Hiring trends by industry
Higher Education hiring trends
49,926 new job posts in the Higher Education industry in the last 90 days from 380 hiring companies - tracked monthly from job posts sourced directly from company career sites.
16,766
New in the last 30 days
184,994
New in the last 12 months
13%
Remote or hybrid (90 days)
$58,000
Median advertised salary
In short
- How many jobs were posted in the Higher Education industry last month?
- 17,444 new job posts in October 2026, up 1% from the month before.
- Is hiring in the Higher Education industry going up or down?
- New job posts in the last three completed months were up 0% compared with the three months before (51,181 vs. 50,966).
- Which roles are most in demand in the Higher Education industry?
- Most job posts in the last 90 days: Researcher (4,311), Instructor (2,701) and Coordinator (2,597).
- Which companies are hiring the most in the Higher Education industry?
- In the last 90 days: California State University (2,773), University of Ottawa (2,506) and University of Arkansas System (1,820).
- How common is remote work in the Higher Education industry?
- 13% of job posts in the Higher Education industry in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
- What is the median advertised salary in the Higher Education industry?
- $58,000 per year (USD) across 88,755 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.
New job posts per month
Last month up 1% vs. the month before.
Top roles (90 days)
Companies with the most posts
Top countries (90 days)
Query Higher Education jobs via the API
Filter by the hiring company's industry with company_industry_id=94 (access pro and up), and combine it with location, title, remote, seniority, salary or date filters.
curl -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/?company_industry_id=94&max_age=30"Track hiring in the Higher Education industry yourself
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