Six Sigma jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Six Sigma appears in 768 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Program Manager has the most postings mentioning Six Sigma, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Six Sigma in demand in 2026?
Yes. Six Sigma appears in 768 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks. Program Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Six Sigma (11.2% of all postings mentioning Six Sigma).
+What jobs require Six Sigma?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Six Sigma are Industrial Engineer (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Six Sigma), Manufacturing Engineer (27.6% of that role’s postings mention Six Sigma), Manufacturing Engineering Manager (26.4% of that role’s postings mention Six Sigma).
+What skills are commonly paired with Six Sigma?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Six Sigma most often appears alongside Lean, SQL, Lean manufacturing, Power BI, project management.
+Where is Six Sigma most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Six Sigma are Costa Mesa, Bengaluru, Austin, New York City, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Six Sigma — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Six Sigma
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineer | 7 | 33.3% |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 8 | 27.6% |
| Manufacturing Engineering Manager | 14 | 26.4% |
| Operations Engineer | 17 | 21.5% |
| Process Engineering Manager | 7 | 19.4% |
| Quality Engineering Manager | 4 | 16.0% |
| Quality Systems Engineer | 6 | 12.5% |
| Quality Assurance Manager | 33 | 12.5% |
| Material Program Manager | 7 | 10.9% |
| Production Test Engineer | 2 | 8.7% |
Roles with the most Six Sigma postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 86 | 11.2% |
| Business Analyst | 35 | 4.6% |
| Data Analyst | 35 | 4.6% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 33 | 4.3% |
| Quality Assurance Manager | 33 | 4.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 26 | 3.4% |
| Technical Program Manager | 23 | 3.0% |
| Demand & Supply Planner | 17 | 2.2% |
| Operations Engineer | 17 | 2.2% |
| Automation Engineer | 14 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for Six Sigma
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 40 | 5.2% |
| Bengaluru | 10 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 9 | 1.2% |
| New York City | 8 | 1.0% |
| San Jose | 8 | 1.0% |
| Hawthorne | 7 | 0.9% |
| Lexington | 6 | 0.8% |
| Taipei | 6 | 0.8% |
| Waltham | 6 | 0.8% |
Skills commonly paired with Six Sigma
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. 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 Six Sigma by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Six Sigma postings by all Six Sigma 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).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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