Top 10 Hot Jobs in Springfield MO

Located in the Southwest market area of Missouri, Springfield is one of the Best 25 Medium Sized Cities in America for jobs and business according to several economic and workforce publications. In addition, the Employment Review named the city among the Top 10 Places to Live and Work in the nation.

Springfield has been recognized as one of the best places to retire the United States by Where to Retire Magazine. National Geographic calls the city it one of the Top 50 Adventure Towns in the USA. Further the WHO (World Health Organization) has classified Springfield as a safe city.

Overall, Springfield has been rated in the Top 10 - 20 cities in America for just about every opportunity in life, including relocation prospects and good transportation.

Background

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 included Missouri. The Delaware Nation of Native Americans were subsequently awarded land by treaty with the US Government at the location of Springfield's Sequiota Park and parts of the Galloway Village area. An additional 500 Kickapoo Nation people built their homes nearby. Reaching official status as a city in 1838, Springfield is located in Greene County, which takes nearly all of Southwest Missouri.

The Trail of Tears, beginning In 1838, was the long march required of the Cherokee Nation as they were forced westward the US from Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia. Their ancestors had migrated from the West and now, they themselves had to go back. Thousands of people died on the trail. They came through Springfield area along what is called the Old Wire Road. The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail auto tour runs along I-44 West and US Rt 60.

Later, Springfield was recognized as the starting point of Route 66 to California. US 66 was built westward from Springfield and also eastward back up to Lake Michigan at Chicago.

Top higher demanded jobs in the Springfield area are estimatesd by federal, state, and local analysts to be in a variety of industries, including Transportation, Freight, Skilled Labor, Insurance and Financial Products, Sales, Management, and Accounting.  

Highest Number of Job Openings Through 2014:

1. Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
2. Registered Nurses [RNs]
3. Sales Reps in Wholesale & Mfg
4. Customer Service Reps
5. General & Operations Managers
6. First-Line Supervisors of Production & Ops Workers
7. Insurance Sales Agents
8. Accountants & Auditors
9. Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
10. First-Line Supervisors of Office & Admin Support 

The following highest-demand jobs were collected from all Internet sources by the job search and trending engines Indeeed.com and SimplyHired.com. These vacancies included the following most-frequently needed positions:

1. Salespeople/Sales Associates
2. Sales Managers
3. Physical Therapists
4. Occupational Therapists
5. Merchandisers
6. Field Service Representatives
7. Coders
8. Financial Advisors
9. Sales Representatives
10. Sales Managers
11. Physicians - Family Practice speciality
12. Cashiers and Tellers
13. Pizza Hut Shift Managers, Crew Members, Servers
14. Outside Sales Representatives
15. Assistant Store Managers
16. District Loss Prevention Managers
17. Retail Merchandisers
18. Mortgage Loan Officers

In addition, jobs not offered therough any Internet resource are also avaliable in the Springfield area. Some jobs are listed ony in newspaper ads or only within a company itself.

1. Kum & Go - The 7th largest privately-held convenience store chain in the U.S. with over 430 stores in 3/2010 an dexpanding.
2. St. John's Health System
3. US Army Health Care
4. About.com - Freelance writing
5. ITT Educational Services
6. Curatius Executive Search
7. US Navy, US Air Force, and US Air National Guard - Military and civilian employment.
8. Pizza Hut
9. Sun International
10. ITT Educational Services
11. Great Southern Bank
12. Accounting Career Network
13. AT&T
14. Prism Retail Services
15. Executive Search Online
16. Cox Health - Includes Cox Medical Center
17. Express Services - High quality temp-to-perm personnel service
18. Oacac
19. US Bank
20. Enterprise Medical Service
21. JPMorgan Chase
22. Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

Bold text entries indicate top companies offering the most job openings as well.

1. St. John's Emergency Trauma Center & Hospital
2. Cox Medical Center South
3. WalMart
4. Springfield Public Schools
5. Southwest Missouri State University
6. State of Missouri - Government jobs
7. City of Springfield - Government jobs
8. Bass Pro Shops
9. Chase Bank Card Services
10. Citizens Memorial Healthcare

In 2002, a survey was completed regarding Female and Minority Owned Businesses in Springfield. This study showed the following business ownership categories, comprising nearly one quarter of all businesses in the City of Springfield:

Female-owned: 3505 (businesses)

Asian: 212

American Indian and Alaska Native: 113

Hispanic or Latino: 109

• Missouri State University
• Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Drury University
• Global Univeristy

Theological Schools

• Baptist Bible College © 2008
• CBC: Central Bible College
• Evangel University

Technical Schools

• Bryan College
• Everest College
• Ozarks Technical Comm College
• Vatterott College
• University of Phoenix

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Many books have been written about the history of US 66 with its romance and mystery. An early TV show, Route 66, is part of American Folklore.

The mystery collection, Murder on Route 66, is a collection of assorted stories that occur along the historic highway to California during a course of several decades.

The stories begin at one end fo the highway in Chicago and make their way west. Written by well known writers, they are intriguing and entertaining.