Wichita, KS Jobs

Wichita Jobs: Overview

When you look at a map of the U.S., Wichita is smack dab in the center. That made the city an ideal destination for cattle drives from Oklahoma to load the herds onto trains going across the country. It also gave Wichita the nickname "Cowtown" and created the first Wichita jobs running the trading posts that welcomed weary cowboys at the end of their drives. Those early days are preserved at the Old Cowtown Museum that recreates Wichita in the 19th century, complete with building-lined streets in a 23-acre, open-air site.

After the turn of the century, Wichita took on a new nickname as the "Air Capital of the World." You may recognize the name "Cessna" as a popular airplane model. Clyde Cessna started manufacturing his famous planes in Wichita in 1916. Other Wichita-based airplane brands that followed include Beechcraft, Airbus, Learjet, and Spirit Aerosystems. The National Institute for Aviation Research continues to keep Wichita in the air business. Perhaps its history in flight led to the saying, "It's a bird, it's a plane—it's Superman," whose hometown is Wichita in many comic books. If you'd like your career to take off by landing a job in Wichita, remember it's also just a short drive to Kansas City, Topeka, and Salina.

Popular Jobs in Wichita

The Brookings Institution called the Wichita one of the fastest-growing tech centers in the country and ranked Wichita No. 1 in digital service job growth. That’s good news for anyone with their eye on computer jobs. Wichita also has many hospitals and acute care facilities that employ more than 25,000 people in healthcare jobs.

And Wichita has garnered attention for its work in aerospace. Companies in the “Air Capital of the World” support a solid base of engineering jobs. In fact, Engineering Daily conducted a study that found Wichita to be the third-largest engineering hub in the U.S.

You can also check out popular jobs, such as:

• IT jobs
• RN jobs
• LPN jobs

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Interviewing for Wichita Jobs

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How Much Do Wichita Jobs Pay?

The median household income in Wichita is a little over $52,000. Make sure that what you might be offered isn’t a mystery—use Monster’s Salary Tools to see the average estimated salary for someone in your job with your experience level in Wichita. While you’re on that page, you’ll also see if that’s higher or lower than the national average and what skills you could add to your toolkit to increase your value to employers.

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