Topeka Employment

Employment and Industries in the Topeka, 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 Topeka than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Topeka.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Topeka.
A list of any large public companies in Topeka.

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	Registered nurses	2,600	51,440	$39,220 - 66,300	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,660	34,920	$20,920 - 48,800	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,090	37,000	$21,570 - 52,770	6%	96%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,070	49,630	$34,170 - 68,120	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	820	34,320	$20,420 - 47,460	11%	95%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	720	57,900	$33,670 - 91,440	8%	51%
7	Lawyers	710	82,770	$49,300 - 0	11%	99%
8	Chief executives	620	94,700	$28,540 - 0	2%	65%
9	Management analysts	490	54,750	$40,220 - 76,500	22%	78%
10	Social and human service assistants	440	24,910	$18,140 - 33,200	34%	58%
11	Computer programmers	440	56,120	$41,510 - 72,820	0%	73%
12	Financial managers	370	75,910	$43,790 - 115,720	13%	60%
13	Computer systems analysts	340	62,140	$43,200 - 82,720	29%	68%
14	Civil engineers	330	64,200	$49,020 - 82,600	18%	87%
15	Public relations specialists	320	45,980	$29,040 - 69,010	18%	81%
16	Managers, all other	290	78,170	$41,640 - 120,620	7%	55%
17	Medical and health services managers	260	69,380	$39,640 - 106,760	16%	57%
18	Network and computer systems administrators	230	49,340	$32,650 - 74,360	27%	50%
19	Training and development specialists	210	49,540	$24,530 - 71,010	18%	56%
20	Market research analysts	200	48,130	$38,020 - 61,800	20%	82%
21	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	190	27,540	$20,820 - 36,610	15%	51%
22	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	190	64,360	$49,880 - 81,890	8%	78%
23	Computer and information systems managers	190	79,450	$56,030 - 109,630	16%	73%
24	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	180	55,450	$43,600 - 68,560	25%	93%
25	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	170	51,490	$36,860 - 72,080	17%	56%
26	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	170	49,830	$30,190 - 80,550	5%	58%
27	Librarians	170	45,650	$34,220 - 58,300	4%	85%
28	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	170	57,140	$30,340 - 91,810	12%	51%
29	Physical therapists	170	59,320	$34,690 - 81,420	27%	89%
30	Detectives and criminal investigators	160	49,830	$35,120 - 71,090	17%	54%
31	Mental health counselors	160	28,650	$13,910 - 39,250	30%	73%
32	Pharmacists	160	86,760	$77,230 - 101,230	22%	97%
33	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	150	36,500	$26,540 - 46,860	30%	77%
34	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	150	59,730	$26,010 - 116,750	25%	67%
35	Network systems and data communications analysts	150	50,040	$30,380 - 73,120	53%	57%
36	Sales managers	150	101,250	$45,430 - 0	10%	69%
37	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	140	37,120	$24,530 - 61,620	18%	56%
38	Coaches and scouts	140	22,700	$12,180 - 37,920	15%	60%
39	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	140	42,600	$28,500 - 55,950	13%	73%
40	Computer software engineers, systems software	130	60,560	$42,870 - 81,060	28%	85%
41	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	130	26,380	$16,480 - 44,810	15%	72%
42	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	130	42,960	$33,360 - 54,540	0%	96%
43	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	130	40,360	$30,760 - 54,040	20%	87%
44	Occupational therapists	120	58,630	$40,010 - 82,080	23%	90%
45	Legislators	120	29,680	$18,580 - 51,640	1%	65%
46	Financial analysts	120	60,460	$36,100 - 92,440	34%	87%
47	Engineering managers	120	88,070	$61,380 - 114,110	7%	84%
48	Survey researchers	120	41,630	$27,490 - 60,050	16%	82%
49	Advertising sales agents	110	31,240	$17,260 - 58,250	20%	56%
50	Instructional coordinators	110	55,680	$35,540 - 71,660	23%	79%
51	Community and social service specialists, all other	110	34,290	$20,130 - 56,130	25%	58%
52	Child, family, and school social workers	110	31,140	$25,060 - 40,040	19%	77%
53	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	100	69,930	$33,560 - 120,630	16%	99%
54	Marketing managers	90	105,350	$64,630 - 0	14%	69%
55	Social and community service managers	90	52,550	$29,280 - 86,010	25%	72%
56	Special education teachers, secondary school	90	45,530	$34,040 - 57,060	9%	87%
