The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Kansas to have 85,800 employers offering 1,368,742 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Kansas jobs is $680 per week ($35,360 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Kansas than any other with 1,121,416 jobs and 80,419 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $692 per week ($35,984 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 180,473 positions and 2,680 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $520 per week ($27,040 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Kansas is the State Government sector which has 1,341 firms and agencies that employ 42,678 people in Kansas. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $750 per week ($39,000 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Kansas. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Kansas jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
20,729 employers in Kansas which hire 259,688
people. Their average weekly salary is $634 per week ( $32,968 Annually).
Manufacturing jobs are created by 3,400 employers in Kansas which employ
186,954 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Manufacturing industry is
$888 per week ($46,176 annually).
If you're interested in Kansas jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 186,954 positions filled by 3,400
employers in Kansas. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $888 per week in pay, on average or
$46,176 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 69,020 Kansas jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 8,534 firms, paying their employees $784
weekly or $40,768 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 66,387 companies that create 847,137 Kansas jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $640 weekly ($33,280 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 14,032 companies that employ 274,279 people in Kansas.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $852 per week ($44,304 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $888 per week
($46,176 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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