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Technician Career Market Report 2026

27,970 active jobs. 2,523 companies. Median salary $42K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

27,970
Active Job Openings
2,523
Companies Hiring
$42K
Median Salary (US)
69%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Technician 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: 69% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $42K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $37K to $73K.

Remote roles pay 58% 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 7%

Davita leads hiring with 1,127 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Staff → Manager (+$56K, +80%)

Salary increase: +$56K · Sample: Staff → Manager

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 7% 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
Junior209$38K$42K$70K
Mid-Level115$44K$50K$73K
Senior88$48K$65K$99K
Entry-Level47$38K$45K$90K
Lead25$42K$44K$73K
Staff8$64K$69K$74K
Manager5$96K$124K$195K

What jumps out

Staff → Manager: +$56K (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 States949$42KUSD
Canada15$48KUSD
United Kingdom10$41KGBP
Remote7$66KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.7%
Remote0.9%
Hybrid0.3%

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

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
7%
AWS
6%

Declining in Demand

Patient Care ↓-21.0ppJournalism ↓-14.4ppCustomer Service ↓-13.7ppVital Signs ↓-11.9ppAttention to Detail ↓-10.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Davita1,1274.0%
Centriaautism9333.3%
Amazon7722.8%
Carvana6052.2%
Freseniusmedicalcare5562.0%
Eurofins2821.0%
Sentara2000.7%
Globalhr1930.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States13,715
France930
United Kingdom388
Canada378
Singapore218
Remote187
Mexico167
Malaysia160

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree33.7%1,683
Master's Degree5.5%275
Bachelor's Degree1.6%78
High School / GED0.6%28
PhD / Doctorate0.3%16

Certifications

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

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