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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 2012 (est.): 5,216
County Unemployment Rate for March 2012 (est.): 6.9%
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."
Employment & Wages, Annual Averages for Coffey County
| Industry |
Average Establishments |
Average Employment |
Average Wage |
Accommodation & Food Services |
20 |
496 |
$11,128 |
Administrative & Waste Services |
8 |
68 |
$63,700 |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
5 |
37 |
$18,876 |
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation |
4 |
14 |
$10,088 |
| Construction |
29 |
100 |
$26,780 |
| Finance & Insurance |
18 |
109 |
$40,820 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance |
26 |
176 |
$24,752 |
| Information |
5 |
32 |
$23,348 |
| Manufacturing |
5 |
94 |
$31,200 |
| Mining |
9 |
56 |
$32,240 |
Other Services, except Public Administration |
16 |
83 |
$42,432 |
Professional & Technical Services |
17 |
72 |
$70,720 |
| Retail Trade |
42 |
386 |
$18,616 |
Transportation & Warehousing |
14 |
94 |
$27,664 |
| Wholesale Trade |
12 |
94 |
$40,300 |
| Total Average Employment |
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4,173 |
$45,812 |
Annual Employment and Wages by County, Kansas Labor Market Information Services
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 |
$22.71 |
| Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate |
$18.44 |
| Automotive Body & Related Repairers |
$16.28 |
| Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics |
$15.74 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks |
$13.27 |
Building & Grounds, Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations |
$10.44 |
| Bus Drivers, School |
$10.62 |
| Carpenters |
$16.90 |
| Cashiers |
$8.36 |
| Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers |
$16.64 |
| Child Care Workers |
$8.51 |
| Civil Engineers |
$30.34 |
| Community & Social Services Occupations |
$14.86 |
| Construction & Extraction Occupations |
$17.26 |
| Construction Laborers |
$13.99 |
| Correctional Officers & Jailers |
$12.03 |
| Electrical Engineers |
$31.93 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers |
$27.73 |
| Electricians |
$19.27 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
annual: $41,118 |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$16.74 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics |
$12.12 |
| Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants |
$17.25 |
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
$14.01 |
| Farming, Fishing & Forestry Occupations |
$10.86 |
| Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations |
$9.04 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists & Cosmetologists |
$8.95 |
| Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations |
$25.31 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations |
$10.70 |
| Heating, A/C & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers |
$20.58 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
$14.40 |
| Industrial Engineers |
$30.75 |
| Janitors & Cleaners |
$9.97 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education |
annual: $42,728 |
| Legal Occupations |
$31.85 |
| Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses |
$15.94 |
| Machinists |
$16.78 |
| Maintenance & Repair Workers, General |
$15.82 |
| Management Occupations |
$38.62 |
| Mechanical Engineers |
$33.01 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education |
annual: $42,359 |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines |
$17.14 |
Molding, Coremaking & Casting Machine Setters, Operators & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
$13.51 |
| Nuclear Engineers |
$62.25 |
| Occupational Therapists |
$34.17 |
| Office & Administrative Support Occupations |
$13.06 |
| Paving, Surfacing & Tamping Equipment Operators |
$14.44 |
| Personal Care & Service Occupations |
$9.66 |
| Physical Therapists |
$35.53 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters |
$20.81 |
| Police & Sheriff Patrol Officers |
$16.25 |
| Police, Fire & Ambulance Dispatchers |
$12.31 |
| Power Plant Operators |
$26.28 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education |
annual: $32,958 |
| Production Occupations |
$14.76 |
| Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors |
$11.30 |
| Registered Nurses |
$27.16 |
| Roustabouts, Oil & Gas |
$14.23 |
| Sales & Related Occupations |
$14.13 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education |
annual: $43,292 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas & Mining |
$20.95 |
| Surveyors |
$19.03 |
| Tax Preparers |
$10.42 |
| Teacher Assistants |
annual: $20,216 |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers |
$26.30 |
| Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers |
$22.71 |
| Transportation & Material Moving Occupations |
$12.93 |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer |
$16.36 |
| Veterinarians |
$28.54 |
| Waiters & Waitresses |
$8.21 |
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators |
$15.27 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers |
$18.01 |
| % Labor Force Unionized |
0% |
Kansas Wage Survey - Local Area 5 (SE Kansas), 2010 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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