What are the Top Industries on LinkedIn?

I wanted to know what the top industries on LinkedIn were for Chapter 4 in my book, A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Clients Create Their Next Move. (Spring 2019). Unfortunately, I could not find anything more recent than in 2016.

So in February 2019, my virtual assistant (Patte) and I used the LinkedIn search function to look up every industry on LinkedIn and record the numbers of people in that industry.

There were a few surprises as I really thought I knew what I’d find. The biggest surprises were how high the construction field (#3) and the automotive industry (#9) were on the list. I could see that some people indeed were front line people like carpenters and mechanics, but the numbers were much larger for the owners, sales staff, human resources, and I.T. That makes sense as they are building their networks to provide more services. [Read more…] about Top Industries on LinkedIn