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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL

What professions have the highest employment in Champaign-Urbana, IL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Champaign-Urbana, IL. We note that the total employment in Champaign-Urbana, IL is 102,500. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 3,440 people (3.36 percent of the total employment in Champaign-Urbana, IL). The second most common job is the office clerk, general profession which employs 3,040 people (2.97 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Champaign-Urbana, IL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Champaign-Urbana, IL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	102,500	100.00%	$46,210
2	Registered Nurses	3,440	3.36%	$76,320
3	Office Clerks, General	3,040	2.97%	$39,200
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,550	2.49%	$27,350
5	General and Operations Managers	2,400	2.34%	$83,180
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,250	2.20%	$35,040
7	Cashiers	2,230	2.18%	$28,460
8	Retail Salespersons	2,170	2.12%	$28,810
9	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,060	2.01%	$49,720
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,700	1.66%	$30,210
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	1,650	1.61%	$29,750
12	Customer Service Representatives	1,590	1.55%	$37,370
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,540	1.50%	$27,070
14	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,220	1.19%	$35,020
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,160	1.13%	$57,160
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,070	1.04%	$39,750
17	Nursing Assistants	1,070	1.04%	$35,440
18	Restaurant Cooks	1,060	1.03%	$30,400
19	Postsecondary Teaching Assistants	1,020	1.00%	$50,220
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	970	0.95%	$47,140
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	970	0.95%	$43,710
22	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	960	0.94%	$29,080
23	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	940	0.92%	$46,290
24	Software Developers	860	0.84%	$104,570
25	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	830	0.81%	$30,100
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	830	0.81%	$34,840
27	Bartenders	830	0.81%	$27,800
28	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	790	0.77%	$66,740
29	Receptionists and Information Clerks	730	0.71%	$32,740
30	Medical Assistants	690	0.67%	$37,200
31	All Other Physicians	670	0.65%	n/a
32	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	660	0.64%	$60,160
33	Food Preparation Workers	640	0.62%	$27,260
34	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	630	0.61%	$35,100
35	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	620	0.60%	$58,730
36	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	610	0.60%	$34,870
37	Financial Managers	590	0.58%	$105,520
38	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	590	0.58%	$43,420
39	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	570	0.56%	$58,390
40	Medical Secretaries	560	0.55%	$36,500
41	Accountants and Auditors	560	0.55%	$64,630
42	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	560	0.55%	$50,430
43	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	550	0.54%	$58,880
44	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	540	0.53%	$37,300
45	Other Business Operations Specialists	520	0.51%	$65,430
46	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	500	0.49%	$30,790
47	Nurse Practitioners	490	0.48%	$128,230
48	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	490	0.48%	$28,850
49	Construction Laborers	480	0.47%	$57,260
50	Human Resources Specialists	480	0.47%	$62,170
51	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	470	0.46%	$51,910
52	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	450	0.44%	$37,010
53	Driver/Sales Workers	450	0.44%	$26,940
54	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	440	0.43%	$59,850
55	Childcare Workers	440	0.43%	$27,310
56	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	430	0.42%	$35,300
57	Instructional Coordinators	430	0.42%	$51,020
58	Carpenters	420	0.41%	$77,170
59	Tellers	420	0.41%	$31,240
60	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	410	0.40%	$72,510
61	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	400	0.39%	$45,720
62	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	400	0.39%	$60,550
63	Computer User Support Specialists	400	0.39%	$51,600
64	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	390	0.38%	$64,420
65	Pharmacy Technicians	390	0.38%	$36,720
66	Security Guards	380	0.37%	$31,110
67	Computer and Information Systems Managers	370	0.36%	$123,370
68	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	360	0.35%	$41,230
69	Computer Network Support Specialists	350	0.34%	$65,070
70	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	350	0.34%	$57,300
71	Postsecondary Business Teachers	350	0.34%	$133,430
72	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	340	0.33%	$103,400
73	Coaches and Scouts	340	0.33%	$49,490
74	Fast Food Cooks	340	0.33%	$26,180
75	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	310	0.30%	$66,700
76	Packers and Packagers	310	0.30%	$33,930
77	Medical and Health Services Managers	310	0.30%	$103,930
78	Residential Advisors	310	0.30%	$43,270
79	Billing and Posting Clerks	310	0.30%	$38,840
80	Electricians	300	0.29%	$82,660
81	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	290	0.28%	$57,340
82	School Bus Drivers	290	0.28%	$44,840
83	Sales Managers	290	0.28%	$121,200
84	Project Management Specialists	290	0.28%	$75,600
85	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	280	0.27%	$84,790
86	Radiologic Technologists	280	0.27%	$60,690
87	Bakers	270	0.26%	$29,530
88	Firefighters	270	0.26%	$62,590
89	Management Analysts	260	0.25%	$80,340
90	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	260	0.25%	$95,700
91	Tutors	260	0.25%	$24,960
92	Pharmacists	260	0.25%	$128,020
93	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	250	0.24%	$56,390
94	Civil Engineers	250	0.24%	$84,160
95	Lawyers	250	0.24%	$103,730
96	Postal Service Mail Carriers	240	0.23%	$54,020
97	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	240	0.23%	$54,270
98	Loan Officers	240	0.23%	$68,260
99	Dishwashers	240	0.23%	$27,500
100	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	230	0.22%	$51,170

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