RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The best word to describe the outlook for jobs in the Triangle is mixed.

Even as openings for high-tech jobs soared to a new record high in January, according to the N.C. Technology Association, and companies such as Pendo step up plans to hire in 2022, major job boards report some increases in available positions while others say the hiring market is cooling.

Every Sunday, WRAL TechWire tracks the total number of local positions posted on national job boards, then we compare it to the previous week’s count. Our update shows:

Adzuna has 2,260 fewer jobs in Raleigh and 2,611 fewer jobs in Wake County than it did a week ago. Indeed.com also shows over 2,000 fewer positions across Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Johnston County. Dice.com, which tracks tech jobs, shows a drop of -96 openings in Raleigh and -121 in Durham.

However, the totals rose on other major job boards. LinkedIn has 1,352 more openings in Raleigh and 1,059 more openings in Durham than it did seven days ago. ZipRecruiter also displays 1,376 more jobs in Raleigh and 379 more in Durham. Dice.com added 200 jobs in Chapel Hill. (See the full breakdown in the section below.)

WRAL TechWire’s weekly Jobs Report compiles the latest information from the region’s top job boards, offering a breakdown of how many jobs are posted, which companies are hiring, and what positions are most in-demand. We’ve also included upcoming job fairs, student-centric resources, and a list of Twitter accounts that track local job openings.

Here’s what’s new since last week’s Jobs Report.

National Job Boards

Here’s a look at the total number of local jobs posted on national job boards compared to last week, as of Sunday evening.

  • Adzuna:
    • ⇓ Wake County: 47,383 jobs (-2,611 from a week ago)
    • ⇓ Raleigh: 27,719 (-2,260)
    • ⇓ Durham County: 12,457 (-790)
    • ⇑ Johnston County: 2,982 (+41)
  • Dice.com (using the 5-mile radius filter):
    • ⇓ Raleigh: 19,499 (-96)
    • ⇓ Durham: 19,345 (-121)
    • ⇑ Chapel Hill: 19,103 (+200)
  • Glassdoor*: ⇓ 38,175 jobs across the Research Triangle Park area (-499)
  • Indeed (5-mile radius filter):
    • ⇓ Raleigh: 17,413 (-765)
    • ⇓ Durham: 10,320 (-766)
    • ⇓ Chapel Hill: 4,469 (-536)
    • ⇓ Johnston County: 992 (-62)
  • InHerSight: Pages upon pages of jobs across the RTP area
  • LinkedIn (using the “exact location” and “0-miles” filters):
    • ⇑ Raleigh: 34,327 (+1,352), with 7,443 jobs posted in the past week
    • ⇑ Durham: 17,665 (+1,059), with 3,338 jobs posted in the past week
    • ⇑ Chapel Hill: 2,713 (+29), with 569 jobs posted in the past week
    • ⇓ Johnston County: 1,577 (-21), with 393 jobs posted in the past week
  • Remote Tech Jobs: Several remote jobs offered by Triangle-area employers
  • ZipRecruiter (5-mile filter):
    • ⇑ Raleigh: 43,515 (+1,376)
    • ⇑ Durham: 18,693 (+379)
    • ⇓ Chapel Hill: 4,075 (-99)
    • ⇑ Johnston County: 354 (+3)

Startup Job Search Sites

Aside from the boards above, job seekers can also find local startup jobs at SimplyHired (264 startup jobs near Research Triangle Park), LinkedIn (13,000+ results in and around Raleigh), Indeed (364 startup jobs in/near RTP) and AngelList (job openings in Raleigh, Durham and across North Carolina).

Here’s a look at local and regional job sites, listed in alphabetical order:

AMA Triangle

AMA Triangle, the fifth-largest chapter in American Marketing Association’s nationwide network, aims to be a go-to resource for all things marketing in the Triangle. AMA Triangle provides professional training, free career webinars and a job board offering free resume placement for marketing professionals.

