Saline, Missouri
Saline County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jan 2015
Maintained 1: Jan 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Saline 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Saline
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 254 | 113 | 101 | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| College | 38 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 5 | + | |
| Current | Private | 64 | 10 | 32 | 19 | + | 12 |
| Public | 33 | 15 | 10 | 7 | + | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 145 | 41 | 76 | 26 | + | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 537 | 187 | 239 | 91 | 20 | 16 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 254 | 113 | 101 | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| College | 38 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 5 | + | |
| Current | Private | 64 | 10 | 32 | 19 | + | 12 |
| Public | 33 | 15 | 10 | 7 | + | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 145 | 41 | 76 | 26 | + | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 537 | 187 | 239 | 91 | 20 | 16 | |
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 May 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 210 | 294 |
|
✓
Current |
74 | 111 |
| Transitioning | 151 | 148 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 60 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 1 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Saline County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Missouri Job Center-Sedalia
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Sedalia Job Center
Contact Us
For more information on Saline County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Sedalia Job Center
660-530-5627
Employers in Saline County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Kent Nutrition Group
- Coreslab Structures Inc.
- Stone Hedge Golf Club
- Mid-MIssouri Energy
- Marshall Public Schools
- Swift Carriers
- Powerhouse Community Development Corp.
- Ashford Agency Inc.
- Exchange Bank of Missouri
- Knothedz Bar & Grill
- Riggins R. Co. LLC
- The Vox Box
- Westport Estates
- John Rector Motors Inc.
- Slater Chamber of Commerce
Missouri Valley College
- CHV Accounting & Consulting Services
Inc. - Inner Self
- Marshall Floral
- Slater General Store
- Viking Athletic Goods Inc.
- Marshall Lodge
- Nearly New
- LaCrosse Lumber Co.
Missouri Department of Higher Education
and Workforce Development
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