Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area is architectural and engineering manager with an average annual salary of $129,370. The second highest paying job is chief executive (average salary $115,540). The salary and the employment information in Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Southeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,370	$89,610	90
2	Chief Executives	$115,540	$18,430	420
3	Marketing Managers	$113,760	$49,520	40
4	Financial Managers	$95,180	$59,300	270
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$95,000	$53,350	80
6	Sales Managers	$92,770	$40,740	90
7	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$89,820	$47,470	30
8	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,930	$52,480	70
9	Construction Managers	$84,970	$64,820	140
10	Purchasing Managers	$83,550	$62,270	50
11	Human Resources Managers	$81,830	$51,340	80
12	Industrial Production Managers	$81,130	$46,760	240
13	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$76,680	$65,240	30
14	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$75,490	$60,080	260
15	Mechanical Engineers	$75,480	$44,580	200
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$75,140	$52,590	370
17	Environmental Engineers	$74,650	$66,980	0
18	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$73,160	$56,400	40
19	Industrial Engineers	$72,200	$43,550	460
20	Administrative Services Managers	$71,190	$37,520	170
21	Electrical Engineers	$70,900	$53,610	50
22	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$68,090	$41,060	240
23	Management Analysts	$67,830	$34,240	90
24	Applications Software Developers	$66,960	$42,750	60
25	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$64,540	$24,160	50
26	Systems Software Developers	$64,280	$41,190	0
27	General and Operations Managers	$64,120	$36,050	1,430
28	Civil Engineers	$63,540	$51,820	90
29	Computer Systems Analysts	$62,810	$43,120	60
30	Soil and Plant Scientists	$62,550	$51,570	0
31	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$61,390	$31,260	60
32	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$60,940	$25,070	0
33	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$60,900	$37,340	0
34	Chemists	$59,480	$40,320	30
35	Food Scientists and Technologists	$59,070	$53,070	0
36	Cost Estimators	$57,930	$29,300	160
37	Food Service Managers	$56,730	$35,180	70
38	Social and Community Service Managers	$55,480	$18,020	80
39	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$55,260	$38,950	270
40	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$54,620	$37,500	30
41	Computer Programmers	$53,540	$40,700	80
42	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$53,500	$32,240	30
43	All Other Managers	$53,400	$41,500	220
44	Other Business Operations Specialists	$52,850	$31,940	280
45	Accountants and Auditors	$52,740	$33,940	760
46	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$52,710	$44,460	70
47	Emergency Management Directors	$52,710	$35,020	30
48	Computer Network Support Specialists	$52,250	$29,980	30
49	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$52,040	$34,050	90
50	All Other Special Education Teachers	$51,400	$37,350	170
51	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$51,010	$33,420	250
52	Loan Officers	$49,770	$33,040	430
53	Compliance Officers	$49,670	$30,170	160
54	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$49,310	$33,130	90
55	Mechanical Drafters	$49,040	$32,840	100
56	Human Resources Specialists	$48,550	$28,170	280
57	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$46,860	$31,040	280
58	Database Administrators	$45,750	$32,870	0
59	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$45,740	$27,420	200
60	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$45,440	$17,030	80
61	Marriage and Family Therapists	$45,050	$39,420	40
62	Training and Development Specialists	$39,990	$24,980	160
63	Extraction Workers Helpers	$39,740	$23,720	70
64	Surveyors	$39,650	$32,470	30
65	Civil Engineering Technicians	$39,560	$28,790	60
66	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians	$39,380	$22,880	30
67	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,920	$21,900	50
68	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$37,130	$25,900	60
69	Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	$36,960	$22,940	70
70	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,780	$28,130	50
71	Property, Real Estate Managers	$36,660	$18,040	140
72	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$36,530	$26,600	40
73	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$36,270	$29,740	40
74	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$35,610	$29,770	80
75	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$34,200	$26,870	70
76	Grinding and Polishing Workers	$33,740	$23,520	50
77	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$33,390	$27,020	30
78	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$32,680	$26,410	170
79	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$32,150	$24,440	80
80	Computer User Support Specialists	$32,060	$20,790	340
81	Pipelayers	$30,970	$23,740	50
82	All Occupations	$30,740	$17,780	117,790
83	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$30,170	$21,420	120
84	Procurement Clerks	$29,990	$25,830	50
85	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$29,640	$25,180	50
86	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	$28,230	$18,170	0
87	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$27,220	$19,250	60
88	Animal Control Workers	$26,250	$19,700	40
89	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$25,540	$20,880	40
90	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$23,200	$20,300	40
91	Tax Preparers	$21,070	$16,960	0
92	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$18,570	$16,260	30
93	Legislators	$18,070	$15,970	170

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