days, representing a 5% year-over-year increase in demand. However, of the 5 locations with the highest demand (listed below) Chicago saw the greatest year-over-year increase of 17%. Dallas was the only location to see a decline in demand, down 5% from last year.

The supply of candidates will vary in each location, based on local talent pools. When looking at Chicago, with the highest year-over-year growth, our Candidate Supply charts estimate that there are about 7,000 Medical and Health Services Managers currently in the local workforce. To put this in another perspective, this represents just 0.17% of the entire workforce in the Chicago metro area.

Candidate Supply of Medical and Health Services Managers in Chicago, IL

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Combining the increasing hiring demand and limited talent supply, our Hiring Scale shows that Medical and Health Services Managers are hard-to-fill jobs across the US. Despite seeing a significant year-over-year increase, Recruiters in Chicago are likely to experience recruiting conditions that are slightly better than average. In comparison, our Hiring Scale also shows us some of the easiest and hardest locations to recruit this talent. One of the locations with the most difficult conditions is currently Nashville, Tennessee, while Athens, Georgia is currently experiencing the easiest recruiting conditions for Medical and Health Services Managers.

Hiring Scale for Medical and Health Services Managers in Chicago, IL

Source: WANTED Analytics

Hiring Scale for Medical and Health Services Managers in Nashville, TN (Hard-to-Fill Location)

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Hiring Scale for Medical and Health Services Managers in Athens, GA (Easy-to-Fill Location)

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Below are the 10 most commonly advertised job titles for Medical and Health Services Managers. If you are recruiting for a Medical and Health Services Manager and are experiencing difficult conditions, these professionals are likely to have the same skills that your job requires, but simply go by another job title. Do you include these in your candidate sourcing?

1. Director of Nursing
2. Rehab Manager or Director
3. Clinical Manager or Director
4. Medical Director
5. Nurse Manager
6. Director of Surgical Services
7. Rehab Program Manager
8. Chief Nursing officer
9. Director of Emergency Services
10. Director of Health Information Management

If you are looking to fill (or find) a Medical and Health Services Manager job, try our new Hiring Scale™ to see how difficult it may be.  The Hiring Scale also provides an at-a-glance view of the salary ranges in your local area for any position or skill.

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Currently, there are about 8.5 potential candidates currently in the workforce for every job posted online. The talent pool of Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, and Occupational Therapists are smaller. There are about 8 Registered Nurses, 1.5 Physical Therapists, and 1 Occupational Therapist for every ad posted online for each career. To put this in another perspective, Registered Nurses represent 4.6% of the workforce, while Physical and Occupational Therapists each account for less than 1% of all US workers.

Candidate Supply of Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, and Occupational Therapists

Source: WANTED Analytics

Some locations will see more difficult recruiting conditions. For example, hiring demand in Washington, DC has increased recently. The local talent pool is smaller than average here, with  about 7 potential candidates for every healthcare job ad posted online. In addition, job ads in Washington, DC are online for an average of 47 days (or just under 7 weeks) which is longer than the nationwide average of 42 days (or 6 weeks).

Despite that conditions are likely to be difficult when sourcing candidates, there are a few steps that Recruiters and the hiring managers can take to decrease the time-to-fill and cost-per-hire for these open job reqs. First, Recruiters can look at locations across the US where there are larger talent pools and less demand by employers, which leads to easier recruiting conditions. The 5 metro areas that are currently experiencing the easiest conditions are:

• Weirton-Steubenville, WV
• Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Erie, PA
• Jackson, MS

If sourcing candidates from another area isn't an option, look to nearby areas that are also experiencing better than average recruiting conditions. Recruiters in Washington, DC may be able to easily source from Baltimore, Maryland or Philadelphia, PA which average about 10 potential candidates per job opening.

Hiring Scale for Healthcare Professionals in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

In addition to sourcing potential candidates from other areas, Recruiters can look at skill sets that may be easily transferred. For example, Emergency Room Nurses are easier to recruit nationwide than Operation Room Nurses. In the Washington, DC area, there are more than 50 potential ER Nurses for every job ad. In comparison, there are just 2 OR Nurses for every job ad posted online.

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