Industries whose postings stress emotional intelligence most
Key facts
- #1 Nonprofit & Social Impact, Industry: 1.9%
- #2 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Industry: 1.5%
- #3 Construction & Real Estate, Industry: 1.4%
- 16 industries ranked across all industries
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: 1.0% across all industries.
- 1Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry1.9%
- 2Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry1.5%
- 3Construction & Real Estate Industry1.4%
- 4Education & EdTech Industry1.4%
- 5Transportation & Logistics Industry1.3%
- 6Media & Entertainment Industry1.2%
- 7Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry1.1%
- 8Financial Services & Banking Industry1.0%
- 9Technology & Software Industry1.0%
- 10Professional Services & Consulting Industry0.9%
What stands out
- The lead is wide: Nonprofit & Social Impact (1.9%) is well clear of Professional Services & Consulting at #10 (0.9%).
- Construction & Real Estate reaches #3 on a sample of 4,721 all openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- Technology & Software is the largest market in the top ten, with 74,197 all openings behind its figure.
- Industries 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
Some roles lean on emotional intelligence: reading people, listening and working through conflict. The share of postings that stress it shows where those skills are called out most.
How to use it
If these skills are your strength, the top of the list is where to look. Put concrete examples of them in your résumé and interviews.
The top 25
- 1
Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry
1.9%
- Openings stressing it
- 137
- All openings
- 7,171
- Median posted pay
- $113k
Based on 7,171 openings.
- 2
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry
1.5%
- Openings stressing it
- 206
- All openings
- 13,681
- Median posted pay
- $183k
Based on 13,681 openings.
- 3
Construction & Real Estate Industry
1.4%
- Openings stressing it
- 66
- All openings
- 4,721
- Median posted pay
- $115k
Based on 4,721 openings.
- 4
Education & EdTech Industry
1.4%
- Openings stressing it
- 200
- All openings
- 14,629
- Median posted pay
- $98k
Based on 14,629 openings.
- 5
Transportation & Logistics Industry
1.3%
- Openings stressing it
- 78
- All openings
- 6,228
- Median posted pay
- $118k
Based on 6,228 openings.
- 6
Media & Entertainment Industry
1.2%
- Openings stressing it
- 85
- All openings
- 7,109
- Median posted pay
- $138k
Based on 7,109 openings.
- 7
Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry
1.1%
- Openings stressing it
- 356
- All openings
- 31,523
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 31,523 openings.
- 8
Financial Services & Banking Industry
1.0%
- Openings stressing it
- 333
- All openings
- 32,324
- Median posted pay
- $157k
Based on 32,324 openings.
- 9
Technology & Software Industry
1.0%
- Openings stressing it
- 708
- All openings
- 74,197
- Median posted pay
- $185k
Based on 74,197 openings.
- 10
Professional Services & Consulting Industry
0.9%
- Openings stressing it
- 176
- All openings
- 18,811
- Median posted pay
- $135k
Based on 18,811 openings.
Professional Services & Consulting jobs, employers and outlook
- 11
Retail & E-commerce Industry
0.8%
- Openings stressing it
- 178
- All openings
- 21,108
- Median posted pay
- $128k
Based on 21,108 openings.
- 12
Aerospace & Defense Industry
0.8%
- Openings stressing it
- 165
- All openings
- 19,939
- Median posted pay
- $148k
Based on 19,939 openings.
- 13
Government & Public Sector Industry
0.7%
- Openings stressing it
- 74
- All openings
- 9,902
- Median posted pay
- $113k
Based on 9,902 openings.
- 14
Energy & Utilities Industry
0.6%
- Openings stressing it
- 57
- All openings
- 9,827
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 9,827 openings.
- 15
Agriculture & Food Production Industry
0.5%
- Openings stressing it
- 10
- All openings
- 2,173
- Median posted pay
- $119k
Based on 2,173 openings.
- 16
Manufacturing & Industrial Industry
0.4%
- Openings stressing it
- 186
- All openings
- 42,377
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 42,377 openings.
Full ranking
All 16 industries that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Industry | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry | 1.9% | 7,171 |
| 2 | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry | 1.5% | 13,681 |
| 3 | Construction & Real Estate Industry | 1.4% | 4,721 |
| 4 | Education & EdTech Industry | 1.4% | 14,629 |
| 5 | Transportation & Logistics Industry | 1.3% | 6,228 |
| 6 | Media & Entertainment Industry | 1.2% | 7,109 |
| 7 | Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry | 1.1% | 31,523 |
| 8 | Financial Services & Banking Industry | 1.0% | 32,324 |
| 9 | Technology & Software Industry | 1.0% | 74,197 |
| 10 | Professional Services & Consulting Industry | 0.9% | 18,811 |
| 11 | Retail & E-commerce Industry | 0.8% | 21,108 |
| 12 | Aerospace & Defense Industry | 0.8% | 19,939 |
| 13 | Government & Public Sector Industry | 0.7% | 9,902 |
| 14 | Energy & Utilities Industry | 0.6% | 9,827 |
| 15 | Agriculture & Food Production Industry | 0.5% | 2,173 |
| 16 | Manufacturing & Industrial Industry | 0.4% | 42,377 |
How this ranking works
A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting stresses emotional intelligence, empathy, listening or working with people, a signal read from the posting text.
The industry is the one our crawler assigns to the employer. Only industries 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: industries 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 industry ranks first: industries whose postings stress emotional intelligence most?
- Nonprofit & Social Impact leads: 1.9% of its professional openings stress emotional intelligence, against 1.0% across all industries.
- How many industries are ranked?
- 16 industries have at least 1,000 all openings, so the list has 16 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting stresses emotional intelligence, empathy, listening or working with people, a signal read from the posting text. The industry is the one our crawler assigns to the employer. Only industries 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, “Industries whose postings stress emotional intelligence most,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-emotional-intelligence-roles
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-emotional-intelligence-roles">Industries whose postings stress emotional intelligence most (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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