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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lawrence, KS

289 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lawrence, KS for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$60,980130View salary detail
Athletic Trainers$60,82040View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,560—View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,560—View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,53080View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,38080View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters$60,38030View salary detail
Chemical Technicians$60,230—View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,230100View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents$60,120130View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,080120View salary detail
Carpenters$59,800280View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,400230View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,390130View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$59,280130View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$59,280130View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,050420View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,010170View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists$58,040170View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$57,89070View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,59030View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists$56,760270View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$54,40050View salary detail
Graphic Designers$54,290120View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$53,88040View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$53,68040View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$53,12070View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$52,530110View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$52,460150View salary detail
Firefighters$51,93070View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,69070View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$51,28030View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$50,850230View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,65050View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$50,61070View salary detail
Machinists$50,46060View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,430210View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$50,310450View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$50,31040View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists$49,57030View salary detail
Library Technicians$49,40050View salary detail
Massage Therapists$48,88040View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,70060View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,49080View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,290630View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts$48,19050View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts$48,19050View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other$48,19050View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,18070View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,13080View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.