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Top 100 job board niches

by eric shannon on June 18, 2008

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spacer Here is the 2011 guide to the top 100 US job board niches.  Keep reading if you are looking for the ’08 guide — for each employment niche it lists the top 3 or 4 niche job boards. This report excludes:

  • job boards that lack top Google rankings
  • boards with with high Google rankings but very low credibility or authenticity.
  • sites that require job seekers to pay or register
  • job search engines that aggregate other job board postings


In a few special cases, it includes high traffic boards that lack a top Google rank. If you want to look at the same jobs or the same jobseekers that everyone else is looking at, this list is not for you.

But, if you are looking for a unique job opportunity or job seeker, this is for you. This report relies on my 11 years of experience running a top niche job board and nearly a hundred hours of research. If you are deeply interested in the job board industry, you may also like to read my editorial observations.

If you skip this, here is the executive summary – there’s a flood of search engine spam out there. So avoid posting your job or resume the first place you come to. Remember the old saying “measure twice, cut once”. To get it right on the first try, look for websites with personality, that win meaningful awards, that are in the news, that publish a blog – whose credibility is clearly high. If you are job searching, you may also find our CareerAdviceBlogs.com helpful.

First, the top 30 job board niches. These rankings represent an average of 12 months search data at Google and are influenced by seasonal considerations as well as the recession — so take this top 30 ranking loosely.

1. work at home jobs
2. marketing jobs
3. medical jobs
4. sales jobs
5. accounting jobs
6. airport jobs
7. art jobs
8. bank jobs
9. warehouse jobs
10. college jobs
11. computer jobs
12. construction jobs
13. data entry jobs
14. driver jobs
15. security jobs
16. engineering jobs
17. entry level jobs
18. environmental jobs
19. federal jobs
20. finance jobs
21. government jobs
22. healthcare jobs
23. education jobs
24. hotel jobs
25. insurance jobs
26. international jobs
27. hr jobs
28. legal jobs
29. nursing jobs
30. law enforcement jobs

spacer If this is in any way useful or interesting to you, please share it with your friends or readers if you are a blogger! If the response is sufficiently positive, you may encourage me to publish more research. Here are all 100 categories and their job boards arranged alphabetically:

Legend

  • anonymous! - no information on the about-page or contact-us about who owns or runs this website
  • association – site is operated by a trade association
  • free - free for employers
  • growing! – compete.com shows significant and consistent traffic growth
  • IAEWS - displays International Association of Employment Web Sites logo

accounting

  • accountingjobstoday IAEWS
  • careerbank.com owned by OnTargetJobs.com
  • jobsinthemoney.com owned by Dice.com

administrative, data entry & secretary

  • homeworkers.org
  • net-temps.com


advertising

  • marketingjobs.com
  • talentzoo.com

aerospace

  • aeroindustryjobs.com anonymous!
  • ctsinternational.com

agriculture

  • agcareers.com
  • agindustryjobs.com

airline

  • avjobs.com

apparel

  • clothingindustryjobs.com anonymous!
  • fashioncareercenter.com anonymous!

architecture

  • architecturejobs.com anonymous!
  • e-architect.com anonymous!

arts

  • artjob.org
  • artcareer.net

audit

  • careersinaudit.com anonymous!
  • taxtalent.com anonymous!

automotive

aviation

  • aviationemployment.com
  • aviationjobsearch.com uk board
  • avjobs.com

banking

  • bankjobs.com
  • careerbank.com owned by OnTargetJobs.com
  • jobsinthemoney.com owned by Dice.com

biotech

  • biohealthmatics.com
  • biospace.com
  • medzilla.com

broadcast

  • careerpage.org

brokerage

  • brokerhunter.com

callcenter

  • callcentercareers.com
  • callcenterjobs.com

chemical

child care

  • care.com growing!
  • greataupair.com
  • nannies4hire.com

college

  • see entry-level

communications

  • writejobs.com

computer & systems

  • computerjobs.com owned by JobServe.com
  • computerwork.com owned by JobServe.com
  • dice.com
  • gjc.org
  • tech-centric.net

construction

  • constructionexecutive.com
  • constructionjobs.com IAEWS
  • mepjobs.com IAEWS
  • topbuildingjobs.com

consulting

consumer


corporate

  • see management

courier

  • see delivery

creative

  • krop.com

customer service

  • callcentercareers.com
  • employmentguide.com owned by Landmark Communications

database

  • databasejobs.com anonymous!
  • dbjobs.org


defense

  • defensetalent.com

delivery & courier

design

  • aigadesignjobs.org
  • coroflot.com
  • fashioncareercenter.com

distribution

  • see logistics

diversity

  • diversityjobs.com owned by LatPro.com
  • diversityworking.com
  • hirediversity.com
  • latpro.com
  • womensjoblist.com


driver

  • classadrivers.com
  • everytruckjob.com
  • jobsintrucks.com IAEWS owned by Don Firth

education

  • higheredjobs.com
  • schoolspring.com

engineering

  • engcen.com
  • engineerjobs.com anonymous!
  • engineerjobsearch.com

entry-level & college

  • aftercollege.com
  • experience.com
  • collegegrad.com
  • collegerecruiter.com IAEWS

environmental

  • ecoemploy.com
  • environmental-jobs.com
  • ecojobs.com

executive

  • 6figurejobs.com
  • execsearches.com
  • execunet.com
  • theladders.com

facilities

fashion

  • stylecareers.com
  • fashioncareercenter.com
  • clothingindustryjobs.com

finance and investment

  • careerbank.com owned by OnTargetJobs.com
  • jobsinthemoney.com owned by Dice.com
  • efinancialcareers.com owned by Dice.com

