The Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CEDBR), with funding from the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, recently conducted a study to estimate the skill level of the employed workforce in the Wichita metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and other MSAs. Data on the occupations of the employed Wichita MSA workforce were matched to the skill and knowledge levels required to adequately perform each occupation.
The skill category “Service Orientation” had the highest number of Wichita workers in the top national quartile. In addition, Wichita workers ranked highly in the negotiation, persuasion and coordination skills. Among the knowledge categories, the Wichita workforce had the most workers in the top national quartile of the “Food Production” knowledge category.
