Workforce

2024 Health Care Vacancies and Turnover in Kansas - highlights challenges and trends for sustaining a skilled workforce.

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN KANSAS | 2004 - 2022

Kansas hospitals continue to need additional qualified staff as the need for health care services continues to rise.

Over forty percent of the total staff in hospitals is made up of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nursing assistive personnel.

SOURCE: Kansas Hospital Association, American Hospital Association Annual Survey (collected 2023)

HIGHEST TOTAL PROJECTED JOB OPENINGS | 2020-2030

Kansas Hospital Positions

Kansas Department of Labor Occupational Outlook statistics project future demand for various occupations. Total job openings are a combination of new jobs due to growth in the profession and replacement jobs due to turnover between 2020 and 2030.

Registered nurses are expected to have the highest numerical increase in jobs, with 3,192 new registered nurse positions expected to be created by 2030, while Respiratory Therapists are expected to increase the fastest at a rate of 22.9 percent. The health care sector contains many of the fastest growing jobs across all industries, underscoring the need for more people to pursue health care careers.