What are the most in demand jobs in Jefferson City, 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 Jefferson City, MO actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Jefferson City have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Jefferson City, MO are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Jefferson City? Turns out the most in demand job in Jefferson City is registered nurse with 756 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Jefferson City

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

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 Jefferson City, MO

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	756	$56,851
2	Licensed Practical Nurse	437	$42,322
3	Sales Associate	290	$34,968
4	Substitute Teacher	180	$23,163
5	Customer Service Representative	153	$27,066
6	Assistant Manager	136	$29,760
7	Medical Director	124	$247,561
8	Delivery Driver	122	$36,681
9	Server	122	$22,276
10	Patient Care Technician	111	$26,122
11	Physician	103	$199,030
12	Cashier	100	$22,345
13	Cook	100	$22,367
14	Life Management Teacher	99	$67,719
15	Housekeeper	97	$21,079
16	Customer Service Associate	96	$25,730
17	1st Grade Teacher	91	$31,665
18	Pharmacist Technician	88	$30,793
19	Registered Health Nurse	88	$56,389
20	Analyst	84	$59,579
21	Store Manager	84	$38,224
22	Nurse Practitioner	82	$73,090
23	Sales Representative	82	$53,290
24	Pre-K Teacher	80	$30,196
25	Account Executive	79	$51,847
26	Nurse	77	$45,114
27	Shift Leader	77	$25,605
28	Solutions Architect	74	$85,769
29	Physical Therapist	73	$62,873
30	Certified Nursing Assistant	72	$24,890
31	Support Team Member	71	$23,314
32	Certified Medical Aide	70	$24,544
33	Program Instructor	66	$40,259
34	Assistant Attorney General	64	$64,233
35	Business Analyst	64	$60,089
36	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	61	$70,058
37	Nurse Case Manager	59	$61,270
38	Crew Member	58	$24,672
39	Principal	58	$87,593
40	Solution Specialist	58	$86,389
41	Truck Driver	57	$60,066
42	Registered Nurse PRN	54	$68,477
43	Baker	52	$22,975
44	Teacher	50	$36,532
45	Student Internship	49	$25,957
46	Engineer	47	$65,695
47	Occupational Therapist	47	$61,053
48	Speech Language Pathologist	46	$69,550
49	Clinical Social Worker	44	$50,207
50	Family Practice Physician	44	$186,201
51	Shift Supervisor	44	$34,271
52	Barista	42	$23,310
53	Company Driver	42	$64,183
54	Retail Merchandiser	42	$25,834
55	Associate Retailer	41	$26,085
56	Bartender	41	$20,305
57	Customer Engagement Specialist	41	$39,149
58	Dietary Aide	41	$21,850
59	Line Cook	41	$24,215
60	Surgical Technician	41	$51,109
61	Optometrist	39	$178,840
62	Shift Manager	39	$26,922
63	General Production Manager	38	$21,787
64	Patient Access Representative	38	$29,777
65	Registered Nurse In The ICU	38	$90,306
66	Truck Driver Class A	38	$59,160
67	Administrative Assistant	37	$30,114
68	Certified Public Accountant	37	$58,938
69	Actuarial Analyst	36	$53,115
70	Mechanical Field Engineer	36	$70,912
71	Senior Contract Analyst	36	$84,603
72	Account Manager	35	$53,012
73	Sales Consultant	35	$47,555
74	Customer Service Specialist	34	$28,960
75	Project Manager	34	$71,863
76	Team Leader	34	$51,931
77	Program Manager	33	$68,465
78	Regional Sales Manager	33	$70,936
79	Assistant Store Manager	32	$37,381
80	Associate	32	$41,748
81	Home Health Aid	32	$21,326
82	Operations Associate	32	$37,557
83	Receptionist	32	$25,500
84	Communications Analyst	31	$55,686
85	Driver	31	$26,341
86	Family Medicine Physician	31	$183,775
87	General Manager	31	$59,430
88	Hair Stylist	31	$32,881
89	Mental Health Technician	31	$25,830
90	Senior Engineer	31	$76,860
91	CDL Driver	30	$61,080
92	Purchasing Manager	30	$86,323
93	Restaurant Associate	30	$21,449
94	Medical Assistant	29	$31,127
95	Owner/Operator	29	$187,142
96	Clinical Pharmacist	28	$123,098
97	Field Service Technician	28	$46,023
98	Manager	28	$67,890
99	Medical Coder	28	$39,970
100	Program Supervisor	28	$37,841