Lawrence Employment

Employment and Industries in the Lawrence, Kansas Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Lawrence than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Lawrence.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Lawrence.
A list of any large public companies in Lawrence.

Most Popular Jobs in Lawrence, Kansas Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Accountants and auditors	320	53,360	$35,730 - 74,180	18%	79%
2	Computer programmers	290	57,620	$32,140 - 89,740	0%	73%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	290	54,060	$22,030 - 101,260	8%	51%
4	Registered nurses	250	42,750	$32,690 - 56,090	24%	56%
5	Coaches and scouts	190	33,690	$11,810 - 92,860	15%	60%
6	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	170	40,110	$29,240 - 52,160	20%	87%
7	Network systems and data communications analysts	160	58,480	$23,370 - 110,400	53%	57%
8	Graphic designers	160	33,130	$18,960 - 46,380	10%	55%
9	Network and computer systems administrators	160	49,230	$33,650 - 62,110	27%	50%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	160	30,270	$19,950 - 56,250	9%	54%
11	Chief executives	160	124,710	$57,350 - 0	2%	65%
12	Financial managers	150	84,520	$39,470 - 124,940	13%	60%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	140	40,130	$26,200 - 55,260	19%	77%
14	Sales and related workers, all other	130	33,880	$16,810 - 59,270	14%	62%
15	Management analysts	120	80,220	$35,270 - 0	22%	78%
16	Public relations specialists	110	34,650	$20,020 - 49,210	18%	81%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	36,070	$26,690 - 49,410	13%	73%
18	Architects, except landscape and naval	90	58,820	$35,520 - 81,510	18%	88%
19	Managers, all other	90	69,020	$40,060 - 99,530	7%	55%
20	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	80	79,780	$35,070 - 0	25%	67%
21	Instructional coordinators	80	49,620	$28,800 - 71,570	23%	79%
22	Special education teachers, secondary school	80	39,150	$30,770 - 49,830	9%	87%
23	Sales managers	80	72,230	$38,570 - 118,160	10%	69%
24	Pharmacists	80	81,040	$66,630 - 99,540	22%	97%
25	Computer and information systems managers	80	77,860	$43,890 - 98,920	16%	73%
26	Rehabilitation counselors	70	25,790	$20,270 - 31,730	23%	73%
27	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	62,210	$32,990 - 91,450	12%	51%
28	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	67,390	$53,200 - 86,140	8%	78%
29	Speech-language pathologists	70	52,880	$38,690 - 76,080	11%	98%
30	Lawyers	70	68,560	$42,930 - 98,190	11%	99%
31	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	93,890	$41,610 - 143,960	16%	99%
32	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	60	45,930	$32,470 - 68,510	18%	56%
33	Special education teachers, middle school	60	38,400	$27,600 - 51,040	16%	87%
34	Librarians	60	45,480	$33,710 - 56,410	4%	85%
35	Chemists	60	55,880	$36,270 - 78,830	9%	93%
36	Civil engineers	60	65,370	$43,620 - 90,100	18%	87%
37	Computer software engineers, applications	60	64,460	$38,680 - 96,660	45%	85%
38	Meeting and convention planners	50	31,300	$19,700 - 47,720	20%	67%
39	Training and development specialists	50	35,950	$20,870 - 53,490	18%	56%
40	Industrial engineers	50	64,470	$46,860 - 105,060	20%	74%
41	Editors	50	42,250	$26,080 - 69,180	2%	81%
42	Veterinarians	50	57,450	$26,500 - 89,700	35%	100%
43	Market research analysts	50	41,690	$13,550 - 85,320	20%	82%
44	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	54,770	$30,240 - 79,950	5%	58%
45	Engineering managers	40	70,790	$53,040 - 93,140	7%	84%
46	Dentists, general	40	104,750	$49,120 - 0	9%	100%
47	Physical therapists	40	68,440	$47,280 - 125,710	27%	89%
48	Medical and health services managers	40	52,300	$38,840 - 71,570	16%	57%
49	Social and community service managers	30	47,680	$29,720 - 68,120	25%	72%
50	Occupational therapists	30	63,120	$47,100 - 84,110	23%	90%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	1,560	19,700	$12,460 - 28,580	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	1,450	19,620	$11,860 - 30,170	13%	19%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,430	14,460	$11,720 - 18,570	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	1,420	16,770	$12,180 - 22,560	-2%	10%
5	Waiters and waitresses	1,320	16,620	$11,780 - 23,390	11%	14%
6	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	920	28,660	$16,650 - 41,990	13%	16%
7	Teacher assistants	890	20,030	$14,590 - 26,650	10%	18%
8	Team assemblers	880	25,900	$19,370 - 35,340	0%	5%
9	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	730	32,680	$24,470 - 41,920	15%	18%
10	Child care workers	680	17,810	$14,660 - 22,310	18%	15%
11	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	660	40,000	$21,590 - 58,730	6%	29%
