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 physician assistant with an average annual salary of $110,610. The second highest paying job is petroleum engineer (average salary $93,040). 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 2018 [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	Physician Assistants	$110,610	$74,000	50
2	Petroleum Engineers	$93,040	$21,630	60
3	Optometrists	$79,910	$42,870	50
4	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,870	$64,970	120
5	Conservation Scientists	$76,970	$44,760	40
6	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,670	$44,790	50
7	Financial Analysts	$71,150	$48,170	40
8	Chemical Technicians	$70,190	$39,270	40
9	Other Social Workers	$66,240	$50,990	80
10	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$64,070	$45,280	810
11	Construction and Building Inspectors	$62,370	$51,670	70
12	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$61,760	$33,730	70
13	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$61,470	$32,520	90
14	Other Engineering Technicians	$61,380	$40,440	340
15	Logisticians	$60,910	$42,920	30
16	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$60,450	$42,980	30
17	Gas Plant Operators	$60,130	$50,720	70
18	Instructional Coordinators	$59,130	$37,390	40
19	Credit Analysts	$59,040	$33,520	40
20	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$58,580	$26,910	50
21	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$57,640	$41,740	30
22	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$57,050	$34,330	0
23	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$56,490	$35,480	190
24	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$55,850	$33,920	60
25	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$55,780	$31,040	150
26	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$55,490	$40,810	90
27	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$54,080	$19,330	360
28	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$52,780	$33,400	260
29	Materials Engineers	$51,790	$31,560	0
30	Forest and Conservation Technicians	$51,630	$31,180	30
31	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$51,590	$37,000	30
32	All Other Special Education Teachers	$49,350	$18,510	0
33	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$49,300	$34,470	50
34	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$48,250	$32,190	40
35	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$46,440	$18,020	50
36	Respiratory Therapy Technicians	$46,380	$37,500	60
37	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$45,630	$36,140	110
38	Web Developers	$43,600	$30,870	30
39	Credit Counselors	$43,380	$29,480	30
40	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$43,320	$24,640	200
41	Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	$43,230	$25,240	50
42	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	$42,510	$24,310	80
43	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$41,950	$26,580	60
44	Bailiffs	$41,920	$26,010	40
45	Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$41,870	$31,080	40
46	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$41,400	$27,330	50
47	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	$41,100	$32,690	150
48	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$41,020	$28,450	40
49	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	$39,570	$24,900	30
50	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$39,450	$31,970	0
51	Glaziers	$38,980	$32,350	0
52	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$38,610	$31,410	40
53	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$38,180	$28,210	80
54	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$37,920	$22,980	0
55	Dental Laboratory Technicians	$37,570	$19,090	50
56	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,590	$32,240	450
57	Medical Equipment Repairers	$35,890	$29,780	40
58	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$35,830	$25,940	0
59	Riggers	$35,560	$19,440	60
60	Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$34,990	$25,180	70
61	Insurance Underwriters	$34,410	$20,840	0
62	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$34,330	$23,070	0
63	Real Estate Sales Agents	$33,790	$18,970	40
64	Procurement Clerks	$32,490	$26,430	40
65	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$31,950	$23,240	30
66	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants	$31,010	$20,790	0
67	Furniture Finishers	$30,370	$23,510	40
68	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$30,120	$22,250	30
69	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$29,650	$22,800	40
70	Clergy	$29,590	$21,810	40
71	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$29,550	$22,060	80
72	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$29,370	$25,640	40
73	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$28,720	$20,350	0
74	Medical Equipment Preparers	$28,610	$21,760	30
75	Motorcycle Mechanics	$28,060	$20,090	50
76	Food Batchmakers	$27,310	$19,950	600
77	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$27,300	$24,440	0
78	Other Grounds Maintenance Workers	$27,080	$18,880	30
79	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$26,940	$19,800	80
80	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$25,040	$20,670	0
81	Couriers and Messengers	$24,960	$20,960	40
82	Other Construction and Related Workers	$24,600	$20,990	30
83	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$24,450	$20,380	80
84	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$24,160	$18,920	80
85	Millwrights	$23,990	$20,740	0
86	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$23,960	$20,650	500
87	Lodging Managers	$23,930	$20,570	40
88	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$23,880	$20,850	0
89	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$23,520	$20,550	280
90	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$23,410	$19,500	40
91	Manicurists and Pedicurists	$23,190	$19,400	0
92	Radio and Television Announcers	$23,180	$18,120	50
93	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$22,410	$18,420	0
94	Orderlies	$21,750	$18,260	80
95	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$19,740	$18,470	0
96	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$19,410	$18,360	0
97	Skincare Specialists	$19,230	$18,020	90
98	Psychiatric Aides	$19,100	$17,940	190

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