Most In-Demand Retail Skills
The most in-demand skills for Retail roles right now are ai, personal-protective-equipment, chatgpt — ranked across 14119 open postings.
Updated October 17, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 1,610 | +533 |
| 2 | personal-protective-equipment | 1,545 | +449 |
| 3 | chatgpt | 1,438 | +495 |
| 4 | osha | 886 | +308 |
| 5 | spark | 785 | +222 |
| 6 | blockchain | 743 | +1 |
| 7 | android | 735 | -320 |
| 8 | ecommerce | 676 | +114 |
| 9 | ios | 661 | -220 |
| 10 | first-aid | 597 | +118 |
| 11 | corrective-action | 439 | +320 |
| 12 | epa | 316 | -43 |
| 13 | lead-generation | 290 | -23 |
| 14 | assembly | 279 | +228 |
| 15 | regulatory-compliance | 232 | +120 |
| 16 | ccpa | 214 | -58 |
| 17 | analytics | 212 | +49 |
| 18 | automation | 189 | +101 |
| 19 | process-improvement | 180 | +99 |
| 20 | performance-management | 159 | +54 |
| 21 | penetration-testing | 153 | +74 |
| 22 | cloud | 135 | +37 |
| 23 | sap | 135 | +52 |
| 24 | stakeholder-management | 124 | +65 |
| 25 | talent-management | 122 | +44 |
| 26 | emergency-response | 110 | +31 |
| 27 | cad | 109 | +42 |
| 28 | employee-relations | 106 | +19 |
| 29 | candidate-experience | 103 | +25 |
| 30 | root-cause-analysis | 91 | +50 |
| 31 | confined-space | 80 | +28 |
| 32 | react | 80 | +22 |
| 33 | hazardous-waste | 77 | +29 |
| 34 | photoshop | 77 | +11 |
| 35 | service-desk | 75 | +33 |
| 36 | help-desk | 74 | +48 |
| 37 | sas | 72 | -1 |
| 38 | salesforce | 72 | +17 |
| 39 | go-to-market | 70 | +10 |
| 40 | crm | 68 | +22 |