12	General and operations managers	610	79,790	$38,960 - 138,660	2%	48%
13	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	590	23,700	$14,180 - 36,860	15%	4%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	530	30,880	$15,590 - 51,240	4%	25%
15	Cooks, restaurant	520	17,970	$13,140 - 23,360	12%	5%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	490	20,150	$13,460 - 29,640	-7%	8%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	480	24,630	$16,820 - 35,920	11%	14%
18	Carpenters	470	37,490	$26,310 - 50,340	10%	6%
19	Customer service representatives	420	24,240	$16,580 - 34,810	25%	22%
20	Maintenance and repair workers, general	390	32,300	$17,250 - 48,100	10%	6%
21	Bartenders	380	16,920	$11,930 - 23,660	11%	17%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	370	20,720	$13,590 - 28,010	17%	13%
23	Counter and rental clerks	360	19,660	$12,040 - 29,430	23%	16%
24	Food preparation workers	340	15,860	$11,970 - 20,440	15%	7%
25	Cooks, fast food	340	14,400	$11,580 - 17,930	8%	5%
26	Construction laborers	330	29,310	$20,830 - 40,100	11%	5%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	330	21,590	$15,790 - 29,390	18%	6%
28	Tellers	310	19,110	$16,000 - 22,730	14%	16%
29	Business operations specialists, all other	310	50,370	$28,320 - 71,910	21%	49%
30	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	300	20,260	$12,390 - 28,830	12%	6%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	290	17,350	$13,040 - 22,040	13%	5%
32	Bus drivers, school	290	24,080	$18,560 - 29,430	9%	4%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	40,030	$23,360 - 60,290	-4%	15%
34	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	280	35,960	$23,900 - 52,480	10%	4%
35	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	260	20,550	$12,650 - 33,040	11%	5%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	240	53,580	$32,380 - 78,820	9%	10%
37	Packers and packagers, hand	240	19,160	$13,100 - 24,560	-11%	3%
38	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	220	45,630	$32,340 - 57,870	11%	33%
39	Security guards	220	23,070	$13,050 - 39,500	17%	13%
40	Printing machine operators	220	30,350	$20,140 - 46,950	-5%	6%
41	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	200	20,030	$14,580 - 24,640	18%	7%
42	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	200	22,040	$13,260 - 33,840	8%	4%
43	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	200	37,740	$26,770 - 51,950	9%	3%
44	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	190	21,480	$15,360 - 29,300	27%	47%
45	Computer support specialists	180	39,190	$26,290 - 51,150	13%	43%
46	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	170	24,650	$16,060 - 34,820	4%	6%
47	Driver/sales workers	160	20,350	$11,790 - 38,200	-4%	4%
48	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	160	14,870	$11,680 - 18,640	10%	17%
49	Dishwashers	150	15,270	$11,790 - 19,180	10%	3%
50	Sales representatives, services, all other	150	42,740	$19,920 - 78,770	28%	48%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	50,490	$28,810 - 76,140	7%	13%
52	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	140	38,180	$24,060 - 56,920	14%	4%
53	Electricians	130	37,690	$25,000 - 57,520	7%	7%
54	Telemarketers	130	19,080	$15,350 - 23,110	-9%	14%
55	Data entry keyers	130	21,680	$16,900 - 27,550	-4%	18%
56	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	130	32,290	$22,460 - 40,050	14%	7%
57	Dental assistants	120	32,780	$24,340 - 41,050	29%	9%
58	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	120	33,070	$23,620 - 45,170	8%	3%
59	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	110	18,140	$15,740 - 21,630	17%	14%
60	Postal service mail carriers	110	43,090	$33,770 - 50,610	1%	11%
61	Food service managers	110	37,550	$22,440 - 55,050	5%	24%
62	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	110	45,070	$29,610 - 68,320	11%	4%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	100	38,970	$23,710 - 53,540	13%	11%
64	Painters, construction and maintenance	100	27,100	$19,610 - 43,180	12%	6%
65	Choreographers	100	22,110	$18,700 - 27,080	2%	22%
66	File clerks	100	16,690	$11,820 - 21,950	-40%	20%
67	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	100	26,010	$18,980 - 36,130	4%	15%
68	Parts salespersons	100	23,790	$13,060 - 34,850	-1%	6%
69	Loan officers	100	60,120	$34,900 - 104,860	12%	49%
70	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	18,440	$13,020 - 24,630	14%	3%
71	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	100	14,710	$11,610 - 19,060	12%	6%
72	Administrative services managers	100	55,860	$33,240 - 87,680	12%	40%
73	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	90	20,150	$14,730 - 28,030	-11%	9%
