What are the most in demand jobs in Spokane, WA?

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

The top ten most in demand jobs in Spokane, WA are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Spokane? Turns out the most in demand job in Spokane is registered nurse with 1,770 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Spokane

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

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 Spokane, WA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	1,770	$69,582
2	Physician	743	$256,733
3	Certified Nursing Assistant	678	$31,445
4	Sales Associate	614	$34,444
5	Medical Assistant	527	$35,957
6	Licensed Practical Nurse	497	$40,934
7	Delivery Driver	324	$38,977
8	Customer Service Representative	304	$32,256
9	Shift Supervisor	302	$41,542
10	Assistant Manager	267	$41,437
11	Barista	267	$25,948
12	Sales Representative	230	$54,943
13	Cashier	215	$26,722
14	Pharmacist Technician	200	$41,784
15	Nurse Practitioner	199	$102,752
16	Account Executive	185	$67,528
17	Technician	172	$36,369
18	Assistant Store Manager	167	$31,586
19	Physical Therapist	152	$73,824
20	Family Medicine Physician	140	$226,132
21	Food Service Worker	140	$29,571
22	Hospitalist Physician	134	$270,653
23	Store Manager	130	$47,070
24	Family Practice Physician	129	$225,846
25	Customer Service Associate	127	$25,873
26	Crew Member	121	$26,547
27	Surgical Technician	120	$55,695
28	Service Technician	119	$32,197
29	Maintenance Technician	117	$39,374
30	Registered Nurse In The ICU	114	$82,983
31	Physician Assistant	113	$90,995
32	Tutor	111	$27,055
33	Support Team Member	110	$30,172
34	Housekeeper	109	$28,162
35	Sales Professional	105	$66,718
36	Certified Public Accountant	102	$70,587
37	Associate	101	$50,141
38	Occupational Therapist	100	$67,561
39	Automotive Technician	97	$39,835
40	Driver	97	$35,767
41	Server	97	$25,309
42	Acute Care Physician	94	$269,556
43	Project Manager	93	$94,219
44	Cook	91	$31,616
45	Finance Advisor	90	$65,391
46	Software Engineer	90	$104,405
47	Administrative Assistant	88	$34,360
48	Hospitalist	87	$223,937
49	Patient Care Coordinator	86	$35,349
50	Speech Language Pathologist	85	$65,683
51	Internal Medicine Physician	78	$247,848
52	Clinic Registered Nurse	76	$73,438
53	General Manager	75	$105,539
54	Assistant Nurse Manager	74	$77,486
55	Customer Service Advisor	74	$29,098
56	Life Insurance Agent	73	$82,590
57	Teacher	70	$47,179
58	Automotive Service Technician	69	$45,968
59	Service Representative	67	$37,278
60	Respiratory Therapist	66	$55,520
61	Retail Merchandiser	66	$33,218
62	Support	66	$38,283
63	Merchandiser	64	$34,111
64	Restaurant Manager	64	$64,009
65	Senior Software Engineer	64	$128,362
66	Key Holder	63	$31,434
67	Specialist	63	$49,850
68	Warehouse Associate	60	$35,032
69	Receptionist	58	$29,936
70	Account Manager	56	$74,814
71	Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner	55	$94,307
72	Home Health Aid	55	$29,330
73	Student Internship	55	$39,382
74	Developer	52	$109,877
75	Expert	52	$61,914
76	Store Associate	52	$28,324
77	Analyst	51	$65,001
78	Retail Clerk	51	$26,323
79	CDL Driver	48	$52,328
80	Assistant	47	$41,256
81	City Driver	47	$42,691
82	Bartender	46	$23,673
83	Sales Consultant	46	$64,695
84	Substitute Teacher	46	$23,459
85	CDL Class A Driver	45	$55,626
86	Line Cook	45	$28,874
87	Support Specialist	45	$40,238
88	Social Worker	44	$56,972
89	Customer Service Specialist	43	$36,559
90	Teller	43	$29,174
91	Field Service Technician	42	$61,187
92	Sales Leader	41	$91,588
93	Security Officer	41	$35,275
94	Emergency Medicine Physician	40	$130,289
95	Advocate	39	$36,146
96	Bilingual Interpreter	39	$36,169
97	Medical Director	39	$217,714
98	Pediatric Physician Assistant	39	$211,305
99	Truck Driver	39	$50,974
100	Banking Associate	38	$26,954