57	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	51,320	$31,730 - 85,420	18%	56%
58	Social workers, all other	80	47,130	$34,350 - 68,730	18%	77%
59	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	29,730	$13,420 - 52,900	23%	54%
60	Occupational health and safety specialists	80	51,030	$37,410 - 66,970	8%	72%
61	Speech-language pathologists	80	54,880	$36,970 - 82,290	11%	98%
62	Physician assistants	80	74,840	$55,700 - 94,740	27%	67%
63	Medical and public health social workers	70	40,590	$29,550 - 52,940	24%	77%
64	Electrical engineers	70	77,440	$49,570 - 105,670	6%	81%
65	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	60	35,640	$26,530 - 45,320	34%	73%
66	Sales and related workers, all other	60	36,250	$15,610 - 77,350	14%	62%
67	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	60,610	$33,840 - 90,120	18%	88%
68	Special education teachers, middle school	50	38,650	$30,630 - 49,580	16%	87%
69	Writers and authors	50	35,280	$21,690 - 45,930	13%	84%
70	Insurance underwriters	50	45,500	$23,150 - 72,220	6%	53%
71	Floral designers	50	21,490	$14,940 - 29,410	0%	55%
72	Actuaries	50	79,050	$50,350 - 135,950	24%	99%
73	Recreational therapists	50	36,000	$19,490 - 61,280	4%	77%
74	Veterinarians	50	59,160	$46,790 - 76,850	35%	100%
75	Financial specialists, all other	50	51,720	$25,990 - 81,800	12%	50%
76	Interior designers	50	44,100	$27,960 - 72,220	20%	55%
77	Mechanical engineers	50	82,750	$44,300 - 127,310	4%	78%
78	Public relations managers	50	84,380	$56,650 - 122,900	17%	75%
79	Surveyors	40	40,510	$22,000 - 67,090	24%	82%
80	Environmental engineers	40	73,090	$55,390 - 95,140	25%	86%
81	Reporters and correspondents	40	36,670	$15,890 - 75,370	1%	85%
82	Chemists	40	45,510	$33,450 - 63,640	9%	93%
83	Health educators	40	39,250	$24,290 - 57,150	26%	58%
84	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	46,930	$36,470 - 61,460	9%	72%
85	Purchasing managers	40	70,430	$49,590 - 93,460	3%	57%
86	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	40	23,280	$16,890 - 30,240	11%	55%
87	Postmasters and mail superintendents	40	51,540	$32,830 - 65,620	0%	55%
88	Human resources managers, all other	40	75,850	$55,170 - 96,800	11%	58%
89	Tax preparers	40	27,330	$16,310 - 39,990	0%	54%
90	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	38,190	$28,670 - 52,850	24%	78%
91	Compensation and benefits managers	30	76,260	$47,570 - 101,270	12%	58%
92	Industrial engineers	30	57,030	$41,060 - 80,780	20%	74%

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	2,960	22,220	$13,090 - 35,790	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,610	16,290	$12,060 - 21,790	-2%	10%
3	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,530	34,690	$26,160 - 48,120	15%	18%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,100	15,360	$11,800 - 20,250	18%	5%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,840	20,290	$13,540 - 28,000	15%	4%
6	Customer service representatives	1,730	27,820	$18,880 - 40,590	25%	22%
7	General and operations managers	1,730	72,940	$36,020 - 116,410	2%	48%
8	Office clerks, general	1,680	23,090	$14,700 - 33,130	13%	19%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,640	28,640	$18,760 - 40,160	13%	16%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,600	23,450	$13,420 - 34,690	-7%	8%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,490	22,090	$16,970 - 28,360	18%	7%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,460	39,420	$21,880 - 58,940	6%	29%
13	Waiters and waitresses	1,370	15,720	$11,700 - 22,430	11%	14%
14	Teacher assistants	1,350	18,540	$12,450 - 24,580	10%	18%
15	Personal and home care aides	1,330	17,760	$14,100 - 22,290	51%	10%
16	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,240	23,200	$14,360 - 32,090	1%	18%
17	Business operations specialists, all other	1,190	44,610	$24,290 - 64,900	21%	49%
18	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,040	34,460	$27,120 - 43,500	14%	7%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,030	33,040	$19,000 - 49,680	10%	6%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,020	32,830	$18,530 - 50,340	4%	25%
21	Home health aides	1,020	22,050	$15,530 - 31,010	49%	7%
22	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,010	21,200	$13,960 - 33,050	2%	5%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	970	20,840	$13,420 - 28,640	17%	13%
24	Construction laborers	960	27,820	$19,680 - 36,750	11%	5%
25	Packers and packagers, hand	920	21,880	$13,880 - 35,060	-11%	3%
