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Assistant Career Market Report 2026

14,140 active jobs. 1,833 companies. Median salary $42K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

14,140
Active Job Openings
1,833
Companies Hiring
$42K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Assistant market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 72% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $42K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $37K to $85K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 6%

Homeinsteadcare leads hiring with 1,048 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$10K, +25%)

Salary increase: +$10K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 6% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior317$37K$42K$62K
Entry-Level73$28K$37K$51K
Senior30$37K$40K$63K
Mid-Level18$37K$52K$177K
Lead14$33K$33K$54K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$10K (25%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States811$47KUSD
United Kingdom244$27KGBP
Australia36$37KUSD
Canada19$43KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.3%
Remote3.4%
Hybrid0.3%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
6%
Bilingual
4%

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-22.1ppScheduling ↓-17.3ppPatient Care ↓-12.2ppJournalism ↓-11.1ppMerchandising ↓-10.3pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Homeinsteadcare1,0487.4%
Allcaretherapies3472.5%
Alphabeinsight3012.1%
Sanford2291.6%
Jdsports1721.2%
Circlek1721.2%
Jcrew1711.2%
Aldistores1691.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States5,277
United Kingdom1,621
Italy300
Canada254
Australia247
France199
Singapore109
Philippines83

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree34.1%1,703
Master's Degree3.3%166
Bachelor's Degree2.1%107
High School / GED0.3%16
PhD / Doctorate0.2%10
MBA0.0%1

Certifications

CPR Certified (1%)BLS Certification (1%)

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