USB jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, USB appears in 309 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning USB, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is USB in demand in 2026?
Yes. USB appears in 309 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning USB (19.7% of all postings mentioning USB).
+What jobs require USB?
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 USB are Electrical Engineer (14.1% of that role’s postings mention USB), Embedded Firmware Engineer (13.6% of that role’s postings mention USB), Firmware Engineer (11.7% of that role’s postings mention USB).
+What skills are commonly paired with USB?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), USB most often appears alongside Python, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, C++.
+Where is USB most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring USB are Costa Mesa, Hawthorne, Irvine, San Francisco, Lexington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring USB — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require USB
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | 10 | 14.1% |
| Embedded Firmware Engineer | 3 | 13.6% |
| Firmware Engineer | 13 | 11.7% |
| Hardware Test Engineer | 9 | 11.7% |
| Embedded Engineer | 7 | 11.7% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 6 | 10.2% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 8 | 9.3% |
| Hardware Engineer | 2 | 5.1% |
| FPGA Engineer | 1 | 5.0% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.9% |
Roles with the most USB postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 61 | 19.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 34 | 11.0% |
| Firmware Engineer | 13 | 4.2% |
| Electrical Engineer | 10 | 3.2% |
| Hardware Test Engineer | 9 | 2.9% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 8 | 2.6% |
| Embedded Engineer | 7 | 2.3% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 6 | 1.9% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager | 6 | 1.9% |
| System Software Engineer | 5 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for USB
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 19 | 6.1% |
| Hawthorne | 16 | 5.2% |
| Irvine | 13 | 4.2% |
| San Francisco | 13 | 4.2% |
| Lexington | 12 | 3.9% |
| Santa Ana | 10 | 3.2% |
| Boston | 9 | 2.9% |
| Atlanta | 6 | 1.9% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.9% |
Skills commonly paired with USB
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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 USB by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s USB postings by all USB 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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