Wages by Occupation in Topeka, KS

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Topeka, KS metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 115,750 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $49,540 for all occupations combined. 333 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Topeka, KS area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

30.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 88.8 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 65.0; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 9,565 residents (4.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±655; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.8% in 2025, with a labor force of about 123,401 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

28.3% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.1), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$32,054	$32,485
High school graduate	$40,322	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$48,029	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$61,140	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$72,029	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	32.5% (±4.0)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.6% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.3% (±1.0)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0% (±0.7)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	27.2%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	12.6%	10.0%
Business	21.1%	20.1%
Education	18.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	20.9%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	1,420	$76,280	$81,190	12.29	1.32
Administrative Services Managers	130	$130,100	$134,590	1.12	0.66
Advertising Sales Agents	120	$58,860	$58,310	1.05	1.78
Agricultural Equipment Operators	30	$45,850	$44,750	0.27	1.46
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	110	$71,450	$74,700	0.95	1.08
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	210	$26,410	$27,800	1.85	0.72
Animal Caretakers	210	$25,630	$28,160	1.78	1.03
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	80	$79,400	$79,460	0.69	1.00
Architectural and Civil Drafters	30	$68,290	$68,110	0.30	0.45
Architectural and Engineering Managers	110	$165,380	$170,270	0.93	0.66
Audio and Video Technicians	30	$53,720	$56,890	0.29	0.64
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	—	$34,230	$34,730	—	—
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	90	$48,470	$55,900	0.82	0.85
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	510	$48,320	$53,890	4.40	0.97
Bailiffs	40	$69,390	$70,890	0.38	3.42
Bakers	100	$32,400	$33,910	0.89	0.59
Bartenders	470	$27,860	$36,560	4.02	0.83
Bill and Account Collectors	90	$46,610	$45,700	0.80	0.78
Billing and Posting Clerks	220	$47,500	$48,910	1.91	0.74
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,260	$48,350	$49,110	10.88	1.23
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	50	$63,310	$67,360	0.45	1.32
Budget Analysts	40	$91,350	$91,770	0.30	1.00
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	290	$66,500	$67,160	2.54	1.36
Bus Drivers, School	330	$45,510	$44,650	2.82	1.09
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	60	$50,800	$46,540	0.54	0.52
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,000	$75,550	$81,900	8.65	1.24
Butchers and Meat Cutters	80	$36,700	$38,640	0.69	0.79
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	390	$63,500	$70,440	3.41	1.08
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	50	$57,550	$57,340	0.42	0.59
Carpenters	360	$51,210	$55,340	3.14	0.73
Cashiers	2,240	$28,580	$28,790	19.38	0.98
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	210	$53,430	$56,890	1.80	1.36
Chefs and Head Cooks	80	$55,030	$58,420	0.65	0.51
Chemists	30	$60,130	$67,160	0.30	0.57
Chief Executives	240	$140,330	$176,680	2.11	1.60
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	380	$54,310	$55,660	3.33	1.32
Childcare Workers	540	$32,790	$32,720	4.68	1.40
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	190	$59,490	$57,980	1.64	3.73
Civil Engineers	300	$93,740	$99,140	2.55	1.08
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	380	$70,710	$75,670	3.30	1.58
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	710	$35,940	$37,960	6.12	2.50
Clergy	40	$52,170	$50,780	0.32	0.87
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	40	$73,140	$81,370	0.31	0.63
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	290	$64,230	$68,370	2.54	1.19
Coaches and Scouts	180	$47,960	$48,840	1.53	0.96
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$44,060	$49,140	0.63	0.62
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	30	$45,670	$46,110	0.28	1.63
Commercial Pilots	40	$104,530	$125,550	0.34	1.12
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	50	$40,810	$41,500	0.46	0.66
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	50	$74,170	$76,190	0.44	0.61
