Table 2.

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Top 25 Occupations with the Most Job Vacancies
Local Area V
Number Job Average Average
Full-Time Part-Time Permanent Temporary
Occupational Title of Vacancy Minimum Maximum Wage
Positions Positions Positions Positions
Vacancies Rate Wage Offer Offer
Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand 267 71 196 267 0 24.5% $7.47 $7.96
Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, including Fast Food 188 96 92 188 0 9.3% $5.94 $6.21
Retail Salespersons 167 46 121 105 62 8.2% $8.42 $9.03
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, except Technical & Scientific Products 166 87 79 166 0 21.3% $10.05 $18.68
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 133 77 56 133 0 23.8% $10.89 $10.89
Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants 124 96 28 124 0 4.6% $8.15 $9.03
Registered Nurses 99 92 7 98 1 4.8% $18.79 $22.31
Cooks, Fast Food 92 26 66 92 0 NA $5.15 $5.15
Construction Laborers 91 91 0 91 0 8.7% $9.43 $12.86
Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers 83 83 0 83 0 7.5% $12.60 $14.53
Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 82 74 8 12 70 9.4% $11.40 $13.20
Food Preparation Workers 72 4 68 72 0 8.5% $5.56 $5.56
Production Workers, All Other 70 70 0 70 0 25.9% $12.12 $12.12
Slaughterers & Meat Packers 68 68 0 68 0 NA $11.35 $11.45
Waiters & Waitresses 66 0 66 66 0 4.7% $5.50 $5.50
Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other 65 65 0 65 0 28.3% $10.97 $11.84
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons & Tile & Marble Setters 65 65 0 65 0 NA $6.00 $10.00
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 62 60 2 61 1 3.5% $9.10 $9.35
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses 61 58 3 61 0 9.8% $14.96 $16.56
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 58 58 0 58 0 10.9% $10.00 $17.00
Automotive Body & Related Repairers 58 58 0 58 0 44.6% $8.00 $20.00
Farm Equipment Mechanics 56 56 0 56 0 NA $12.00 $16.00
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation & Serving Workers 54 54 0 54 0 6.5% $6.46 $10.76
Secondary School Teachers, except Special & Vocational Education 53 52 1 53 0 3.6% $30,855.62 $33,364.53 *A
Cashiers 52 28 24 52 0 1.3% $5.91 $6.31
Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services. Second Quarter 2007 Job Vacancy Survey.
*A This occupation has been identified as an occupation where the standard work-year varies, therefore the starting wage offer is reported as an annual wage.
NA = Not Available - Data are not available or reportable due to failure to meet confidentiality or reliability standards.