As of Sunday evening, AMA Triangle’s job board shows 122 marketing jobs in Raleigh, 59 in Durham and 35 in Chapel Hill (using the 25-mile radius filter).

Five local jobs were added to the site over the last week:

  • Advance Auto Parts added an opening for a digital marketing intern in Raleigh.
  • North Carolina Electric Cooperatives is hiring a digital media specialist in Raleigh.
  • North Carolina State University’s Division of Academic and Student Affairs seeks a marketing manager focused on wellness and recreation.
  • The Salvation Army of Wake County posted an opening for a director of development and marketing.
  • Verizon is looking to add a unified communications project manager to its Cary office.

American Underground

Durham-based startup hub American Underground regularly posts job openings on its job board. Job seekers can filter their search by company, location and job function.

As of Sunday evening, the site shows 297 jobs at 48 companies. Over a dozen new jobs were added to the site over the last seven days:

  • Healthcare firm Aledade seeks a new ventures chief of staff in Durham (hybrid) and a manager of market performance and operations in Raleigh.
  • Durham fintech startup LoanWell posted openings for a business development representative and an account executive.
  • Local virtual reality startup Lucid Dream VR seeks a VR/AR unity developer in Durham.
  • Data science firm NoviSci posted an opening for a clinical operations specialist/senior specialist in Durham.
  • Furniture startup Nugget seeks a social media video producer, an email marketing manager and a copywriter in Butner.
  • Insurtech startup Policygenius is hiring a senior data engineer and a senior manager of strategy and revenue operations in Durham.
  • Local telecommunication firm Relay seeks an inside sales manager in Raleigh.
  • Payments software provider Spreedly posted an opening for an executive assistant in Durham (or remote).
  • The Looma Project, a Durham-based digital storytelling startup, is looking to add a recruiter to its team.
  • Edtech startup Upswing seeks a remote outside sales representative.

Bio Jobs Hub

Last year, WRAL TechWire and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center launched a Bio Jobs Hub platform focused on biopharma manufacturing — one of North Carolina’s largest industries, employing over 26,000 people.

Typical biopharma jobs include process technicians, maintenance and/or instrumentation technicians, quality assurance and quality control associates, process development scientists and process engineers. This industry also offers competitive entry-level salaries, from $42,000 to $60,000.

Job hunting? Upcoming career fair focuses on opportunities in biopharma sector

Scientists, skilled laborers and recent graduates can use the Bio Jobs Hub resource to find career and training opportunities in their area. Users can search by location, job category/activity and region.

Many biopharma companies are hiring in the Triangle, including large employers like Biogen in Research Triangle Park, bioMérieux in Durham, GSK in Zebulon, Merck & Co. in Durham, Novo Nordisk in Durham and Clayton, Pfizer in Sanford, and others.

Leadership Triangle

Leadership Triangle’s job board is packed with local jobs. The site displays 660 openings at 30 companies as of Sunday evening.

Here’s what’s been posted in the last week:

