{"h1":"Industries with the most fractional and interim roles","faq":[{"a":"Non-profit & Social Impact leads: 0.74% of its professional openings are fractional or interim roles, against 0.25% across all industries.","q":"Which industry ranks first: industries with the most fractional and interim roles?"},{"a":"8 industries have at least 1,000 openings, so the list has 8 entries.","q":"How many industries are ranked?"},{"a":"A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles that the posting describes as fractional (part-time executive or specialist work for several employers) or interim (a temporary leadership or specialist stand-in). Only industries with at least 1,000 openings and 20 such roles are ranked. These roles are a small part of the board (about 0.5% for fractional and interim), so shares are small and move with a few postings. 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. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Non-profit & Social Impact leads: 0.74% of its professional openings are fractional or interim roles, against 0.25% across all industries.","minN":1000,"rows":[{"n":7716,"bar":1,"key":"industry:nonprofit","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/non-profit-and-social-impact","name":"Non-profit & Social Impact","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"57"},{"label":"All openings","value":"7,716"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"52"}],"value":0.007387247278382581,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.74%"},{"n":33514,"bar":0.6462656611690951,"key":"industry:healthcare","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/healthcare-and-hospital-systems","name":"Healthcare & Hospital Systems","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"160"},{"label":"All openings","value":"33,514"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"219"}],"value":0.004774124246583518,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.48%"},{"n":22550,"bar":0.6363216244602637,"key":"industry:consumer","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/retail-and-e-commerce","name":"Retail & E-commerce","rank":3,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"106"},{"label":"All openings","value":"22,550"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"82"}],"value":0.004700665188470067,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.47%"},{"n":15207,"bar":0.5162996265570219,"key":"industry:education","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/education-and-edtech","name":"Education & EdTech","rank":4,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"58"},{"label":"All openings","value":"15,207"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"76"}],"value":0.003814033011113303,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.38%"},{"n":10424,"bar":0.4804903663610293,"key":"industry:government","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/government-and-public-sector","name":"Government & Public Sector","rank":5,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"37"},{"label":"All openings","value":"10,424"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"141"}],"value":0.003549501151189563,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.35%"},{"n":20546,"bar":0.467787301408393,"key":"industry:professional_services","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/professional-services-and-consulting","name":"Professional Services & Consulting","rank":6,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"71"},{"label":"All openings","value":"20,546"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"1,224"}],"value":0.003455660469191083,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.35%"},{"n":34807,"bar":0.09722787158662884,"key":"industry:financial_services","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/financial-services-and-banking","name":"Financial Services & Banking","rank":7,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"25"},{"label":"All openings","value":"34,807"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"206"}],"value":0.0007182463297612549,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.07%"},{"n":77229,"bar":0.0718655590925416,"key":"industry:technology","sub":"Industry","href":"/industries/technology-and-software","name":"Technology & Software","rank":8,"stats":[{"label":"Fractional and interim openings","value":"41"},{"label":"All openings","value":"77,229"},{"label":"Contract openings","value":"775"}],"value":0.0005308886558158205,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"0.05%"}],"slug":"industries-with-the-most-fractional-and-interim-roles","unit":"openings","scope":{"id":"us","kind":"national","name":"United States"},"title":"Industries with the most fractional and interim roles","family":"Work arrangements","method":["A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles that the posting describes as fractional (part-time executive or specialist work for several employers) or interim (a temporary leadership or specialist stand-in).","Only industries with at least 1,000 openings and 20 such roles are ranked. These roles are a small part of the board (about 0.5% for fractional and interim), so shares are small and move with a few postings. Only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted."],"builtAt":"2026-11-04T03:39:09.026Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"ef_flex","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week"],"baseline":{"label":"all industries","valueLabel":"0.25%"},"keyFacts":["#1 Non-profit & Social Impact, Industry: 0.74%","#2 Healthcare & Hospital Systems, Industry: 0.48%","#3 Retail & E-commerce, Industry: 0.47%","8 industries ranked across all industries","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"industries","commentary":["Non-profit & Social Impact reaches #1 on a sample of 7,716 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 77,229 openings behind its figure.","Industries with fewer than 1,000 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-fractional-and-interim-roles"}