26	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	880	31,550	$22,010 - 45,080	10%	4%
27	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	790	29,820	$18,890 - 50,090	4%	6%
28	Tellers	700	20,720	$16,050 - 26,500	14%	16%
29	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	700	32,920	$20,330 - 44,570	-4%	5%
30	Fire fighters	690	35,350	$14,310 - 57,400	12%	18%
31	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	620	33,320	$20,910 - 48,830	14%	4%
32	Food preparation workers	610	15,350	$11,750 - 20,040	15%	7%
33	Carpenters	610	33,850	$24,760 - 43,940	10%	6%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	610	50,390	$34,950 - 68,970	9%	10%
35	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	580	35,790	$25,590 - 49,170	8%	3%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	570	24,960	$15,950 - 35,570	11%	14%
37	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	570	17,090	$12,370 - 22,300	13%	5%
38	Correctional officers and jailers	550	30,550	$25,510 - 39,580	17%	11%
39	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	530	21,200	$13,700 - 31,430	11%	5%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	510	39,150	$20,810 - 54,990	11%	33%
41	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	510	50,040	$33,090 - 71,300	7%	13%
42	Computer support specialists	480	41,400	$25,730 - 58,600	13%	43%
43	Security guards	480	24,370	$15,030 - 39,860	17%	13%
44	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	470	28,600	$16,440 - 42,630	8%	4%
45	Child care workers	470	16,850	$11,950 - 22,960	18%	15%
46	Cooks, fast food	460	13,510	$11,430 - 15,770	8%	5%
47	Counter and rental clerks	460	20,450	$12,450 - 30,070	23%	16%
48	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	460	46,960	$27,140 - 60,330	11%	4%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	430	52,730	$34,740 - 76,840	-4%	15%
50	Bus drivers, school	420	28,230	$19,340 - 37,780	9%	4%
51	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	420	13,640	$11,550 - 17,450	10%	8%
52	Cooks, restaurant	410	18,110	$12,610 - 22,820	12%	5%
53	Electricians	370	44,410	$30,530 - 57,910	7%	7%
54	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	360	33,000	$26,250 - 43,530	3%	38%
55	Bill and account collectors	360	24,020	$19,310 - 29,360	23%	13%
56	Dishwashers	350	14,410	$11,720 - 17,840	10%	3%
57	Bartenders	350	16,000	$11,840 - 22,160	11%	17%
58	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	350	26,270	$19,810 - 34,130	4%	15%
59	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	350	19,780	$12,960 - 28,780	18%	6%
60	All other information and record clerks	340	24,300	$12,550 - 39,160	-12%	21%
61	Medical secretaries	330	27,090	$20,260 - 38,780	17%	18%
62	Postal service mail carriers	330	42,890	$33,430 - 52,050	1%	11%
63	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	320	17,670	$12,040 - 24,960	14%	3%
64	Industrial truck and tractor operators	310	28,880	$16,190 - 45,410	-1%	2%
65	Civil engineering technicians	300	39,480	$27,600 - 53,370	10%	18%
66	Sales representatives, services, all other	290	52,990	$24,060 - 88,880	28%	48%
67	Team assemblers	290	24,330	$14,540 - 39,430	0%	5%
68	Couriers and messengers	290	19,170	$14,390 - 24,470	0%	12%
69	Loan officers	260	42,760	$31,480 - 61,270	12%	49%
70	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	260	24,270	$12,180 - 44,690	12%	6%
71	Legal secretaries	250	24,040	$17,420 - 34,500	12%	18%
72	Dental assistants	250	27,040	$18,060 - 36,480	29%	9%
73	Recreation workers	230	19,650	$12,190 - 28,840	13%	47%
74	Pharmacy technicians	230	25,450	$19,390 - 32,330	32%	16%
75	Insurance sales agents	220	41,130	$20,020 - 72,110	13%	45%
76	Industrial machinery mechanics	210	42,480	$28,170 - 62,820	9%	5%
77	Driver/sales workers	200	30,550	$18,560 - 43,680	-4%	4%
78	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	200	33,140	$23,730 - 44,800	3%	18%
79	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	200	53,920	$32,500 - 81,480	0%	42%
80	Cost estimators	200	53,260	$34,800 - 86,480	19%	32%
81	Parts salespersons	200	28,500	$18,190 - 41,960	-1%	6%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	190	49,080	$29,110 - 70,980	10%	17%
83	Amusement and recreation attendants	190	14,850	$11,670 - 17,810	24%	22%
84	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	190	16,510	$11,970 - 23,420	10%	17%
85	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	180	41,130	$23,740 - 49,580	-7%	12%
