What are the most in demand jobs in Lawrence, KS?

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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 Lawrence, KS actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Lawrence have a particular interest in crew members.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Lawrence, KS are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Lawrence? Turns out the most in demand job in Lawrence is crew member with 338 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Lawrence

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

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 Lawrence, KS

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Crew Member	338	$24,227
2	Lecturer	329	$47,374
3	Sales Associate	315	$28,296
4	Student Assistant	299	$18,511
5	PHD Researcher	265	$40,283
6	Customer Service Representative	237	$28,090
7	Student Research Assistant	218	$24,441
8	Registered Nurse	203	$56,179
9	Delivery Driver	187	$38,017
10	Work Study Student	139	$17,974
11	Licensed Practical Nurse	137	$42,497
12	Cashier	127	$23,136
13	Teaching Assistant	125	$23,135
14	Maintenance Technician	123	$38,740
15	Student Office Assistant	120	$17,655
16	Physician	112	$223,113
17	Assistant Professor	98	$78,684
18	Truck Driver	94	$59,861
19	Shift Supervisor	93	$33,552
20	Certified Nursing Assistant	87	$26,613
21	Physical Therapist	87	$62,331
22	Teacher	83	$38,511
23	Retail Merchandiser	75	$25,754
24	Associate Professor	73	$94,948
25	Course Developer	73	$60,290
26	Massage Therapist	70	$47,423
27	Tutor	65	$26,144
28	Pharmacist Technician	64	$33,875
29	Assistant Manager	61	$28,891
30	Assistant Research Scientist	61	$50,862
31	Barista	59	$23,422
32	Department Supervisor	58	$47,881
33	Event Specialist	58	$42,735
34	Administrative Assistant	57	$30,599
35	Machine Operator	57	$29,885
36	Graduate Assistant	56	$31,720
37	Life Insurance Agent	56	$74,180
38	Store Manager	56	$36,479
39	Driver	53	$29,417
40	Research Assistant	50	$34,336
41	Health Insurance Agent	47	$57,865
42	Retail Clerk	47	$23,597
43	Store Associate	47	$26,363
44	Custodian	46	$20,765
45	Family Practice Physician	44	$196,663
46	Shift Leader	44	$30,820
47	Dental Assistant	43	$34,025
48	Academic Adviser	42	$35,255
49	Assistant Store Manager	42	$36,797
50	Cook	42	$21,773
51	General Manager	42	$58,368
52	Information Technology/Support Technician	42	$39,298
53	Retail Sales Consultant	42	$40,560
54	Owner/Operator	41	$199,041
55	Family Medicine Physician	40	$176,545
56	Manager	40	$61,260
57	Sales Consultant	40	$48,502
58	Substitute Teacher	40	$22,109
59	Assistant	39	$28,059
60	Company Driver	39	$61,853
61	Office Assistant	39	$25,966
62	Restaurant General Manager	39	$42,477
63	Server	39	$22,044
64	Student Internship	39	$24,512
65	Assistant Manager, Sales	38	$33,389
66	Customer Service Associate	38	$28,211
67	Graduate Research Student	38	$30,317
68	Medical Technologist	38	$42,296
69	Administrative Associate	37	$31,784
70	Member Service Representative	37	$24,017
71	Pet Groomer	37	$26,730
72	Practical Nurse	37	$61,832
73	Certified Medical Aide	36	$26,701
74	Accounting Clerk	35	$32,420
75	Driver/Owner Operator	35	$106,248
76	Associate Retailer	34	$25,862
77	Fitness Instructor	34	$32,805
78	Grader	34	$28,537
79	Molding Technician	34	$31,639
80	Service Representative	34	$32,269
81	Field Technician	33	$34,499
82	In-Stock Associate	33	$25,135
83	Lobby Attendant	33	$21,600
84	Dietary Aide	32	$22,683
85	Registered Nurse PRN	32	$55,561
86	Assistant Director	31	$42,460
87	Laboratory Assistant	31	$27,619
88	Esthetician	30	$39,321
89	Seasonal Associate	30	$24,687
90	Case Manager	29	$30,194
91	Finance Advisor	29	$78,777
92	Finance Service Representative	29	$28,945
93	Graduate Research Assistant	29	$31,535
94	Parts Delivery Driver	29	$27,208
95	Research Project Coordinator	29	$46,376
96	CDL Driver	28	$62,443
97	Can Handler	28	$30,864
98	Dentist	28	$145,800
99	Food Service Worker	28	$20,426
100	Hospitalist Physician	28	$226,043