Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA
(Austin MSA, Nov 14, 2025 – Dec 13, 2025)
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INSIGHTS
- There were approximately 67,477 available job postings during our January 2026 monthly reporting period, a decrease of 1,710 from 69,187 postings when compared to December 2025. New, first-time job postings totaled 25,659 in January and represented 38% of all available job postings, a 5% decrease from December 2025. Regional new job postings decreased by 12.5% in the Austin–San Antonio metros, while Houston–Dallas metros saw a 16.4% decrease compared to the previous month.
- Approximately 13%, or 9,030 of all available job postings, during the January 2026 reporting period fell under Management occupations, while 6,848 available job postings fell under Healthcare Practitioners and Technical occupations, and an additional 2,179 fell under Healthcare Support occupations. This combined total reflects 9,027 postings in healthcare occupations and shows consistently strong demand for healthcare talent in our region. Sales-related postings totaled 7,379, and Computer and Mathematical occupations totaled 7,101, each respectively accounting for 11% of total available job postings for this reporting period.
- A total of 1,948 postings offered “signing bonuses,” a marginal increase of 103 postings from the previous month.
- Fifty-six percent, or 38,089 available job postings, pay an annual median wage between $25,000 and $75,000. Of these, 46% (17,652) require a high school diploma as the entry-level education, and 18% (6,666) require associate or bachelor’s degrees.
- There are about 1,065 internship positions posted, in-person or hybrid. The top three companies with the most postings are Amazon, IBM, and the State of Texas.
- There are 1,109 jobs posted within the Austin venture capital, startup, scaleup, and innovation ecosystem on the Austin Ecosystem Dealroom Platform for this reporting period.
- For November and December 2025, the Austin region saw a total of 4,272 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), Bull Equipment (20 jobs), CS Erickson (52 jobs), CynLr (50 jobs), and McKinstry (50 jobs). Expansions included Creative 3D (45 jobs), Valstad Shipworks (18 jobs), ARM (200 jobs), Bravo Ordnance (17 jobs), Nvidia (650 jobs), and Phoenix Semiconductor (55 jobs).
- Job postings measured in this report refer to employers who are actively advertising online. It is not a representation of job openings, which measure 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-month 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 three occupations with the most job postings were in Management, Sales, and Computer and Mathematical occupations.
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 December 2025 represented 38% of all available job postings for this reporting period and decreased by 5% 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 Dec 2025 is the sum of all posted ads from Nov 14, 2025, to Dec 13, 2025. This period is aligned with 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, 84% require a bachelor’s degree, or more, as the typical entry-level education. The top three job postings in this category are Marketing Managers, Sales Managers, and General and Operations 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, 95% require some form of postsecondary education beyond high school as the typical entry-level education, and 76% 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, 56% require 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, reflecting 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 postings for this period come from Amazon, HCA Healthcare, and The University of Texas at Austin.
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.
