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

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Wichita? Turns out the most in demand job in Wichita is registered nurse with 2,710 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Wichita

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

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 Wichita, KS

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	2,710	$57,975
2	Sales Associate	1,178	$29,547
3	Customer Service Representative	682	$27,843
4	Licensed Practical Nurse	640	$42,835
5	Certified Nursing Assistant	614	$26,359
6	Registered Nurse PRN	410	$56,286
7	Assistant Manager	404	$29,289
8	Server	376	$21,996
9	Customer Service Associate	363	$28,124
10	Cook	359	$21,629
11	Cashier	357	$23,005
12	Shift Supervisor	346	$33,331
13	Co-Operations Internship	340	$29,320
14	Physician	319	$222,757
15	Delivery Driver	300	$37,802
16	Physical Therapist	300	$62,895
17	Registered Nurse In The ICU	298	$85,508
18	Store Manager	292	$36,515
19	Pharmacist Technician	286	$33,789
20	Sales Representative	253	$53,260
21	Barista	248	$23,051
22	Occupational Therapist	222	$59,120
23	Registered Health Nurse	222	$57,024
24	Assistant Store Manager	220	$36,729
25	General Manager	220	$57,985
26	Substitute Teacher	213	$22,110
27	Shift Leader	208	$30,989
28	Maintenance Technician	206	$38,372
29	Account Executive	203	$61,698
30	Ambassador	203	$26,634
31	Associate	202	$41,680
32	Shift Manager	192	$24,449
33	Engineering Internship	176	$48,886
34	Patient Access Representative	173	$31,827
35	Phlebotomist	171	$27,532
36	Retail Clerk	170	$23,650
37	Bartender	167	$19,223
38	Security Officer	165	$28,529
39	Service Technician	164	$34,174
40	Crew Member	161	$23,862
41	Food Service Worker	161	$20,310
42	Surgical Technician	154	$49,001
43	Kitchen Staff	146	$20,313
44	Radiologic Technician	138	$48,402
45	Clinical Nursing Coordinator	136	$61,754
46	Family Medicine Physician	136	$178,278
47	Respiratory Therapist	136	$56,450
48	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	134	$76,277
49	Internship	133	$27,471
50	Medical Assistant	133	$29,239
51	1st Grade Teacher	128	$33,611
52	Pre-K Teacher	125	$31,167
53	Registered Nurse In Pacu	125	$81,569
54	Certified Public Accountant	124	$56,352
55	Sales Consultant	124	$47,993
56	CDL Driver	121	$62,322
57	Line Cook	120	$22,187
58	Sales Leader	119	$69,917
59	Nurse Technician	117	$34,033
60	Prep Cook	117	$23,088
61	Social Worker	116	$52,993
62	Housekeeper	113	$21,946
63	Teacher	112	$38,261
64	Life Management Teacher	111	$78,841
65	CDL Class A Driver	110	$58,154
66	Engineer	108	$62,490
67	Account Manager	103	$54,830
68	Clinical Medical Assistant	103	$25,686
69	Emergency Department Registered Nurse	103	$71,953
70	Technician	103	$33,817
71	Truck Driver	101	$59,870
72	Driver	99	$29,337
73	Retail Sales Consultant	98	$40,645
74	Seasonal Associate	97	$24,749
75	Massage Therapist	95	$47,346
76	Store Associate	95	$26,246
77	Computer Numerical Controller Machinist	94	$36,873
78	Manufacturing Engineer	94	$56,620
79	Medical Laboratory Scientist	94	$47,271
80	Sales Manager	93	$71,460
81	Clinic Registered Nurse	91	$67,581
82	Electrical Systems Engineer	91	$67,334
83	Restaurant Manager	91	$48,840
84	Oncology Registered Nurse	90	$87,531
85	Assistant Restaurant Manager	89	$37,522
86	Design Engineer	88	$61,863
87	Warehouse Associate	87	$27,201
88	Department Manager	86	$44,587
89	Speech Language Pathologist	84	$61,363
90	Manager	83	$60,741
91	Hvac Technician	82	$48,163
92	Kitchen Manager	82	$39,609
93	CT Technologist	81	$49,616
94	Manufacturing Team Member	81	$27,119
95	Operations Associate	81	$42,442
96	Field Service Technician	79	$52,754
97	Automotive Technician	78	$35,075
98	Physician Assistant	76	$90,087
99	Health Insurance Agent	75	$57,507
100	Student Internship	75	$24,320