Kansas Nursing Occupational Outlook 2000-2010

Kansas Nurse, Mar 2005 by Schmidt, Katie

North West Kansas:

25 counties: [Barton, Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gave, Graham, Greeley, Lane, Logan, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Scott, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Wichita.]

This area has the lowest population density of all the regions. Major employment centers are Hays and Great Bend. Agriculture and health care are the major employment sectors in the region.

RNs and nursing aides/orderlies are listed second and fourth respectively in the top 10 occupations adding the most jobs. RNs will add 460 jobs at a rate of 31.1 percent, and nursing aides and orderlies are projected to add 25.4 percent or 360 new jobs by 2010.

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