The US’s travel & tourism industry registered a 9.4% drop in IT hiring activity in September 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

The industry’s overall hiring is decreased by 5.62% in September 2022 when compared with August 2022.

Out of the travel & tourism industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 2.51% share in September 2022, recording a decrease of 0.23% over the last three-month average share.

Top five job classifications in the US’s travel & tourism industry’s IT recruitment activity in September 2022

Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 96.83% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of the US’s travel & tourism industry in September 2022.

1) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers recorded a share of 46.53% in September 2022, registering an 18.54% decline over the previous month.

2) Database and Network Administrators and Architects claimed a 29.6% share, a decrease of 13.33% over the previous month.

3) Computer and Information Analysts held a share of 8.42%, registering a 12.37% decline from August 2022.

4) Miscellaneous Computer Occupations captured a share of 7.52%, down 30.28% over the previous month.

Top five travel & tourism companies in the US’s IT recruitment activity in September 2022

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average decline of 14.37% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of the US’s travel & tourism industry during September 2022 over August 2022.

The Walt Disney posted 228 IT jobs in September 2022 and registered a drop of 22.45% over the previous month, followed by Marriott International with 65 jobs and a 5.8% drop. Aimbridge Hospitality with 61 IT jobs and National Railroad Passenger with 46 jobs, recorded a 17.57% decline and a 9.8% decrease, respectively, while United Airlines Holdings recorded an increase of 51.85% with 41 job postings during September 2022.

Junior Level job postings dominate in September 2022

Junior Level jobs held a share of 60.69%, down by 16.37% from August 2022. Mid Level positions with a 23.27% share, registered a decline of 27.47% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Entry Level job ads with 15.54% share, up 1.29% over August 2022, while Senior postings accounted for 0.3%, recording a month-on-month increase of 200%.