74	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	90	31,350	$19,450 - 53,550	2%	11%
75	Computer operators	90	29,870	$20,630 - 37,080	-24%	27%
76	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	80	32,220	$24,820 - 45,180	3%	18%
77	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	80	17,820	$12,340 - 25,190	13%	15%
78	Cost estimators	80	45,530	$27,730 - 65,620	19%	32%
79	Bill and account collectors	80	24,640	$14,590 - 34,580	23%	13%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80	57,080	$39,380 - 85,010	4%	38%
81	Pharmacy technicians	80	23,850	$19,780 - 29,490	32%	16%
82	Production workers, all other	70	19,370	$13,790 - 27,350	2%	5%
83	Construction managers	70	64,660	$40,640 - 83,920	16%	29%
84	Civil engineering technicians	70	35,030	$22,790 - 50,400	10%	18%
85	Industrial machinery mechanics	70	40,010	$27,340 - 50,880	9%	5%
86	Food servers, nonrestaurant	70	14,230	$11,440 - 18,080	16%	9%
87	Dental hygienists	60	58,600	$40,370 - 78,160	30%	33%
88	Bindery workers	60	20,480	$12,520 - 29,780	-21%	7%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	60	31,540	$20,010 - 44,890	16%	26%
90	Cement masons and concrete finishers	60	38,270	$31,140 - 45,810	11%	2%
91	Medical assistants	60	20,010	$15,990 - 23,670	35%	10%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	60	43,120	$28,600 - 65,420	0%	42%
93	Industrial truck and tractor operators	60	29,710	$18,570 - 43,810	-1%	2%
94	Chefs and head cooks	60	38,190	$19,890 - 65,180	8%	14%
95	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	60	29,340	$19,820 - 42,380	3%	4%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	60	36,070	$25,250 - 52,390	18%	15%
97	Veterinary technologists and technicians	60	29,640	$21,750 - 43,280	41%	16%
98	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	50	37,240	$22,510 - 54,660	4%	30%
99	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	50	17,140	$13,310 - 21,710	10%	5%
100	Architectural and civil drafters	50	44,070	$31,140 - 58,720	6%	25%

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Jobs More Common Near Lawrence Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Choreographers	22,110	100	41.6
Coaches and scouts	33,690	190	5.2
Child care workers	17,810	680	4.3
Printing machine operators	30,350	220	4.2
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	40,110	170	3.4
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	21,480	190	3.2
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	20,260	300	3
Sales and related workers, all other	33,880	130	3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,550	260	2.9
Team assemblers	25,900	880	2.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	37,740	200	2.9
Bus drivers, school	24,080	290	2.9
Bartenders	16,920	380	2.9
Teacher assistants	20,030	890	2.8
Graphic designers	33,130	160	2.8
Counter and rental clerks	19,660	360	2.8
Network systems and data communications analysts	58,480	160	2.6
Computer programmers	57,620	290	2.4
Cooks, restaurant	17,970	520	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	24,630	480	2.3
Cooks, fast food	14,400	340	2.3
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,460	1,430	2.1
Child, family, and school social workers	40,130	140	2.1
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,140	110	2.1
Food service managers	37,550	110	2.1
Waiters and waitresses	16,620	1,320	2
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	38,970	100	2
Tellers	19,110	310	1.9
Chief executives	124,710	160	1.9
Network and computer systems administrators	49,230	160	1.8
Public relations specialists	34,650	110	1.8
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,660	920	1.8
Carpenters	37,490	470	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	30,880	530	1.7
Office clerks, general	19,620	1,450	1.7
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	36,070	100	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	45,630	220	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,000	660	1.7
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,680	730	1.7
Parts salespersons	23,790	100	1.6
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,870	160	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	40,030	280	1.6
File clerks	16,690	100	1.5
Dental assistants	32,780	120	1.5
Cashiers	16,770	1,420	1.5
Driver/sales workers	20,350	160	1.5
Data entry keyers	21,680	130	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,580	240	1.5
Administrative services managers	55,860	100	1.5
Food preparation workers	15,860	340	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Lawrence, Kansas Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Management analysts	80,220	1.16	120
