Skills employers ask for in retail jobs
audit, excel and supply chain are the skills most often named in retail 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 retail jobs
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | auditJobs 342 | 10% of jobs |
| 2 | excelJobs 293 | 9% of jobs |
| 3 | supply chainJobs 292 | 9% of jobs |
| 4 | reactJobs 265 | 8% of jobs |
| 5 | logisticsJobs 263 | 8% of jobs |
| 6 | project managementJobs 262 | 8% of jobs |
| 7 | forecastingJobs 232 | 7% of jobs |
| 8 | onboardingJobs 201 | 6% of jobs |
| 9 | inventory managementJobs 151 | 5% of jobs |
| 10 | sqlJobs 123 | 4% of jobs |
| 11 | reconciliationJobs 114 | 3% of jobs |
| 12 | agileJobs 111 | 3% of jobs |
| 13 | powerpointJobs 111 | 3% of jobs |
| 14 | budgetingJobs 101 | 3% of jobs |
| 15 | pythonJobs 99 | 3% of jobs |
| 16 | talent acquisitionJobs 93 | 3% of jobs |
| 17 | change managementJobs 78 | 2% of jobs |
| 18 | six sigmaJobs 76 | 2% of jobs |
| 19 | stakeholder managementJobs 76 | 2% of jobs |
| 20 | leanJobs 73 | 2% of jobs |
| 21 | crmJobs 72 | 2% of jobs |
| 22 | risk managementJobs 71 | 2% of jobs |
| 23 | ci/cdJobs 69 | 2% of jobs |
| 24 | procurementJobs 65 | 2% of jobs |
| 25 | employee relationsJobs 63 | 2% of jobs |
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- US manufacturing34,328
- Defense and aerospace30,328
- Financial services28,982
- Healthcare26,927
- Education14,346
- Nonprofits13,697
- Biotech and pharma12,574
- AI8,364
- Construction7,544
- Transportation and logistics5,669
- Space5,418
- Automotive and EV4,186
- Semiconductors3,683
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- Consumer packaged goods2,663
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- Clean energy and nuclear2,303
- Telecom1,689
- Real estate1,655
- Tourism and hospitality1,437
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- TV and streaming941
- Mining and natural resources884
- Airlines and aviation811
- Music663
- Shipbuilding and maritime474
- Casino and gaming441
- Sports235
- Movies and film63
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