fitness & wellness

  • fitnessjobs.com
  • exercisecareers.com
  • exercisejobs.com

food service

  • foodindustryjobs.com
  • foodservice.com

forestry

  • treecarejobs.com

government

  • usajobs.gov
  • governmentjobs.com
  • govtjobs.com

hardware

healthcare & medical

  • healthcareerweb.com
  • healthecareers.com owned by OnTargetJobs.com
  • healthjobsusa.com IAEWS
  • medhunters.com
  • medicalworkers.com

home

  • worldwideworkathome.com
  • jobsformoms.com
  • tjobs.com

hospitality& hotel

  • hcareers.com
  • hospitalityonline.com
  • hoteljobs.com anonymous!

hourly

  • snagajob.com
  • employmentguide.com
  • groovejob.com

hr

  • jobs4hr.com
  • jobs.shrm.org association
  • workforcehrjobs.com

insurance

  • greatinsurancejobs.com
  • insurancejobs.com
  • ultimateinsurancejobs.com

international

  • internationaljobs.org
  • intljobs.org

internet

internship

  • internjobs.com
  • aftercollege.com
  • campuscareercenter.com

investment

  • see finance

journalism

  • journalismjobs.com

laboratory & technician

  • healthjobsusa.com IAEWS

law enforcement

  • 911hotjobs.com
  • lawenforcementjobs.com
  • policeemployment.com

law

  • attorneyjobs.com
  • emplawyernet.com
  • lawjobs.com

logistics and distribution

  • jobsinlogistics.com IAEWS owned by Don Firth
  • jobsinmanufacturing.com IAEWS owned by Don Firth
  • maritimejobs.com

maintenance

management & corporate

manufacturing

  • jobsinmanufacturing.com IAEWS owned by Don Firth
  • manufacturingjobs.com IAEWS

marketing

  • marketingjobs.com
  • talentzoo.com

media

  • massmediajobs.com IAEWS
  • mediabistro.com owned by JupiterMedia.com
  • varietycareers.com owned by ReedBusiness.com

medical

  • see healthcare

merchandising

  • see retail

mining

  • miningjobs.org association
  • minejob.com

modeling

news

  • newsjobs.com

non profit

  • idealist.org wow!
  • nonprofitjobs.org
  • nonprofit-jobs.org owned by ExecSearches.com
  • opportunitynocs.org

nurse

  • nursingjobs.com
  • nursingjobs.org anonymous!
  • nursing-jobs.us anonymous!

oil

  • infooil.com
  • offshore-marine.com
  • oilandgasjobsonline.com owned by EnergyJobSites.com
  • oiljobfinder.com

operations

pharmaceutical

  • biospace.com owned by OnTargetJobs.com
  • medzilla.com
  • pharmadiversityjobboard.com

pharmacy

  • careerpharm.com association
  • rxcareercenter.com anonymous!

pr

  • prweekjobs.com
  • workinpr.com

printing

  • printworkers.com anonymous!

project

  • justprojectmanagerjobs.com owned by JupiterMedia.com

publishing

  • bookjobs.com association

qa

  • qajobs.net

radio

  • massmediajobs.com
  • tvandradiojobs.com

real estate

  • selectleaders.com

recruiting

  • ere.net

restaurant

  • hcareers.com
  • starchefsjobfinder.com

retail

  • allretailjobs.com IAEWS owned by Don Firth
  • fashioncareercenter.com

safety

  • ehscareers.com IAEWS
  • environmentaljobs.com

sales

  • marketingjobs.com
  • salesjobs.com
  • salestrax.com free

science

  • nature.com magazine / journal
  • sciencejobs.org
  • scjobs.sciencemag.org

seasonal

  • backdoorjobs.com
  • coolworks.com
  • jobmonkey.com anonymous!

secretary

  • see administrative

security

  • clearancejobs.com owned by Dice.com
  • clearedconnections.com

senior and retirement

  • retirementjobs.com
  • seniorjobbank.org

software

  • prgjobs.com anonymous!

sports

  • teamworkonline.com

supply

  • jobsinlogistics.com IAEWS owned by Don Firth
  • supplychainjobs.com

systems

  • see computer

tax

  • careersintax.com
  • taxtalent.com IAEWS

technician

  • see laboratory

technology

  • dice.com
  • justtechjobs.com owned by JupiterMedia.com
  • tech-centric.net

telecom & wireless

  • tech-centric.net
  • telecomcareers.net
  • wirelessjobs.com ning community site

textiles

therapy

  • therapyjobs.com owned by HealthcareJobBoards.com

tourism & travel

training

transportation & airport

  • jobsinlogistics.com IAEWS owned by Don Firth

tv

  • massmediajobs.com
  • tvandradiojobs.com

underwriting

  • insuranceunderwritingweb.com IAEWS owned by Insurance Jobs.com
  • underwritingjobs.com anonymous!

utility

  • utilityjobsonline.com
  • utility-worker.com owned by EnergyJobSites.com

veterinary

veteran

  • militaryjobzone.com
  • vetjobs.com

volunteer

  • backdoorjobs.com
  • idealist.org wow!
  • volunteermatch.org wow!

warehouse

  • warehousejobs.com

wellness

  • see fitness

wireless

  • see telecom

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Qestions or suggestions? This is a difficult exercise and I welcome your questions and suggestions!

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