US job market snapshot: week of October 19, 2026

Where the openings are

Start with the roles that match your experience, then check employers with the largest opening counts. Software Engineer and Registered Nurse lead the role list, followed by Operations Manager.

Among the companies tracked, BAYADA Home Health Care has the most openings at 963. Next are ALO with 447, Anthropic with 367, and Accenture Federal Services with 366.

Other employers with large opening counts include Axon with 150, Coinbase with 130, ALTEN Technology USA with 118, and Astranis with 97.

• Software Engineer: 1,230 open jobs.
• Registered Nurse: 828 open jobs.
• Operations Manager: 317 open jobs.
• Account Executive: 236 open jobs.
• Retail Associate: 207 open jobs.
• Product Manager: 204 open jobs.
• Analyst: 178 open jobs.
• Therapist: 172 open jobs.
• Legal Counsel: 138 open jobs.
• Maintenance Technician: 106 open jobs.
• DevOps Engineer: 96 open jobs.
• Consultant: 92 open jobs.

Which skills employers request most

Python appears in 18% of jobs, making it the most-requested skill across all roles in this snapshot. Excel, supply chain, and data analysis follow, each appearing in 14%.

Use this list to check your resume against a posting, not to add skills you do not have. If a job asks for Python and you know it, name it in your skills section and describe work you completed with it. Apply the same approach to Excel, customer service, roadmapping, or other relevant skills.

• Python: 18%.
• Excel: 14%; supply chain: 14%; data analysis: 14%.
• Roadmapping: 13%; LLMs: 12%; customer service: 12%.
• AWS: 11%; recruiting: 10%; SQL: 9%.
• Consulting: 8%; CI/CD: 8%.

How much of the market is remote

Across the companies tracked, 16% of open jobs are marked remote. Treat that as the share explicitly labeled remote, not a measure of every employer's work arrangements.

If remote work is a requirement, check that label before spending time on an application. Read the posting for location requirements rather than assuming that a remote label means you can work from anywhere.

What listed pay looks like

Only 15% of jobs list pay, covering 856 openings at the companies JobJot tracks. Among those pay-listed jobs, the median midpoint of the posted range is $233,000. The middle half of range midpoints runs from $171,000 to $353,000.

These figures describe posted range midpoints, not offers or pay across all openings. Use the range in the specific posting to judge whether a role fits your needs; the overall median is not a salary expectation for every occupation.

What to do in your job search this week

Build your application list around roles you can do, then use the skill requirements, work arrangement, and listed pay to narrow it. A large opening count gives you places to look, but it does not establish that a particular job is a match.

• Check the leading employers for openings in your field. Review the actual requirements before applying.
• Match your resume language to the posting where it accurately describes your experience. Show how you used requested skills in your work, rather than listing keywords alone.
• If remote work is nonnegotiable, screen for it early and confirm any location restrictions.
• Review the posted pay range when one is available. If pay is missing, ask about the range early in the hiring process.