86	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	180	50,980	$38,660 - 61,200	7%	6%
87	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	180	25,360	$17,330 - 35,320	-11%	9%
88	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	180	30,790	$20,680 - 40,560	3%	25%
89	Helpers--production workers	180	21,680	$16,060 - 28,280	0%	4%
90	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	180	16,510	$12,380 - 20,510	17%	14%
91	Medical records and health information technicians	180	30,150	$20,450 - 40,260	18%	12%
92	Data entry keyers	180	22,810	$17,340 - 30,200	-4%	18%
93	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	180	14,760	$11,760 - 19,730	12%	6%
94	Paralegals and legal assistants	180	36,460	$25,470 - 53,280	22%	45%
95	Machinists	180	37,760	$25,150 - 54,450	-2%	3%
96	Library assistants, clerical	180	23,150	$15,070 - 32,780	8%	37%
97	Food servers, nonrestaurant	180	13,850	$11,530 - 17,360	16%	9%
98	Cement masons and concrete finishers	170	33,450	$24,340 - 45,320	11%	2%
99	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	170	34,240	$21,300 - 48,300	-6%	14%
100	Tire repairers and changers	170	19,420	$14,900 - 23,650	20%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Topeka Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Survey researchers	41,630	120	11.9
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	33,000	360	6.2
Meter readers, utilities	26,080	120	5.6
Civil engineering technicians	39,480	300	4.9
Legislators	29,680	120	4.6
Fire fighters	35,350	690	4.5
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,790	160	4.3
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	26,380	130	4.2
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,980	180	3.8
Physical therapist assistants	41,430	150	3.8
Couriers and messengers	19,170	290	3.7
Correctional officers and jailers	30,550	550	3.6
Personal and home care aides	17,760	1,330	3.4
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	55,450	180	3.2
Prepress technicians and workers	33,140	150	3.1
Bindery workers	22,440	120	2.8
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	42,960	130	2.8
Library assistants, clerical	23,150	180	2.8
Chief executives	94,700	620	2.7
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	32,920	700	2.7
Tire repairers and changers	19,420	170	2.7
Mental health counselors	28,650	160	2.7
Court, municipal, and license clerks	31,370	130	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	56,110	110	2.5
Detectives and criminal investigators	49,830	160	2.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	35,790	580	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,200	530	2.2
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	34,690	2,530	2.1
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	47,170	140	2.1
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	34,460	1,040	2
Library technicians	29,880	140	2
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	36,500	150	2
Social and human service assistants	24,910	440	2
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	39,250	160	2
All other information and record clerks	24,300	340	1.9
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	34,320	820	1.9
Home health aides	22,050	1,020	1.9
Public relations specialists	45,980	320	1.9
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	27,540	190	1.9
Nonfarm animal caretakers	15,980	150	1.9
Occupational therapists	58,630	120	1.8
Community and social service specialists, all other	34,290	110	1.8
Civil engineers	64,200	330	1.7
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	30,790	180	1.6
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	25,360	180	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	34,920	1,660	1.6
Tellers	20,720	700	1.6
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	37,000	1,090	1.6
Librarians	45,650	170	1.6
Highway maintenance workers	27,930	100	1.6

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	38,790	1.35	160
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	32,920	1.31	700
Driver/sales workers	30,550	1.24	200
Packers and packagers, hand	21,880	1.15	920
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	44,280	1.15	140
Dental hygienists	67,970	1.14	140
Bus drivers, school	28,230	1.14	420
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	29,820	1.12	790
Home health aides	22,050	1.12	1,020
Sales managers	101,250	1.11	150
Food service managers	50,000	1.1	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,470	1.09	120
