{"h1":"Industries whose postings stress emotional intelligence most","faq":[{"a":"Nonprofit & Social Impact leads: 1.9% of its professional openings stress emotional intelligence, against 1.0% across all industries.","q":"Which industry ranks first: industries whose postings stress emotional intelligence most?"},{"a":"16 industries have at least 1,000 all openings, so the list has 16 entries.","q":"How many industries are ranked?"},{"a":"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.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. 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