While much of the US has seen flat or declining hiring demand over the past months, Omaha, Nebraska has skyrocketed to new highs. During October, more than 9,300 job ads were posted online – 93% of which were placed directly by employers (8,700 job ads, up 92% versus October 2010) and 7% of the listings were advertised by recruiting firms (610 job ads, down 40% year-over-year).

Hiring Demand in Omaha, Nebraska – 4 Years

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The 10 most demanded occupations in Omaha are below, all of which saw year-over-year increases in hiring demand during October. Healthcare and Computer related occupations are highly in demand in this area. Accounting, customer service, administrative skills are also commonly advertised for.

Due to increased hiring demand for a relatively limited talent pool, the Hiring Scale™ shows that recruiting conditions are likely to be more difficult than average (compared to national conditions.) Of the above most demanded occupations, Web Developers will be among the hardest-to-fill jobs. The talent pool in Omaha consists of just 0.4 potential candidates per job ad currently online.  This means that there aren't enough candidates in the local workforce to meet the hiring demand. Recruiters will compete very heavily to attract talent and will likely need to source from alternate locations, like Lincoln (Nebraska), where the talent pool remains larger in comparison to hiring demand.

Hiring Scale for Web Developers in Omaha, Nebraska

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In comparison, the Hiring Scale shows that Nursing Aides are likely to be the easiest-to-fill job of the above. In Omaha, there are about 25 potential candidates per advertised job and Recruiters are likely to compete less and see a shorter time-to-fill than many of the other occupations.

Hiring Scale for Nursing Aides in Omaha, Nebraska

Source: WANTED Analytics