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,700	1.11	590
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	38,180	1.1	140
Dental assistants	32,780	1.09	120
Child, family, and school social workers	40,130	1.05	140
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	45,070	1.03	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	45,630	1.03	220
Carpenters	37,490	1.02	470
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	35,960	1.02	280
Coaches and scouts	33,690	1.02	190
Team assemblers	25,900	1.02	880
Construction laborers	29,310	1.01	330
Waiters and waitresses	16,620	1.01	1,320
Packers and packagers, hand	19,160	1.01	240
Security guards	23,070	1.01	220
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,060	1	290
Child care workers	17,810	1	680
Maintenance and repair workers, general	32,300	0.99	390
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,140	0.99	110
Postal service mail carriers	43,090	0.98	110
Computer support specialists	39,190	0.98	180
Financial managers	84,520	0.98	150
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	17,350	0.98	290
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	37,740	0.98	200
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,580	0.98	240
Dishwashers	15,270	0.97	150
Network systems and data communications analysts	58,480	0.97	160
Accountants and auditors	53,360	0.97	320
Bus drivers, school	24,080	0.97	290
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	21,590	0.96	330
Bartenders	16,920	0.96	380
Teacher assistants	20,030	0.96	890
Printing machine operators	30,350	0.96	220
Cashiers	16,770	0.96	1,420
Computer programmers	57,620	0.95	290
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	28,660	0.95	920
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,550	0.94	260
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	50,490	0.94	140
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	24,650	0.93	170
Receptionists and information clerks	20,720	0.93	370
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	40,000	0.92	660
Business operations specialists, all other	50,370	0.92	310
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,460	0.92	1,430
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	14,870	0.92	160
Stock clerks and order fillers	20,150	0.92	490
Chief executives	124,710	0.91	160
Cooks, fast food	14,400	0.91	340
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	32,680	0.91	730
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,030	0.9	200
Counter and rental clerks	19,660	0.9	360

Highest Paying Jobs in Lawrence, Kansas Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	172,360	40
Family and general practitioners	133,950
Chief executives	124,710	160
Dentists, general	104,750	40
Marketing managers	98,720
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	93,890	70
Education administrators, postsecondary	93,190
Industrial production managers	90,630	40
Financial managers	84,520	150
Business teachers, postsecondary	81,470
Pharmacists	81,040	80
Management analysts	80,220	120
General and operations managers	79,790	610
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	79,780	80
Computer and information systems managers	77,860	80
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	76,170
Human resources managers, all other	72,620
Sales managers	72,230	80
Engineering managers	70,790	40
Managers, all other	69,020	90
Lawyers	68,560	70
Physical therapists	68,440	40
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	67,390	70
Insurance sales agents	66,150
Civil engineers	65,370	60
Construction managers	64,660	70
Industrial engineers	64,470	50
Computer software engineers, applications	64,460	60
Occupational therapists	63,120	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	62,210	70
Loan officers	60,120	100
Architects, except landscape and naval	58,820	90
Dental hygienists	58,600	60
Network systems and data communications analysts	58,480	160
Computer systems analysts	57,950
Computer programmers	57,620	290
Veterinarians	57,450	50
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	57,080	80
Chemists	55,880	60
Financial analysts	55,880
Administrative services managers	55,860	100
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	54,770	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,060	290
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	53,580	240
Accountants and auditors	53,360	320
Automotive body and related repairers	53,140	40
Speech-language pathologists	52,880	70
Medical and health services managers	52,300	40
Database administrators	51,770
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	50,880

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