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

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Joplin? Turns out the most in demand job in Joplin is registered nurse with 547 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Joplin

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

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 Joplin, MO

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	547	$59,078
2	Sales Associate	347	$36,594
3	Customer Service Representative	288	$26,721
4	Server	196	$22,155
5	Delivery Driver	160	$36,455
6	Licensed Practical Nurse	154	$42,630
7	Assistant Manager	142	$30,103
8	Cashier	140	$22,196
9	General Manager	136	$58,193
10	Shift Leader	116	$25,669
11	Nurse Technician	113	$28,263
12	Shift Supervisor	106	$34,053
13	Store Manager	99	$38,257
14	Line Cook	84	$24,092
15	Housekeeper	83	$21,185
16	Pharmacist Technician	83	$30,588
17	Maintenance Technician	75	$40,476
18	Health Insurance Agent	74	$49,219
19	Truck Driver	74	$60,180
20	Medical Assistant	72	$30,800
21	Life Insurance Agent	69	$62,994
22	Automotive Technician	67	$33,318
23	Cook	67	$22,134
24	Assistant Store Manager	65	$37,254
25	Physician	65	$200,205
26	Store Associate	65	$26,607
27	Bartender	62	$20,594
28	Certified Public Accountant	61	$59,136
29	Sales Representative	60	$52,563
30	Associate	56	$43,165
31	Barista	56	$22,894
32	Technician	56	$33,594
33	Customer Service Associate	52	$25,567
34	Diesel Mechanic	52	$43,924
35	Nurse Practitioner	50	$71,910
36	Assembler	49	$25,383
37	Retail Sales Consultant	49	$43,410
38	Teacher	49	$36,186
39	Truck Driver Class A	49	$59,827
40	Department Manager	47	$46,232
41	Operations Associate	47	$37,176
42	CDL Class A Driver	46	$58,363
43	Restaurant Manager	46	$42,784
44	Training Assistant	46	$44,417
45	Care Associate	45	$25,725
46	Crew Member	45	$24,254
47	Nurse	45	$46,092
48	Patients Transporter	45	$22,749
49	Shift Manager	45	$26,667
50	General Dentist	44	$157,084
51	Prep Cook	44	$21,511
52	CDL Driver	43	$61,109
53	Engineering Technician	41	$45,214
54	Certified Nursing Assistant	40	$24,561
55	Physical Therapist	40	$63,271
56	Retail Merchandiser	40	$25,959
57	Security Officer	40	$31,023
58	Production Assistant	39	$27,227
59	Specialist	39	$42,991
60	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	38	$159,620
61	Inventory Associate	38	$23,467
62	Stylist	38	$34,341
63	Hair Stylist	37	$32,620
64	Lube Technician	37	$22,341
65	Manufacturing Team Member	37	$26,862
66	Process Associate	37	$32,191
67	Salon Manager	37	$29,955
68	Associate Retailer	35	$26,057
69	Department Supervisor	35	$49,619
70	Parts Delivery Driver	34	$25,460
71	Sales Manager	34	$67,600
72	Support Team Member	34	$23,002
73	Assistant Professor	33	$109,542
74	Retail Cashier	33	$26,036
75	Service Manager	33	$56,266
76	Admissions Representative	32	$37,043
77	In-Stock Associate	32	$24,013
78	Quality Engineer	32	$62,396
79	Registered Nurse Charge Nurse	32	$56,459
80	Psychiatric Technician	31	$28,523
81	Sales Consultant	31	$46,854
82	Host/Hostess	29	$21,077
83	Reporter	29	$39,195
84	Sales Leader	29	$72,273
85	Server Assistant	29	$19,045
86	Customer Engagement Specialist	28	$39,536
87	Home Health Aid	28	$21,228
88	Retail Sales Lead	28	$34,031
89	Food Service Associate	27	$26,942
90	Human Resources Manager	27	$72,243
91	Patient Service Representative	26	$28,457
92	Respiratory Therapist	26	$50,659
93	Sales Support Associate	26	$36,690
94	Service Technician	26	$33,544
95	Speech Language Pathologist	26	$68,275
96	Custodian	25	$21,556
97	Leader	25	$60,900
98	Scrub Technician	25	$39,060
99	Substitute Teacher	25	$23,098
100	Finance Advisor	24	$49,221