Table 1.

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Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group
Local Area III
Average Average
Number Job
Minimum Maximum
Major Occupational Group of Vacancy
Wage Wage
Vacancies Rate
Offer Offer
Total, All Occupational Groups 15,662 3.9% $14.21 $16.15
Office & Administrative Support 2,042 2.7% $11.40 $12.41
Food Preparation & Serving-Related 1,948 6.1% $6.09 $6.72
Transportation & Material Moving 1,675 5.4% $15.24 $17.44
Sales & Related 1,559 3.3% $12.13 $13.72
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical 1,485 7.6% $25.08 $28.59
Management 1,166 6.1% $31.98 $35.22
Healthcare Support 920 10.1% $10.27 $11.04
Production 697 2.5% $10.38 $12.23
Business & Financial Operations 620 2.7% $17.61 $19.60
Education, Training, & Library 525 2.7% $16.76 $23.89
Architecture & Engineering 503 5.4% $17.52 $20.02
Computer & Mathematical 472 3.5% $21.77 $24.67
Personal Care & Service 470 5.3% $9.84 $11.46
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 427 3.9% $9.93 $10.88
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 334 2.2% $16.07 $22.36
Protective Service 239 3.1% $10.08 $10.36
Community & Social Services 157 4.1% $11.89 $13.06
Construction & Extraction 145 0.8% $13.71 $16.58
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media 111 2.0% $13.72 $13.72
Life, Physical, & Social Science 102 3.0% $27.82 $30.71
Legal 61 2.2% $25.96 $29.47
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry 4 2.7% $6.50 $6.50
Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services.
Second Quarter 2007 Job Vacancy Survey.