Skills employers ask for in education jobs
excel, project management and strategic planning are the skills most often named in education job postings, read from each posting's own text. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Skills employers ask for in education jobs
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| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | excelJobs 1,706 | 12% of jobs |
| 2 | project managementJobs 1,693 | 12% of jobs |
| 3 | strategic planningJobs 970 | 7% of jobs |
| 4 | budgetingJobs 916 | 6% of jobs |
| 5 | logisticsJobs 870 | 6% of jobs |
| 6 | workdayJobs 863 | 6% of jobs |
| 7 | onboardingJobs 858 | 6% of jobs |
| 8 | procurementJobs 839 | 6% of jobs |
| 9 | auditJobs 811 | 6% of jobs |
| 10 | powerpointJobs 714 | 5% of jobs |
| 11 | risk managementJobs 669 | 5% of jobs |
| 12 | regulatory complianceJobs 612 | 4% of jobs |
| 13 | forecastingJobs 543 | 4% of jobs |
| 14 | crmJobs 531 | 4% of jobs |
| 15 | reconciliationJobs 488 | 3% of jobs |
| 16 | pythonJobs 473 | 3% of jobs |
| 17 | change managementJobs 350 | 2% of jobs |
| 18 | sqlJobs 338 | 2% of jobs |
| 19 | salesforceJobs 308 | 2% of jobs |
| 20 | htmlJobs 299 | 2% of jobs |
| 21 | accounts payableJobs 282 | 2% of jobs |
| 22 | erpJobs 257 | 2% of jobs |
| 23 | employee relationsJobs 248 | 2% of jobs |
| 24 | oracleJobs 242 | 2% of jobs |
| 25 | machine learningJobs 233 | 2% of jobs |
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