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Operations Specialist Career Market Report 2026

1,520 active jobs. 710 companies. Median salary $65K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,520
Active Job Openings
710
Companies Hiring
$65K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The 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: 72% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $65K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $45K to $130K.

Remote roles pay 8% 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 28%

SQL demand rose +6.8pp — fastest-growing skill

Boltv leads hiring with 22 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$10K, +17%)

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

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 28% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior49$53K$80K$146K
Mid-Level46$42K$60K$114K
Senior22$49K$70K$116K
Lead3$43K$46K$65K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$10K (17%) — 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 States111$65KUSD
Remote13$70KUSD
Canada9$68KUSD
United Kingdom5$50KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.5%
Remote10.9%
Hybrid2.2%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
28%
Logistics
17%
Project Management
13%
Data Analysis
9%
Procurement
9%
Supply Chain
7%
SQL
7%
Quality Assurance
7%
Python
5%

Skills on the Rise

SQL ↑+6.8ppPython ↑+5.2ppAI/LLM ↑+3.7pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-28.2ppAttention to Detail ↓-26.3ppExcel ↓-22.3ppCustomer Service ↓-18.9ppSustainability ↓-12.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Boltv221.4%
Agency181.2%
Cox181.2%
Globe151.0%
Qima110.7%
Hellmann110.7%
Bbh100.7%
Enpal100.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States424
Remote69
India54
Philippines54
United Kingdom45
Canada36
Germany23
China22

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree60.1%654
Bachelor's Degree10.8%118
Master's Degree10.4%113
PhD / Doctorate0.1%1

Certifications

ITIL (5%)PMP (1%)

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