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. Below, we’ll review what’s new since last week’s Jobs Report.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The Triangle region’s job market continues to be turbulent, as has been the case throughout the last few months, with concerns about a possible recession persisting throughout the state and the nation.

As written in prior WRAL TechWire Jobs Reports, job openings in the Triangle have dipped in recent weeks. And with rising inflation and new lows in consumer confidence, the Federal Reserve is moving to slow down the economy with a series of interest rate hikes that are likely to have a ripple effect on the Triangle’s labor market.

Still, the market remains hot in some areas, namely technical positions. According to the latest IT Job Trends report from the North Carolina Association of Technology (NC TECH), there were more than 57,000 information technology job openings across North Carolina last month, a 60% jump from May 2021. The statewide total includes over 19,000 openings located in Raleigh and nearly 5,000 in Durham/Chapel Hill.

Yet, the latest index that tracks North Carolina’s future economy dropped in all categories in May, and the author of that report cautions job seekers that openings may begin to slow. 

“One clear recommendation is for job seekers,” said Dr. Michael Walden, an economist and the author of the monthly index, in an interview with WRAL TechWire. “Don’t delay taking a job that’s offered. Even without a recession, the economy is likely to slow, so the volume of hiring will also be curtailed.”

But, even beyond technical roles, there’s currently no shortage of job openings in the Triangle overall. On most major job boards, local employers have tens of thousands of positions that remain unfilled. 

Today’s WRAL TechWire Jobs Report features Triangle-area employers hiring across several industries, from banking to health care to biotech. Read about the latest job openings below.

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Every week, we track the total number of Triangle-area positions posted on major job websites. Here’s a look at the totals as of Sunday afternoon. (Editor’s Note: The month-over-month totals are compared to our May 30 report, and the year-to-date totals compare to our Jan. 3 report.)

*Note: The year-to-date data for Johnston County is not available.  We added Johnston County data to the lineup after January 2022.

Aside from the boards above, job seekers can also find local startup jobs at SimplyHired (250 startup jobs near Research Triangle Park), LinkedIn (13,091 results in and around Raleigh), Indeed (336 startup jobs in/near RTP) and AngelList (job openings in Raleigh, Durham and across North Carolina). InHerSight also lists jobs at local startups.

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

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. The organization provides professional training, free career webinars and a job board offering free resume placement for marketing professionals.

As of Sunday afternoon, AMA Triangle’s job board shows 55 marketing jobs in Raleigh, 33 in Durham and 20 in Chapel Hill (using the 25-mile radius filter). Four local jobs were added to the site over the last week.

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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 afternoon, the site shows 183 jobs at 56 companies. Twelve job openings were posted over the last week:

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. 

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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, and Pfizer in Sanford.

Leadership Triangle’s job board is packed with local jobs. The site displays 1,642 openings at 30 companies as of Sunday afternoon.

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

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s extensive jobs board lists open jobs and internships from local life science companies and research organizations. The organization recently updated the user interface with a fresh design. Job seekers can filter their search results by position title, job function and location. NCBiotech also touts jobs through its Bio Jobs Hub program.

The site lists 251 openings as of Sunday afternoon. Here is what’s new over the last week:

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

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. One local job was posted last week:

Raleigh Founded, a startup incubator and coworking space, has its own job board. Job seekers can filter results by company, company size, industry and job function. The site currently lists 160 positions at 30 companies as of Sunday afternoon. Nine new jobs were posted over the last week:

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 afternoon, the site shows 3,248 jobs at 101 companies. The latest Triangle-area openings (excluding remote jobs) come from the following employers:

Work in the Triangle, a Wake County Economic Development program, regularly shares new openings through its Twitter feed, @WorkTriangleNC. The program launched a job board on its website earlier this year, with 10,236 active openings as of Sunday afternoon. Of those, 8,319 are technology jobs, 1,114 are advanced manufacturing positions, 338 are in cleantech and 465 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 June 21):

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

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

Below is a list of employer-submitted job openings. If you’d like to submit your job openings for this segment, reach out to us here.

Senior care provider Allcare Home Health Agency is hiring caregivers and CNAs across Wake, Durham, Johnston, Chatham and Franklin counties. Click here for the job description and application.

Rho, a contract research organization in Research Triangle Park, is hiring for several positions:

The State of North Carolina currently has 1,227 job openings across the state. Many are technology-specific jobs. The Department of Information Technology, for example, has several IT jobs in the Triangle area. On this page, job seekers can identify IT jobs (and a wide scope of other positions) by using the “Filter” option to select “Job Category.”

Chapel Hill-based edtech company Terra Dotta plans to boost its headcount by 25% in 2022. Its current job openings include:

Here’s our latest roundup of upcoming job fairs and other resources to help people looking for employment:

BioNetwork Virtual Career Fair: Aug. 3, 3–6 p.m. (online)

The North Carolina BioNetwork will host an online career fair for process technicians seeking jobs at biotechnology, pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing companies. More information here.

NC State Engineering Career Fair: Sept. 20–21 (in-person and virtual)

In this hybrid career fair, NC State engineering students can meet with employers seeking talent across a range of industries. This is a two-day event: The first day will be held in person, while the second will take place virtually via Career Fair Plus. More details here.

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.)

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

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