metropolitan statistical area · 29940

Lawrence, KS

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lawrence, KS metro area

Figures describe the Lawrence, KS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lawrence city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$47,390

Total employment51,750

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Lawrence, KS metro area was $47,390 per year ($22.78 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 51,750 jobs. 234 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Printing Press Operators	10.34	500	$41,890
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2.25	2,880	$28,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2.16	1,230	$42,630
Waiters and Waitresses	1.58	1,190	$37,230

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 234 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Lawrence, KS metro area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,320	$13.62	2,880	2.25
Retail Salespersons	$31,320	$15.06	1,430	1.10
Cashiers	$29,270	$14.07	1,310	1.27
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$42,630	$20.49	1,230	2.16
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,230	$17.90	1,190	1.58
Customer Service Representatives	$37,800	$18.17	1,090	1.26
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,340	$17.47	950	1.01
General and Operations Managers	$85,110	$40.92	850	0.73
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$30,700	$14.76	750	0.52
Registered Nurses	$78,020	$37.51	700	0.62
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,140	$16.89	690	1.47
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,290	$23.22	630	1.38
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,260	$16.47	600	0.82
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$22,360	Not published	590	1.26
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,440	$18.48	580	1.43
Nursing Assistants	$38,520	$18.52	540	1.13
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,190	$20.77	530	0.54
Printing Press Operators	$41,890	$20.14	500	10.34
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,020	$23.09	480	0.95
Bartenders	$29,980	$14.41	470	1.86
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,310	Not published	450	0.98
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$140,710	$67.65	420	6.94
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,050	$28.39	420	0.62
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$72,100	$34.66	410	1.12
Software Developers	$104,990	$50.48	410	0.74
Accountants and Auditors	$79,050	$38.00	400	0.82
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,080	Not published	370	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,590	$22.88	370	1.00
Social and Human Service Assistants	$45,040	$21.66	360	2.46
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,440	$18.48	360	1.13
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$78,410	$37.70	360	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$66,470	$31.96	360	0.76
Food Preparation Workers	$31,350	$15.07	350	1.19
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$45,330	$21.79	350	0.74
Instructional Coordinators	$61,900	$29.76	340	4.48
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,560	$36.33	320	0.77
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$34,560	$16.62	310	2.85
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,910	$16.30	300	1.06
Carpenters	$59,800	$28.75	280	1.24
Construction Laborers	$47,680	$22.92	280	0.77
Computer User Support Specialists	$56,760	$27.29	270	1.15
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,040	$13.00	270	1.89
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,010	$21.16	270	0.85
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$67,060	$32.24	260	0.86
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,410	$17.02	260	0.85
Light Truck Drivers	$42,960	$20.65	260	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$79,800	$38.37	250	1.10
Childcare Workers	$29,090	$13.99	240	1.36
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,880	$23.02	240	1.04
Human Resources Specialists	$64,130	$30.83	230	0.77
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$50,850	$24.45	230	1.96
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,400	Not published	230	1.12
Training and Development Specialists	$64,770	$31.14	220	1.46
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$26,020	$12.51	220	1.68
Medical Assistants	$37,170	$17.87	210	0.77
Recreation Workers	$31,760	$15.27	210	1.87
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$50,430	$24.25	210	1.07
Tutors	$23,630	$11.36	200	3.49
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$63,380	$30.47	200	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,920	$37.94	200	0.74
Sales Managers	$189,740	$91.22	180	0.83
Management Analysts	$83,080	$39.94	180	0.59
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,620	$19.05	180	1.13
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,080	$17.34	180	1.23
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,090	$21.20	180	0.68
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,650	$21.47	180	0.68
Financial Managers	$171,290	$82.35	170	0.60
Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,760	$61.42	170	0.85
Managers, All Other	$103,800	$49.91	170	0.83
Fundraisers	$65,820	$31.64	170	4.55
Personal Financial Advisors	$91,780	$44.12	170	1.87
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$64,370	$30.95	170	1.01
Public Relations Specialists	$58,040	$27.90	170	1.83
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,010	$28.37	170	1.28
Computer Systems Analysts	$82,360	$39.60	160	0.94
Pharmacists	$133,880	$64.37	160	1.45
Security Guards	$35,080	$16.87	160	0.37
Animal Caretakers	$28,660	$13.78	160	1.80
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,710	$37.84	160	0.80
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$66,010	$31.74	160	1.09
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,840	$22.52	160	1.23
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$63,770	$30.66	150	0.89
Project Management Specialists	$93,420	$44.91	150	0.43
Civil Engineers	$97,220	$46.74	150	1.23
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$169,130	Not published	150	5.57
Coaches and Scouts	$52,460	Not published	150	1.85
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,400	$30.00	150	0.67
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$22,620	$10.88	150	0.84
Lawyers	$103,070	$49.55	140	0.55
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$67,090	$32.26	140	0.91
Electricians	$61,070	$29.36	140	0.56
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,920	$65.35	130	0.57
Compliance Officers	$76,700	$36.87	130	0.93
Information Security Analysts	$67,010	$32.22	130	2.01
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,980	$29.32	130	1.01
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$26,550	$12.77	130	1.37
Dishwashers	$27,590	$13.26	130	0.81
Insurance Sales Agents	$60,120	$28.90	130	0.80
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$59,280	$28.50	130	0.83
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$59,390	$28.55	130	0.97
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$58,200	$27.98	130	0.65
Bus Drivers, School	$45,930	$22.08	130	0.97
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,770	$38.83	120	1.17
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,350	Not published	120	11.78
Graphic Designers	$54,290	$26.10	120	1.82
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,280	$20.81	120	0.91
Tellers	$37,450	$18.01	120	1.07
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$42,380	$20.37	120	2.60
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,080	$28.88	120	0.78
Construction Managers	$121,660	$58.49	110	0.90
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,330	$29.49	110	1.05
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$52,530	$25.25	110	0.85
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$64,990	$31.24	110	2.52
Physical Therapists	$99,620	$47.90	110	1.24
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,700	$14.28	110	0.51
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$28,470	$13.69	110	2.15
Financial and Investment Analysts	$83,260	$40.03	100	0.81
Industrial Engineers	Not published	Not published	100	0.86
Nurse Practitioners	$126,650	$60.89	100	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,210	$49.14	100	1.96
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,180	$17.39	100	1.00
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$70,530	$33.91	100	0.87
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$60,230	$28.96	100	1.47
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,420	$17.51	100	0.80
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$83,240	Not published	90	0.82
Food Service Managers	$70,290	$33.79	90	1.09
Social and Community Service Managers	$79,990	$38.46	90	1.34
Computer Network Architects	$85,330	$41.03	90	1.50
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$91,860	$44.16	90	2.42
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$45,210	$21.73	90	2.55
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,490	Not published	90	4.86
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,530	$17.08	90	0.57
Parts Salespersons	$37,910	$18.23	90	0.96
Billing and Posting Clerks	Not published	Not published	90	0.67
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$39,190	$18.84	90	1.19
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$44,370	$21.33	90	0.49
Marketing Managers	$148,550	$71.42	80	0.58
Loan Officers	$100,480	$48.31	80	0.84
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,940	$17.76	80	0.48
Physicians, All Other	$432,860	$208.10	80	0.66
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$29,190	$14.03	80	1.56
Chefs and Head Cooks	$44,700	$21.49	80	1.14
Real Estate Sales Agents	$37,740	$18.15	80	1.30
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,550	$14.69	80	0.97
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$43,240	$20.79	80	1.60
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,380	$29.03	80	1.79
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,130	$23.14	80	1.35
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$48,490	$23.31	80	10.35
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$60,530	$29.10	80	1.94
Human Resources Managers	$112,130	$53.91	70	0.94
Cost Estimators	$70,630	$33.96	70	0.99
