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The Next Economy

There are two economies right now. In one, software is quietly deleting jobs a quarter at a time. In the other, employers can’t find enough people to build the data centers, power grids, factories, and shipyards the first economy runs on.

The second one is hiring. This is the map of where.

Next Economy hotspots

Where employers can’t hire fast enough.

Filter by region, sector, or how certain the demand is, then decide where your experience is worth the most.

  • Go nowHiring urgent
  • GrowingActive demand
  • Coming12-36 months out
Browse all 165 metros▾
The definition

What the Next Economy actually is

The Next Economy is the durable, skilled, in-person work the AI wave can’t touch. Someone still has to install the switchgear, weld the pressure vessels, commission the reactors, and keep the data halls cool. Those roles are growing faster than the workforce can fill them, and they pay like it.

This isn’t a forecast. Hundreds of billions are already committed to sites like Stargate in Abilene, Anduril’s Arsenal-1 in Ohio, and Sizewell C in Suffolk. The concrete is being poured. The hiring is the bottleneck.

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Why the shortage isn’t going away

Demand is spiking

Energy, defense, and compute investment is hitting records, and every new site needs a workforce that doesn’t exist yet on the ground.

Supply is shrinking

The skilled workforce is aging out faster than it’s being replaced, and the pipeline behind it is thin. Every year the gap gets wider.

+18%
average salary increase in year one for people who move into Next Economy roles. That gap is the whole opportunity.
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For people who want in

Find out which of your skills are worth the most, and where

We translate what you’ve already done into the skills these employers are short of, then show you where they’re in highest demand.

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For employers building these projects

Know who can do the job before it’s their job

We take the people interested in working for you, put them through a simulation of the actual role, and show you what they proved. For work you can’t afford to get wrong, you see proven capability before you spend an interview slot.

You also see where a little training turns more of your existing pipeline into hires you can make.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Next Economy?+

The skilled, hands-on, in-person work that AI can’t automate: building and running data centers, defense and advanced manufacturing, energy and grid infrastructure, construction, water, and transportation. As software erodes desk jobs, these roles are growing and getting harder to fill.

Where are the Next Economy jobs?+

Concentrated in 165 metros where a major project is underway and local hiring can’t keep pace. The map lets you filter by sector, skill, and certainty to find them.

Do I need a degree to work in the Next Economy?+

Often no. These roles reward demonstrated capability, not credentials. If a job you’re interested in runs on Redeployable, you can prove you can do the work through a simulation of the actual role before anyone screens your resume.

I’m an employer. How does this work?+

We work the applicant pool you already have. We match every interested person to the roles they actually fit, put them through a simulation of the real role, and show you what they proved before you spend an interview slot. We also show where investment in training and L&D can turn more of your existing pool into hires you can make.

Whichever side of the map you’re on, start here.

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