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Shift Leader Career Market Report 2026

1,663 active jobs. 106 companies. Median salary $37K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,663
Active Job Openings
106
Companies Hiring
$37K
Median Salary (US)
86%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Shift Leader 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: 86% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $37K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $36K to $156K.

Go is the most-demanded skill at 8%

Go demand rose +8.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Insomniacookies leads hiring with 382 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Lead (+$119K, +325%)

Salary increase: +$119K · Sample: Senior → Lead

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 2% 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
Senior192$37K$37K$40K
Lead119$37K$156K$156K
Entry-Level5$30K$30K$30K

What jumps out

Senior → Lead: +$119K (325%) — 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 States300$37KUSD
United Kingdom13$37KUSD
Canada8$37KUSD
Australia3$37KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site23.9%
Remote0.1%
Hybrid0.1%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Go
8%
Phone Etiquette
2%
AI/LLM
2%
Spark
1%

Skills on the Rise

Go ↑+8.0pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-60.4ppCash Handling ↓-58.2ppPoint of Sale ↓-48.3ppTime Management ↓-38.6ppFood Safety ↓-19.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Insomniacookies38223.0%
Global19311.6%
Churchs1649.9%
Dominos1559.3%
Guzmanygomez1177.0%
Las Vegas Petroleum674.0%
Doordashusa563.4%
whitewater412.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States977
Australia120
United Kingdom40
Canada39
Greece19
Netherlands6
Indonesia5
Belgium4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree92.8%1,324
Master's Degree2.9%42
Bachelor's Degree0.6%9

Certifications

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

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