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,120	$25.54	70	1.49
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$48,930	Not published	70	0.85
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$39,590	$19.03	70	0.65
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$51,690	$24.85	70	1.76
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$76,520	$36.79	70	0.65
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$63,020	$30.30	70	0.94
Medical Records Specialists	$47,590	$22.88	70	1.06
Firefighters	$51,930	$24.97	70	0.57
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$50,610	$24.33	70	1.19
Library Assistants, Clerical	$40,270	$19.36	70	2.46
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$57,890	$27.83	70	1.24
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,180	$23.16	70	0.51
Chief Executives	$164,800	$79.23	60	0.95
Facilities Managers	$105,070	$50.52	60	1.07
Industrial Production Managers	$126,170	$60.66	60	0.73
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$156,080	$75.04	60	0.79
Computer Programmers	$84,950	$40.84	60	2.01
Computer Occupations, All Other	$84,220	$40.49	60	0.43
Mechanical Engineers	$94,990	$45.67	60	0.64
Chemists	$96,050	$46.18	60	2.23
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$63,980	$30.76	60	2.84
Bakers	$32,710	$15.73	60	0.82
Machinists	$50,460	$24.26	60	0.59
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,800	$22.50	60	1.91
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,700	$23.41	60	1.23
Helpers--Production Workers	$43,420	$20.88	60	1.06
Administrative Services Managers	$111,780	$53.74	50	0.52
Financial Specialists, All Other	$48,190	$23.17	50	1.14
Electrical Engineers	Not published	Not published	50	0.75
Rehabilitation Counselors	$41,980	$20.18	50	1.68
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$54,400	Not published	50	1.28
Library Technicians	$49,400	$23.75	50	2.20
Editors	$65,460	$31.47	50	1.72
Occupational Therapists	$101,060	$48.59	50	0.96
Speech-Language Pathologists	$85,130	$40.93	50	0.79
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,720	$18.14	50	1.18
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$128,760	$61.90	50	1.56
Residential Advisors	$46,950	$22.57	50	1.75
New Accounts Clerks	$47,240	$22.71	50	3.78
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$50,650	$24.35	50	3.78
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,260	$18.87	50	1.00
Driver/Sales Workers	$31,940	$15.36	50	0.37
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,070	$15.90	50	0.64
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,010	$17.31	50	1.52
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$53,680	$25.81	40	1.56
Web Developers	$78,080	$37.54	40	1.76
Operations Research Analysts	$87,380	$42.01	40	1.13
Food Scientists and Technologists	$64,210	$30.87	40	8.93
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$109,740	$52.76	40	0.78
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$170,660	Not published	40	3.54
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,630	Not published	40	0.60
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$44,930	Not published	40	7.58
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,700	$22.45	40	0.95
Athletic Trainers	$60,820	Not published	40	4.06
Massage Therapists	$48,880	$23.50	40	1.27
Phlebotomists	$45,590	$21.92	40	0.81
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$61,080	$29.37	40	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$50,310	$24.19	40	1.09
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	Not published	Not published	40	0.47
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,760	$22.48	40	0.75
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,770	$21.52	40	0.69
Highway Maintenance Workers	$53,880	$25.91	40	0.79
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,240	$22.23	40	0.78
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,120	$14.48	40	0.56
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$90,170	$43.35	30	0.32
Computer Network Support Specialists	$49,570	$23.83	30	0.70
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$60,380	$29.03	30	0.99
School Psychologists	$84,740	$40.74	30	1.43
Healthcare Social Workers	$63,010	$30.29	30	0.54
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,820	Not published	30	4.57
Physician Assistants	$126,340	$60.74	30	0.60
Family Medicine Physicians	$275,960	$132.67	30	0.96
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$47,620	$22.89	30	1.34
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$93,020	$44.72	30	0.91
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$78,460	$37.72	30	0.21
Office Clerks, General	$31,040	$14.92	30	0.04
Construction and Building Inspectors	$76,080	$36.58	30	0.69
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,590	$27.69	30	0.31
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$110,180	$52.97	30	0.71
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$45,640	$21.94	30	0.52
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,280	$24.65	30	0.54
Chemical Technicians	$60,230	$28.96	Not published	Not published
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,560	$29.11	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.