economics jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, economics appears in 82 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning economics.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about economics
+Is economics in demand in 2026?
Yes. economics appears in 82 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning economics (19.5% of all postings mentioning economics).
+What jobs require economics?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning economics are Actuarial Analyst (9.5% of that role’s postings mention economics), Adjunct Faculty (4.2% of that role’s postings mention economics), Engagement Manager (3.9% of that role’s postings mention economics).
+What skills are commonly paired with economics?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), economics most often appears alongside statistics, mathematics, computer science, Python, operations research.
+Where is economics most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring economics are New York City, Washington, Dublin, Hampton, Mexico City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new economics content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after economics?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring economics — last 90 days
Career paths around economics
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before economics
Skills after economics
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: fee indexes | 1 |
| Before: Data Mining | 1 |
| Before: python | 1 |
| Before: data analytics skills | 1 |
| Before: cryo-electron microscopy | 1 |
| Before: sql | 1 |
| Before: ITTs | 1 |
| Before: budget | 1 |
| After: multiyear cost estimates | 1 |
| After: simulation | 1 |
| After: Corporate Governance | 1 |
| After: algorithm design | 1 |
| After: Angular | 1 |
| After: scope | 1 |
| After: retirement planning | 1 |
| After: network optimization | 1 |
Roles most likely to require economics
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Analyst | 2 | 9.5% |
| Adjunct Faculty | 1 | 4.2% |
| Engagement Manager | 2 | 3.9% |
| Data Analytics Lead | 1 | 2.6% |
| Data Science Intern | 1 | 2.3% |
| Data Analytics Intern | 1 | 2.2% |
| Quantitative Researcher | 3 | 1.7% |
| Data Science Director | 1 | 1.7% |
| Analytics Lead | 1 | 1.6% |
| Product Data Scientist | 1 | 1.6% |
Roles with the most economics postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 16 | 19.5% |
| Data Scientist | 14 | 17.1% |
| Program Manager | 3 | 3.7% |
| Quantitative Researcher | 3 | 3.7% |
| Actuarial Analyst | 2 | 2.4% |
| Applied Scientist | 2 | 2.4% |
| Consulting Director | 2 | 2.4% |
| Data Graphics/Multimedia Editor | 2 | 2.4% |
| Engagement Manager | 2 | 2.4% |
| Health Data Consultant | 2 | 2.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring economics
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Capital One | 14 |
| Visa | 7 |
| Scale AI | 4 |
| The New York Times | 3 |
| Stripe | 3 |
| 3 | |
| Sixt | 2 |
| Cohere Health | 2 |
| RAIN | 2 |
| Thumbtack | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for economics
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 9 | 11.0% |
| Washington | 4 | 4.9% |
| Dublin | 3 | 3.7% |
| Hampton | 2 | 2.4% |
| Mexico City | 2 | 2.4% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 2.4% |
| Toronto | 2 | 2.4% |
| Ashburn | 1 | 1.2% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with economics
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning economics by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s economics postings by all economics postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 57262354aa2d08bd
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- 2026-09-30
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- 90
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