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Specialist Career Market Report 2026

33,025 active jobs. 4,505 companies. Median salary $57K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

33,025
Active Job Openings
4,505
Companies Hiring
$57K
Median Salary (US)
71%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The 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: 71% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $57K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $38K to $124K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 20%

Bilingual demand rose +4.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Crossmark leads hiring with 853 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Staff (+$48K, +48%)

Salary increase: +$48K · Sample: Senior → Staff

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 20% 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
Junior177$42K$55K$114K
Senior170$71K$99K$145K
Mid-Level158$62K$81K$130K
Entry-Level23$35K$35K$82K
Lead11$44K$64K$107K
Staff6$56K$147K$194K
Manager4$70K$91K$227K

What jumps out

Senior → Staff: +$48K (48%) — 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 States672$60KUSD
Remote82$58KUSD
Canada25$75KUSD
United Kingdom12$40KGBP
India11$17KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.1%
Remote9.2%
Hybrid1.4%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
20%
Project Management
10%
Data Analysis
6%
Bilingual
4%

Skills on the Rise

Bilingual ↑+4.1pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-22.5ppCustomer Service ↓-21.6ppExcel ↓-20.7ppAttention to Detail ↓-17.0ppSustainability ↓-8.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Crossmark8532.6%
Agency5951.8%
Prosidianconsulting5391.6%
Skechers3521.1%
Amazon2280.7%
Myhrhome2270.7%
Abbott1890.6%
Hitachi1820.6%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States12,485
Remote1,700
India989
United Kingdom623
Canada583
Philippines568
Singapore305
Germany296

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree29.6%1,479
Bachelor's Degree7.2%360
Master's Degree5.4%269
PhD / Doctorate1.0%50
High School / GED0.2%10
MBA0.1%6

Certifications

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

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