  • Bland Landscaping is hiring a landscape career intern in Apex.
  • Blue Cross NC posted 10 job openings in Durham, including marketing strategy team leader, group strategy and market offer senior manager, product owner, senior business application expert, technical service owner, senior CX insights analyst, customer engagement marketing campaign strategist, acquisition and retention marketing campaign strategist, senior digital application developer, and VP of strategy, planning and performance.
  • Capitol Broadcasting Company (WRAL TechWire’s parent company) seeks a weekend assignment editor and a senior accountant in Raleigh, and a baseball accounting trainee in Durham. And in Holly Springs, the company is hiring a baseball video board operator, a marketing and promotions trainee, a general trainee, a game entertainment trainee, a ticket taker, a ticket seller, a statistician, a seating bowl host, a scoreboard operator, a retail sales associate, a radio broadcaster, a promotions assistant, a PA announcer, an operations trainee, an on-field announcer/entertainer, a mascot tender and a fan assistant.
  • Coastal Credit Union seeks an indirect processor, a loan coordinating validation manager and an account manager in Raleigh.
  • Compass Center for Women and Families seeks a client services manager and a stability housing coordinator (remote).
  • Habitat for Humanity of Durham seeks a repairs assistant and a volunteer management intern in Durham.
  • Medicago posted openings for a manufacturing technician, a planning and inventory supply chain director, a manufacturing specialist and a quality control biochemistry technician in Durham.
  • North Carolina Central University added 13 positions in Durham, including vehicle/equipment repair technician, building environmental services supervisor (two openings), building environmental tech, mechanical trades/plumbing facility maintenance technician, building trades facility maintenance technician, business and technology applications technician, human resources manager, student services specialist, assistant director for student center and student union operations, administrative support specialist, student counselor, and assistant director of utilities services and operations.
  • Nugget posted three job openings in Durham: video social media producer, email marketing manager and copywriter.
  • Self-Help Credit Union seeks an investor reporting analyst in Durham and a mortgage loan assistant in Raleigh.
  • Triangle Community Foundation is hiring a digital communications specialist.
  • TheGifted Arts posted three openings in Raleigh for summer camp staff, a gifted impact site supervisor and a gifted producer.
  • Truist is hiring across its Triangle-area locations:
    • Clayton: Universal banker
    • Durham: Universal banker, teller/senior teller (three openings), relationship banker (two openings), senior relationship banker and financial services specialist
    • Raleigh: Audit data scientist and principal user experience designer
  • William Peace University in Raleigh is hiring an assistant director of student involvement and an adjunct mathematics instructor.

NCBiotech

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s extensive jobs board lists open jobs and internships from local life science companies and research organizations. Users can filter by job category, employment type (full-time, part-time and contractor), keywords, postal code and radius. NCBiotech also touts jobs through its Bio Jobs Hub program.

Here is what’s new over the last week:

  • Alcami seeks an associate analytical scientist and a micro/environmental monitoring associate scientist in Morrisville, as well as a senior bioassay scientist in Durham.
  • Operations technician, assay specialist scientist and research technician at Altis Biosystems in Durham
  • Research technician at AnelleO in Chapel Hill
  • Immunology research associate at AskBio in Durham
  • Research scientist at Cellex in Cary
  • Research technician and clinical research coordinator at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute in Durham
  • Merck & Co. posted several openings in Durham, including senior cardiometabolic study manager, quality specialist, senior warehouse technician, logistics manager, senior automation engineer, automation engineer/business consultant (remote), senior operations scientist, operations associate technician, quality control senior specialist, manufacturing automation senior specialist, operations manager, maintenance manager, and learning and development specialist.
  • Cell culture senior scientist at Pearlita Foods in Raleigh
  • Regulatory specialist at Plant Response in Durham
  • Process engineer in cell therapy process development and gene therapy research associate at Precision BioSciences in Durham

Note: This list does not include openings posted by recruiting/staffing firms.

NC TECH

The North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) has an interactive job board that you can use to find your next career opportunity. Users can search by keyword, location, category, type (full-time or part-time) and experience level.

A few jobs were added to the site over the past week:

  • Digital commerce platform commercetools posted five job openings, including commercial account executive, global campaign marketing manager, senior solutions engineer, enterprise business development representative and motion graphic designer.
  • Technology nonprofit MCNC is hiring a senior network consultant and a security advisory services client consultant in RTP.

NCWorks

NCWorks, the statewide job search portal run by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, has nearly 100 career centers located across the state. Users can filter NCWorks’ database by keyword, location, occupation group or specific occupations, minimum acceptable salary, education level, job sources and date posted. NCWorks also has a mobile app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

North Carolina military veterans, transitioning service members and spouses can find additional resources on NCWorks’ separate veterans portal.

About 1,700 resumes were updated on the site in the past week, as of Sunday evening. NCWorks reports thousands of available positions across the Triangle area.

