Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA
(Austin MSA, December 14, 2024 – January 13, 2025)
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INSIGHTS
There were approximately 59,617 available job postings during the January 2025 reporting period, a decrease of 2,113 from 61,730 postings in December 2024. There were 21,461 first-time job postings, a decrease of 1,868 compared to the previous month. New job postings in January 2025 represented 36% of all available job postings, a 2% decrease from December 2024. New job postings decreased by 5% in the Austin and San Antonio metros, while the Houston and Dallas metros saw a decrease of less than 1% compared to the previous month.
Approximately 12%, or 7,416, of all available job postings during the January 2025 reporting period fell under Management Occupations, while 6,441 postings were in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, and an additional 1,936 were in Healthcare Support. This combined total of 8,377 healthcare-related postings highlights the strong demand for healthcare talent in the region.
A total of 1,762 postings offered signing bonuses, a decrease of 77 compared to the previous month.
Fifty-six percent, or 33,208, of available job postings pay an annual median wage between $25,000 and $75,000. Of these, 48%, or 15,914, require a high school diploma as the entry-level education, while 16%, or 5,430, require at least a bachelor’s degree.
There are about 899 internship positions posted, both in-person and remote. The top three companies with the most internship postings are Amazon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the State of Texas.
There were about 1,888 jobs posted within the Austin venture capital, startup, scaleup, and innovation ecosystem on the Austin Ecosystem Dealroom Platform as of January 12, 2025.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Austin MSA reported an unemployment rate of 3.1% in January 2025, reflecting a decrease of 0.4% from the prior month. The total number of unemployed individuals in the Austin MSA is approximately 46,400. In January 2025, there were 13,217 more available job postings than the number of unemployed individuals, an increase of 4,787 compared to the prior month.
In January 2025, the Austin region saw a total of 640 jobs announced through new relocations or expansion plans. Companies announcing new location plans included:
- Coated Metals (Verona, WI) – 100 jobs
- Element USA (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – 28 jobs
- Enovis Surgical (Austin, TX) – 162 jobs
- TransPak (Hayward, CA) – 275 jobs
- OTC Industrial Tech (Columbus, OH)
- re:3D (Houston, TX)
The expansion list represents 237 new jobs, with contributions from companies such as Enovis Surgical, Uniform & Workplace Supplies, and e-commerce merchandising & fulfillment (HQd).
Job postings measured in this report refer to employers actively advertising online. This is not a representation of job openings, which measures all positions that are open but not yet filled as of 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.
Top 15 Occupational Group Postings
The top three occupations with the most postings were in Management, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, and Sales.
Top Posted Job Ads and Entry-Level Education
The table below lists the top three available job postings by typical entry-level educational requirements.
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
There were roughly 2% more available job postings in January 2025 than in January 2024. New job postings decreased by roughly 3% compared to the previous year.
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 2025 includes all posted ads from December 14, 2024, to January 13, 2025. This period aligns with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) unemployment job search period to provide a more accurate comparison of labor supply and demand.
Top 20 Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For the top 20 job postings, 56% require some form of postsecondary education beyond high school as the typical entry-level education, and 55% pay an annual median salary over $65,000.
Top 10 Management Job Postings and Annual Median Wage
For all job postings under management occupations, 83% require a bachelor’s degree, or more, as the typical entry-level education. The top three postings in this category are General and Operations , Sales and Marketing managers.
Top 10 Tech Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For all job postings under tech occupations, 94% require a bachelor’s degree or more as the typical entry-level education. The top three postings in this category are Software Developers, Computer Occupations and Data Scientists.
Top 10 Healthcare Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For all job postings under healthcare occupations, 97% require some form of postsecondary education beyond high school as the typical entry-level education, and 71% require at least a bachelor’s degree. The top three job postings in this category are Registered Nurses, Health Technologists and Technicians, and Nurse Practitioners.
Top 10 Healthcare Support Job Postings and Annual Median Wages
For all job postings under Healthcare Support occupations, 93% required a postsecondary credential that is more than a high school diploma but less than an associate’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 Dental 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
Twelve 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 posting for this period come from St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, Apple, and Baylor Scott & White.
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.
