Frontline work in Raleigh is on a tear. A new national analysis shows job postings for hands-on roles, from nurses and caregivers to veterinarians and warehouse staff, jumped sharply in 2025, leaving Triangle employers racing to hire and juggling schedules to keep essential services running.
The trend is a reminder that in-person, judgment-heavy work is still tough to automate, even as AI quietly takes over more of the back-office and screen-based grind.
What Monster’s Report Found
According to Monster, its Frontline Labor Report identified nine frontline roles with the biggest increases in postings during 2025, with registered nurses and clinical social workers leading the pack.
Caregiver postings saw the largest year-over-year jump, veterinarian listings rose about 10 percent, and warehouse worker postings increased roughly 4 percent. In other words, the jobs that require people to be physically present and make fast, real-world decisions are the ones flying off the digital job boards.
Local Coverage and Reaction
As reported by CBS17, those national patterns are showing up on the ground in the Raleigh area, especially in health care, education and logistics…