Top organizations

In Wake County, the top employers with the most job openings on NCWorks are*:

  • Wake County Public School System
  • North Carolina State University
  • WakeMed Health and Hospitals
  • UNC Health Care System
  • Lenovo

Here are the top companies/organizations by job openings in Durham County:

  • Duke University
  • Durham Public Schools
  • Duke University Health System
  • Fidelity Investments
  • IQVIA

The top employers in Johnston County are:

  • Johnston County Public Schools
  • Johnston Health
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Grifols
  • Flanders PrecisionAire

And here are the top employers in Orange County:

  • UNC Chapel Hill
  • UNC Health Care System
  • Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
  • Orange County Schools
  • Piedmont Health Services

*Note: This data was gathered through NCWorks’ Labor Market Information portal, which aggregates public job listings. NC Commerce confirmed with TechWire that this search pathway has a thorough process to remove duplicate job listings. Check employers’ websites directly for the latest information.

Raleigh Founded

Raleigh Founded, a startup incubator and coworking space, has its own job board. Job seekers can filter results by company, company size or industry. The site currently lists 176 positions at 30 companies as of Sunday evening.

Over the last seven days, 11 new jobs were added to the site:

  • Data and analytics consulting firm Astral Consulting Group seeks a business intelligence developer and an engagement manager in Raleigh.
  • Durham’s MedPharm, a contract development and manufacturing organization, seeks an associate tissue culture scientist.
  • Raleigh-based software firm Pendo, which recently said it plans to hire 400 more workers in 2022, posted openings for a social media marketing manager, a growth marketing manager, a senior manager of sales operations, a senior revenue accountant and a revenue operations intern.

Pendo plans to hire 400 more workers in 2022

  • Parking platform Secure Parking USA seeks a part-time parking attendant in Raleigh.
  • Cloud software provider Veeva Systems is hiring a customer success manager (remote), a practice lead (remote) and a systems administrator in Raleigh.

Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster

This isn’t a job board per se, but the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster’s list of job search sources is a helpful resource for job seekers in the clean energy sector. The list has links to career opportunities from the organization’s members and partners.

Triangle Region Job Board

Leadership Triangle, Raleigh Founded and American Underground teamed up to create the Triangle Region Job Board, which synthesizes all of the openings posted on the organizations’ job boards. (Those openings are listed under their respective subheadings above.)

As of Sunday evening, the site shows 2,418 jobs at 95 companies. The latest Triangle-area openings (excluding remote jobs) come from the following employers:

  • Aledade (Durham and Raleigh)
  • Bland Landscaping (Apex)
  • Blue Cross NC (Durham)
  • Capitol Broadcasting Company (Durham, Holly Springs and Raleigh)
  • Citrix (Raleigh)
  • Coastal Credit Union (Raleigh)
  • Habitat for Humanity of Durham (Durham)
  • Johnston County Industries (Selma, Smithfield)
  • LoanWell (Durham)
  • Lucid Dream VR (Durham)
  • Medicago (Durham)
  • MedPharm (Durham)
  • North Carolina Central University (Durham)
  • Nugget (Butner)
  • Pendo (Raleigh)
  • Policygenius (Durham)
  • Relay (Raleigh)
  • Secure Parking USA (Raleigh)
  • Self-Help Credit Union (Durham, Raleigh)
  • Spreedly (Durham)
  • The Astral Consulting Group (Raleigh)
  • TheGifted Arts (Raleigh)
  • Truist (Clayton, Durham, Raleigh)
  • Veeva Systems (Raleigh)
  • William Peace University (Raleigh)

Work in the Triangle

Work in the Triangle, a Wake County Economic Development program, regularly shares new openings through its Twitter feed, @WorkTriangleNC. The program recently launched a job board on its website, with 10,689 active openings as of Sunday evening. Of those, 8,665 are technology jobs, 1,137 are advanced manufacturing positions, 304 are in cleantech and 583 are in life sciences.

