Table 6.

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Top 10 Occupations Always Open
Local Area III
All Job Vacancies Job Vacancies Always Open
Percent with Education Requirement Percent with Education Requirement
Vocational Number Vocational
Occupational Title Average Bachelor's Education Bachelor's Education
Number Job Training of Training
(Listed in order by Average Minimum Wage Offer) Minimum HS/GED or Requirement Vacancies HS/GED or Requirement
of Vacancy or or
Wage or Less Advanced Not or Less Advanced Not
Vacancies Rate Associate's Always Associate's
Offer *1 Degree Provided *1 Degree Provided
Degree Open Degree
*1 *1 *1 *1
*1 *1

Registered Nurses 693 10.1% $30.52 0% 57% 39% 4% 289 0% 96% 4% 0%

Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 924 13.6% $20.68 65% 3% 0% 32% 208 86% 14% 0% 0%

Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 297 16.1% $20.65 0% 98% 2% 0% 213 0% 100% 0% 0%

Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, except Technical

556 8.1% $16.44 69% 6% 25% 0% 360 86% 8% 5% 0%
& Scientific Products

Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants 468 12.2% $11.35 41% 54% 4% 1% 361 45% 55% 0% 0%

Retail Salespersons 402 2.9% $9.40 89% 2% 0% 10% 201 89% 0% 0% 11%

Home Health Aides 322 22.4% $9.33 100% 0% 0% 0% 202 100% 0% 0% 0%

Cashiers 389 4.3% $7.00 88% 0% 0% 12% 266 83% 0% 0% 17%

Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, including Fast Food 346 7.4% $6.27 100% 0% 0% 0% 323 100% 0% 0% 0%

Waiters & Waitresses 808 9.7% $5.44 100% 0% 0% 0% 680 100% 0% 0% 0%

Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services. Second Quarter 2007 Job Vacancy Survey.
*1 Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.