Industries offering the most on-the-job training
Key facts
- #1 Transportation & Logistics, Industry: 2.1%
- #2 Retail & E-commerce, Industry: 1.3%
- #3 Professional Services & Consulting, Industry: 1.2%
- 16 industries ranked across all industries
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: 0.5% across all industries.
- 1Transportation & Logistics Industry2.1%
- 2Retail & E-commerce Industry1.3%
- 3Professional Services & Consulting Industry1.2%
- 4Agriculture & Food Production Industry0.9%
- 5Manufacturing & Industrial Industry0.7%
- 6Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry0.7%
- 7Financial Services & Banking Industry0.6%
- 8Government & Public Sector Industry0.5%
- 9Energy & Utilities Industry0.2%
- 10Education & EdTech Industry0.2%
What stands out
- The lead is wide: Transportation & Logistics (2.1%) is well clear of Education & EdTech at #10 (0.2%).
- Agriculture & Food Production reaches #4 on a sample of 2,173 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 42,377 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
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
Transportation & Logistics Industry
2.1%
- Openings offering training
- 131
- All openings
- 6,228
- Median posted pay
- $118k
Based on 6,228 openings.
- 2
Retail & E-commerce Industry
1.3%
- Openings offering training
- 272
- All openings
- 21,108
- Median posted pay
- $128k
Based on 21,108 openings.
- 3
Professional Services & Consulting Industry
1.2%
- Openings offering training
- 229
- All openings
- 18,811
- Median posted pay
- $135k
Based on 18,811 openings.
Professional Services & Consulting jobs, employers and outlook
- 4
Agriculture & Food Production Industry
0.9%
- Openings offering training
- 20
- All openings
- 2,173
- Median posted pay
- $119k
Based on 2,173 openings.
- 5
Manufacturing & Industrial Industry
0.7%
- Openings offering training
- 316
- All openings
- 42,377
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 42,377 openings.
- 6
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry
0.7%
- Openings offering training
- 93
- All openings
- 13,681
- Median posted pay
- $183k
Based on 13,681 openings.
- 7
Financial Services & Banking Industry
0.6%
- Openings offering training
- 181
- All openings
- 32,324
- Median posted pay
- $157k
Based on 32,324 openings.
- 8
Government & Public Sector Industry
0.5%
- Openings offering training
- 48
- All openings
- 9,902
- Median posted pay
- $113k
Based on 9,902 openings.
- 9
Energy & Utilities Industry
0.2%
- Openings offering training
- 22
- All openings
- 9,827
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 9,827 openings.
- 10
Education & EdTech Industry
0.2%
- Openings offering training
- 27
- All openings
- 14,629
- Median posted pay
- $98k
Based on 14,629 openings.
- 11
Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry
0.2%
- Openings offering training
- 50
- All openings
- 31,523
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 31,523 openings.
- 12
Media & Entertainment Industry
0.2%
- Openings offering training
- 11
- All openings
- 7,109
- Median posted pay
- $138k
Based on 7,109 openings.
- 13
Technology & Software Industry
0.2%
- Openings offering training
- 112
- All openings
- 74,197
- Median posted pay
- $185k
Based on 74,197 openings.
- 14
Construction & Real Estate Industry
0.1%
- Openings offering training
- 7
- All openings
- 4,721
- Median posted pay
- $115k
Based on 4,721 openings.
- 15
Aerospace & Defense Industry
0.1%
- Openings offering training
- 29
- All openings
- 19,939
- Median posted pay
- $148k
Based on 19,939 openings.
- 16
Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry
0.1%
- Openings offering training
- 10
- All openings
- 7,171
- Median posted pay
- $113k
Based on 7,171 openings.
Full ranking
All 16 industries that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Industry | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transportation & Logistics Industry | 2.1% | 6,228 |
| 2 | Retail & E-commerce Industry | 1.3% | 21,108 |
| 3 | Professional Services & Consulting Industry | 1.2% | 18,811 |
| 4 | Agriculture & Food Production Industry | 0.9% | 2,173 |
| 5 | Manufacturing & Industrial Industry | 0.7% | 42,377 |
| 6 | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry | 0.7% | 13,681 |
| 7 | Financial Services & Banking Industry | 0.6% | 32,324 |
| 8 | Government & Public Sector Industry | 0.5% | 9,902 |
| 9 | Energy & Utilities Industry | 0.2% | 9,827 |
| 10 | Education & EdTech Industry | 0.2% | 14,629 |
| 11 | Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry | 0.2% | 31,523 |
| 12 | Media & Entertainment Industry | 0.2% | 7,109 |
| 13 | Technology & Software Industry | 0.2% | 74,197 |
| 14 | Construction & Real Estate Industry | 0.1% | 4,721 |
| 15 | Aerospace & Defense Industry | 0.1% | 19,939 |
| 16 | Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry | 0.1% | 7,171 |
How this ranking works
A industry'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 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 offering the most on-the-job training?
- Transportation & Logistics leads: 2.1% of its professional openings say training is provided, against 0.5% 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 training is provided, such as a paid training program, apprenticeship or development program. 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 offering the most on-the-job training,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-on-the-job-training
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-on-the-job-training">Industries offering the most on-the-job training (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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