Industries with the most jobs that need no experience
Question 1
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Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
Key facts
- #1 Construction & Real Estate, Industry: 2.3%
- #2 Professional Services & Consulting, Industry: 1.7%
- #3 Manufacturing & Industrial, Industry: 1.2%
- 16 industries ranked across all industries
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: 0.8% across all industries.
- 1Construction & Real Estate Industry2.3%
- 2Professional Services & Consulting Industry1.7%
- 3Manufacturing & Industrial Industry1.2%
- 4Retail & E-commerce Industry0.9%
- 5Energy & Utilities Industry0.8%
- 6Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry0.6%
- 7Aerospace & Defense Industry0.6%
- 8Financial Services & Banking Industry0.6%
- 9Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry0.6%
- 10Media & Entertainment Industry0.6%
What stands out
- The lead is wide: Construction & Real Estate (2.3%) is well clear of Media & Entertainment at #10 (0.6%).
- Construction & Real Estate reaches #1 on a sample of 4,788 all openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- Manufacturing & Industrial is the largest market in the top ten, with 42,907 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 employers say plainly that no experience is needed, or that they will train people. The share of such openings shows where it is easiest to get started without a track record.
How to use it
If you are starting out or changing fields, apply to postings that say it. The city lists show where they are most common.
The top 25
- 1
Construction & Real Estate Industry
2.3%
- No-experience openings
- 108
- All openings
- 4,788
- Median posted pay
- $115k
Based on 4,788 openings.
- 2
Professional Services & Consulting Industry
1.7%
- No-experience openings
- 326
- All openings
- 19,060
- Median posted pay
- $135k
Based on 19,060 openings.
Professional Services & Consulting jobs, employers and outlook
- 3
Manufacturing & Industrial Industry
1.2%
- No-experience openings
- 496
- All openings
- 42,907
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 42,907 openings.
- 4
Retail & E-commerce Industry
0.9%
- No-experience openings
- 202
- All openings
- 22,283
- Median posted pay
- $126k
Based on 22,283 openings.
- 5
Energy & Utilities Industry
0.8%
- No-experience openings
- 81
- All openings
- 9,876
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 9,876 openings.
- 6
Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry
0.6%
- No-experience openings
- 45
- All openings
- 7,232
- Median posted pay
- $111k
Based on 7,232 openings.
- 7
Aerospace & Defense Industry
0.6%
- No-experience openings
- 123
- All openings
- 20,022
- Median posted pay
- $147k
Based on 20,022 openings.
- 8
Financial Services & Banking Industry
0.6%
- No-experience openings
- 197
- All openings
- 33,490
- Median posted pay
- $157k
Based on 33,490 openings.
- 9
Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry
0.6%
- No-experience openings
- 185
- All openings
- 31,963
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 31,963 openings.
- 10
Media & Entertainment Industry
0.6%
- No-experience openings
- 41
- All openings
- 7,272
- Median posted pay
- $138k
Based on 7,272 openings.
- 11
Technology & Software Industry
0.6%
- No-experience openings
- 419
- All openings
- 74,925
- Median posted pay
- $185k
Based on 74,925 openings.
- 12
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry
0.5%
- No-experience openings
- 67
- All openings
- 13,833
- Median posted pay
- $183k
Based on 13,833 openings.
- 13
Agriculture & Food Production Industry
0.5%
- No-experience openings
- 10
- All openings
- 2,175
- Median posted pay
- $118k
Based on 2,175 openings.
- 14
Transportation & Logistics Industry
0.4%
- No-experience openings
- 28
- All openings
- 6,275
- Median posted pay
- $118k
Based on 6,275 openings.
- 15
Education & EdTech Industry
0.4%
- No-experience openings
- 62
- All openings
- 14,924
- Median posted pay
- $99k
Based on 14,924 openings.
- 16
Government & Public Sector Industry
0.4%
- No-experience openings
- 36
- All openings
- 9,977
- Median posted pay
- $113k
Based on 9,977 openings.
Full ranking
All 16 industries that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Industry | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction & Real Estate Industry | 2.3% | 4,788 |
| 2 | Professional Services & Consulting Industry | 1.7% | 19,060 |
| 3 | Manufacturing & Industrial Industry | 1.2% | 42,907 |
| 4 | Retail & E-commerce Industry | 0.9% | 22,283 |
| 5 | Energy & Utilities Industry | 0.8% | 9,876 |
| 6 | Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry | 0.6% | 7,232 |
| 7 | Aerospace & Defense Industry | 0.6% | 20,022 |
| 8 | Financial Services & Banking Industry | 0.6% | 33,490 |
| 9 | Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry | 0.6% | 31,963 |
| 10 | Media & Entertainment Industry | 0.6% | 7,272 |
| 11 | Technology & Software Industry | 0.6% | 74,925 |
| 12 | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry | 0.5% | 13,833 |
| 13 | Agriculture & Food Production Industry | 0.5% | 2,175 |
| 14 | Transportation & Logistics Industry | 0.4% | 6,275 |
| 15 | Education & EdTech Industry | 0.4% | 14,924 |
| 16 | Government & Public Sector Industry | 0.4% | 9,977 |
How this ranking works
A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says no experience is needed, or welcomes recent graduates or people the employer will train.
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 with the most jobs that need no experience?
- Construction & Real Estate leads: 2.3% of its professional openings say no experience is needed, against 0.8% 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 says no experience is needed, or welcomes recent graduates or people the employer will train. 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 with the most jobs that need no experience,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-no-experience-jobs
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-no-experience-jobs">Industries with the most jobs that need no experience (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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