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Job families offering the most on-the-job training

Sales leads: 1.2% of its professional openings say training is provided, against 0.4% across all job families.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 Sales, Job family: 1.2%
  • #2 Administration, Job family: 0.5%
  • #3 Finance, Job family: 0.4%
  • 21 job families ranked across all job families
  • Data as of November 2026

For comparison: 0.4% across all job families.

  1. 1Sales Job family1.2%
  2. 2Administration Job family0.5%
  3. 3Finance Job family0.4%
  4. 4Operations Job family0.4%
  5. 5Engineering Job family0.4%
  6. 6Research Job family0.3%
  7. 7Investment Job family0.3%
  8. 8Marketing Job family0.3%
  9. 9Fundraising & development Job family0.3%
  10. 10Human Resources Job family0.2%

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: Sales (1.2%) is well clear of Human Resources at #10 (0.2%).
  • Fundraising & development reaches #9 on a sample of 1,594 all openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
  • Engineering is the largest market in the top ten, with 83,261 all openings behind its figure.
  • Job families with fewer than 1,000 all openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

Why this ranking matters

What it shows

Employers that provide training lower the bar to get started and to move up. The share of postings that say training is provided shows where that is most common.

How to use it

If you are changing fields or early in your career, prefer employers that say they train. Ask what the training covers and how long it lasts.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Sales Job family

    1.2%

    Openings offering training
    474
    All openings
    40,038
    Median posted pay
    $130k

    Based on 40,038 openings.

    Sales jobs and employers

  2. 2

    Administration Job family

    0.5%

    Openings offering training
    28
    All openings
    5,193
    Median posted pay
    $85k

    Based on 5,193 openings.

    Administration jobs and employers

  3. 3

    Finance Job family

    0.4%

    Openings offering training
    126
    All openings
    31,304
    Median posted pay
    $125k

    Based on 31,304 openings.

    Finance jobs and employers

  4. 4

    Operations Job family

    0.4%

    Openings offering training
    173
    All openings
    43,925
    Median posted pay
    $130k

    Based on 43,925 openings.

    Operations jobs and employers

  5. 5

    Engineering Job family

    0.4%

    Openings offering training
    308
    All openings
    83,261
    Median posted pay
    $168k

    Based on 83,261 openings.

    Engineering jobs and employers

  6. 6

    Research Job family

    0.3%

    Openings offering training
    13
    All openings
    4,429
    Median posted pay
    $140k

    Based on 4,429 openings.

    Research jobs and employers

  7. 7

    Investment Job family

    0.3%

    Openings offering training
    12
    All openings
    4,323
    Median posted pay
    $155k

    Based on 4,323 openings.

    Investment jobs and employers

  8. 8

    Marketing Job family

    0.3%

    Openings offering training
    34
    All openings
    13,384
    Median posted pay
    $154k

    Based on 13,384 openings.

    Marketing jobs and employers

  9. 9

    Fundraising & development Job family

    0.3%

    Openings offering training
    4
    All openings
    1,594
    Median posted pay
    $120k

    Based on 1,594 openings.

    Fundraising & development jobs and employers

  10. 10

    Human Resources Job family

    0.2%

    Openings offering training
    27
    All openings
    13,689
    Median posted pay
    $125k

    Based on 13,689 openings.

    Human Resources jobs and employers

  11. 11

    Strategy Job family

    0.2%

    Openings offering training
    6
    All openings
    3,121
    Median posted pay
    $175k

    Based on 3,121 openings.

    Strategy jobs and employers

  12. 12

    Clinical Job family

    0.2%

    Openings offering training
    16
    All openings
    9,461
    Median posted pay
    $157k

    Based on 9,461 openings.

    Clinical jobs and employers

  13. 13

    Data & Analytics Job family

    0.2%

    Openings offering training
    34
    All openings
    20,392
    Median posted pay
    $185k

    Based on 20,392 openings.

    Data & Analytics jobs and employers

  14. 14

    Customer Success Job family

    0.2%

    Openings offering training
    6
    All openings
    3,912
    Median posted pay
    $123k

    Based on 3,912 openings.

    Customer Success jobs and employers

  15. 15

    Design Job family

    0.1%

    Openings offering training
    7
    All openings
    5,286
    Median posted pay
    $172k

    Based on 5,286 openings.

    Design jobs and employers

  16. 16

    Programs Job family

    0.1%

    Openings offering training
    7
    All openings
    6,133
    Median posted pay
    $130k

    Based on 6,133 openings.

    Programs jobs and employers

  17. 17

    Product Job family

    0.1%

    Openings offering training
    7
    All openings
    6,999
    Median posted pay
    $200k

    Based on 6,999 openings.

    Product jobs and employers

  18. 18

    Security Job family

    0.1%

    Openings offering training
    4
    All openings
    6,112
    Median posted pay
    $184k

    Based on 6,112 openings.

    Security jobs and employers

  19. 19

    Legal Job family

    0.1%

    Openings offering training
    7
    All openings
    11,949
    Median posted pay
    $143k

    Based on 11,949 openings.

    Legal jobs and employers

  20. 20

    Executive Leadership Job family

    0.0%

    Openings offering training
    0
    All openings
    2,080
    Median posted pay
    $165k

    Based on 2,080 openings.

    Executive Leadership jobs and employers

  21. 21

    Academic Job family

    0.0%

    Openings offering training
    0
    All openings
    1,327
    Median posted pay
    $120k

    Based on 1,327 openings.

    Academic jobs and employers

Full ranking

All 21 job families that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankJob familyScoreSample
1Sales Job family1.2%40,038
2Administration Job family0.5%5,193
3Finance Job family0.4%31,304
4Operations Job family0.4%43,925
5Engineering Job family0.4%83,261
6Research Job family0.3%4,429
7Investment Job family0.3%4,323
8Marketing Job family0.3%13,384
9Fundraising & development Job family0.3%1,594
10Human Resources Job family0.2%13,689
11Strategy Job family0.2%3,121
12Clinical Job family0.2%9,461
13Data & Analytics Job family0.2%20,392
14Customer Success Job family0.2%3,912
15Design Job family0.1%5,286
16Programs Job family0.1%6,133
17Product Job family0.1%6,999
18Security Job family0.1%6,112
19Legal Job family0.1%11,949
20Executive Leadership Job family0.0%2,080
21Academic Job family0.0%1,327

How this ranking works

A job family's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says training is provided, such as a paid training program, apprenticeship or development program.

The job family is the one assigned from the posting title and text. Only job families with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.

Sample bar: job families with fewer than 1,000 openings are not ranked.

Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. Data as of November 2026.

Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.

Questions

Which job family ranks first: job families offering the most on-the-job training?
Sales leads: 1.2% of its professional openings say training is provided, against 0.4% across all job families.
How many job families are ranked?
21 job families have at least 1,000 all openings, so the list has 21 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A job family's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says training is provided, such as a paid training program, apprenticeship or development program. The job family is the one assigned from the posting title and text. Only job families with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.
How often is it updated?
Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.

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Cite this ranking

NextChapter, “Job families offering the most on-the-job training,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/functions-with-the-most-on-the-job-training

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/functions-with-the-most-on-the-job-training">Job families offering the most on-the-job training (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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