Atchison Jobs

Two views of a pedestrian mall on Commercial Street in downtown Atchison Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The population was estimated to be 10,169 in the year 2005. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County. The city is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, United States senator from Missouri, and was the original eastern terminus of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Atchison was the birthplace of aviatrix Amelia Earhart: the Amelia Earhart Festival held each July annually attracts an estimated 30,000–50,000 people. Atchison is also the home of Benedictine College, a small Catholic liberal-arts college. It is often called one of the most haunted places in America.

Among the most common occupations in Atchison are Management, professional, and related occupations, 29%; Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%; and Sales and office occupations, 19%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Atchison, Kansas work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Atchison, Kansas are Educational, health and social services, 28%; Manufacturing, 16%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Atchison job listings indicate that the following industries in Atchison are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Atchison, Kansas is $25,644, and the median income of households in Atchison was $31,109.

According to our Atchison Trends data, the number of Atchison, Kansas jobs has decreased by 23% since October 2011.

Population of Atchison Total population 10,232 Male 46.79% Female 53.21% Median age 34.7     Atchison Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.6% Median cost of a home $52,200 Median mortgage payment $409 Renter-occupied homes 33.4% Vacant housing 8.5% Median monthly rent $370     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,027 Median for all female full-time $20,262     Household Income Less than $10,000 13% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 23% $50,000 to $74,999 13% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 37% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 48% Separated 1% Widowed 8% Divorced 13%     Race White 90% Black or African American 8% Asian 0% Other 1%     Atchison Commute Carpool 12.1% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 18 minutes