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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS

What professions have the highest employment in Kansas City, MO-KS? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Kansas City, MO-KS. We note that the total employment in Kansas City, MO-KS is 1,052,830. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 26,620 people (2.53 percent of the total employment in Kansas City, MO-KS). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 24,370 people (2.31 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Kansas City, MO-KS is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,052,830
100.00% $46,410
2 Registered Nurses
26,620
2.53% $76,800
3 Retail Salespersons
24,370
2.31% $29,740
4 General and Operations Managers
23,810
2.26% $91,680
5 Stockers and Order Fillers
23,710
2.25% $33,910
6 Cashiers
22,980
2.18% $27,370
7 Customer Service Representatives
22,550
2.14% $37,440
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
19,310
1.83% $36,920
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
18,700
1.78% $26,740
10 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
18,650
1.77% $38,080
11 Fast Food and Counter Workers
18,290
1.74% $27,060
12 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
17,960
1.71% $53,080
13 Waiters and Waitresses
16,580
1.57% $28,990
14 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
13,530
1.29% $44,110
15 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
13,020
1.24% $31,230
16 Software Developers
12,690
1.21% $103,680
17 Accountants and Auditors
11,960
1.14% $73,850
18 Restaurant Cooks
11,880
1.13% $30,070
19 Nursing Assistants
11,630
1.10% $35,370
20 Office Clerks, General
11,450
1.09% $37,510
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
10,990
1.04% $45,270
22 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
10,870
1.03% $69,370
23 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
10,290
0.98% $61,300
24 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
10,220
0.97% $45,030
25 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
9,860
0.94% $63,750
26 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
9,520
0.90% $59,270
27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
8,240
0.78% $36,350
28 Fast Food Cooks
8,240
0.78% $27,330
29 Other Business Operations Specialists
7,800
0.74% $81,860
30 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
7,650
0.73% $60,010
31 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
7,530
0.72% $42,430
32 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
7,420
0.70% $36,400
33 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
7,280
0.69% $29,280
34 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
7,250
0.69% $45,800
35 Security Guards
6,950
0.66% $35,540
36 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
6,910
0.66% $42,830
37 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
6,650
0.63% $62,630
38 Receptionists and Information Clerks
6,560
0.62% $32,560
39 Construction Laborers
6,560
0.62% $41,070
40 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
6,480
0.62% $60,190
41 Human Resources Specialists
6,390
0.61% $61,330
42 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,320
0.60% $35,690
43 Computer User Support Specialists
6,140
0.58% $54,020
44 Food Preparation Workers
5,990
0.57% $28,150
45 Lawyers
5,470
0.52% $129,370
46 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
5,250
0.50% $62,400
47 Carpenters
5,210
0.49% $58,290
48 Medical Secretaries
5,200
0.49% $39,350
49 Insurance Sales Agents
5,060
0.48% $59,490
50 Computer Systems Analysts
5,040
0.48% $90,070
51 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
4,840
0.46% $47,310
52 Electricians
4,710
0.45% $63,240
53 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
4,660
0.44% $28,730
54 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
4,650
0.44% $60,460
55 Project Management Specialists
4,640
0.44% $85,300
56 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
4,590
0.44% $56,190
57 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
4,550
0.43% $29,650
58 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
4,490
0.43% $34,030
59 Childcare Workers
4,440
0.42% $28,190
60 Medical Assistants
4,430
0.42% $37,810
61 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
4,420
0.42% $77,170
62 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
4,400
0.42% $64,600
63 School Bus Drivers
4,260
0.40% $45,920
64 Bartenders
4,220
0.40% $28,840
65 Management Analysts
4,210
0.40% $83,410
66 Packers and Packagers
4,100
0.39% $33,970
67 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
4,070
0.39% $53,950
68 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,000
0.38% $63,360
69 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
3,890
0.37% $50,070
70 Computer and Information Systems Managers
3,880
0.37% $137,160
71 Financial Managers
3,850
0.37% $132,380
72 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,740
0.36% $68,030
73 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
3,620
0.34% $29,590
74 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
3,510
0.33% $61,550
75 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
3,330
0.32% $82,950
76 Driver/Sales Workers
3,290
0.31% $40,150
77 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,280
0.31% $100,770
78 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
3,280
0.31% $48,620
79 Pharmacy Technicians
3,280
0.31% $38,750
80 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
3,220
0.31% $60,180
81 Loan Officers
3,150
0.30% $76,180
82 Civil Engineers
3,150
0.30% $81,220
83 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
3,150
0.30% $26,810
84 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
3,130
0.30% $59,130
85 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
3,130
0.30% $37,610
86 Personal Financial Advisors
3,120
0.30% $80,500
87 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
3,100
0.29% $25,530
88 Firefighters
3,040
0.29% $48,880
89 Cost Estimators
2,910
0.28% $72,270
90 Tellers
2,890
0.27% $35,190
91 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
2,890
0.27% $48,310
92 Training and Development Specialists
2,860
0.27% $63,770
93 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
2,850
0.27% $27,560
94 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,850
0.27% $59,580
95 Compliance Officers
2,840
0.27% $67,040
96 Public Relations Specialists
2,840
0.27% $62,720
97 Nurse Practitioners
2,800
0.27% $119,840
98 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
2,770
0.26% $74,300
99 All Other Physicians
2,760
0.26% $204,740
100 Billing and Posting Clerks
2,750
0.26% $40,740

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