What are the most in demand jobs in Columbia, MO?

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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 Columbia, MO actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Columbia have a particular interest in nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Columbia, MO are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Columbia? Turns out the most in demand job in Columbia is nurse with 555 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Columbia

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

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 Columbia, MO

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Nurse	555	$45,021
2	Sales Associate	508	$34,710
3	Physician	493	$199,081
4	Registered Nurse	478	$56,610
5	Server	252	$22,270
6	Licensed Practical Nurse	229	$42,364
7	Customer Service Representative	220	$27,188
8	Assistant Manager	187	$29,783
9	Shift Supervisor	183	$34,350
10	Delivery Driver	179	$36,787
11	Cashier	170	$22,378
12	Personal Banker	142	$31,456
13	Store Manager	139	$38,208
14	Truck Driver	131	$59,951
15	Bartender	119	$20,275
16	Maintenance Technician	116	$41,168
17	Account Executive	114	$51,876
18	Restaurant Associate	114	$21,542
19	Certified Nursing Assistant	113	$25,020
20	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	113	$70,099
21	Hospitalist Physician	112	$220,923
22	Barista	107	$23,430
23	Cook	104	$22,438
24	Teller	104	$23,273
25	Software Engineer	98	$61,982
26	Assistant Store Manager	92	$37,321
27	Baker	90	$23,151
28	Housekeeper	84	$21,111
29	Family Practice Physician	83	$186,092
30	Certified Public Accountant	82	$58,881
31	Support Team Member	82	$23,453
32	Occupational Therapist	81	$61,073
33	Shift Leader	78	$25,633
34	Clerk	76	$27,568
35	Line Cook	76	$24,284
36	Pharmacist Technician	75	$30,836
37	Crew Member	74	$24,797
38	Restaurant Manager	74	$42,071
39	Physical Therapist	72	$62,855
40	Customer Service Associate	69	$25,764
41	Emergency Medicine Physician	69	$132,180
42	Patient Care Technician	69	$26,147
43	Retail Sales Consultant	65	$43,234
44	CDL Driver	64	$60,997
45	Company Driver	64	$64,155
46	Family Medicine Physician	64	$183,810
47	Teacher	63	$36,604
48	Developer	62	$72,464
49	Massage Therapist	62	$47,114
50	Service Center Representative	58	$35,286
51	Internal Medicine Physician	57	$219,710
52	Guest Services Agent	56	$24,598
53	Senior Software Engineer	56	$78,910
54	Student Internship	56	$26,086
55	Acute Care Physician	54	$207,548
56	Service Manager	53	$51,647
57	Key Account Manager	52	$120,195
58	Collections Specialist	50	$30,615
59	Sales Representative	50	$53,575
60	Analyst	49	$59,726
61	Beauty Consultant	49	$33,256
62	Logistics Specialist	49	$50,354
63	Shift Manager	49	$27,023
64	Merchandiser	48	$27,319
65	Operations Manager	48	$58,724
66	CDL Class A Driver	47	$58,108
67	Driver	47	$26,469
68	In-Stock Associate	47	$24,359
69	Certified Medical Aide	46	$24,640
70	City Driver	46	$36,812
71	Associate	45	$41,669
72	Nurse Practitioner	45	$73,829
73	Registered Nurse In The ICU	45	$90,330
74	Sales Leader	45	$69,455
75	Truck Driver Class A	45	$59,012
76	Assistant Restaurant Manager	44	$35,014
77	Hair Stylist	44	$32,911
78	Outside Sales Representative	43	$49,162
79	Sales Consultant	43	$47,707
80	Kitchen Manager	42	$43,737
81	Training Assistant	41	$45,029
82	Automotive Technician	40	$31,964
83	Breakfast Attendant	40	$22,874
84	Over The Road Driver	40	$64,188
85	Respiratory Therapist	40	$49,641
86	Host/Hostess	39	$20,935
87	Specialist	38	$44,407
88	Bilingual Interpreter	37	$43,660
89	Route Sales Representative	37	$41,233
90	Customer Engagement Specialist	36	$39,178
91	Field Service Technician	36	$46,483
92	Home Health Aid	36	$21,400
93	Key Holder	36	$27,276
94	Pediatric Physician Assistant	36	$175,051
95	Catering Coordinator	35	$31,054
96	Driver/Owner Operator	35	$104,671
97	Internship	35	$27,206
98	Social Worker	35	$40,990
99	Preschool Teacher	34	$24,879
100	Administrative Assistant	33	$30,238