Figure 7.

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Top 10 Occupations Requiring a Bachelor's Degree
Local Area I

Accountants & Auditors 71

59
Elementary School Teachers, except Special 105
Ed
Chief Executives 133
Special Education Teachers, Secondary 33
School
Medical & Health Services Managers 46
Secondary School Teachers, except Special & 99
Vocational Ed
Social & Community Service Managers 31

Loan Officers 54

Registered Nurses 142

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% 100.00%
Number of Job Vacancies

Column F Column I Column H Column J

Requires Bachelor's
All Job Vacancies Number of Vacancies
Degree
Occupational Title
(in order by Percent of Vacancies Total Average Average Education
Requires With Other
Requiring Bachelor's Degree) Number Minimum Maximum Number of Percent of Requirement
HS, GED Education
of Wage Wage Vacancies Vacancies Not
or Less Requirements
Vacancies Offer Offer Provided

Accountants & Auditors 71 $17.44 $17.61 71 100% 0 0 0

Middle School Teachers, except Special &

59 $31,127.88 $34,628.63 *A
59 100% 0 0 0
Vocational Ed
Elementary School Teachers, except Special
108 $30,371.64 $33,756.32 *A
105 97% 0 0 3
Ed

Chief Executives 140 $30.54 $31.72 133 95% 0 7 0

Special Education Teachers, Secondary

35 $29,177.49 $33,215.89 *A
33 94% 0 2 0
School

Medical & Health Services Managers 49 $19.22 $19.98 46 94% 0 1 2

Secondary School Teachers, except Special &

110 $29,956.75 $34,538.97 *A
99 90% 0 0 11
Vocational Ed

Social & Community Service Managers 36 $14.42 $16.83 31 86% 5 0 0

Loan Officers 81 $24.04 $36.06 54 67% 0 27 0

Registered Nurses 339 $21.31 $22.37 142 42% 0 178 19

Source: Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services. Second Quarter 2007 Job Vacancy Survey.
*A
This occupation has been identified as an occupation where the standard work-year varies, therefore the starting wage offer is reported as an annual wage.