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2 May 6, 2021 Proprietary US Skills Demand Shifted Drastically Through Pandemic Public Relations Specialists 7% Security Guards 3% Critical Care Nurses 2% Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2% Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 2% Nursing Assistants 1% Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1% Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1% Marketing Managers 1% Stock Clerks- Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard 1% Stock Clerks, Sales Floor 1% Sales, Wholesale/Manufacturing 1% Insurance Sales Agents 1% Cashiers 1% Registered Nurses 1% Web Developers 1% Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers -10% Receptionists and Information Clerks -4% Social and Human Service Assistants -3% Cooks, Restaurant -1% Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers -1% Computer and Information Research Scientists -1% Software Developers, Applications 4% Registered Nurses 3% Retail Salespersons 2% Customer Service Representatives 2% Stock Clerks- Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard 2% Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1% Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1% Computer User Support Specialists 1% Insurance Sales Agents 1% Stock Clerks, Sales Floor 1% Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1% Marketing Managers 1% Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Includin 1% Public Relations Specialists -7% Security Guards -3% Critical Care Nurses -2% Sales Engineers -1% Clinical Research Coordinators -1% Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers -1% Sales Agents, Financial Services -1% Speech-Language Pathologists -1% 2020 Jan – Apr Top Role Increases (% of All Hiring Demand) 2021 Jan – Apr Top Role Increases (% of All Hiring Demand) 2020 Jan – Apr Top Role Decreases (% of All Hiring Demand) 2021 Jan – Apr Top Role Decreases (% of All Hiring Demand) Other roles that surged in demand in 2020 hand have since declined: Health/Temp checkers Interpreters Virtual Learning Staff Key Notes to Consider: Rise in Light Truck & Delivery Drivers adds to competition for Manufacturing and Warehouse labor Sanitation, Janitorial, and Maintenance roles are expanding, changing, and increasing in demand