Study: Only 30% of Job Postings Require Years of Experience

Which Industries Have the Most Requirements?

While job listings with experience requirements are definitely on the decline, it varies pretty substantially from industry to industry. Subsequently, finding a job that is open to skills-based hiring might be more difficult depending on where you’re looking.

The data from The Hiring Lab found that the industries with the most job postings requiring experience are project management (49.3%), accounting (47.4%), and civil engineering (47.1%).

Conversely, the industries with the least job postings requiring experience are beauty & wellness (15.8%), pharmacy (19.8%), and therapy (20.7%).