Compliance Officers	320	$62,950	$74,380	2.74	1.02
Computer and Information Systems Managers	360	$143,320	$152,180	3.10	0.72
Computer Network Architects	130	$100,750	$103,350	1.12	0.97
Computer Occupations, All Other	140	$97,680	$97,760	1.19	0.42
Computer Programmers	60	$92,960	$101,980	0.48	0.81
Computer Systems Analysts	220	$84,130	$88,570	1.94	0.58
Computer User Support Specialists	680	$56,870	$56,580	5.89	1.28
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	40	$44,470	$46,060	0.33	0.77
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$59,760	$63,200	0.51	0.54
Construction Laborers	810	$46,070	$46,140	7.04	1.00
Construction Managers	200	$123,180	$125,960	1.71	0.70
Cooks, Fast Food	170	$26,680	$28,690	1.48	0.36
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	480	$33,200	$33,940	4.16	1.47
Cooks, Restaurant	770	$34,450	$33,810	6.62	0.73
Cooks, Short Order	60	$29,180	$41,640	0.50	0.56
Correctional Officers and Jailers	520	$59,650	$59,070	4.50	1.84
Cost Estimators	200	$78,070	$81,240	1.69	1.17
Counter and Rental Clerks	280	$37,440	$46,540	2.42	0.94
Couriers and Messengers	50	$38,980	$39,560	0.44	1.00
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	100	$46,990	$47,250	0.83	0.72
Credit Analysts	50	$63,820	$75,610	0.42	1.01
Customer Service Representatives	2,340	$43,180	$44,280	20.22	1.21
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$56,610	$55,030	0.38	1.32
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	130	$48,600	$52,190	1.09	0.99
Data Entry Keyers	300	$36,760	$34,640	2.57	3.14
Data Scientists	40	$94,780	$102,080	0.37	0.22
Database Administrators	50	$84,880	$89,240	0.45	1.01
Dental Assistants	200	$46,780	$46,330	1.72	0.69
Dental Hygienists	240	$88,220	$86,010	2.07	1.45
Dental Laboratory Technicians	40	$49,300	$50,720	0.37	1.67
Dentists, General	70	$164,670	$181,320	0.58	0.73
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	200	$57,700	$64,530	1.76	2.39
Dietitians and Nutritionists	70	$71,570	$72,010	0.61	1.23
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	310	$22,290	$24,600	2.66	0.76
Dishwashers	160	$27,920	$28,660	1.39	0.45
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	90	$47,170	$51,920	0.81	0.62
Driver/Sales Workers	160	$46,320	$44,480	1.39	0.53
Editors	60	$63,560	$70,560	0.51	0.86
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	240	$98,260	$95,690	2.04	0.97
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	80	$105,910	$103,310	0.66	0.57
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	30	$53,590	$57,700	0.28	0.59
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	200	$61,960	$60,130	1.72	0.76
Electrical Engineers	220	$125,330	$124,090	1.90	1.49
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	300	$108,720	$98,160	2.58	3.06
Electricians	510	$65,520	$66,350	4.42	0.91
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,170	$58,950	$56,140	10.15	1.14
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	510	$48,460	$50,630	4.36	4.38
Emergency Medical Technicians	220	$38,960	$39,130	1.92	1.65
Engineers, All Other	80	$67,720	$80,590	0.67	0.68
Environmental Engineers	40	$89,110	$84,310	0.38	1.54
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	150	$61,880	$66,030	1.29	2.25
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	100	$47,570	$52,270	0.89	4.02
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	340	$63,290	$66,520	2.90	0.98
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	250	$33,490	$37,910	2.19	1.05
Facilities Managers	100	$128,460	$128,350	0.85	0.85
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$49,270	$53,960	0.40	1.63
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	60	$31,850	$34,710	0.49	0.29
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	50	$47,490	$42,000	0.47	2.22
Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,260	$27,810	$28,220	28.16	1.14
File Clerks	50	$42,620	$43,230	0.45	0.95
Financial and Investment Analysts	160	$84,500	$89,360	1.35	0.58
Financial Examiners	60	$75,230	$81,310	0.50	1.15
Financial Managers	370	$145,950	$167,320	3.22	0.59
Financial Specialists, All Other	150	$56,050	$62,250	1.31	1.55
Firefighters	220	$57,570	$54,800	1.92	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	650	$77,390	$79,390	5.61	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	120	$78,500	$82,750	1.00	2.91
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	100	$46,330	$48,650	0.82	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	170	$96,980	$91,210	1.47	2.30
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	720	$38,890	$43,350	6.21	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$48,120	$52,170	0.99	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	80	$60,860	$63,170	0.67	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	560	$81,860	$86,120	4.82	1.21
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	40	$63,280	$69,180	0.34	0.24
