Business phone system for employment placement agencies in Kansas

How many employment placement agencies operate in Kansas

Kansas had 55 employment placement agencies in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561311, Employment Placement Agencies). They employed 733 people in mid-March and reported $36.2 million in annual payroll. That is the 33rd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Employment placement agencies make up 0.07% of the 76,139 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Kansas has 1.9 employment placement agencies, 18.0% below the national rate of 2.3. The average establishment has 13.3 employees against 42.9 nationally. Payroll per employee is $49,445, in line with the U.S. figure of $49,577.

Kansas's largest markets for employment placement agencies

Census published employment placement agency counts for 4 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Kansas. The largest is Kansas City, MO-KS, with 52 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 25% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at employment placement agencies in Kansas

66.7% of Kansas's employment placement agencies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 54.5% nationally. 75.9% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

What employment placement agencies in Kansas use the phone for

Recruiters live on the phone with candidates and hiring managers. Calls and texts need to be logged and routed to the right recruiter.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for employment placement agencies in Kansas:

• A candidate calls about a posted job.
• A reference calls back.
• The recruiter calls a candidate with an offer.

After-hours calls

Candidates often call after work hours.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

What a phone system costs an employment placement agency in Kansas

Employment placement agencies in Kansas average 13.3 employees, so the comparison uses a 13-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $324.35 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $390.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,572. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Kansas

Kansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your candidates and employers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for employment placement agencies in Kansas

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Kansas, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.