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

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Independence? Turns out the most in demand job in Independence is registered nurse with 709 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

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

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Independence

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

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 Independence, MO

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	709	$57,224
2	Sales Associate	529	$34,798
3	Physician	380	$200,569
4	Server	253	$22,084
5	Certified Nursing Assistant	252	$25,127
6	Assistant Manager	215	$29,862
7	Cashier	200	$22,322
8	Patient Care Technician	193	$26,120
9	Licensed Practical Nurse	184	$42,458
10	Store Manager	175	$38,092
11	Delivery Driver	152	$36,902
12	Customer Service Representative	146	$27,180
13	Telemetry Registered Nurse	142	$90,400
14	Shift Supervisor	135	$34,352
15	Cook	133	$22,405
16	Customer Service Associate	123	$25,642
17	Medical Assistant	120	$31,235
18	Registered Nurse PRN	112	$68,572
19	Oncology Registered Nurse	109	$73,537
20	Pharmacist Technician	108	$30,695
21	Assistant Store Manager	107	$36,956
22	General Manager	103	$59,868
23	Hospitalist Physician	96	$223,456
24	Bartender	94	$20,321
25	Physical Therapist	94	$62,745
26	Shift Leader	92	$25,601
27	Crew Member	87	$24,854
28	Truck Driver	87	$59,768
29	Company Driver	86	$64,296
30	Support Team Member	86	$23,577
31	Family Practice Physician	84	$187,442
32	Shift Manager	78	$27,058
33	Manufacturing Team Member	77	$27,471
34	Acute Care Physician	74	$208,049
35	Barista	74	$23,467
36	Owner/Operator	74	$193,957
37	Housekeeper	73	$21,167
38	Certified Respiratory Therapist	72	$49,456
39	Emergency Medicine Physician	72	$131,530
40	Store Associate	71	$26,934
41	CDL Driver	70	$60,859
42	Line Cook	68	$24,338
43	Health Insurance Agent	67	$49,890
44	Life Insurance Agent	67	$63,940
45	Family Medicine Physician	64	$184,148
46	Teacher	62	$36,504
47	Sales Consultant	60	$47,518
48	Seasonal Associate	58	$28,198
49	Technician	58	$33,749
50	Emergency Medical Technician	57	$31,132
51	Host/Hostess	57	$20,963
52	Sales Representative	57	$53,691
53	Clinical Nursing Coordinator	55	$53,745
54	Student Internship	54	$26,172
55	Substitute Teacher	54	$23,428
56	CDL Class A Driver	53	$58,008
57	Phlebotomist	53	$32,084
58	Maintenance Technician	52	$40,974
59	Associate	51	$41,718
60	Medical Technologist	50	$42,685
61	Internal Medicine Physician	49	$220,535
62	Respiratory Therapist	49	$49,421
63	Restaurant Manager	49	$42,567
64	Driver	48	$26,731
65	Driver/Owner Operator	47	$106,912
66	Registered Nurse Case Manager	46	$56,796
67	Retail Sales Consultant	46	$43,682
68	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	45	$70,251
69	Service Agent	45	$23,456
70	Prep Cook	44	$21,968
71	Department Manager	43	$44,729
72	Occupational Therapist	42	$61,262
73	Retail Sales Lead	41	$34,002
74	Automotive Technician	38	$32,065
75	Busser	38	$18,856
76	Clerk	38	$27,670
77	Primary Care Physician	38	$174,362
78	CT Technologist	37	$59,036
79	Paramedic	37	$39,744
80	Personal Banker	37	$31,278
81	Satellite Installation Technician	37	$32,489
82	In-Stock Associate	36	$24,380
83	Operations Associate	36	$37,997
84	Associate Retailer	35	$26,365
85	Diesel Mechanic	35	$44,233
86	Engineering Technician	35	$45,258
87	Life Management Teacher	35	$67,168
88	Locker Room Manager	35	$73,409
89	Maintenance Person	35	$25,414
90	Pediatric Physician Assistant	35	$174,074
91	Registered Nurse In The ICU	35	$90,557
92	Outfitter	34	$40,506
93	Over The Road Driver	34	$64,234
94	Pet Groomer	34	$24,660
95	Safety Attendant	34	$32,797
96	Telemetry Nurse	34	$77,890
97	Analyst	33	$59,298
98	Restaurant General Manager	33	$42,899
99	Screener	33	$34,785
100	Central Sterilization Technician	32	$31,260

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