Stewart, Cooper & Coon, Inc.
April 2014 to March 2015
Purpose
Job Spotlight is a Stewart, Cooper & Coon supply and demand data resource focusing on specific titles and geographies. This tool is designed to assist you as you outmaneuver your competition.
The data are designed to give you a view of the market and competitive trends for senior-level positions. By identifying your competition, as well as who is seeking talent for this level of executive employment, you will be better positioned to take advantage of this knowledge and plan your search strategies accordingly.
Report Focus
For all of you Operations Research Analysts, here are some facts for the period of April 2014 to March 2015. During this period, there were 4,4961 active candidates looking to secure a position as an Operations Research Analyst, and there were 22,6622 job postings during that same time period. In other words, there were 504%3 more job openings at this level than job seekers and 78,0504 in the Total Available Workforce for Operations Research Analysts throughout the United States. That’s FIVE TIMES more job postings than active candidates.
A job posting is a channel through which human resources or a recruiter posts all of its available vacancies on job boards or internally in order to give an opportunity to its existing employees or outside competition. Competition is getting hotter. What are you doing to sharpen your edge to secure that Operations Research Analyst title?
Demand/Job Posting Trends: Active Workforce Trends Over the Last 24 Months
The demand for Operations Research Analysts has been rising for several months, as shown in the graph below.
Salary Range for Operations Research Analyst during the Sample Period
$49,000 25th Percentile
$62,000 50th Percentile
$80,000 75th Percentile
$67,945 National Average
Companies Posting Jobs
Below are the top 10 companies posting Operations Research Analyst positions as open during this time frame and the number of jobs listed during this time period. Of course, there were many more companies, but these are in our reporting database.*
Top Job Titles Posted By Companies
Top Cities with Job Postings for Operations Research Analyst
Relocation Data
The percentage of Operations Research Analysts who are willing to relocate is low; this may be the edge you need.
Experience & Education Levels for Executives Searching at the Operations Research Analyst Level
Based on the 4,496 active job seekers searching for the Operations Research Analyst position, the following graph shows us that the highest percentage for years of experience among job seekers is 6–10 years at 26.9% and the lowest percentage of experience is 0–2 years at 7.9%:
The most common education level is a Bachelor’s Degree at 47.4%:
*Data Source and Use Notifications 1) The supply data set is a combination of job seeker activity generated on CareerBuilder.com and CareerBuilder niche sites. This includes all candidates who a) create a new resume, b) apply to a job using a saved resume and/or, c) modify a resume. 2) Demand data set is the count of job postings across the Internet from multiple websites, provided by Wanted Technologies. The figures contain no duplicate records from any database; as a result, the number is the accurate set of job postings for our job search. 3) Labor Pressure is the percentage of supply versus demand. 4) The total available workforce data is in lieu of the 135 million worker profiles that CareerBuilder’s partner, EMSI, consolidates and categorizes into the Standard Occupational Classification system. 5) No person, company or entity may sell, transfer or assign the report or any of the data provided in same to any third party without the express written authorization of Stewart, Cooper & Coon. No person, company or entity may remove or modify any branding, marks, copyright or trademark notices, or any other notices or disclaimers set forth in any of this data or report without Stewart, Cooper and Coon prior written consent, or otherwise modify the data or the contents of this data or this report in any way so as to falsely or otherwise misrepresent its content. Data and graphs supplied by CareerBuilder.