Table 1

Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group

Statewide
Average Average
Number Job
Minimum Maximum
Major Occupational Group of Vacancy
Wage Wage
Vacancies Rate
Offer Offer
Total, All Occupational Groups 52,229 4.0% $11.97 $13.80
Office & Administrative Support 5,825 2.5% $10.06 $11.02
Transportation & Material Moving 5,810 6.3% $11.54 $12.83
Food Preparation & Serving-Related 5,690 5.2% $6.14 $6.78
Sales & Related 4,550 3.4% $10.15 $11.56
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical 3,709 5.7% $21.24 $24.17
Production 3,578 2.8% $10.54 $12.25
Construction & Extraction 3,142 4.8% $11.14 $14.71
Healthcare Support 2,822 7.1% $9.15 $10.23
Management 2,536 4.4% $26.51 $29.98
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 2,255 5.4% $8.75 $9.57
Education, Training, & Library 2,141 2.4% $17.44 $20.95
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 1,911 3.4% $13.57 $18.49
Business & Financial Operations 1,830 3.4% $18.94 $21.53
Personal Care & Service 1,461 4.5% $7.77 $9.23
Architecture & Engineering 1,232 4.8% $17.81 $20.13
Protective Service 1,049 4.1% $9.74 $11.22
Computer & Mathematical 770 3.1% $20.00 $22.72
Community & Social Services 544 3.2% $11.28 $12.58
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media 491 3.1% $8.95 $9.55
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry 428 18.9% $9.93 $11.89
Life, Physical, & Social Science 232 2.4% $19.75 $22.51
Legal 223 3.0% $18.25 $20.56
Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services.
Second Quarter 2007 Job Vacancy Survey.