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,250	$61,330	$66,120	10.84	1.17
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	220	$105,910	$102,140	1.94	1.95
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	480	$77,360	$75,940	4.18	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	610	$46,960	$49,030	5.24	0.73
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	50	$58,930	$58,860	0.43	0.82
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	450	$63,600	$65,050	3.92	0.98
Food Batchmakers	770	$56,390	$54,860	6.65	5.93
Food Preparation Workers	700	$30,300	$32,170	6.06	1.05
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	70	$26,670	$26,570	0.59	0.31
Food Service Managers	80	$75,410	$77,090	0.70	0.46
Forensic Science Technicians	60	$86,670	$85,340	0.53	4.29
Fundraisers	100	$60,020	$63,350	0.90	1.26
General and Operations Managers	2,450	$85,080	$103,570	21.18	0.94
Graphic Designers	110	$55,630	$59,950	0.96	0.75
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	140	$29,160	$37,350	1.19	0.61
Health Education Specialists	50	$62,340	$65,350	0.46	1.09
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	40	$69,740	$77,010	0.37	1.52
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	70	$61,340	$68,560	0.56	0.48
Healthcare Social Workers	140	$65,740	$66,110	1.20	0.99
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	30	$53,290	$52,490	0.26	0.37
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	220	$64,480	$64,740	1.94	0.74
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,450	$58,870	$60,900	12.56	0.95
Helpers--Electricians	90	$43,360	$44,000	0.73	1.80
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	40	$36,680	$37,850	0.34	0.55
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	40	$44,880	$43,690	0.33	1.14
Highway Maintenance Workers	190	$48,860	$49,990	1.63	1.64
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,090	$31,470	$32,260	26.71	0.96
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	260	$26,570	$27,650	2.25	0.81
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	160	$30,520	$31,570	1.34	0.80
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	90	$53,930	$54,060	0.80	1.38
Human Resources Managers	110	$129,290	$134,590	0.95	0.67
Human Resources Specialists	720	$76,690	$81,030	6.22	1.06
Industrial Engineers	180	$102,480	$111,380	1.52	0.64
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	360	$70,650	$68,970	3.14	1.11
Industrial Production Managers	120	$119,550	$126,400	1.02	0.65
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	900	$49,440	$49,310	7.74	1.55
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	60	$53,270	$51,440	0.50	0.58
Information Security Analysts	160	$100,150	$107,220	1.40	1.14
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	500	$57,050	$58,070	4.28	1.12
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	60	$48,290	$52,830	0.53	0.47
Instructional Coordinators	160	$62,970	$66,590	1.40	0.96
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	110	$47,550	$49,470	0.95	0.69
Insurance Sales Agents	580	$61,760	$88,380	5.01	1.63
Insurance Underwriters	90	$88,400	$107,060	0.76	1.11
Interpreters and Translators	50	$50,250	$55,550	0.42	1.26
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	370	$47,220	$45,590	3.19	3.35
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,380	$34,860	$35,720	11.93	0.84
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	50	$148,910	$139,150	0.47	3.04
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	120	$56,600	$56,100	1.00	1.44
Labor Relations Specialists	60	$94,140	$87,380	0.52	1.24
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,140	$49,140	$44,780	18.45	0.97
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	620	$37,670	$39,890	5.36	0.88
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	150	$29,940	$30,530	1.34	1.05
Lawyers	680	$102,500	$114,520	5.90	1.22
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	180	$44,390	$43,550	1.57	1.57
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	190	$60,980	$58,660	1.60	1.86
Library Assistants, Clerical	110	$29,430	$31,190	0.94	1.71
Library Technicians	90	$46,740	$44,310	0.81	1.82
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	840	$62,210	$64,780	7.24	1.74
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	—	$28,540	$27,720	—	—
Light Truck Drivers	600	$42,970	$44,580	5.20	0.82
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	130	$47,950	$50,670	1.16	1.09
Loan Officers	200	$95,330	$106,150	1.76	1.00
Logisticians	130	$94,200	$93,590	1.12	0.69
Machinists	150	$56,400	$59,020	1.31	0.71
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	710	$33,910	$33,680	6.09	1.10
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	280	$35,500	$35,630	2.44	6.88
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	990	$46,610	$50,160	8.59	0.87
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	200	$62,470	$64,830	1.72	4.46
