Why The Job Market Feels Broken

Video Transcript

"Right now there are 197,000 active jobs in this market. But most people looking for work are competing for a tiny fraction of them. The job market isn't broken. It's concentrated."

There are 197,348 active jobs in this ATS-indexed market. Only 14,028 of them are remote. Only 4,602 are both remote and salary listed. And only 35 jobs meet all three conditions: remote, salary listed, and visa support.

But the total market is only the first layer. The next filter is discipline. Remote access varies depending on the type of work. Data & Analytics roles run about 13 percent remote. Marketing roles sit around 11 percent. Software Engineering is closer to 8 percent. Same economy. Different job markets.

Within those remote roles that actually list compensation, pay levels also vary by discipline. Product Management averages about $177,000. Software Engineering sits around $168,000. Sales roles average roughly $153,000. Other disciplines cluster lower across the distribution.

Seniority distribution also varies across these roles. Remote Software Engineering roles are roughly 62 percent senior individual contributor. Marketing includes about 32 percent leadership roles. Customer Service includes a larger share of entry-level hiring. Alignment between experience level and discipline hiring mix becomes important.

At the most granular level, hiring concentrates into specific combinations. Technology companies hiring Senior Sales roles in the United States. Media companies hiring Senior Marketing roles. And tech firms hiring Remote Data and Analytics roles. Same market. Different pockets of demand.

If you want to explore these patterns yourself, you can see the live market data at JobsJudo.com. Because the job market isn't broken. Your position inside it matters.