Fastest-growing jobs in Kansas

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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +15.2% (150 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,140
--- Employment in 2022: 990
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $69,540

#50. Occupational health and safety specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.0% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Employment in 2022: 1,440
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,760

#49. Special education teachers, secondary school
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.2% (900 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,470
--- Employment in 2022: 5,570
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $33,470

#48. Security guards
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.7% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,860
--- Employment in 2022: 2,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $27,390

#47. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +16.9% (930 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,440
--- Employment in 2022: 5,510
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,720

#46. Insurance sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.0% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,070
--- Employment in 2022: 3,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $57,670

#45. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.0% (780 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,380
--- Employment in 2022: 4,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $26,790

#44. Bartenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.0% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,370
--- Employment in 2022: 2,880
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $93,560

#43. Industrial engineers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.2% (5,970 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 40,690
--- Employment in 2022: 34,720
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $26,580

#42. Fast food and counter workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.3% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,490
--- Employment in 2022: 1,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,030

#41. Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.3% (170 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,150
--- Employment in 2022: 980
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $52,670

#40. Kindergarten teachers, except special education
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +17.7% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,330
--- Employment in 2022: 2,830
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $74,340

#39. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.1% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,590
--- Employment in 2022: 3,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,390

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.1% (2,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 14,490
--- Employment in 2022: 12,270
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $104,250

#37. Software developers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.5% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,180
--- Employment in 2022: 1,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,750

#36. Medical records specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.7% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,160
--- Employment in 2022: 1,820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $60,020

#35. Public relations specialists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +18.9% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,080
--- Employment in 2022: 1,750
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $78,670

#34. Dental hygienists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.6% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,580
--- Employment in 2022: 1,310
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $94,340

#33. Occupational therapists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.4% (630 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,580
--- Employment in 2022: 2,950
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,950

#32. Child, family, and school social workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.5% (1,520 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,590
--- Employment in 2022: 7,070
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $74,730

#31. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.6% (190 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,070
--- Employment in 2022: 880
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,200

#30. Tutors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.5% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,250
--- Employment in 2022: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $127,330

#29. Human resources managers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.6% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,360
--- Employment in 2022: 1,100
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,230

#28. Psychiatric technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.5% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,950
--- Employment in 2022: 2,370
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,260

#27. Recreation workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.7% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,160
--- Employment in 2022: 930
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,430

#26. Chemical equipment operators and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,910
--- Employment in 2022: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,660

#25. Sheet metal workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.3% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,040
--- Employment in 2022: 830
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,310

#24. Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.5% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,330
--- Employment in 2022: 1,060
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $54,300

#23. Real estate sales agents
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.9% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,700
--- Employment in 2022: 1,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $49,990

#22. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.9% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,120
--- Employment in 2022: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,790

#21. Highway maintenance workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.7% (1,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,800
--- Employment in 2022: 6,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,690

#20. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.6% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,440
--- Employment in 2022: 1,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $91,100

#19. Computer occupations, all other
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.5% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,850
--- Employment in 2022: 2,200
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $95,790

#18. Physical therapists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.2% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,330
--- Employment in 2022: 1,790
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $76,320

#17. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.4% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,200
--- Employment in 2022: 920
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $28,610

#16. Manicurists and pedicurists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.3% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,260
--- Employment in 2022: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $53,760

#15. Chefs and head cooks
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.0% (310 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,250
--- Employment in 2022: 940
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,020

#14. Surgical technologists
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.6% (450 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,790
--- Employment in 2022: 1,340
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,190

#13. Financial and investment analysts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +35.3% (1,230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,710
--- Employment in 2022: 3,480
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $35,060

#12. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +37.0% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,850
--- Employment in 2022: 1,350
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $30,890

#11. Emergency medical technicians
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +39.0% (390 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,390
--- Employment in 2022: 1,000
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,760

#10. Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +48.4% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,350
--- Employment in 2022: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $61,160

#9. Physical therapist assistants
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +48.7% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,290
--- Employment in 2022: 1,540
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $45,450

#8. Slaughterers and meat packers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +51.6% (630 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,850
--- Employment in 2022: 1,220
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,430

#7. Information security analysts
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +69.0% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,470
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,660

#6. Mental health and substance abuse social workers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +78.3% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,070
--- Employment in 2022: 600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $133,200

#5. Database administrators
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +79.7% (510 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,150
--- Employment in 2022: 640
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $22,230

#4. Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +96.2% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Employment in 2022: 520
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,420

#3. Service unit operators, oil and gas
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +98.5% (1,320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,660
--- Employment in 2022: 1,340
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,130

#2. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
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- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +238.6% (1,050 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,490
--- Employment in 2022: 440
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,890

This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Food processing workers, all other
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