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Receptionist Career Market Report 2026

1,030 active jobs. 273 companies. Median salary $37K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,030
Active Job Openings
273
Companies Hiring
$37K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Receptionist 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: $37K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $33K to $48K.

Reception is the most-demanded skill at 100%

Scheduling demand rose +6.4pp — fastest-growing skill

Seamar leads hiring with 54 open positions

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% 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
Junior35$33K$37K$44K
Lead5$37K$37K$48K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States116$37KUSD
Canada7$42KUSD
Australia3$16KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.0%
Remote1.2%
Hybrid0.1%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Reception
100%
Scheduling
16%
Filing
16%
Clerical
16%
Bilingual
12%
Data Entry
10%
Typing
9%
AI/LLM
8%
Office Administration
6%
Commercial Real Estate
4%
HTML/CSS
3%

Skills on the Rise

Scheduling ↑+6.4ppBilingual ↑+6.0ppFiling ↑+5.6ppData Entry ↑+4.2ppCommercial Real Estate ↑+3.7pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-24.0ppAttention to Detail ↓-13.6ppExcel ↓-13.2ppJournalism ↓-5.9ppMental Health ↓-5.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Seamar545.2%
Accorhotel414.0%
Allianceanimalhealth403.9%
Afg403.9%
Veterinarypracticepartners363.5%
Jll232.2%
Alphabeinsight212.0%
Pacs191.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States377
United Kingdom60
Canada41
Australia17
Netherlands13
Nigeria12
Saudi Arabia12
Turkey8

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree74.0%545
Master's Degree7.3%54
Bachelor's Degree1.5%11
High School / GED1.0%7
PhD / Doctorate0.3%2

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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