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Occupations linked to this hot technology skill are listed below based on the percentage of their job postings that include the skill.

The skill is considered In Demand for the occupation if it is mentioned in 5% or more of the occupation’s employer job postings.

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Percentage	Job Zone	Code	Occupation
In Demand 25	4	15-1244.00	Network and Computer Systems Administrators
In Demand 22	5	19-1029.01	Bioinformatics Scientists
In Demand 18	4	15-1299.04	Penetration Testers Bright Outlook
In Demand 15	3	15-1299.08	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Bright Outlook
In Demand 15	4	15-1212.00	Information Security Analysts Bright Outlook
In Demand 13	4	15-1299.05	Information Security Engineers Bright Outlook
In Demand 13	4	15-1241.00	Computer Network Architects Bright Outlook
In Demand 12	4	15-1299.06	Digital Forensics Analysts Bright Outlook
In Demand 10	5	15-1221.00	Computer and Information Research Scientists Bright Outlook
In Demand 10	4	15-1252.00	Software Developers Bright Outlook
In Demand 9	4	17-2199.08	Robotics Engineers
In Demand 9	4	15-1242.00	Database Administrators
In Demand 9	4	17-2061.00	Computer Hardware Engineers Bright Outlook
In Demand 8	4	15-1253.00	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Bright Outlook
In Demand 7	3	15-1232.00	Computer User Support Specialists
In Demand 7	4	15-1231.00	Computer Network Support Specialists
In Demand 6	3	15-1254.00	Web Developers Bright Outlook
In Demand 6	4	13-1199.07	Security Management Specialists Bright Outlook
In Demand 6	4	17-2199.10	Wind Energy Engineers
In Demand 5	4	41-9031.00	Sales Engineers Bright Outlook
In Demand 5	4	15-1251.00	Computer Programmers
In Demand 5	4	17-2112.02	Validation Engineers Bright Outlook
4	4	17-2072.01	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists Bright Outlook
4	5	25-1021.00	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Bright Outlook
4	4	15-1299.01	Web Administrators Bright Outlook
4	3	15-1211.00	Computer Systems Analysts Bright Outlook
3	5	19-2011.00	Astronomers
3	3	27-4012.00	Broadcast Technicians
3	4	19-4099.03	Remote Sensing Technicians
3	3	17-3024.01	Robotics Technicians
3	4	15-1243.00	Database Architects Bright Outlook
3	4	17-2199.05	Mechatronics Engineers
3	4	15-2051.00	Data Scientists Bright Outlook
2	3	19-4092.00	Forensic Science Technicians Bright Outlook
2	4	17-2011.00	Aerospace Engineers Bright Outlook
2	4	17-2031.00	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Bright Outlook
2	4	17-2112.00	Industrial Engineers Bright Outlook
2	3	15-1241.01	Telecommunications Engineering Specialists Bright Outlook
2	4	17-2071.00	Electrical Engineers Bright Outlook
2	5	13-2099.01	Financial Quantitative Analysts
2	5	19-1029.04	Biologists
1	4	17-2072.00	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Bright Outlook
1	3	49-2093.00	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment Bright Outlook
1	4	17-2199.07	Photonics Engineers
1	4	11-3021.00	Computer and Information Systems Managers Bright Outlook
1	4	15-1299.09	Information Technology Project Managers Bright Outlook
1	4	17-2161.00	Nuclear Engineers
1	5	15-2041.01	Biostatisticians Bright Outlook
1	3	17-3023.00	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
1	4	17-2141.02	Automotive Engineers Bright Outlook
1	4	15-2051.01	Business Intelligence Analysts Bright Outlook
1	3	49-2091.00	Avionics Technicians Bright Outlook
1	4	13-2054.00	Financial Risk Specialists Bright Outlook
1	4	15-1255.01	Video Game Designers Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	15-1255.00	Web and Digital Interface Designers Bright Outlook
Under 1%	5	11-9041.00	Architectural and Engineering Managers
Under 1%	3	49-2011.00	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Under 1%	3	27-4011.00	Audio and Video Technicians
Under 1%	5	15-2031.00	Operations Research Analysts Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	33-3021.06	Intelligence Analysts
Under 1%	4	15-1243.01	Data Warehousing Specialists Bright Outlook
Under 1%	3	15-1299.02	Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	13-1111.00	Management Analysts Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	41-4011.00	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Under 1%	4	13-1082.00	Project Management Specialists Bright Outlook
