RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The demand for talent continues to outweigh the supply of job seekers in the Triangle area. According to March 2022 data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, there are about 0.8 job seekers per opening in the state’s North Central Prosperity Zone, which includes the Triangle region.

And with economic pressures tightening due to supply chain issues, COVID, the war in Ukraine and inflation, job seekers have fewer opportunities now than in early-May. That’s according to our latest count of Triangle-area positions on national job boards. Adzuna, for instance, shows 3,966 fewer jobs in Wake and Durham counties than it did on May 2. Indeed.com and ZipRecruiter both dropped 769 openings in Raleigh, 260 in Durham and 72 in Johnston County.

According to N.C. State economist Dr. Mike Walden, the talent shortfall is likely to remain a factor as the post-COVID economy continues to experience changes in demand for talent.

“Many people enjoyed the long Memorial Day weekend with a break from work. After the holiday, they expected to return to their same jobs,” Walden wrote in an email to TechWire. “Yet many economists think this will change in coming years. There will be a major job shift, with some occupations shrinking and others expanding. “

In his latest “You Decide” column, Walden warns that this labor mismatch is not a short-term problem.

“The focus in the labor market over the past year has been about the labor shortage,” he writes. “All workers who left their jobs during the COVID-19 recession have not returned as the economy has improved. This situation has left many businesses short of help.”

More than 10,000 tech jobs are available in Triangle – here’s where to find them

“One of the reasons for the shortage is that many workers have moved on to other jobs that pay better. So, there’s not only been a labor shortage, but also a labor reallocation.”

A review of the Triangle job market shows continuing strong demand for tech jobs—a sign of the shift in talent requirements that Walden writes about. 

Dice.com, which tracks technology jobs, shows the net addition of 123 positions in Raleigh, 79 in Durham and 112 in Chapel Hill, compared to last month’s totals. Indeed.com and LinkedIn added another 412 in Chapel Hill, and Glassdoor added 273 across the RTP area.

Overall, the current pace of job openings is an improvement from January. Almost all of the sites we analyzed show thousands of jobs added since Jan. 3. See more in the breakdown below.

WRAL TechWire’s weekly Jobs Report compiles the latest information from the region’s top job boards, offering a breakdown of how many jobs are posted, which companies are hiring, and what positions are most in-demand. We’ve also included upcoming job fairs, student-centric resources, and a list of Twitter accounts that track local job openings.

Below, we’ll review what’s new since last week’s Jobs Report.

Every week, we track the total number of Triangle-area positions posted on major job websites. Here’s a look at the totals as of Sunday afternoon. Note: The month-over-month totals are compared to our May 2 report, and the year-to-date totals begin with our Jan. 3 report.

*Note: The year-to-date data for Johnston County is not available because we added it to the lineup after January 2022.

Aside from the boards above, job seekers can also find local startup jobs at SimplyHired (256 startup jobs near Research Triangle Park), LinkedIn (14,561 results in and around Raleigh), Indeed (320 startup jobs in/near RTP) and AngelList (job openings in Raleigh, Durham and across North Carolina). InHerSight also has jobs at local startups.

Here’s a look at local and regional job sites, listed in alphabetical order:

AMA Triangle, the fifth-largest chapter in American Marketing Association’s nationwide network, aims to be a go-to resource for all things marketing in the Triangle. The organization provides professional training, free career webinars and a job board offering free resume placement for marketing professionals.

As of Sunday afternoon, AMA Triangle’s job board shows 76 marketing jobs in Raleigh, 42 in Durham and 41 in Chapel Hill (using the 25-mile radius filter). Seven local jobs were added to the site over the last week:

Durham-based startup hub American Underground regularly posts job openings on its job board. Job seekers can filter their search by company, location and job function. As of Sunday afternoon, the site shows 239 jobs at 56 companies. Several job openings were posted over the last week:

Last year, WRAL TechWire and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center launched a Bio Jobs Hub platform focused on biopharma manufacturing — one of North Carolina’s largest industries, employing over 26,000 people.

Typical biopharma jobs include process technicians, maintenance and/or instrumentation technicians, quality assurance and quality control associates, process development scientists and process engineers. This industry also offers competitive entry-level salaries, from $42,000 to $60,000.

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Scientists, skilled laborers and recent graduates can use the Bio Jobs Hub resource to find career and training opportunities in their area. Users can search by location, job category/activity and region.

Many biopharma companies are hiring in the Triangle, including large employers like Biogen in Research Triangle Park, bioMérieux in Durham, GSK in Zebulon, Merck & Co. in Durham, Novo Nordisk in Durham and Clayton, Pfizer in Sanford, and others.

Leadership Triangle’s job board is packed with local jobs. The site displays 1,521 openings at 30 companies as of Sunday afternoon.

Here’s what’s been posted in the last week:

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s extensive jobs board lists open jobs and internships from local life science companies and research organizations. Users can filter by job category, employment type (full-time, part-time and contractor), keywords, postal code and radius. NCBiotech also touts jobs through its Bio Jobs Hub program.

Here is what’s new over the last week:

Note: This list does not include openings posted by recruiting/staffing firms.

The North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) has an interactive job board that you can use to find your next career opportunity. Users can search by keyword, location, category, type (full-time or part-time) and experience level. No new jobs were added to the site last week, so here’s a recap of the previous week’s openings:

NCWorks, the statewide job search portal run by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, has nearly 100 career centers located across the state. Users can filter NCWorks’ database by keyword, location, occupation group or specific occupations, minimum acceptable salary, education level, job sources and date posted.

North Carolina military veterans, transitioning service members and spouses can find additional resources on NCWorks’ separate veterans portal.

More than 1,000 resumes were updated on the site this week, as of Sunday afternoon. NCWorks reports thousands of available positions across the Triangle area.

In Wake County, the top employers with the most job openings on NCWorks are*:

Here are the top companies/organizations by job openings in Durham County:

The top employers in Johnston County are:

And here are the top employers in Orange County:

*Note: This data was gathered through NCWorks’ Labor Market Information portal, which aggregates public job listings. NC Commerce confirmed with TechWire that this search pathway has a thorough process to remove duplicate job listings. Check employers’ websites directly for the latest information.

Raleigh Founded, a startup incubator and coworking space, has its own job board. Job seekers can filter results by company, company size, industry and job function. The site currently lists 158 positions at 30 companies as of Sunday afternoon. A dozen new jobs were posted over the last week:

Leadership Triangle, Raleigh Founded and American Underground teamed up to create the Triangle Region Job Board, which synthesizes all of the openings posted on the organizations’ job boards. (Those openings are listed under their respective subheadings above.)

As of Sunday afternoon, the site shows 3,158 jobs at 100 companies. The latest Triangle-area openings (excluding remote jobs) come from the following employers:

Work in the Triangle, a Wake County Economic Development program, regularly shares new openings through its Twitter feed, @WorkTriangleNC. The program recently launched a job board on its website, with 10,635 active openings as of Sunday afternoon. Of those, 8,538 are technology jobs, 1,219 are advanced manufacturing positions, 358 are in cleantech and 520 are in life sciences.

Every Tuesday, Work in the Triangle’s #TriangleTuesdays hashtag lists hot jobs in the area. Here’s a recap of last week’s openings (from May 24):

Scroll through the #TriangleTuesdays hashtag on Twitter for more details on the openings.

Job openings abound at the Triangle’s leading technology employers. Here’s how many are available as of Sunday afternoon:

Below is a list of employer-submitted job openings. If you’d like to submit your job openings for this segment, reach out to us here.

Communications software firm Bandwidth currently has 74 open positions at its Raleigh headquarters. Openings span software development, sales, IT, business analytics, finance, marketing, network engineering and more. See the full list of positions here.

Chapel Hill-based edtech company Terra Dotta plans to boost its headcount by 25% in 2022. Its current job openings include:

Here’s our latest roundup of upcoming job fairs and other resources to help people looking for employment:

Hospitality Hiring Hour (Recurring Event): Every Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. @Washington Duke Inn

Durham’s Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, JB Duke Hotel and The Lodge at Duke Medical Center are on the hunt for top talent in the hospitality industry. Job seekers can attend this weekly event series every Tuesday through May 31 to meet with managers/staff to ask questions and learn about the available job opportunities.

Kerr-Tar Regional Job Fair: June 3, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Downtown Henderson Hosted by NCWorks, this in-person job fair will connect job seekers with 20-plus local employers. The event will also have drawings for prizes and plenty of networking.

Meet the Employer: First Citizens Bank: June 7, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (online)

This webinar, held a day before NC TECH’s Summer Virtual Tech Job Expo, will inform job seekers on First Citizens Bank’s IT needs, growth plans and recruiting.

Meet the Employer: Credit Suisse: June 7, 3-3:45 p.m. (online)

Ahead of NC TECH’s Virtual Tech Job Expo, job seekers can join this webinar to hear an overview of Credit Suisse’s IT operations, future plans and recruiting needs.

NC TECH’s Virtual Job Expo: June 8, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (online)

NC TECH’s Job Expo allows job seekers and employers to connect live via chat and video. Employers will host virtual booths describing employee benefits/perks, job vacancies and more. While the event mainly focuses on candidates seeking tech-related jobs/careers and internships, many employers have openings in non-technical roles such as sales/marketing, finance and customer support. As of Sunday, the job fair currently has 20 participating employers with over 1,400 openings.

NC TECH’s Virtual Job Expo

BioNetwork Virtual Career Fair: Aug. 3, 3-6 p.m. (online)

The North Carolina BioNetwork will host an online career fair for process technicians seeking jobs at biotechnology, pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing companies.

If you’re a student looking for an internship or entry-level position at a local company or organization, your university has resources to help you get started. Quick links below:

For Johnston County job seekers: The newly launched JoCo Careers website helps job seekers find companies hiring in Johnston County. (More TechWire coverage here.)

Here are some locally run Twitter accounts that regularly share job openings in the Triangle:

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