Management Analysts	1,090	$66,710	$72,430	9.43	1.63
Managers, All Other	310	$100,450	$117,060	2.72	0.68
Manicurists and Pedicurists	60	$35,370	$37,230	0.48	0.49
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	620	$65,340	$73,510	5.33	0.92
Marketing Managers	190	$205,310	$173,590	1.61	0.63
Massage Therapists	60	$48,140	$51,300	0.51	0.80
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	120	$52,050	$49,920	1.07	1.14
Mechanical Engineers	160	$98,620	$101,510	1.38	0.72
Medical and Health Services Managers	440	$109,490	$124,990	3.76	0.98
Medical Assistants	470	$46,070	$43,940	4.08	0.78
Medical Equipment Repairers	60	$45,980	$49,760	0.54	1.28
Medical Records Specialists	310	$62,470	$66,980	2.70	2.16
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	80	$162,810	$162,650	0.68	0.62
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	510	$44,820	$44,420	4.40	0.71
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	120	$52,580	$55,910	1.01	1.10
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	160	$51,670	$54,780	1.36	1.60
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	140	$38,560	$39,920	1.24	1.16
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	520	$59,520	$57,270	4.46	1.12
Millwrights	70	$91,170	$77,470	0.59	2.28
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	450	$45,570	$47,030	3.88	0.43
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	130	$63,030	$63,430	1.09	0.96
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	440	$91,000	$95,110	3.82	1.89
New Accounts Clerks	80	$39,020	$41,830	0.70	2.94
Nurse Practitioners	500	$132,740	$133,600	4.31	2.07
Nursing Assistants	2,270	$38,720	$41,060	19.59	2.10
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	110	$80,670	$85,910	0.92	1.02
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	70	$48,620	$60,130	0.59	2.98
Occupational Therapists	120	$99,070	$96,000	1.06	1.02
Occupational Therapy Assistants	80	$61,740	$61,650	0.68	2.05
Office Clerks, General	330	$37,530	$41,760	2.83	0.18
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	30	$35,810	$34,780	0.28	1.71
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	530	$56,760	$59,760	4.56	1.48
Operations Research Analysts	60	$65,230	$66,880	0.54	0.77
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$37,890	$41,310	0.50	1.05
Optometrists	30	$130,930	$136,130	0.28	1.01
Order Clerks	30	$37,050	$40,570	0.29	0.60
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	790	$45,300	$45,550	6.81	2.79
Packers and Packagers, Hand	440	$31,260	$38,770	3.77	1.05
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	170	$46,700	$46,990	1.50	1.03
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	350	$50,350	$53,630	3.01	1.19
Paramedics	130	$62,050	$58,250	1.15	1.78
Parts Salespersons	190	$37,470	$40,650	1.64	0.95
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	160	$57,530	$59,200	1.41	1.43
Personal Financial Advisors	300	$96,030	$129,660	2.57	1.50
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	50	$45,670	$45,320	0.40	2.30
Pharmacists	280	$140,820	$136,040	2.38	1.15
Pharmacy Aides	30	$31,730	$32,250	0.28	1.08
Pharmacy Technicians	350	$46,590	$47,850	3.06	1.01
Phlebotomists	170	$46,370	$44,130	1.45	1.57
Physical Therapist Assistants	170	$64,250	$63,660	1.49	2.06
Physical Therapists	190	$97,570	$99,510	1.67	0.97
Physician Assistants	60	$129,800	$133,330	0.53	0.51
Physicians, All Other	500	$451,910	$339,300	4.31	1.96
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	420	$75,090	$70,870	3.62	1.21
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	610	$63,920	$67,460	5.23	1.21
Postal Service Clerks	80	$59,490	$57,180	0.71	1.49
Postal Service Mail Carriers	280	$57,820	$61,340	2.43	1.15
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	30	$77,360	$74,160	0.26	4.30
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	110	$45,950	$46,110	0.97	0.31
Printing Press Operators	170	$44,970	$45,520	1.51	1.62
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	80	$66,520	$66,860	0.66	1.15
Producers and Directors	40	$60,600	$69,360	0.37	0.40
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	320	$63,010	$61,520	2.75	1.10
Project Management Specialists	520	$100,000	$104,270	4.49	0.65
Property Appraisers and Assessors	60	$61,190	$65,390	0.48	1.30
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	240	$66,100	$74,990	2.09	1.04
Protective Service Workers, All Other	50	$39,250	$43,490	0.41	0.77
Psychiatric Aides	250	$38,390	$38,350	2.16	9.47
Psychiatric Technicians	70	$41,220	$44,370	0.62	0.62
Public Relations Managers	40	$121,880	$126,530	0.39	0.80
Public Relations Specialists	320	$62,410	$69,560	2.80	1.54
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$48,510	$48,670	0.81	1.22
Purchasing Managers	40	$144,440	$156,640	0.35	0.64
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	190	$82,040	$85,560	1.67	1.12
Real Estate Sales Agents	90	$38,380	$44,940	0.79	0.63
