Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area is general internists with an average annual salary of $177,790. The second highest paying job is chief executive (average salary $128,980). The salary and the employment information in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2017 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	General Internists	$177,790	$106,090	40
2	Chief Executives	$128,980	$47,290	210
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$114,240	$87,870	100
4	Chemical Engineers	$101,140	$68,780	30
5	Sales Managers	$93,970	$41,730	220
6	Civil Engineers	$90,270	$57,870	160
7	Marketing Managers	$87,220	$44,150	140
8	Sales Engineers	$86,680	$49,060	60
9	Human Resources Managers	$86,070	$57,030	110
10	Purchasing Managers	$83,420	$52,420	50
11	Industrial Production Managers	$79,840	$50,900	220
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$79,570	$54,770	90
13	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$77,870	$52,960	250
14	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$77,840	$46,270	50
15	Computer Systems Analysts	$77,840	$43,020	90
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$77,130	$54,990	300
17	Financial Managers	$75,180	$38,850	500
18	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$74,320	$41,670	90
19	Other Teachers and Instructors	$71,360	$18,280	260
20	Construction Managers	$70,620	$42,800	90
21	Management Analysts	$67,220	$35,740	120
22	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$66,940	$49,680	0
23	Administrative Services Managers	$65,320	$27,660	160
24	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$64,190	$59,890	40
25	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$63,850	$42,910	40
26	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$63,440	$44,510	30
27	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$62,810	$26,420	50
28	Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,710	$35,370	40
29	Loan Officers	$62,140	$37,550	260
30	All Other Managers	$61,580	$29,510	480
31	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$59,510	$41,790	110
32	Cost Estimators	$59,500	$37,160	250
33	Other Computer Occupations	$59,300	$39,290	90
34	General and Operations Managers	$58,430	$21,400	2,040
35	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$58,360	$31,570	100
36	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$57,230	$50,360	40
37	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$56,400	$39,580	90
38	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$56,390	$38,210	110
39	Computer Network Support Specialists	$54,650	$36,470	140
40	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$54,520	$24,900	60
41	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$52,990	$35,820	70
42	Other Business Operations Specialists	$52,620	$29,330	510
43	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$51,770	$35,530	40
44	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$51,270	$38,070	0
45	Personal Financial Advisors	$50,540	$27,370	100
46	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$49,910	$19,940	50
47	Property, Real Estate Managers	$49,830	$18,680	110
48	Accountants and Auditors	$49,690	$33,440	520
49	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$48,750	$23,630	30
50	Compliance Officers	$46,950	$20,850	90
51	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$46,660	$32,530	150
52	Surveyors	$46,300	$27,460	40
53	Editors	$46,270	$22,290	30
54	Human Resources Specialists	$45,620	$30,810	200
55	Social and Community Service Managers	$45,320	$27,500	90
56	Other Financial Specialists	$45,280	$26,810	50
57	Computer User Support Specialists	$44,670	$28,860	290
58	Music Directors and Composers	$44,580	$18,760	40
59	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,610	$31,500	90
60	Other Healthcare Support Workers	$41,710	$27,720	280
61	Health Educators	$41,050	$26,660	30
62	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$40,690	$24,950	130
63	Computer Programmers	$39,890	$18,810	60
64	Surgical Technologists	$37,940	$25,660	100
65	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$36,920	$23,930	170
66	Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,740	$28,680	30
67	Meter Readers, Utilities	$36,430	$32,220	50
68	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$36,240	$23,950	30
69	Desktop Publishers	$36,010	$21,980	30
70	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$35,710	$27,210	100
71	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$35,450	$26,580	40
72	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,520	$22,530	140
73	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	$33,890	$20,820	0
74	Food Service Managers	$33,050	$24,620	270
75	Tax Preparers	$32,940	$20,540	80
76	Home Appliance Repairers	$32,110	$25,800	0
77	Training and Development Specialists	$31,690	$21,180	100
78	All Occupations	$31,530	$18,940	117,980
79	Phlebotomists	$30,750	$21,860	60
80	Community Health Workers	$29,850	$21,990	40
81	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$28,510	$24,400	160
82	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$28,300	$19,240	50
83	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$24,260	$18,260	80
84	Tire Repairers and Changers	$23,070	$19,330	100
85	Extraction Workers Helpers	$22,650	$19,330	100
86	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$21,800	$18,620	70
87	Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$21,430	$18,430	40
88	Wellhead Pumpers	$21,220	$18,340	40
89	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$19,700	$18,330	90
90	Labor Relations Specialists	$19,290	$17,700	30
91	Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$19,280	$18,140	100
92	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$19,080	$17,790	40
93	Legislators	$18,920	$17,720	150

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