The Words Employers Use Most
The 100 most common meaningful words across 363,559 job descriptions, sized by frequency — stop-words, numbers, and legal boilerplate excluded.
Last updated August 9, 2026 · refreshed weekly · part of the USA Jobs Board market analytics
All industries combined
carecustomerservicestorehealthcustomersmanagementsalesservicesbusinessmanagerpatientcareerenvironmentpeoplequalityprogramoperationsdevelopmenttrainingproductmemberssafetypatientsmerchandisedataresponsiblebuildmedicalsystemsproceduresproductslifestandardslookingequipmentfoodprofessionalsolutionsprocessinformationleadgrowthcultureknowledgeassignedpaiddesigndeliverbestperformancetechnicaltechnologyworldretailclientsprogramsinsurancevisiondevelopmissionclinicalcommunityengineeringsystemeducationbuildingdailykeymaintenanceleadershipguestyou'llprojectdrivepoliciesimpactsecurityfollowingcommunicationpharmacylearnplanstaffcreatedeliveryessentialguestsfinancialmanageactivitiesserveseekingstatesafefamilycentermemberfunctionsplans
Word clouds by industry
Healthcare 58,836 openings
carehealthpatientpatientsmedicalclinicalnursingservicesnursepracticephysicalqualityhealthcareprogrameducationhospitaltreatmenthomecareerpharmacystatestaffprofessionaltherapyfamilypeoplelifecommunityplanproceduresenvironmentmembersregisteredmanagementcomprehensiveinformationappropriatetherapisttrainingphysician
Retail 42,633 openings
storecustomerservicemerchandisemanagerdollarcustomerssalesretailcareerguestmanagementproductsproducthealthvaluestockconvenientmemberssaveshopperslookingassistantdifferencefoodassociateessentiallearnfunctionsvaluesaccordingmerchandisingyou'llbuildleaddeliveringproceduresoperationsindividualeveryday
Engineering 36,265 openings
designengineeringsystemsdatasoftwaretechnicalengineersolutionsdevelopmentbuildtechnologyproductsecurityservicesbusinessinfrastructureworlddevelopsystemcustomersengineersplatformpeoplemanagementbuildingprojectmissionleadtestperformanceprojectscloudproductsqualitycomplexcustomerglobaltechnologieslookingoperations
Hospitality 18,553 openings
foodserviceguestspaidloslegendaryfuninsuranceconguesttexasroadhouseparamemberslasenvironmentprogramtodayrestaurantlifepaneradentalcareerquestandardsunasafetyvisionroadieshealthtraininggrowthplacecateringculturepeoplebestflexiblerewardsserve
Sales 17,742 openings
salescustomerbusinesscustomersguestbuildaccountservicesolutionsgrowthmanagementproductrelationshipslifedrivedevelopmentservicescareerproductsdevelopmanagerculturedeliveroperationsstorepeopleindustryclientstrainingmarketbuildingbrandflooraccountsrevenueconsultantenterprisebestclientstrategic
Operations 15,173 openings
operationsprojectmanagementbusinessmanagerproductdatacustomerprojectsprogramoperationalleadengineeringservicesdevelopmentqualitymanageperformancecustomerssystemsworldpeopletechnologytechnicalsolutionsleadershipdesignresponsibleglobalbuildkeyservicedriveexecutiondeliveryplanningsupplyprocessdevelopbuilding
Customer Service 11,650 openings
customerservicecustomersstoreenvironmentcashassistanceassignedmerchandiseprogramassociatesinsurancesalescommittedcommunicationhealthvisionfriendlydentalmanagementmedicalretailprofessionalassociatestockkeepcleaningregisterplanssweepingmoppingpositivefollowingtrainingrewardssafedelivermanageresponsibletrash
Transportation 9,904 openings
customercustomersdriversafetyservicedeliveryequipmentsafedrivingwarehousevehiclecareerproductsprogramtruckpaiddailystoreryderdriversdeliveroperateinsurancestockcleansafelycdlfreighttrainingvehicleshealthtransportationoperationsmaterialsmaintenanceresponsibleprofessionalmedicalinventorytrucks
Finance 9,249 openings
financialbusinessaccountingtaxclientsfinancecustomerservicesmanagementcustomersclientreportingservicesalesbanksolutionsplanningrelationshipsprocessbankingproductsdataoperationsresponsiblecompliancebuildpeoplekeyanalysisprocessescareerriskinternalgrowthseniorleadershipstrategicauditenvironmentpartner
Manufacturing 8,590 openings
productionmaintenancemanufacturingequipmentqualitysafetysystemsproductsprocessserviceenvironmentstandardsmanagementoperationsworldproductengineeringtechniciandevelopmentresponsibletoolscustomersproceduressolutionsprocesseselectricalrepairassemblytechnicalpeoplebusinesspartsrepairscustomermaterialsmechanicaltechnologydesignbuildingcontrol
Methodology
USA Jobs Board aggregates live openings directly from employer applicant-tracking systems across all 50 states — no scraped duplicates, no expired reposts. These reports are recomputed weekly from the full corpus: counts reflect listings live at analysis time, and the language analysis covers the complete text of every job description in the corpus. Word frequencies exclude stop-words, numbers, and legal boilerplate; skills are matched from a curated lexicon and counted at most once per listing.