Most In-Demand Operations Skills
The most in-demand skills for Operations roles right now are ai, process-improvement, automation — ranked across 95037 open postings.
Updated October 17, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 7,676 | +1,093 |
| 2 | process-improvement | 5,868 | +1,221 |
| 3 | automation | 5,441 | +948 |
| 4 | analytics | 5,051 | +1,046 |
| 5 | corrective-action | 4,798 | +1,342 |
| 6 | performance-management | 4,619 | +1,022 |
| 7 | stakeholder-management | 4,548 | +859 |
| 8 | erp | 4,209 | +811 |
| 9 | sap | 3,497 | +681 |
| 10 | vendor-management | 2,829 | +407 |
| 11 | cloud | 2,664 | +469 |
| 12 | powerbi | 2,271 | +555 |
| 13 | regulatory-compliance | 2,199 | +442 |
| 14 | osha | 2,179 | +520 |
| 15 | strategic-planning | 2,073 | +354 |
| 16 | crm | 1,944 | +297 |
| 17 | accounts-payable | 1,870 | +500 |
| 18 | business-development | 1,854 | +226 |
| 19 | sql | 1,848 | +182 |
| 20 | oracle | 1,774 | +357 |
| 21 | program-management | 1,712 | +312 |
| 22 | sharepoint | 1,565 | +346 |
| 23 | salesforce | 1,554 | +224 |
| 24 | six-sigma | 1,550 | +319 |
| 25 | data-analytics | 1,469 | +307 |
| 26 | agile | 1,374 | +226 |
| 27 | root-cause-analysis | 1,372 | +354 |
| 28 | saas | 1,355 | +111 |
| 29 | accounts-receivable | 1,336 | +429 |
| 30 | risk-assessment | 1,302 | +280 |
| 31 | data-quality | 1,273 | +279 |
| 32 | ecommerce | 1,248 | +93 |
| 33 | networking | 1,215 | +326 |
| 34 | accessibility | 1,199 | +203 |
| 35 | emergency-response | 1,165 | +320 |
| 36 | succession-planning | 1,131 | +263 |
| 37 | tableau | 1,071 | +223 |
| 38 | ariba | 998 | +194 |
| 39 | financial-reporting | 984 | +202 |
| 40 | employee-relations | 952 | +196 |