Move to the Pittsburg Area

A stable, diversified Pittsburg area economy provides a multitude of employment opportunities for job seekers. Whether your trade is manufacturing, retail, service or education-related, Pittsburg has the perfect opportunity awaiting you and your family.

Jobs available in Pittsburg

Top 20 Major Employers

The housing market in the Pittsburg area provides a variety of options for first-time home buyers to retirees and everyone in between. A comfortable, hometown atmosphere can be found throughout the area, with quaint, tree-lined streets to pleasant parks to neighborhood schools. You are sure to find a home that meets your needs in the Pittsburg area.

City of Pittsburg: $81,428
Suburbs of Pittsburg:  $148,911
Frontenac:  $104,531
Rural Pittsburg:  $95,069

The Pittsburg area is the health care hub of Southeast Kansas.  With top of the line hospitals, private physicians, physical therapy and hospice services, the Pittsburg area can serve your health care needs.  For a listing of providers, see the health care category of our membership directory.

Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg is a regional leader in health care for southeast Kansas.  Their comprehensive Cancer Center was among the first in the region and is fully certified by the American College of Surgeons. The Via Christi Heart Center features a state-of-the-art catheterization lab and is supported by our newly renovated $2.6 million Cardiac Stepdown Unit. The Emergency Room is recognized as a Level III Trauma Center by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.Their specialty service line is extensive and includes Orthopedics, Diagnostics, Surgery, Physical Therapy and Occupational Health.

Quality child care is essential to sustaining Pittsburg’s impressive economic growth and unmatched quality of life. The Family Resource Center opened in 1997 to provide excellent and affordable childcare, preschool, and other educational opportunities. Services include USD 250 Adult Education Center; Early Childhood Special Education;  Smart Start Crawford County, and a Parent Resource Library can also be found on the Family Resource Center campus.

Find the right fit for your child, see our member businesses below.

Family Resource Center
1600 N. Walnut, Pittsburg
(620) 235-3150
www.frcpittsburg.org

Pittsburg Community Child Care Learning Center
502 E 20th, Pittsburg
(620) 231-6390
www.pccclc.net

Pittsburg State University
Along with serving as one of the primary economic engines of southeast Kansas, education is the foundation of the Pittsburg area’s future. One of six Kansas Regents Universities, Pittsburg State University continues to report record enrollment. Midwest values and hospitality are found on this campus of more than 7,400 students where the student to faculty ratio is 19-to-1. At Pittsburg State University, students can select from over 100 academic programs within the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Technology.  The growth at Pitt State is evident by the impressive amount of construction on and around the campus. Two of the most noticeable projects currently taking place on campus are the  $33 million Center for the Arts and the $13 million Robert W. Plaster Center (Indoor Event Facility).

Pittsburg
The Pittsburg area also features top-quality primary education. USD 250 (Pittsburg Community Schools) boasts over 2,600 students and 500 employees working daily to provide a first-class teaching and learning environment for students pre-kindergarten through the senior year of high school. USD 250 students are served in four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and an alternative education setting. All facilities have been renovated or newly constructed since 2001 and contain the latest equipment and technology for facilitating student inquiry and learning. Approximately 60% of USD 250 staff possess a master’s degree or higher, which showcases the district’s immensely well-trained and experienced faculty.

Frontenac
USD 249  has been rich in tradition for many generations. The staff and parents work cooperatively to establish a partnership that ensures a quality education. Over the past several years, the district has implemented a research based curriculum in both math and reading. Students are achieving at a higher level than ever before as documented by recent Kansas State Assessment scores, with Standards of Excellence in Mathematics and Writing. USD 249’s technology programs are state-of-art and have been visited by schools from all across the country.

Cherokee
USD 247 is a district of 300 square miles, serving approximately 805 students in grades Pre-K through 12. Communities within the district are Cherokee, McCune, Weir, and West Mineral with Cherokee, McCune, and Weir being locations for K-8 attendance centers. All centers within the district are accredited by the Kansas State Department of Education and provide a great comprehensive education through academic and vocational course offerings as well as a wide range of clubs and athletics.

Arma
USD 246 serves Arcadia, Arma, Franklin and Mulberry and recently unveiled an aggressive strategic plan of action.

St. Mary’s-Colgan
Don’t forget about the area’s top-notch parochial schools. St. Mary’s Elementary School and St. Mary’s-Colgan High School are not tuition-based, but rather are supported by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and its stewardship program. Each family who sends their children to our schools agrees to the principles in a signed covenant and agrees to maintain a tithe to the parish. The schools feature an enrollment of 550 children, along with over 40 teachers and administrators and a combined annual parish and school budget of over $2 million. The elementary school class size is less than 24 and the high school classes smaller still.

Other Educational Options

Covenant Harvest Church offers K-12 classes and preschool classes for children ages 3-5 years old.  They are located at 615 South Highway 69 in Pittsburg.

In Crawford County, faith is an important part of life. More than 90 area churches offer residents and visitors a choice for worship in many different denominations. Many have completed recent expansions and renovations, and now are architecturally beautiful as well as spiritually satisfying. For a more detailed listing of churches that support the chamber, see below.