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Joonow Job Market Index: October 2026

A monthly snapshot of open jobs in Brazil, built from every active job on Joonow, which gathers listings from career sites and applicant tracking systems.

Edition closed on 11/1/2026· next edition on 12/1/2026

Key findings

  • 13,304 open jobs in Brazil at the close of October 2026.
  • São Paulo holds 25.4% of all jobs; the city with the most jobs is São Paulo (SP), with 1,178 jobs.
  • 3.1% of jobs are remote and 2.2% hybrid; 34.7% are on-site.
  • 22.7% of jobs disclose pay; the median is R$ 2,200 a month, and half fall between R$ 1,750 and R$ 3,000.
  • The job title with the most openings is Operador de Loja (241 jobs), followed by Vendedor Externo and Operador de Caixa.
  • 6,394 jobs were posted in October 2026 and were still open at the close; 1,243 companies had open jobs.

How to cite: Joonow Job Market Index, October 2026. Joonow. https://www.joonow.com/en/trends/job-market-index/2026-10

Open jobs

13,304

New jobs this month

6,394

Hiring companies

1,243

Remote or hybrid

5.3%

Disclose pay

22.7%

Median pay

R$ 2,200

a month

Where the jobs are

Open jobs by state

The 10 states with the most jobs; the table lists all of them.

  1. São Paulo3,377 25.4%
  2. Paraná1,587 11.9%
  3. Minas Gerais1,286 9.7%
  4. Santa Catarina1,055 7.9%
  5. Distrito Federal954 7.2%
  6. Mato Grosso741 5.6%
  7. Bahia571 4.3%
  8. Ceará437 3.3%
  9. Rio de Janeiro419 3.1%
  10. Rio Grande do Sul400 3.0%
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Open jobs by state
StateJobsShare
São Paulo3,37725.4%
Paraná1,58711.9%
Minas Gerais1,2869.7%
Santa Catarina1,0557.9%
Distrito Federal9547.2%
Mato Grosso7415.6%
Bahia5714.3%
Ceará4373.3%
Rio de Janeiro4193.1%
Rio Grande do Sul4003.0%
Goiás3993.0%
Espírito Santo3892.9%
Pernambuco2501.9%
Rio Grande do Norte1361.0%
Pará1260.9%
Amazonas1060.8%
Mato Grosso do Sul1020.8%
Paraíba830.6%
Rondônia790.6%
Maranhão680.5%
Piauí580.4%
Alagoas430.3%
Tocantins290.2%
Roraima280.2%
Sergipe270.2%
Acre220.2%
Amapá190.1%

Cities with the most jobs

Open jobs by city.

  1. São Paulo (SP)1,178 8.9%
  2. Curitiba (PR)816 6.1%
  3. Brasília (DF)691 5.2%
  4. Belo Horizonte (MG)405 3.0%
  5. Rio de Janeiro (RJ)275 2.1%
  6. Fortaleza (CE)260 2.0%
  7. Cuiabá (MT)241 1.8%
  8. Campinas (SP)191 1.4%
  9. Goiânia (GO)178 1.3%
  10. São José do Rio Preto (SP)158 1.2%
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Cities with the most jobs
CityJobsShare
São Paulo (SP)1,1788.9%
Curitiba (PR)8166.1%
Brasília (DF)6915.2%
Belo Horizonte (MG)4053.0%
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)2752.1%
Fortaleza (CE)2602.0%
Cuiabá (MT)2411.8%
Campinas (SP)1911.4%
Goiânia (GO)1781.3%
São José do Rio Preto (SP)1581.2%

Job titles with the most openings

Titles grouped without level, gender markers and extras (see the methodology).