Under 1%	3	49-9071.00	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	41-3031.00	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Under 1%	1-2	43-6014.00	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Bright Outlook
Not available	1-2	27-2011.00	Actors
Not available	3	17-3021.00	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Bright Outlook
Not available	3	53-2022.00	Airfield Operations Specialists
Not available	5	25-1121.00	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Not available	4	19-2021.00	Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Not available	3	39-5011.00	Barbers
Not available	5	19-1021.00	Biochemists and Biophysicists Bright Outlook
Not available	4	11-9041.01	Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Not available	4	15-2099.01	Bioinformatics Technicians
Not available	4	15-1299.07	Blockchain Engineers Bright Outlook
Not available	4	11-9199.11	Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers Bright Outlook
Not available	3	17-3028.00	Calibration Technologists and Technicians Bright Outlook
Not available	4	25-2023.00	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Not available	3	19-4031.00	Chemical Technicians
Not available	5	19-2041.01	Climate Change Policy Analysts
Not available	3	13-1041.06	Coroners
Not available	5	25-4012.00	Curators Bright Outlook
Not available	3	33-3021.00	Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Not available	4	15-1299.03	Document Management Specialists Bright Outlook
Not available	3	17-3012.00	Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Not available	3	17-3024.00	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Not available	3	47-4011.01	Energy Auditors
Not available	4	11-9072.00	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Bright Outlook
Not available	3	19-4013.00	Food Science Technicians Bright Outlook
Not available	3	33-2022.00	Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Bright Outlook
Not available	5	19-1029.03	Geneticists
Not available	4	17-1022.01	Geodetic Surveyors
Not available	4	17-2111.00	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Not available	1-2	47-3012.00	Helpers--Carpenters Bright Outlook
Not available	1-2	31-1121.00	Home Health Aides Bright Outlook
Not available	5	17-2112.01	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists Bright Outlook
Not available	5	19-2041.03	Industrial Ecologists
Not available	5	15-2021.00	Mathematicians
Not available	4	27-2012.05	Media Technical Directors/Managers Bright Outlook
Not available	5	19-1042.00	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Bright Outlook
Not available	5	17-2199.06	Microsystems Engineers
Not available	5	17-2199.09	Nanosystems Engineers
Not available	3	19-4051.00	Nuclear Technicians
Not available	4	13-1199.06	Online Merchants Bright Outlook
Not available	4	17-2171.00	Petroleum Engineers
Not available	5	19-2012.00	Physicists
Not available	1-2	47-2161.00	Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Not available	3	33-3021.02	Police Identification and Records Officers
Not available	4	11-3051.01	Quality Control Systems Managers
Not available	4	19-1031.02	Range Managers
Not available	4	19-2099.01	Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
Not available	4	17-2199.11	Solar Energy Systems Engineers
Not available	3	27-4014.00	Sound Engineering Technicians
Not available	5	15-2041.00	Statisticians Bright Outlook
Not available	4	27-2012.04	Talent Directors Bright Outlook
Not available	1-2	53-7121.00	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Not available	1-2	51-6061.00	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Not available	1-2	33-9093.00	Transportation Security Screeners
Not available	1-2	51-4122.00	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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Source: Lightcast external site job postings data for the US nationwide between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. “Percentage” represents the ratio of unique postings which mention the skill to all unique postings linked to the O*NET-SOC occupation.

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