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Olathe, KS

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Top Job Type openings Permanent 60.51% of offers
Top Employer Garmin International, Inc. 580 offers
Top Job Title in demand Contract Specialist 24 offers
Offers by location Olathe, KS 8,977 offers

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Olathe is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Kansas, United States. Located in northeastern Kansas, it is also the fifth most populous city in the state, with a population of 125,872 at the 2010 census. As a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe is the fourth-largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by the cities of Lenexa to the north, Overland Park to the east, and Gardner to the southwest. In 2008, the US Census Bureau ranked Olathe the 24th fastest-growing city in the nation. The same year, CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Olathe #11 on its list of the "100 Best Cities to Live in the United States." Provided by Wikipedia More Info

Economy

Olathe's commercial and industrial parks are home to many companies, including Honeywell, Husqvarna, ALDI, Garmin, Grundfos, and Farmers Insurance Group. Although Farmers Insurance is based in Los Angeles California, Olathe has more Farmers employees than any other city in the United States. The United States Department of Transportation administers and maintains an Air Route Traffic Control Cente... More Info

Education

The city of Olathe is served by the Olathe School District and Blue Valley School District. As of 2008, there are 26,894 students enrolled in the Olathe School District. The Olathe School District has 34 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 4 high schools: Olathe North, Olathe South, Olathe East, and Olathe Northwest.Olathe is the home of MidAmerica Nazarene University and the Kansas State Sc... More Info

Transportation

Johnson County Transit operates a bus system throughout the county, including Olathe. More Info

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