Wichita, KS jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Wichita
- Senior Recruiter/HR Generalist- Wichita, KSJump Start Stores
- Senior Recruiter & HR Generalist - Full-Cycle TalentJump Start Stores
- Treasury Management Implementation SpecialistEmprise Bank
- HR GeneralistNewSpring Church
- IT Business Applications AnalystSherwood Construction
- Clinical Research Coordinator: Drive TrialsElevate Clinical Research
- Client Service Associate - Wealth ManagementMOHR Talent
- Senior Manager, Product ManagementAmetek SCP
- Product Manager - Aftermarket ServicesAmetek SCP
- Regional Sales Manager - Kansas or MissouriIllinois Tool Works
Employers hiring most in Wichita
- Spirit AeroSystems47 open roles
- Boeing7 open roles
- NextPlay Jobs6 open roles
- Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC)6 open roles
- Legends / ASM Global4 open roles
- Orion Placement4 open roles
- Ametek SCP3 open roles
- Ascension3 open roles
- Ascension Calumet Hospital3 open roles
- Charter Communications3 open roles
Wichita layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Wichita in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Wichita
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita State University | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Friends University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Newman University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Kansas Health Science University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Wichita
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Wichita.
- Starting a businessOct 28, 2026 · Wichita, KS · Free
Meet the Lender Matchmaking Event
SBDC / SBA partner: SBA resource partner
Conferences in Wichita
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Wichita. 1 with dates announced.
- SRM Annual Meeting
Feb 14 to Feb 18, 2027 · Wichita, KS
Paid ticket. Registration open via SRM online form; price not read.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wichita. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Alliance Local Workforce Development Board
Butler, Cowley, Harper, Kingman, Sedgwick, Sumner
Wichita Workforce Center
Wichita · Comprehensive · 316-771-6800
M-Th 7am - 6pm, Friday 9am - 12pm
Sedgwick County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
274,578
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
524,810
people in Sedgwick County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,675
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Sedgwick County
- McConnell AFB9 jobs
- Derby4 jobs
- Park3 jobs
- Colwich3 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Kansas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.