What professions added the most jobs in Kansas? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Kansas is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Kansas increased from 1,304,780 to 1,359,500 with a net gain of 54,720. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive with 8,030 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of personal care aides with 8,030 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 1,304,780 | 1,359,500 | 54,720 | 4.19% | $30,590 |
| 2 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 20,500 | 28,530 | 8,030 | 39.17% | $26,250 |
| 3 | Personal Care Aides | 12,080 | 18,190 | 6,110 | 50.58% | $18,460 |
| 4 | Office Clerks, General | 23,540 | 28,500 | 4,960 | 21.07% | $24,280 |
| 5 | Customer Service Representatives | 22,030 | 26,660 | 4,630 | 21.02% | $28,000 |
| 6 | Team Assemblers | 12,250 | 15,990 | 3,740 | 30.53% | $27,190 |
| 7 | Retail Salespersons | 35,850 | 39,510 | 3,660 | 10.21% | $19,750 |
| 8 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 17,040 | 20,510 | 3,470 | 20.36% | $20,010 |
| 9 | Helpers--Production Workers | 3,380 | 6,140 | 2,760 | 81.66% | $22,780 |
| 10 | Cooks, Fast Food | 7,140 | 9,050 | 1,910 | 26.75% | $17,230 |
| 11 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 19,710 | 21,480 | 1,770 | 8.98% | $23,320 |
| 12 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 5,460 | 7,210 | 1,750 | 32.05% | $48,290 |
| 13 | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 1,970 | 3,570 | 1,600 | 81.22% | $ |
| 14 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 2,840 | 4,350 | 1,510 | 53.17% | $50,450 |
| 15 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 4,600 | 6,030 | 1,430 | 31.09% | $33,060 |
| 16 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 1,670 | 2,870 | 1,200 | 71.86% | $56,070 |
| 17 | General and Operations Managers | 17,380 | 18,470 | 1,090 | 6.27% | $81,010 |
| 18 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | 3,940 | 5,020 | 1,080 | 27.41% | $57,820 |
| 19 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 4,620 | 5,670 | 1,050 | 22.73% | $34,410 |
| 20 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 1,310 | 2,350 | 1,040 | 79.39% | $41,300 |
| 21 | Training and Development Specialists | 2,120 | 3,140 | 1,020 | 48.11% | $48,350 |
| 22 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 18,770 | 19,730 | 960 | 5.11% | $36,710 |
| 23 | Recreation Workers | 2,520 | 3,450 | 930 | 36.90% | $20,200 |
| 24 | Managers, All Other | 2,360 | 3,240 | 880 | 37.29% | $73,480 |
| 25 | Teacher Assistants | 18,520 | 19,380 | 860 | 4.64% | $21,270 |
| 26 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 9,810 | 10,670 | 860 | 8.77% | $23,160 |
| 27 | Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 1,210 | 2,060 | 850 | 70.25% | $37,570 |
| 28 | Psychiatric Aides | 650 | 1,480 | 830 | 127.69% | $25,720 |
| 29 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 1,720 | 2,550 | 830 | 48.26% | $18,430 |
| 30 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 2,820 | 3,640 | 820 | 29.08% | $17,250 |
| 31 | Billing and Posting Clerks | 5,290 | 6,110 | 820 | 15.50% | $29,200 |
| 32 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 1,760 | 2,560 | 800 | 45.45% | $33,060 |
| 33 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 21,460 | 22,240 | 780 | 3.63% | $20,750 |
| 34 | Operations Research Analysts | 330 | 1,100 | 770 | 233.33% | $85,100 |
| 35 | Software Developers, Applications | 2,840 | 3,600 | 760 | 26.76% | $70,450 |
| 36 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 670 | 1,430 | 760 | 113.43% | $29,210 |
| 37 | First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 12,390 | 13,130 | 740 | 5.97% | $32,590 |
| 38 | Accountants and Auditors | 10,580 | 11,310 | 730 | 6.90% | $52,800 |
| 39 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 11,700 | 12,420 | 720 | 6.15% | $32,700 |
| 40 | Bartenders | 4,190 | 4,900 | 710 | 16.95% | $17,720 |
| 41 | Driver/Sales Workers | 4,160 | 4,870 | 710 | 17.07% | $24,700 |
| 42 | Food Preparation Workers | 8,790 | 9,490 | 700 | 7.96% | $18,070 |
| 43 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 1,600 | 2,300 | 700 | 43.75% | $31,690 |
| 44 | Waiters and Waitresses | 22,890 | 23,570 | 680 | 2.97% | $17,900 |
| 45 | Machinists | 4,100 | 4,780 | 680 | 16.59% | $35,880 |
| 46 | Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 7,540 | 8,220 | 680 | 9.02% | $26,830 |
| 47 | Conveyor Operators and Tenders | 1,000 | 1,670 | 670 | 67.00% | $26,350 |
| 48 | Sales Managers | 2,490 | 3,120 | 630 | 25.30% | $90,980 |
| 49 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 3,460 | 4,080 | 620 | 17.92% | $17,540 |
| 50 | Carpenters | 5,590 | 6,210 | 620 | 11.09% | $36,350 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse with a growth rate of 430.77%. It is followed by the profession of operations research analysts which grew by 233.33% in the same period.