Every Tuesday, Work in the Triangle’s #TriangleTuesdays hashtag lists hot jobs in the area. Here’s a recap of last week’s openings (from Feb. 22):

Scroll through the #TriangleTuesdays hashtag on Twitter for more details on the openings.

Openings at Top Triangle Tech Firms

Job openings abound at the Triangle’s leading technology employers. Here’s how many are available as of Sunday evening:

  • IBM: 50+ jobs in RTP/Durham
  • Lenovo: 286 jobs in Morrisville
  • Pendo: 64 openings in Raleigh
  • Red Hat: 60 openings in Raleigh; 70+ remote openings in North Carolina
  • SAS: 140 openings in Cary

New Jobs at Other Local Employers

New Jobs at Rho

Rho, a contract research organization in Research Triangle Park, told TechWire last week that the firm is ready to expand its team after a year of successful growth in business development. The company has several open positions listed on its website, with some offering $10,000 sign-on bonuses. Read more and apply here.

New Jobs at Terra Dotta

Last month, Chapel Hill-based edtech company Terra Dotta told TechWire that it’s continuing to hire in the Triangle area after adding more than 20 people to its team last year. Currently at 78 employees, Terra Dotta anticipates adding nearly two dozen new hires this year as it builds out its global engagement platform, which helps colleges and universities connect all aspects of international programming and campus services.

“Fortunately, we’re in a good position as interest in global engagement continues to grow,” Terra Dotta CEO Anthony Rotoli says. “2021 was a record year for Terra Dotta, in spite of the pandemic, and we are entering an exciting growth phase. We plan to hire 20+ more people in 2022 across the entire organization and are looking at a 100+ headcount this time next year.”

Terra Dotta’s current job openings span product development and client support teams. Read more and apply here.

“We always try to hire in the Triangle area first and then move to hiring remote if we can’t fill the position locally/hybrid,” Rotoli added. “Competition is steep for new talent.”

Upcoming Job Fairs and Career Events

Hospitality Hiring Hour: Every Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. @Washington Duke Inn

Durham’s Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, JB Duke Hotel and The Lodge at Duke Medical Center are on the hunt for top talent in the hospitality industry. Job seekers can attend this weekly event series every Tuesday through May 31 to meet with managers/staff to ask questions and learn about the available job opportunities.

Meet the Employer: Infosys: March 8, 10-10:30 a.m. (online)

Ahead of the NC TECH Job Expo, attendees will get the opportunity to learn more about Infosys’s investment and expansion efforts in North Carolina.

Meet the Employer: Infosys

Meet the Employer: First Citizens Bank: March 8, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (online)

Ahead of the NC TECH Job Expo, First Citizens representatives will provide an overview of the bank and its IT operations, as well as what the firm’s recruiting teams look for in IT associates.

Meet the Employer: First Citizens Bank

NC TECH Virtual Job Expo: March 9, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (online)

This virtual job fair targets candidates seeking tech-related jobs or internships. Local employers can meet with job seekers in virtual booths. Registration is free for job seekers. 

NC TECH Virtual Job Expo

Application Deadline: Carolina Startup Connect Student Internship Funding: March 23

This internship funding program will provide funding to UNC students who pursue unpaid or underfunded summer internships with established local startups and social ventures. Both students and startups can apply for funding.

BioNetwork Virtual Career Fair: April 21, 3-6 p.m. (online)

North Carolina BioNetwork will host an online career fair for job seekers in the life science field. Participating employers include Biogen, Grifols, GSK, Merck, Seqirus, Thermo Fisher Scientific and others.

BioNetwork Virtual Career Fair

Other Resources / Student Support

If you’re a student looking for an internship or entry-level position at a local company or organization, your university has resources to help you get started. Quick links below:

For Johnston County job seekers: The newly launched JoCo Careers website helps job seekers find companies hiring in Johnston County. (More TechWire coverage here.)

Twitter Accounts to Follow

Here are some locally run Twitter accounts that regularly share job openings in the Triangle: