
37% of the Top 20 Skills Requested for the Average US Job Have Changed Since 2016
BCG, The Burning Glass Institute, and Emsi Burning Glass analyzed more than 15 million job postings to understand how skill requests changed from 2016 to 2021One in five skills (22%) requested for the average US job is an entirely new requirement in that occupationNearly three-quarters of jobs changed more from 2019 through 2021 than in the previous three-year periodBOSTON—Jobs are more disrupted today than ever before, and changing at breakneck speed, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Emsi Burning Glass, and The Burning Glass Institute. Over one-third of the top 20 skills requested in postings for the average US job have changed since 2016, and one in five skills is an entirely new requirement for that job.