Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Kansas

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While jobs for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Kansas are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Kansas is expected to decrease.

• Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in Kansas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Production and Operating Worker Supervisor Career?

• Business, Management & Marketing
• Business Administration & Management
• Operations Management

How Many Production and Operating Worker Supervisors Work in Kansas?

7,450 people worked as Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in 2018 in this state.

There were 7,200 Production and Operating Worker Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 9,180 Production and Operating Worker Supervisors working in it, which means Kansas has fewer Production and Operating Worker Supervisors than average.

Job Projections for Kansas

Jobs for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors in this state are declining at a rate of 0.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.3%.

Kansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 720 annual Production and Operating Worker Supervisors job openings in Kansas, and 7,550 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 59,300 annual jobs and 619,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production and Operating Worker Supervisors Make in Kansas?

In 2018 wages for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors ranged from $36,700 to $91,990 with $59,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.64 to $44.22. The median hourly rate was $28.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.5 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.98.

The median salary in Kansas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Kansas Metros for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Production and Operating Worker Supervisors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Kansas City, MO-KS	4,240	$61,010
Wichita, KS	1,690	$61,340
St. Joseph, MO-KS	490	$66,400
Topeka, KS	350	$51,260
Lawrence, KS	230	$53,640
Manhattan, KS	130	$63,550

Top States for Production and Operating Worker Supervisors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Production and Operating Worker Supervisors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	49,570	$62,620
Texas	48,880	$63,670
Ohio	31,090	$59,700
Michigan	30,490	$62,050
Pennsylvania	28,110	$60,310
Indiana	26,260	$58,060
New York	25,290	$65,520
Wisconsin	24,840	$59,200
Florida	24,550	$56,400
Illinois	24,520	$59,920
Georgia	21,660	$57,330
North Carolina	21,290	$58,560
Tennessee	18,480	$55,500
Washington	14,920	$68,640
Alabama	13,570	$58,140
Missouri	13,330	$56,100
South Carolina	13,160	$64,140
New Jersey	12,590	$68,890
Virginia	12,450	$61,600
Kentucky	12,060	$58,110

Below are the states where Production and Operating Worker Supervisors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$82,350
District of Columbia	$81,190
Connecticut	$72,070
Rhode Island	$69,230
New Jersey	$68,890
Washington	$68,640
New Hampshire	$67,210
Delaware	$67,020
Colorado	$65,660
New York	$65,520

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.