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Business Operations Specialist Career Market Report 2026

2,456 active jobs. 848 companies. Median salary $113K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,456
Active Job Openings
848
Companies Hiring
$113K
Median Salary (US)
66%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Business Operations Specialist 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: 66% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $113K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $84K to $170K.

Remote roles pay 10% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 36%

Go demand rose +6.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Takeda leads hiring with 227 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Staff (+$88K, +80%)

Salary increase: +$88K · Sample: Lead → Staff

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 36% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager229$90K$123K$160K
Lead39$90K$110K$170K
Mid-Level31$70K$88K$140K
Director31$140K$170K$234K
Senior28$71K$96K$170K
Junior24$80K$100K$120K
Staff4$111K$198K$270K

What jumps out

Lead → Staff: +$88K (80%) — 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 States233$120KUSD
Remote70$132KUSD
Canada10$115KUSD
United Kingdom7$38KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.7%
Remote11.6%
Hybrid2.1%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
36%
SQL
12%
Project Management
12%
Data Analysis
11%
Procurement
10%
Go
7%
Logistics
6%
Supply Chain
6%
Program Management
5%

Skills on the Rise

Go ↑+6.9ppLogistics ↑+6.2ppSupply Chain ↑+6.0ppProgram Management ↑+4.7pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-40.6ppExcel ↓-24.3ppSalesforce ↓-18.9ppCustomer Success ↓-12.1ppAttention to Detail ↓-12.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Takeda2279.2%
Abbott1204.9%
Amartha1094.4%
Galderma672.7%
Umiami381.5%
Capitalone361.5%
Carmax301.2%
Sanofi271.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States789
Remote334
India179
Indonesia116
United Kingdom71
Canada46
Germany31
Mexico23

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree56.8%923
Bachelor's Degree14.3%232
Master's Degree8.9%144
MBA1.7%27
PhD / Doctorate0.4%7

Certifications

MBA (4%)PMP (1%)

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