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Labor Availability:
Labor Pool:
Coffey County's work force is drawn from a labor market area (LMA) of 68,235 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 2008 (est.): 5,031
County Unemployment Rate for March 2008 (est.): 4.3%
Transportation and Public Utilities:
Approximately 1100 people are employed in transportation and public utilities with 928 employed at the only nuclear power plant in Kansas located in Coffey County - "Wolf Creek."
2006 Employment & Wages, Annual Averages for Coffey County
| Industry |
Establishments |
Employment |
Average Wage |
| Private |
232 |
2,947 |
$42,806 |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
5 |
50 |
$18,221 |
| Mining |
8 |
47 |
$28,969 |
| Construction |
34 |
80 |
$22,001 |
| Manufacturing |
9 |
194 |
$31,452 |
| Wholesale Trade |
12 |
75 |
$28,745 |
| Retail Trade |
40 |
435 |
$15,761 |
Transportation & Warehousing |
14 |
92 |
$19,377 |
| Information |
4 |
25 |
$25,894 |
| Finance & Insurance |
20 |
129 |
$30,708 |
Professional & Technical Services |
13 |
32 |
$24,687 |
Administrative & Waste Services |
8 |
118 |
$55,859 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
22 |
148 |
$21,705 |
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation |
3 |
13 |
$5,997 |
Accommodation & Food Services |
18 |
386 |
$9,384 |
Other Services, except Public Administration |
16 |
50 |
$32,637 |
| Government |
38 |
1,282 |
$25,210 |
| Total - Private & Government |
270 |
4,230 |
$37,463 |
2006 Annual Employment and Wages by County, Kansas Labor Market Information Services
Manufacturer's located in Coffey County
- Burlington
- Aviation Simulation Technology, 10 Employees
- Manufactures & Services Flight Training Simulators
- 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
- USD #244, 166 Employees
- Burlington Schools & Recreation Center
- Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Co., 928 Employees
- Nuclear Generating Station
- Gridley
- Countertop Trends, LLC, 70 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 |
$24.75 |
| Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate |
$16.23 |
| Assemblers & Fabricators, All Other |
$9.83 |
| Automotive Body & Related Repairers |
$14.84 |
| Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics |
$15.19 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks |
$11.48 |
| Building & Grounds, Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations |
$8.69 |
| Bus Drivers, School |
$10.30 |
| Carpenters |
$14.99 |
| Cashiers |
$7.31 |
| Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers |
$17.10 |
| Chief Executives |
$52.66 |
| Child Care Workers |
$7.62 |
| Community & Social Services Occupations |
$15.44 |
| Construction & Extraction Occupations |
$15.22 |
| Construction Laborers |
$11.02 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
$6.43 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
$14.80 |
| Dentists, General |
$83.03 |
| Desktop Publishers |
$10.46 |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
$22.22 |
| Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
$9.42 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers |
$21.13 |
| Electricians |
$18.97 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
annual: $37,358 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics |
$10.63 |
| Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants |
$14.93 |
| Family & General Practitioners |
$77.99 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry Occupations |
$14.06 |
| Floral Designers |
$9.93 |
| Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations |
$7.47 |
| Funeral Directors |
$25.55 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists |
$12.43 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations |
$22.85 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
$9.79 |
| Heating, A/C & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers |
$15.57 |
| Helpers - Installation, Maintenance & Repair Workers |
$12.89 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
$12.61 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
$16.94 |
| Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators |
$11.85 |
| Installation, Maintenance & Repair Occupations |
$16.58 |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
$15.48 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, & Magistrates |
$49.46 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education |
annual: $36,900 |
| Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand |
$9.62 |
| Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers |
$8.23 |
| Lawyers |
$39.50 |
| Legal Occupations |
$33.02 |
| Librarians |
$18.10 |
| Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses |
$14.95 |
| Loan Officers |
$24.48 |
| Machinists |
$13.56 |
| Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners |
$6.89 |
| Maintenance & Repair Workers, General |
$13.92 |
| Management Occupations |
$32.74 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
$28.10 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education |
annual: $36,507 |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
$17.61 |
Molding, Coremaking & Casting Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
$11.23 |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants |
$9.43 |
| Occupational Therapists |
$28.02 |
| Office & Administrative Support Occupations |
$11.97 |
| Office Clerks, General |
$9.57 |
| Painters, Construction & Maintenance |
$18.63 |
| Paving, Surfacing & Tamping Equipment Operators |
$12.85 |
| Personal Care & Service Occupations |
$9.06 |
| Pharmacists |
$41.46 |
| Photographers |
$11.76 |
| Physical Therapists |
$31.71 |
| Physician Assistants |
$33.62 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters |
$17.18 |
| Police & Sheriff Patrol Officers |
$18.01 |
| Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatchers |
$12.72 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
$20.52 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education |
$13.20 |
| Printing Machine Operators |
$13.15 |
| Production Occupations |
$13.05 |
| Receptionists & Information Clerks |
$10.62 |
| Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors |
$11.16 |
| Registered Nurses |
$21.39 |
| Roofers |
$11.42 |
| Roustabouts, Oil & Gas |
$12.87 |
| Sales & Related Occupations |
$11.19 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education |
annual: $37,569 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical & Executive |
$10.60 |
| Security Guards |
$13.95 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas & Mining |
$14.54 |
| Shipping, Receiving & Traffic Clerks |
$11.32 |
| Stock Clerks & Order Fillers |
$9.88 |
| Structural Iron & Steel Workers |
$10.85 |
| Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters |
$14.21 |
| Surveyors |
$22.16 |
| Tax Preparers |
$15.78 |
| Teacher Assistants |
annual: $18,025 |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers, Except Line Installers |
$21.82 |
| Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers |
$22.44 |
| Tool & Die Makers |
$17.43 |
| Transportation & Material Moving Occupations |
$12.07 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer |
$14.66 |
| Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services |
$12.37 |
| Veterinarians |
$34.19 |
| Waiters & Waitresses |
$6.64 |
| Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators |
$14.18 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers |
$13.91 |
| Wellhead Pumpers |
$12.18 |
| % Labor Force Unionized |
0% |
Kansas Wage Survey - Local Area 5 (SE Kansas), 2007 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: jhotaling@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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