Geary, Kansas
Geary County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Aug 2019
Maintained 1: Apr 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Geary is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Geary County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1580 | 533 | 585 | 318 | 144 |
College | 44 | 7 | 20 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 91 | 14 | 49 | 24 | + |
Public | 400 | 65 | 162 | 114 | 59 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 13 | + | 6 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 379 | 72 | 202 | 92 | 13 | |
Recent Veteran | 126 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2570 | 703 | 1043 | 584 | 240 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1580 | 533 | 585 | 318 | 144 |
College | 44 | 7 | 20 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 91 | 14 | 49 | 24 | + |
Public | 400 | 65 | 162 | 114 | 59 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 13 | + | 6 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 379 | 72 | 202 | 92 | 13 | |
Recent Veteran | 126 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 17 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2570 | 703 | 1043 | 584 | 240 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 417 | 1624 |
✓
Current |
60 | 491 |
✓ Transitioning | 220 | 455 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 45 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 5 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Geary County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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KANSASWORKS-Junction City Workforce Center
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KANSASWORKS-Manhattan Workforce Center
Participating High Schools
These Geary County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Junction City High School
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Manhattan High School
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Wamego High School
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Rock Creek High School
Contact Us
For more information on Geary County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Junction City Workforce Center
785-762-8870
Employers in Geary County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Animal Doctor
- Geary County
- City of Junction City
Montgomery Communications Inc.
Thunderbird Marina
CJD Consulting Solutions LLC
Kansa Development Corp.
- Geary Rehabilitation & Fitness Ctr
- Eagle Communications - Junction City
- Corvias Military Living
- Midwest Concrete Materials, Inc.
Three Rivers Inc
Pawnee Mental Health Services
Bayer Construction Company Inc
- C.R.'s Tire & Automotive
- Florence Corporation
- LaFarris Holdings
- Big Lakes Developmental Center
- Florence Corporation
Champion Teamwear
- New Horizons RV Corporation
- Ventria Bioscience
- USD 475
Blueville Nursery Inc
Viva La Fiesta
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