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- There may be something out there for you.
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- COD Newsroom/Flickr
Are you looking to change jobs, or even industries?
Then it helps to know which positions recruiters are trying to fill.
LinkedIn collected data from a survey of 4,000 recruiters around the world to find out whom, exactly, recruiters are looking for.
Below, find the top 15 types of roles recruiters are trying to fill, as well as the number of job openings for each occupation, taken from the number of open listings on LinkedIn as of March 31.
15. Consulting
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- University of Exeter/Flickr
Number of job openings: 130,000+
For positions such as: Consulting analytics associate, consulting manager, and director of consulting
At companies including: Dow Jones, Moody’s Analytics, and IBM
14. Support
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- Francisco Osorio/Flickr
Number of job openings: 1 million+
For positions such as: Support specialist, desktop support, and client support specialist
At companies including: Christie’s, NBC Universal Media LLC, and Comcast
13. Quality assurance
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- Francis Kokoroko/Reuters
Number of job openings: 80,000+
For positions such as: Quality assurance manager, director of quality assurance, and senior quality assurance engineer
At companies including: Pret A Manger, JPMorgan Chase and Co., and Adecco
12. Human resources
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- Flickr/USDAgov
Number of job openings: 100,000+
For positions such as: Human resources intern, human resources manager, and human resources specialist
At companies including: Dylan’s Candy Bar, Getty Images, US Court of Appeals
11. Accounting
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- Justin Sullivan / Staff / Getty Images
Number of job openings: 160,000+
For positions such as: Accounting manager, accounting associate, and senior accountant
At companies including: Cantor Fitzgerald, Fannie Mae, and Volkswagen of America
10. Product management
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- Tech Hub/flickr
Number of job openings: 35,000+
For positions such as: Product manager, director of product management, and product management specialist
At companies including: Prudential Financial, Weebly, and HBO
9. Finance
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- Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Number of job openings: 170,000+
For positions such as: Financial analyst
At companies including: Pfizer, ADP, and Blackstone Group
8. Administrative
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- Flickr / CandyUSA
Number of job openings: 250,000+
For positions such as: Administrative assistant, administrative coordinator, and administrative receptionist
At companies including: Tiffany and Co., AIG, and Macy’s
7. Program and project management
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- VFS Digital Design/flickr
Number of job openings: 4,000+
For positions such as: Senior project manager, digital program project manager, and technical program manager
At companies including: The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Johnson and Johnson, and Adobe
6. Marketing
Number of job openings: 390,000+
For positions such as: Digital marketing associate, marketing intern, and marketing manager
At companies including: BBC Worldwide, WebMD, and The Wall Street Journal
5. Business development
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- Sebastiaan ter Burg/Flickr
Number of job openings: 100,000+
For positions such as: Business development manager, business development executive, and business development coordinator
At companies including: Broadstreet, Axiom, and American Express Global Business Travel
4. IT
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- Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Number of job openings: 70,000+
For positions such as: Director of information technology, information technology systems administrator, and IT manager
At companies including: Lucas Group, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, and Bloomberg LP
3. Engineering
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- Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images
Number of job openings: 300,000+
For positions such as: Engineering project manager, VP of engineering, and software engineer intern
At companies including: Nestlé Purina North America, Whitepages, and Philips
2. Operations
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- Shutterstock / Jacob Lund
Number of job openings: 700,000+
For positions such as: Director of client operations, operations manager, and operations associate
At companies including: The Atlantic Group, Time Inc., and Chanel
1. Sales
Number of job openings: 1 million+
For positions such as: Director of sales, sales assistant, and sales executive.
At companies including: Scholastic, Macmillan Learning, and the London Stock Exchange Group