Receptionists and Information Clerks	480	$35,780	$35,780	4.15	0.71
Recreation Workers	190	$31,040	$33,390	1.62	0.76
Recreational Therapists	80	$42,180	$46,470	0.70	7.31
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	100	$43,580	$40,140	0.83	0.87
Registered Nurses	3,190	$81,820	$88,670	27.58	1.27
Rehabilitation Counselors	100	$46,590	$47,330	0.86	1.41
Residential Advisors	60	$34,900	$36,470	0.52	0.95
Respiratory Therapists	120	$77,190	$74,520	1.01	1.13
Retail Salespersons	2,270	$32,820	$35,250	19.66	0.78
Roofers	100	$47,400	$52,660	0.85	0.97
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	40	$31,290	$34,050	0.37	0.61
Sales Managers	380	$154,970	$169,850	3.25	0.79
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	790	$63,260	$73,490	6.87	0.85
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	740	$76,490	$80,160	6.42	0.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	190	$157,760	$146,900	1.62	0.88
School Bus Monitors	80	$33,560	$33,450	0.65	1.29
School Psychologists	60	$65,580	$68,860	0.55	1.34
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	920	$60,130	$57,330	7.96	1.16
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,920	$39,500	$41,760	25.19	2.29
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	150	$80,550	$103,210	1.30	0.41
Security Guards	530	$36,830	$40,090	4.58	0.56
Self-Enrichment Teachers	50	$31,200	$36,860	0.46	0.21
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$47,040	$50,930	0.34	0.87
Sheet Metal Workers	180	$63,560	$63,880	1.58	2.05
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	460	$45,850	$46,600	3.94	0.75
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	240	$35,390	$36,670	2.08	1.30
Skincare Specialists	30	$47,580	$46,800	0.29	0.62
Social and Community Service Managers	140	$79,970	$87,800	1.19	0.88
Social and Human Service Assistants	570	$43,560	$44,610	4.96	1.76
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	60	$85,160	$89,530	0.48	2.03
Software Developers	1,500	$111,870	$111,150	12.97	1.19
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	120	$88,590	$87,200	1.03	0.86
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	170	$60,240	$58,910	1.47	0.88
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	70	$60,700	$60,850	0.63	1.03
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	60	$55,140	$56,340	0.51	2.69
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	120	$61,870	$60,350	1.06	1.01
Speech-Language Pathologists	140	$78,970	$82,210	1.25	1.06
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,890	$36,980	$38,430	16.35	0.90
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	50	$43,930	$43,970	0.40	1.18
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	300	$61,100	$61,690	2.63	0.83
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	480	$36,040	$36,510	4.18	1.24
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	50	$59,770	$58,020	0.45	1.21
Surveyors	40	$79,630	$76,090	0.31	0.94
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	40	$58,490	$60,360	0.31	0.43
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,620	$34,280	$34,520	14.00	1.53
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	110	$58,920	$60,410	0.93	1.03
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	60	$72,800	$73,890	0.51	0.81
Tellers	370	$36,230	$37,130	3.21	1.52
Tire Repairers and Changers	90	$39,450	$40,010	0.82	1.17
Tour and Travel Guides	30	$49,780	$43,960	0.26	0.75
Training and Development Specialists	530	$64,470	$65,130	4.56	1.55
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	100	$99,220	$114,070	0.87	0.61
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	50	$48,370	$53,530	0.41	1.14
Tutors	40	$40,120	$45,200	0.36	0.32
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$69,830	$77,810	0.30	1.07
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	40	$26,940	$30,390	0.37	0.47
Veterinarians	80	$107,990	$121,310	0.68	1.27
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	130	$36,020	$35,550	1.11	1.36
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	80	$45,390	$43,740	0.73	0.88
Waiters and Waitresses	1,330	$35,090	$38,520	11.50	0.79
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	100	$48,570	$49,310	0.85	1.03
Web Developers	40	$77,570	$85,120	0.37	0.83
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	100	$49,100	$46,960	0.84	2.44
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	330	$51,390	$53,830	2.83	1.06
Writers and Authors	—	$51,610	$54,810	—	—

Colleges in this area

4 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Midwest Barber College	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	—
Rasmussen University-Kansas	Private for-profit	4-year or above	359
Washburn Institute of Technology	Public	Less than 2-year	1,341
Washburn University	Public	4-year or above	6,033

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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