Table 1.

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Job Vacancies by Major Occupational Group
Local Area II
Average Average
Number Job
Minimum Maximum
Major Occupational Group of Vacancy
Wage Wage
Vacancies Rate
Offer Offer
Total, All Occupational Groups 9,928 4.1% $11.21 $12.78
Office & Administrative Support 1,676 3.6% $9.48 $10.14
Food Preparation & Serving-Related 1,245 6.0% $6.53 $7.62
Transportation & Material Moving 888 6.7% $9.54 $9.73
Education, Training, & Library 713 3.7% $18.28 $21.14
Construction & Extraction 684 6.2% $11.56 $15.43
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical 612 5.1% $19.90 $22.80
Management 454 4.2% $20.75 $23.45
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 434 5.2% $7.87 $9.28
Production 420 2.5% $10.49 $12.24
Personal Care & Service 410 5.4% $6.69 $8.51
Sales & Related 404 1.7% $10.23 $11.06
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media 338 10.1% $7.69 $8.40
Protective Service 337 6.4% $10.37 $11.58
Healthcare Support 329 4.5% $9.27 $10.87
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 218 2.2% $12.60 $14.75
Business & Financial Operations 207 2.0% $17.31 $18.22
Architecture & Engineering 145 5.0% $18.14 $20.23
Computer & Mathematical 121 2.8% $17.85 $20.00
Life, Physical, & Social Science 101 3.5% $15.90 $18.28
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry 76 22.4% $9.33 $12.46
Community & Social Services 69 1.9% $13.15 $16.10
Legal 47 2.7% $16.08 $17.69
Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services.
Second Quarter 2007 Job Vacancy Survey.