Skills employers ask for in manufacturing jobs
project management, excel and supply chain are the skills most often named in manufacturing 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 manufacturing jobs
Rebuilt weekly. November 2026 edition.
| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | project managementJobs 5,017 | 15% of jobs |
| 2 | excelJobs 4,997 | 15% of jobs |
| 3 | supply chainJobs 4,805 | 14% of jobs |
| 4 | leanJobs 3,733 | 11% of jobs |
| 5 | procurementJobs 3,489 | 10% of jobs |
| 6 | erpJobs 2,576 | 8% of jobs |
| 7 | six sigmaJobs 2,400 | 7% of jobs |
| 8 | sapJobs 2,201 | 6% of jobs |
| 9 | logisticsJobs 2,125 | 6% of jobs |
| 10 | powerpointJobs 2,116 | 6% of jobs |
| 11 | auditJobs 1,865 | 5% of jobs |
| 12 | talent acquisitionJobs 1,670 | 5% of jobs |
| 13 | forecastingJobs 1,571 | 5% of jobs |
| 14 | risk managementJobs 1,565 | 5% of jobs |
| 15 | pythonJobs 1,529 | 4% of jobs |
| 16 | change managementJobs 1,435 | 4% of jobs |
| 17 | onboardingJobs 1,369 | 4% of jobs |
| 18 | autocadJobs 1,210 | 4% of jobs |
| 19 | agileJobs 1,140 | 3% of jobs |
| 20 | budgetingJobs 1,021 | 3% of jobs |
| 21 | regulatory complianceJobs 965 | 3% of jobs |
| 22 | solidworksJobs 932 | 3% of jobs |
| 23 | sqlJobs 869 | 3% of jobs |
| 24 | crmJobs 865 | 3% of jobs |
| 25 | power biJobs 806 | 2% of jobs |
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