Occupational profile · 2025
Kansas
Kansas employs 1,437,520 people. The work it does most unusually is aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers, at 30.9× the national concentration — 9,710 jobs paying a median of $59,850.
What Kansas is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers9,710 jobs · median $59,85030.9×
- 2Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians2,130 jobs · median $50,2906.1×
- 3Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals1,340 jobs · median $37,0604.4×
- 4Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers5,000 jobs · median $48,0803.7×
- 5Slaughterers and Meat Packers2,170 jobs · median $48,2403.4×
- 6Locomotive Engineers1,020 jobs · median $75,1903.3×
- 7New Accounts Clerks1,100 jobs · median $40,1703.2×
- 8Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters1,200 jobs · median $68,7302.8×
- 9Aerospace Engineers1,730 jobs · median $130,3302.8×
- 10Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan3,640 jobs · median $39,4302.7×
- 11Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders7,920 jobs · median $44,8902.3×
- 12First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers1,080 jobs · median $71,5902.2×
What Kansas is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 162,170 | 0.99× | $44,670 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 134,910 | 1.07× | $44,460 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 123,860 | 0.98× | $29,270 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 123,760 | 1.00× | $35,800 | |
| Production Occupations | 117,010 | 1.48× | $48,160 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 97,480 | 1.07× | $78,140 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 92,000 | 0.94× | $77,380 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 89,420 | 1.06× | $49,250 | |
| Management Occupations | 78,140 | 0.76× | $115,640 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 67,160 | 0.92× | $36,640 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 62,250 | 1.11× | $58,350 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 61,300 | 1.03× | $54,960 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 38,630 | 0.92× | $35,820 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 37,910 | 0.78× | $94,050 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 31,390 | 0.90× | $49,200 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 31,340 | 1.04× | $30,530 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 26,030 | 1.08× | $85,390 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 22,640 | 0.92× | $50,550 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 16,150 | 0.85× | $49,260 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 12,580 | 0.92× | $72,690 | |
| Legal Occupations | 7,720 | 0.64× | $82,400 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 3,670 | 0.91× | $39,300 |
Elsewhere on Kansas
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