What We Do

The Big Job publishes detailed reports on hiring and compensation across specialized industries. Not generic "tech jobs" analysis — we're talking about the difference between what Maersk pays port automation engineers versus what FedEx offers for sortation center managers.

We dig into why Cleveland Clinic can't fill OR nursing positions despite offering $100K signing bonuses. Why journeyman electricians in Austin make more than senior developers. How Walmart's warehouse automation is creating a new class of $95/hour robotics technicians.

Real companies. Real numbers. Real dysfunction in labor markets.

Our Coverage

We focus on industries where traditional job boards and salary surveys fail:

Infrastructure & DevOps
Not "software engineers" — we track SRE burnout at specific companies, Kubernetes architect bill rates, and why platform engineers at non-tech F500s often out-earn their Silicon Valley counterparts.

Healthcare Operations
Beyond nurse shortages — we analyze locum tenens arbitrage, revenue cycle automation's impact on medical coders, and why certain specialties see 24-month recruitment cycles.

Supply Chain & Logistics
From Amazon's perpetual 150% warehouse turnover to owner-operator trucking economics. We track automation timelines, peak season wage surges, and cross-dock productivity metrics.

Energy Transition
Solar installer shortages, wind turbine technician training bottlenecks, and battery storage commissioning queues. The infrastructure bill created jobs that don't have workers yet.

Skilled Trades
Prevailing wage by county, union versus non-union spreads, and why HVAC techs in Phoenix clear $150K while apprentice welders struggle to find work.

How We Get Our Data

We don't run surveys or scrape job boards. Our reports synthesize:

• H-1B filing data showing exactly what companies pay foreign workers
• Union contracts and prevailing wage determinations
• Earnings calls where executives discuss hiring challenges
• State licensing board data on professional pipelines
• Infrastructure RFPs with embedded staffing requirements

Then we call people. Recruiters who place wind turbine technicians. Staffing agencies that specialize in travel nurses. Third-party logistics operators managing Amazon's overflow.

The result: reports that explain why your company can't hire, why that job pays what it does, and what's actually happening in labor markets beyond LinkedIn posts about "talent wars."

Example Reports

Some of our most-read analyses:

The State of Healthcare Staffing 2025
Mayo Clinic's $100K signing bonuses, travel nurse rates hitting $150/hour, and why 500,000 positions remain unfilled.

How Google, Meta, and Microsoft Are Rewriting Tech Recruiting
$500K+ packages for senior engineers, the shift to 30 new tech hubs, and why 62% of roles are now hybrid-eligible.

Mega-Projects, Mega-Hiring: The Infrastructure Boom
Bechtel's 15,000 new hires, specialized welders earning $95/hour, and 650,000 unfilled construction positions.

EV Engineering Talent Wars
Tesla poaching Rivian engineers with $400K packages while battery specialists command $250K base salaries.

Amazon, UPS, and FedEx Holiday Hiring Reality
250,000 seasonal workers, $3,000 signing bonuses, but 73% quit within 90 days. The economics of peak season.

Why This Matters

Every company claims there's a "talent shortage." Usually there isn't — there's a compensation problem, a location problem, or a requirements problem.

Our reports cut through the noise. We show you exactly what's happening: which companies are winning talent wars (and how much they're paying), where the actual shortages exist (and why), and what's driving the dysfunction.

Whether you're trying to hire, looking for a job, or just trying to understand why everything seems broken — we have the data.

Most Shocking Data

• $150/hour
  Travel nurse rates in California ICUs
• 73% quit rate
  Amazon warehouse workers within 90 days
• $95/hour
  Specialized welders on infrastructure projects
• 24 months
  Average time to fill interventional cardiologist role

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