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Shortage Occupation

Roles with persistent unmet demand.

Definition

Shortage occupations have more open roles than available workers — common in skilled trades, nursing, and certain engineering specialties — driving wage premiums and signing bonuses.

How SalaryScopePro uses this term

We surface shortage occupation across salary results, occupation pages, city pages, and Premium Reports — with consistent definitions and methodology. See methodology and data sources for how the underlying numbers are computed.