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Labor Availability:
Labor Pool:
Coffey County's work force is drawn from a labor market area (LMA) of 64,045 people within a 45 mile radius.
Under-employment
The secondary work force, comprised of persons available for part-time labor, non-working spouses, and under-employed workers is estimated at 5,289 for the LMA.
County Labor Force for March 2013 (est.): 5,250
County Unemployment Rate for March 2013 (est.): 5.4%
Transportation and Public Utilities:
Approximately 1100 people are employed in transportation and public utilities with 1,000 employed at the only nuclear power plant in Kansas located in Coffey County - "Wolf Creek."
Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages for Coffey County
| Industry |
Average Establishments |
Average Employment |
Average Wage |
Accommodation & Food Services |
20 |
186 |
$9,516 |
Admin., Support, Waste Mgmt., Remediation |
10 |
69 |
$78,520 |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
5 |
35 |
$14,976 |
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation |
3 |
13 |
$5,928 |
| Construction |
32 |
84 |
$35,516 |
| Finance & Insurance |
17 |
101 |
$32,864 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
26 |
193 |
$23,660 |
| Information |
5 |
34 |
$22,152 |
| Manufacturing |
6 |
99 |
$30,524 |
| Mining |
8 |
54 |
$34,268 |
Other Services, exc. Public Admin. |
14 |
79 |
$41,860 |
Prof. Scientific & Tech. Services |
25 |
55 |
$93,808 |
| Retail Trade |
44 |
389 |
$17,836 |
Transportation & Warehousing |
14 |
106 |
$25,324 |
| Wholesale Trade |
13 |
160 |
$50,232 |
| Total, All Industries |
288 |
3,886 |
$52,832 |
Total, All Private Industries |
248 |
2,708 |
$63,180 |
Labor Market Information Services, Kansas Dept. of Labor
Manufacturer's located in Coffey County
- Burlington
- Charloma, Inc., 50 Employees
- Manufactures Plastic Products
- COF Training Services, Inc., 20 Employees
- Training Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
- Coffey County, 160 Employees
- County Government & Services
- Coffey County Republican, 14 Employees
- Publishing and Printing
- Coffey Health System, 250 Employees
- Healthcare, Assisted Living & Ambulance Service
- Hoover's Thriftway, 40 Employees
- Grocery Store
- Huff Gardens, 6 Employees
- Wholesale Nursery & Greenhouse
- Kan-Seal, 8 Employees
- Fluid Sealing Products & WaterJet Cutting Service
- USD #244, 166 Employees
- Burlington Schools & Recreation Center
- Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Co., 1,000 Employees
- Nuclear Generating Station
- Gridley
- Countertop Trends, LLC, 40 Employees
- Manufactures Countertops
- LeRoy
- Arnold's Greenhouse, 35 Employees
- Sells Flowers, Shrubs, and Lawn & Garden Products
- Luther's Jerky, 10 Employees
- Meat Processing
- Mid-American Machine, 50 Employees
- Manufactures & Rebuilds Equipment for Tire & Rubber Industry
- Waverly
- Wheelers Consolidated, 50 Employees
- Manufactures Building Trusses
Wage Rates for Selected Occupations in Southeast Kansas
| Occupation Title |
Average Wage |
| Accountants & Auditors |
$24.65 |
| Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate |
$17.67 |
| Automotive Body & Related Repairers |
$16.64 |
| Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics |
$16.30 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks |
$13.88 |
Building & Grounds, Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations |
$10.89 |
| Bus Drivers, School |
$11.19 |
| Carpenters |
$17.63 |
| Cashiers |
$8.60 |
| Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers |
$16.55 |
| Child Care Workers |
$8.45 |
| Civil Engineers |
$30.33 |
| Community & Social Services Occupations |
$15.17 |
| Construction & Extraction Occupations |
$16.92 |
| Construction Laborers |
$13.63 |
| Correctional Officers & Jailers |
$13.12 |
| Electrical Engineers |
$27.53 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers |
$30.34 |
| Electricians |
$18.25 |
| Elementary School Teachers, exc. Special Education |
annual: $42,531 |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$18.19 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics |
$11.99 |
| Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants |
$19.91 |
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
$14.77 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry Occupations |
$11.58 |
| Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations |
$9.05 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists |
$9.88 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations |
$26.10 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
$10.71 |
| Heating, A/C & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers |
$26.35 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
$13.69 |
| Industrial Engineers |
$31.16 |
| Janitors & Cleaners |
$10.28 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, exc. Special Education |
annual: $42,818 |
| Legal Occupations |
$29.08 |
| Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses |
$16.44 |
| Machinists |
$16.53 |
| Maintenance & Repair Workers, General |
$15.41 |
| Management Occupations |
$38.82 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
$34.08 |
Middle School Teachers, exc. Special & Vocational Education |
annual: $43,973 |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, exc. Engines |
$17.42 |
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
$15.07 |
| Nuclear Engineers |
$47.78 |
| Occupational Therapists |
$35.54 |
| Office & Administrative Support Occupations |
$13.44 |
| Paving, Surfacing & Tamping Equipment Operators |
$14.53 |
| Personal Care & Service Occupations |
$10.06 |
| Physical Therapists |
$37.65 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters |
$21.67 |
| Police & Sheriff Patrol Officers |
$15.83 |
| Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatchers |
$12.29 |
| Power Plant Operators |
$25.21 |
| Preschool Teachers, exc. Special Education |
annual: $40,393 |
| Production Occupations |
$15.30 |
| Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors |
$10.84 |
| Registered Nurses |
$27.64 |
| Roustabouts, Oil & Gas |
$13.26 |
| Sales & Related Occupations |
$14.29 |
Secondary School Teachers, exc. Special & Vocational Education |
annual: $44,772 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas & Mining |
$21.07 |
| Surveyors |
$20.52 |
| Tax Preparers |
$13.22 |
| Teacher Assistants |
annual: $21,190 |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers |
$25.87 |
| Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers |
$22.60 |
| Transportation & Material Moving Occupations |
$13.20 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer |
$15.92 |
| Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services |
$12.81 |
| Waiters & Waitresses |
$8.30 |
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators |
$15.39 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers |
$17.81 |
| % Labor Force Unionized |
0% |
Kansas Wage Survey - Local Area 5 (SE Kansas), 2011 Edition, Kansas Labor Market Information Services
 
For More Information Contact:
Coffey County Economic Development Department
110 S. 6th Street
Burlington, KS 66839
Phone: (620) 364-8780
1-800-947-4796
FAX: (620) 364-2045
email: rtruelove@coffeycountyks.org
Copyright 1999 Coffey County, Kansas
Maintained by: Coffey County Technology Committee
Note: Every effort is made to insure the information provided on these pages is timely and correct. However, users should keep in mind that this information is provided only as a public convenience. In any case, where legal reliance on information is required, the official records of Coffey County should be consulted.
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