Most Difficult-to-Fill Occupations in Each Sector The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index has identified the hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the fourth quarter of 2016. The two hardest-to-fill jobs in each staffing industry sector are Engineering, information technology, and scientific Computer and information research scientists Information security analysts Health care Physician assistants Psychiatrists… More ›

10 Most Difficult to Fill Occupations The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index has identified the hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the second quarter of 2016, with the 10 most difficult being Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers General internists Podiatrists Psychiatrists Physician assistants Merchandise displayers and window trimmers Obstetricians and gynecologists Surgeons Occupational therapists… More ›

10 Most Difficult to Fill Occupations The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index has identified the hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the fourth quarter of 2015, with the 10 most difficult being Podiatrists Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Psychiatrists Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Forest fire inspectors and… More ›

Top 10 List of Occupations Difficult to Fill The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index identified the hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the third quarter of 2015, with the 10 most difficult being Podiatrists Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Occupational therapists Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Psychiatrists Forest fire inspectors and prevention… More ›

Top 10 List of Occupations Difficult to Fill The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index identified 172 hard-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the 12 months ended June 2015, with the 10 most difficult being Occupational therapists Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Speech-language pathologists Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Physical therapists Occupational therapy… More ›

Top 10 List of Occupations Difficult to Fill The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index identified 181 hard-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the 12 months ended March 2015, with the 10 most difficult being Occupational therapists Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Physical therapists Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Occupational therapy assistants Speech-language… More ›

167 Occupations Difficult to Fill, Top 10 List Released The American Staffing Association’s Skills Gap Index identified 167 hard-to-fill occupations in the U.S. for the 12 months ended December 2014, with the 10 most difficult being Occupational therapists Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer Psychiatrists Occupational therapy assistants Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Physical… More ›

Staffing Industry Analysts Recognizes Most Influential People in Staffing Industry The American Staffing Association is pleased to announce that three members of its senior management team—president and chief executive officer Richard Wahlquist; chief operating officer Steven P. Berchem, CSP; and senior counsel Edward A. Lenz, Esq.—were named to the 2014 Staffing Industry Analysts North American… More ›

The American Staffing Association premiered the ASA Skills Gap Index, which tracks the number of hardest-to-fill occupations in the U.S., during Staffing World®, the association’s annual convention and expo. The index identified 207 occupations as hard to fill and lists the top-10 for 3Q 2014. More ›

The American Staffing Association unveiled the results of the 2014 ASA Staffing Employee Survey, which revealed that finding permanent employment is the primary reason for working in the staffing industry. More ›