Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA
(Austin MSA, Dec 14, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026)
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Produced by Gilbert Zavala and Amy Don Juan
INSIGHTS
- There were approximately 63,366 available job postings during our January 2026 monthly reporting period, a decrease of 4,111 jobs from 67,477 postings when compared to January 2025. New, first-time job postings totaled 25,022 in January and represented 40% of all available job postings, a 2% increase from December 2025. Regional new job postings decreased by 2.9% in the Austin-San Antonio metros, while Houston-Dallas metros saw a 1.9% increase compared to the previous month.
- Approximately 13%, or 8,424, of all available job postings during the February 2026 reporting period fell under Management occupations, while 6,415 available job postings fell under Healthcare Practitioners and Technical occupations, and an additional 2,183 fell under Healthcare Support. This combined total reflects 8,598 postings in healthcare occupations and shows consistently strong demand for healthcare talent in our region. Sales-related postings totaled 6,976 and were 11% of total postings available. Computer and math-related postings totaled 6,362 and were 10% of total available job postings for this reporting period.
- A total of 1,867 postings offered “signing bonuses,” a marginal decrease of 81 postings from the previous month.
- Fifty-three percent, or 33,686, of available job postings pay an annual median wage between $25,000 to $75,000. Of these, 46%, or 15,618, will require a high school diploma as the entry-level education, and 12%, or 4,108, will require associate or bachelor’s degrees.
- There are about 918 internship positions posted, in-person or hybrid. The top three companies with the most postings are Amazon, State of Texas, and IBM.
- There are 1,339 jobs posted within the Austin venture capital, startup, scaleup, and innovation ecosystem on the Austin Ecosystem Dealroom Platform for this reporting period.
- For December 2025 and January 2026, the Austin region saw a total of 4,383 jobs announced through new relocations or expansion plans. Announcing new location plans were companies such as Anywaves Federal (10 jobs), Compal/Compal USA (1,000 jobs), Perseus Defense (130 jobs), Southwest Airlines (2,000 jobs), and Togetherwork (250 jobs). Announcing expansion plans were Creative 3D (45 jobs), Valstad Shipworks (18 jobs), CesiumAstro (500 jobs), EOS (10 jobs), Neurophos (55 jobs), Transpak (325 jobs), and WebAI (50 jobs).
- Job postings measured in this report refer to employers who are actively advertising online. It is not a representation of job openings, which measures all positions that are open (not filled) on the last business day of the month.
- This report uses Lightcast’s Developer tool, which deduplicates job postings. Developer codes job postings to SOC 2018 occupational codes, allowing for more granular reporting on occupational trends, and uses HWOL datasets aligned with mid-monthly unemployment figures.
The following job market report aims to provide insight into current employer demands, skills, and occupations in the Austin MSA.
Top 15 Occupational Group Postings
The top occupations with the most job postings were in Management, Sales, Healthcare, and Computer and Mathematical-related jobs.
Top Posted Job Ads and Entry-Level Education
The table below lists the top three available job postings by typical entry-level educational requirement.
Typical Entry-Level Educational Requirements
For all job postings in the Austin MSA, across occupations and industries, 56% require postsecondary education beyond high school as the typical entry-level education.
Monthly Job Posting Trends
New job postings in January 2026 represented 40% of all available job postings for this reporting period and increased by 2% from December 2025.
Note: Any discrepancies in the total available job postings and new job postings listed above for the referenced period reflect ads that are not classified to an occupational code. The data for January 2026 is the sum of all posted ads from Dec. 14, 2025, to Jan. 13, 2026. This period is aligned to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) unemployment job search period to provide a more accurate comparison of labor supply and labor demand.
Top 20 Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For the top 20 job postings, 60% require some form of postsecondary education beyond high school as the typical entry-level education, and 59% pay an annual median salary over $65,000.
Top 10 Management Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For all job postings under management occupations, 83% require a bachelor’s degree as the typical entry-level education. The top three job postings in this category are Sales Managers, Marketing Managers, and General and Operations Managers.
Top 10 Tech Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For all job postings under tech occupations, 95% require a bachelor’s degree or more as the typical entry-level education. The top three postings in this category are Pharmacy Technicians, Health Technologists and Technicians, and Registered Nurses.
Top 10 Healthcare Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For all job postings under healthcare occupations, 95% require some form of postsecondary education beyond high school as the typical entry-level education, and 75% require at least a bachelor’s degree. The top three job postings in this category are Registered Nurses, Health Technologists and Technicians, and Pharmacy Technicians.
Top 10 Healthcare Support Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For all job postings under Healthcare Support occupations, 61% required a postsecondary credential that is more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor’s degree as the typical entry-level education. The top three job postings in this category are Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Medical Assistants, and Nursing Assistants.
Top 20 Skills in Greatest Demand
The top three common skills in demand by employers include communication, customer service, and management, a reflection of the overall demand for talent in management occupations.
Top 20 Certifications in Greatest Demand
Thirteen out of the top 20 in-demand certifications are healthcare-related, with the largest demand for registered nurses, basic life support, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Top 20 Employers
Top job postings for this period come from The University of Texas at Austin, HCA Healthcare, and Ascension.
Source: The Conference Board®-Lightcast® Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Index, The Conference Board®-Lightcast® Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series, and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
