What are the most in demand jobs in Abilene, TX?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Abilene, TX actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Abilene have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Abilene, TX are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Abilene? Turns out the most in demand job in Abilene is registered nurse with 1,432 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Abilene

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Abilene.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Abilene, TX

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	1,432	$67,842
2	Sales Associate	1,416	$35,125
3	Shift Leader	362	$33,098
4	Physician	288	$219,028
5	Licensed Practical Nurse	281	$45,604
6	Customer Service Representative	234	$25,997
7	Cashier	221	$21,912
8	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	213	$79,640
9	Store Manager	207	$47,494
10	Server	196	$21,875
11	Assistant Manager	170	$43,933
12	Delivery Driver	164	$34,442
13	Nurses' Aide	151	$27,465
14	Cook	135	$23,503
15	Assistant Store Manager	131	$36,486
16	Account Executive	121	$56,076
17	Certified Nursing Assistant	121	$24,523
18	Housekeeper	112	$21,774
19	Physical Therapist	110	$71,198
20	Assistant Manager/Manager Training	108	$37,391
21	Customer Service Associate	103	$26,483
22	Medical Assistant	97	$29,186
23	Registered Nurse In The ICU	93	$88,455
24	Nurse	91	$54,935
25	Shift Supervisor	89	$35,103
26	Maintenance Technician	81	$35,688
27	Surgical Technician	79	$53,262
28	General Manager	78	$69,719
29	Registered Nurse PRN	78	$84,439
30	Food Service Worker	76	$19,984
31	Sales Representative	76	$52,874
32	Barista	75	$22,047
33	Registered Nurse Supervisor	73	$66,046
34	Case Manager	72	$35,980
35	Driver	72	$28,699
36	Software Engineer	69	$76,196
37	Life Insurance Agent	66	$58,763
38	Teacher	65	$44,649
39	Internal Medicine Physician	64	$140,577
40	Sales Manager	61	$79,286
41	Clerk	60	$27,776
42	Registered Nurse In Pacu	60	$85,344
43	Family Practice Physician	58	$199,233
44	Occupational Therapist	58	$70,415
45	Support Team Member	58	$22,539
46	Telemetry Registered Nurse	58	$90,283
47	Crew Member	57	$22,139
48	Retail Merchandiser	57	$24,270
49	Associate	55	$47,536
50	Finance Advisor	54	$82,246
51	Hair Stylist	53	$31,889
52	Retail Sales Consultant	53	$37,432
53	Automotive Technician	52	$40,382
54	Oncology Registered Nurse	51	$71,513
55	Family Medicine Physician	49	$198,480
56	Phlebotomist	49	$31,133
57	Host/Hostess	47	$22,232
58	Senior Software Engineer	47	$95,997
59	Bartender	46	$22,435
60	Developer	45	$83,779
61	Line Cook	45	$25,503
62	Attendant	44	$20,835
63	Store Associate	44	$24,404
64	Medical Coder	43	$39,935
65	Restaurant Manager	43	$53,743
66	Health Insurance Agent	42	$46,335
67	Member Service Representative	42	$26,054
68	Coordinator	41	$52,130
69	Field Service Technician	41	$63,530
70	Pharmacist Technician	41	$33,382
71	Bilingual Interpreter	40	$47,519
72	Manufacturing Team Member	40	$23,269
73	Emergency Room Nurse	39	$65,942
74	Home Health Aid	39	$19,709
75	Technician	39	$34,403
76	Checker In	38	$29,487
77	Cleaner	38	$20,902
78	Commercial Service Technician	38	$42,049
79	Administrative Assistant	37	$29,685
80	CDL Driver	37	$52,580
81	Dental Assistant	37	$34,671
82	Outside Account Executive	37	$62,818
83	Registered Nurse Case Manager	37	$65,829
84	Specialist	36	$57,719
85	Assistant Manager Of Operations	35	$58,111
86	Certified Medical Assistant/Certified Nurse Assistant	35	$32,285
87	Contractor-Registered Nurse	35	$92,818
88	Management Trainee	35	$43,632
89	Prep Cook	35	$19,865
90	Progressive Care Nurse	35	$58,356
91	Associate Retailer	34	$23,847
92	Department Supervisor	34	$54,491
93	Therapy Technician	34	$28,025
94	Assistant Food Service Manager	33	$37,803
95	Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant	33	$50,180
96	Certified Public Accountant	33	$69,631
97	Expert	33	$70,956
98	Paramedic	33	$42,798
99	Truck Driver	33	$45,285
100	Dietitian	32	$49,728