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

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Topeka? Turns out the most in demand job in Topeka is registered nurse with 800 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Topeka

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

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 Topeka, KS

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	800	$56,266
2	Licensed Practical Nurse	536	$42,517
3	Sales Associate	435	$28,289
4	Certified Nursing Assistant	395	$26,648
5	Customer Service Representative	314	$28,103
6	Crew Member	312	$24,248
7	Assistant Manager	242	$28,906
8	Delivery Driver	240	$38,048
9	Physician	237	$223,272
10	Cashier	225	$23,126
11	Cook	223	$21,778
12	Physical Therapist	220	$62,307
13	Server	194	$21,997
14	Substitute Teacher	185	$22,146
15	Occupational Therapist	171	$58,351
16	Maintenance Technician	167	$38,720
17	Customer Service Associate	164	$28,187
18	Store Manager	151	$36,451
19	Speech Language Pathologist	148	$62,226
20	Account Executive	137	$61,578
21	Housekeeper	134	$21,774
22	Certified Nurses' Aide	133	$26,867
23	Registered Nurse Case Manager	124	$53,641
24	Truck Driver	123	$59,795
25	Security Officer	116	$28,874
26	Certified Medical Aide	115	$26,733
27	Teacher	115	$38,504
28	Shift Supervisor	110	$33,550
29	Shift Leader	107	$30,822
30	Medical Director	103	$237,180
31	Pharmacist Technician	101	$33,851
32	General Manager	100	$58,466
33	Solutions Architect	100	$84,601
34	Business Analyst	99	$59,880
35	Food Service Worker	98	$20,450
36	Assistant Store Manager	97	$36,711
37	Store Associate	92	$26,391
38	1st Grade Teacher	91	$33,973
39	Associate	88	$40,137
40	Life Management Teacher	85	$79,416
41	Pre-K Teacher	81	$30,751
42	Diesel Mechanic	77	$36,981
43	Engineer	77	$61,926
44	Case Manager	74	$30,147
45	Social Worker	74	$52,526
46	Dietary Aide	72	$22,708
47	Radiologic Technician	72	$47,835
48	Student Internship	72	$24,546
49	CDL Driver	71	$62,391
50	Dental Assistant	70	$34,006
51	Bartender	68	$18,930
52	Company Driver	68	$61,870
53	Field Service Technician	68	$54,050
54	Psychiatrist	68	$217,109
55	Certified Public Accountant	66	$56,037
56	Medical Assistant	66	$29,495
57	Owner/Operator	66	$200,210
58	Analyst	65	$56,106
59	Retail Clerk	65	$23,616
60	Program Instructor	64	$43,908
61	Registered Nurse PRN	64	$55,580
62	Driver	63	$29,497
63	Sales Representative	63	$53,783
64	Line Cook	61	$22,244
65	Custodian	60	$20,807
66	Health Insurance Agent	60	$57,912
67	Life Insurance Agent	60	$74,255
68	Restaurant Manager	60	$47,823
69	CDL Class A Driver	59	$58,103
70	Assistant Restaurant Manager	58	$37,454
71	Solution Specialist	57	$72,946
72	Barista	56	$23,440
73	Home Health Aid	56	$24,591
74	Technician	56	$33,872
75	Retail Merchandiser	54	$25,829
76	Automotive Technician	53	$33,925
77	CT Technologist	51	$48,673
78	Registered Nurse Supervisor	51	$53,776
79	Family Practice Physician	50	$196,859
80	Production Associate	50	$27,695
81	Sales Consultant	48	$48,489
82	Support Team Member	46	$26,237
83	Clinician	45	$46,635
84	Family Medicine Physician	45	$176,571
85	Hair Stylist	45	$31,014
86	Over The Road Driver	44	$63,668
87	Team Leader	44	$48,162
88	Assistant	43	$28,037
89	Developer	42	$62,288
90	Manufacturing Team Member	42	$27,486
91	Truck Driver Class A	42	$61,914
92	Tutor	42	$26,142
93	Associate Retailer	41	$25,916
94	Warehouse Associate	41	$27,349
95	Account Manager	39	$54,410
96	Administrator	39	$53,403
97	Driver/Owner Operator	39	$106,613
98	Clinical Medical Assistant	38	$26,141
99	Retail Sales Consultant	38	$40,636
100	Service Technician	38	$34,261