Most people think their job skills would be useful somewhere else
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 12 to 18, 2026. 63.4% of Americans say the skills from their full-time job would be useful at other employers, including 26.9% who say they'd help in almost any job.
Some 22.7% say their skills would carry over within their type of work and 13.8% within their industry. Just 4.7% say they would help only at their current employer, and 28.8% are not employed full time.
Topline distribution
Most people think their job skills would be useful somewhere else.
Where would those skills be useful?
n = 1,000 · Aug 12–18, 2026 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Aug 12–18, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | AOM Survey #2026-152 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026
Where would those skills be useful?
Cite this question
AOM Omnibus, fielded August 12-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.