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,600	1.08	470
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	53,920	1.08	200
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	41,540	1.07	140
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	46,960	1.07	460
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,900	1.07	720
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	24,270	1.07	260
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,450	1.07	1,600
Sales representatives, services, all other	52,990	1.06	290
Library technicians	29,880	1.06	140
Machinists	37,760	1.06	180
Security guards	24,370	1.06	480
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	33,140	1.06	200
File clerks	23,170	1.06	120
Training and development specialists	49,540	1.06	210
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	34,240	1.05	170
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	25,360	1.05	180
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	52,730	1.05	430
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	34,510	1.05	120
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	49,830	1.04	170
Computer support specialists	41,400	1.04	480
Medical records and health information technicians	30,150	1.04	180
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,980	1.04	180
Library assistants, clerical	23,150	1.02	180
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,030	1.02	110
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,510	1.02	190
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,880	1.02	310
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	47,170	1.02	140
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,040	1.02	1,030
Electricians	44,410	1.01	370
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	41,130	1.01	180
Industrial machinery mechanics	42,480	1.01	210
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	51,490	1.01	170
Managers, all other	78,170	1.01	290
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,680	1.01	110
Physical therapist assistants	41,430	1.01	150
Instructional coordinators	55,680	1.01	110
Cost estimators	53,260	1.01	200
Sheet metal workers	39,990	1	140

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	138,320
Marketing managers	105,350	90
Personal financial advisors	103,130
Sales managers	101,250	150
Chief executives	94,700	620
Engineering managers	88,070	120
Pharmacists	86,760	160
Public relations managers	84,380	50
Lawyers	82,770	710
Mechanical engineers	82,750	50
Computer and information systems managers	79,450	190
Actuaries	79,050	50
Managers, all other	78,170	290
Electrical engineers	77,440	70
Compensation and benefits managers	76,260	30
Financial managers	75,910	370
Human resources managers, all other	75,850	40
Physician assistants	74,840	80
Environmental engineers	73,090	40
General and operations managers	72,940	1,730
Computer software engineers, applications	72,570
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,470	120
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	71,870	80
Construction managers	71,230	140
Purchasing managers	70,430	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	69,930	100
Medical and health services managers	69,380	260
Dental hygienists	67,970	140
Industrial production managers	65,060	50
Property, real estate, and community association managers	64,410	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	64,360	190
Civil engineers	64,200	330
Computer specialists, all other	62,210
Computer systems analysts	62,140	340
Architects, except landscape and naval	60,610	50
Computer software engineers, systems software	60,560	130
Financial analysts	60,460	120
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	59,730	150
Physical therapists	59,320	170
Veterinarians	59,160	50
Occupational therapists	58,630	120
Database administrators	58,520
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	57,900	720
Administrative services managers	57,900	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	57,140	170
Industrial engineers	57,030	30
Computer programmers	56,120	440
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	56,110	110
Instructional coordinators	55,680	110
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	55,450	180

Large Companies Headquartered in Topeka

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Payless Shoesource	2.7
Westar Energy	1.6

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