Top skills for Early Career jobs

Based on 237 active Early Career postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Early Career postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Design72%
  • Regulations72%
  • Values Differences72%
  • Licensing69%
  • Drawing62%
  • Office Tools62%
  • Negotiation58%
  • System Requirements58%
  • Verification54%
  • Statistics52%
  • Graphical Analysis51%
  • Probability51%
  • Project Risks51%
  • Decision Making33%
  • Manufacturing33%
  • Algorithms29%
  • Software Development25%
  • Compilers22%
  • Construction22%
  • Software Design22%
  • Software Requirements22%
  • Software Updates22%
  • Test Tools22%
  • Science15%
  • Exhaust14%

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