Skills employers ask for in steel, aluminum and metals jobs
excel, project management and supply chain are the skills most often named in steel, aluminum and metals 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 steel, aluminum and metals jobs
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| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | excelJobs 236 | 23% of jobs |
| 2 | project managementJobs 130 | 13% of jobs |
| 3 | supply chainJobs 105 | 10% of jobs |
| 4 | procurementJobs 104 | 10% of jobs |
| 5 | leanJobs 102 | 10% of jobs |
| 6 | auditJobs 94 | 9% of jobs |
| 7 | powerpointJobs 83 | 8% of jobs |
| 8 | erpJobs 74 | 7% of jobs |
| 9 | six sigmaJobs 66 | 6% of jobs |
| 10 | sapJobs 64 | 6% of jobs |
| 11 | logisticsJobs 58 | 6% of jobs |
| 12 | forecastingJobs 56 | 5% of jobs |
| 13 | talent acquisitionJobs 53 | 5% of jobs |
| 14 | onboardingJobs 52 | 5% of jobs |
| 15 | sqlJobs 49 | 5% of jobs |
| 16 | pythonJobs 48 | 5% of jobs |
| 17 | oracleJobs 41 | 4% of jobs |
| 18 | autocadJobs 37 | 4% of jobs |
| 19 | employee relationsJobs 37 | 4% of jobs |
| 20 | risk managementJobs 37 | 4% of jobs |
| 21 | change managementJobs 30 | 3% of jobs |
| 22 | budgetingJobs 27 | 3% of jobs |
| 23 | power biJobs 27 | 3% of jobs |
| 24 | crmJobs 25 | 2% of jobs |
| 25 | regulatory complianceJobs 25 | 2% of jobs |
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