Kansas City Jobs

Kansas City is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri encompassing parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. It is situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers and sits opposite Kansas City, Kansas. It is the largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, it is the most populous city in Missouri, the seventh largest city in the Midwest, and the 39th most populous city in the United States. As of 2005, the city had an estimated population of 444,965. The city's tap water was recently rated the cleanest among the 50 largest cities in the United States, containing no detectable impurities. Kansas City is also believed to have more fountains than any other city except Rome.

Greater Kansas City is headquarters to 4 Fortune 500 companies and five additional Fortune 1000 corporations . Hallmark Cards's gross revenues certainly would qualify it for both lists, but it cannot be included because it is privately owned by the Hall family. Numerous agriculture companies operate out of the city and the Kansas City Board of Trade is the principal trading center for hard red winter wheat the principal ingredient of bread. The business community is serviced by two major business magazines, the Kansas City Business Journal and Ingram's Magazine , as well as numerous other smaller publications, including a local society journal, the Independent . Kansas City is literally "on the money." Bills issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City are marked the letter "J" and/or number "10." The single dollar bills have Kansas City's name on them. Missouri is the only state to have two of the 12 Federal Reserve Bank headquarters . Kansas City's effort to get...more

Among the most common occupations in Kansas City are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%; Sales and office occupations, 26%; and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Kansas City, Missouri work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Kansas City, Missouri are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 18%; Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services, 10%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Kansas City job listings indicate that the following industries in Kansas City are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Kansas City, Missouri is $36,538, and the median income of households in Kansas City was $41,069.

According to our Kansas City Trends data, the number of Kansas City, Missouri jobs has increased by 9% since October 2011.

Population of Kansas City Total population 440,885 Male 48.17% Female 51.83% Median age 35.1     Kansas City Housing Owner-occupied homes 59.5% Median cost of a home $124,900 Median mortgage payment $770 Renter-occupied homes 40.5% Vacant housing 13.7% Median monthly rent $664     Average Income Median for all workers $28,331 Median for all male full-time $41,251 Median for all female full-time $31,826     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 9% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 45% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 12%     Race White 63% Black or African American 31% Asian 3% Other 4%     Kansas City Commute Carpool 8.1% Public transportation 2.8% Average travel time 20 minutes