  1. Operador de Loja241 1.8%
  2. Vendedor Externo200 1.5%
  3. Operador de Caixa188 1.4%
  4. Consultor de Vendas176 1.3%
  5. Agente Stone169 1.3%
  6. Jovem Aprendiz164 1.2%
  7. Auxiliar de Serviços Gerais136 1.0%
  8. Assistente Administrativo123 0.9%
  9. Vendedor121 0.9%
  10. Vendedor Interno117 0.9%
  11. Representante Comercial102 0.8%
  12. Gerente de Relacionamento91 0.7%
  13. Açougueiro86 0.6%
  14. Auxiliar Administrativo85 0.6%
  15. Recepcionista83 0.6%
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Job titles with the most openings
Job titleJobsShare
Operador de Loja2411.8%
Vendedor Externo2001.5%
Operador de Caixa1881.4%
Consultor de Vendas1761.3%
Agente Stone1691.3%
Jovem Aprendiz1641.2%
Auxiliar de Serviços Gerais1361.0%
Assistente Administrativo1230.9%
Vendedor1210.9%
Vendedor Interno1170.9%
Representante Comercial1020.8%
Gerente de Relacionamento910.7%
Açougueiro860.6%
Auxiliar Administrativo850.6%
Recepcionista830.6%

Work model and contract

Jobs by work model

Share of each model in all open jobs.

  • On-site 34.7% 4,614
  • Hybrid 2.2% 291
  • Remote 3.1% 414
  • Not stated 60.0% 7,985

Jobs by contract type

As described in the listing.

  1. Full-time10,401 78.2%
  2. Contractor805 6.1%
  3. Internship563 4.2%
  4. Other166 1.2%
  5. Part-time147 1.1%
  6. Temporary87 0.7%
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Jobs by contract type
ContractJobsShare
Full-time10,40178.2%
Not specified1,1348.5%
Contractor8056.1%
Internship5634.2%
Other1661.2%
Part-time1471.1%
Temporary870.7%
Volunteer10.0%

Advertised pay

22.7% of open jobs (3,022 jobs) disclose a monthly salary in reais. Each bar shows the middle half of salaries (1st to 3rd quartile) and the tick marks the median.

Monthly pay by job title

Only titles with at least 30 jobs disclosing pay are shown.

  • All jobs with pay 3,022 jobsR$ 1,750 – R$ 3,000 · R$ 2,200
  • Auxiliar de Serviços Gerais 68 jobsR$ 1,621 – R$ 1,900 · R$ 1,772
  • Vendedor 61 jobsR$ 2,271 – R$ 3,000 · R$ 3,000
  • Consultor de Vendas 52 jobsR$ 1,793 – R$ 2,573 · R$ 2,058
  • Operador de Caixa 41 jobsR$ 1,720 – R$ 2,133 · R$ 1,981
  • Auxiliar Administrativo 36 jobsR$ 1,739 – R$ 2,196 · R$ 1,953
  • Auxiliar de Logística 36 jobsR$ 1,739 – R$ 2,222 · R$ 2,016
  • Jovem Aprendiz 35 jobsR$ 761 – R$ 1,015 · R$ 762
  • Atendente 32 jobsR$ 1,621 – R$ 1,863 · R$ 1,621
  • Auxiliar de Produção 31 jobsR$ 1,803 – R$ 2,033 · R$ 1,900

R$ 0R$ 3,500

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Monthly pay by job title
Job title1st quartileMedian3rd quartileSample
All jobs with payR$ 1,750R$ 2,200R$ 3,0003,022
Auxiliar de Serviços GeraisR$ 1,621R$ 1,772R$ 1,90068
VendedorR$ 2,271R$ 3,000R$ 3,00061
Consultor de VendasR$ 1,793R$ 2,058R$ 2,57352
Operador de CaixaR$ 1,720R$ 1,981R$ 2,13341
Auxiliar AdministrativoR$ 1,739R$ 1,953R$ 2,19636
Auxiliar de LogísticaR$ 1,739R$ 2,016R$ 2,22236
Jovem AprendizR$ 761R$ 762R$ 1,01535
AtendenteR$ 1,621R$ 1,621R$ 1,86332
Auxiliar de ProduçãoR$ 1,803R$ 1,900R$ 2,03331

Data and methodology

14,361 listings in the index, 13,304 jobs after removing duplicates across sources. Calculated on 11/1/2026 1:00 AM.

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