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Glassdoor has recently seen some job openings in response to the coronavirus, such as healthcare workers.
- The World Health Organization just declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic.
- Job-posting site Glassdoor shared a recent economic research report noting several listings asking for people who could help with coronavirus-related communications, medical assistance, or research testing.
- One of the job postings outside of the medical field includes a company seeking a communications consultant who can write content about the outbreak.
- Glassdoor told Business Insider these positions are mainly looking to fulfill temporary or contract positions during the coronavirus outbreak.
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The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus, which has spread to over 110 countries, a pandemic on Wednesday.
The growing spread of coronavirus has caused a surge in demand for certain jobs, as US companies look for ways to address the outbreak and the anxiety around it.
Job-posting site Glassdoor recently published an Economic Research report about how workers are reacting to coronavirus. Daniel Zhao, a Glassdoor senior economist and data scientist, wrote in the report that the company has noticed an increase in job postings for researchers and healthcare professionals specifically asking for people who can help with coronavirus-related communications, research, or medical assistance.
The examples listed in the report tend to be companies looking for immediate hires, as well as temporary roles. However, Zhao told Business Insider, "we don't know yet how the outbreak will evolve or how long these workers will be needed."
In Washington, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently posted several positions for their newly formed COVID-19 Response team. The positions include program manager and associate strategy officer that will last until the end of December.
"Regardless, many of the jobs appearing involve portable skills. For example, crisis communication skills are becoming more and more useful in a wide variety of contexts, so it's important for businesses to build that muscle for the long term," Zhao said.
Read on to find out which occupations the report mentioned saw an increase in postings related to coronavirus, along with their average work responsibilities according to the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and 2018 median annual salaries as listed by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.