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Psychiatric Technicians in Kansas

Psychiatric Technicians in Kansas

Want to work in Kansas as a Psychiatric Technician? Read this first!

2.3% Jobs Projection
$28,660 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Psychiatric Technicians in Kansas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Psychiatric Technicians in Kansas is growing slower than average.

  • Psychiatric Technicians in Kansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Psychiatric Technicians Work in Kansas?

900 people worked as Psychiatric Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,000 Psychiatric Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,020 Psychiatric Technicians working in it, which means Kansas has fewer Psychiatric Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for Kansas

Jobs for Psychiatric Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 2.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.9%.

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Kansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 890 jobs for Kansas Psychiatric Technicians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 70,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Psychiatric Technicians Make in Kansas?

In 2018 wages for Psychiatric Technicians ranged from $20,460 to $32,700 with $28,660 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.84 to $15.72. The median hourly rate was $13.78.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.41 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.37.

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

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Top Kansas Metros for Psychiatric Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Psychiatric Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Kansas City, MO-KS 460 $28,640
Wichita, KS 70 $29,280
Topeka, KS 50 $27,470

Top States for Psychiatric Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Psychiatric Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 8,900 $68,090
Florida 8,480 $28,590
Texas 4,130 $31,800
Illinois 3,920 $42,390
Wisconsin 3,820 $33,760
Virginia 2,860 $29,080
Pennsylvania 2,600 $30,710
Arizona 2,580 $34,090
Indiana 2,220 $28,710
Massachusetts 1,930 $44,220
Michigan 1,920 $35,380
North Carolina 1,840 $33,330
Ohio 1,700 $32,860
Louisiana 1,590 $26,470
Missouri 1,560 $27,630
New York 1,550 $43,590
West Virginia 1,420 $21,850
New Mexico 1,190 $26,100
Alabama 1,150 $24,420
Utah 1,060 $26,930

Below are the states where Psychiatric Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $68,090
Connecticut $56,170
District of Columbia $53,090
Oregon $49,870
New Jersey $45,520
Massachusetts $44,220
New York $43,590
Illinois $42,390
Washington $40,760
Vermont $39,460

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