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

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Yakima? Turns out the most in demand job in Yakima is registered nurse with 312 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Yakima

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

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 Yakima, WA

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	312	$72,382
2	Sales Associate	153	$37,426
3	Delivery Driver	152	$39,349
4	Shift Supervisor	126	$43,499
5	Physical Therapist	102	$77,517
6	Licensed Practical Nurse	100	$42,942
7	Occupational Therapist	89	$70,608
8	Medical Assistant	86	$38,001
9	Physician	85	$251,341
10	Customer Service Representative	83	$32,661
11	Speech Language Pathologist	82	$67,444
12	Barista	80	$27,014
13	General Manager	69	$109,855
14	Shift Manager	68	$36,084
15	Cashier	66	$28,023
16	Cook	63	$33,410
17	Teacher	61	$48,405
18	Automotive Technician	58	$42,746
19	Maintenance Technician	53	$39,867
20	Server	52	$31,055
21	Pharmacist Technician	49	$42,958
22	Sales Professional	49	$68,331
23	Assistant Store Manager	48	$32,836
24	Family Practice Physician	48	$221,859
25	Restaurant Associate	48	$35,931
26	Support	46	$41,592
27	Customer Service Advisor	45	$31,377
28	Store Manager	45	$49,025
29	Assistant Manager	43	$46,269
30	Department Supervisor	43	$70,559
31	Restaurant Manager	41	$65,079
32	Certified Nursing Assistant	40	$33,385
33	Crew Person	40	$33,152
34	Sales Consultant	40	$66,552
35	Retail Sales Consultant	39	$47,995
36	Route Sales Representative	37	$40,121
37	Housekeeper	35	$30,887
38	Customer Service Associate	33	$28,903
39	Parts Delivery Driver	33	$28,812
40	Phlebotomist	33	$36,948
41	Service Technician	33	$34,193
42	Substitute Teacher	32	$25,016
43	Truck Driver	32	$51,353
44	Line Cook	31	$31,824
45	Manufacturing Team Member	31	$31,049
46	Patient Access Representative	31	$34,891
47	Retail Merchandiser	31	$33,737
48	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	30	$78,356
49	Life Insurance Agent	29	$82,028
50	Management Trainee	29	$53,445
51	11B Infantryman	28	$64,264
52	Event Specialist	28	$41,390
53	Support Team Member	28	$31,417
54	Tank Driver	28	$55,143
55	Teller	28	$30,445
56	Associate	27	$56,031
57	Construction Engineer	27	$74,989
58	Home Health Aid	27	$30,427
59	Patient Care Manager	27	$52,027
60	Patient Service Coordinator	27	$35,161
61	Wireless Consultant	27	$40,377
62	Baker	26	$33,744
63	Shift Leader	26	$36,634
64	Physician Assistant	25	$95,733
65	Oncology Registered Nurse	24	$87,566
66	Outside Sales Representative	24	$57,308
67	Retail Clerk	24	$27,329
68	Surgical Technician	24	$57,145
69	Family Support Specialist	23	$44,570
70	Mechanic	23	$48,549
71	Night Stocker	23	$37,483
72	Pharmacist	23	$151,695
73	Senior Machinist	23	$54,700
74	Driver	22	$36,613
75	Journeyman Lineman	22	$100,637
76	Pharmacist Assistant	22	$34,517
77	Prep Cook	22	$32,274
78	Sales Associate And Customer Service	22	$35,858
79	Sales Manager	22	$84,394
80	Service Representative	22	$37,874
81	Care Partner	21	$32,116
82	Field Technician	21	$37,346
83	Hair Stylist	21	$44,944
84	Merchandising Specialist	21	$40,265
85	Pediatrician	21	$198,968
86	Representative	21	$37,919
87	Warehouse Associate	21	$35,258
88	Assets Protection Specialist	20	$35,897
89	Bartender	20	$26,894
90	Branch Manager Trainee	20	$29,624
91	Freight Receiver	20	$30,808
92	In-Stock Associate	20	$29,511
93	Indirect Fire Infantryman	20	$73,805
94	Kitchen And Bath Designer	20	$61,928
95	Registered Nurse In The ICU	20	$83,911
96	Traveling Nurse	20	$67,021
97	Ultrasound Technologist	20	$75,806
98	Branch Manager	19	$76,676
99	CDL Class A Driver	19	$55,345
100	Chief Engineer	19	$83,229