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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

What professions have the highest employment in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI. We note that the total employment in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI is 4,416,280. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 167,430 people (3.79 percent of the total employment in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 140,130 people (3.17 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
4,416,280
100.00% $48,340
2 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
167,430
3.79% $36,640
3 General and Operations Managers
140,130
3.17% $101,430
4 Retail Salespersons
102,020
2.31% $31,360
5 Registered Nurses
94,640
2.14% $80,150
6 Fast Food and Counter Workers
92,840
2.10% $28,700
7 Cashiers
89,820
2.03% $29,480
8 Office Clerks, General
89,680
2.03% $40,110
9 Customer Service Representatives
88,540
2.00% $39,890
10 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
82,340
1.86% $32,130
11 Stockers and Order Fillers
70,020
1.59% $35,660
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
69,570
1.58% $35,030
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
60,630
1.37% $58,080
14 Waiters and Waitresses
59,540
1.35% $27,580
15 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
53,700
1.22% $46,260
16 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
48,820
1.11% $36,580
17 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
46,750
1.06% $62,600
18 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
46,290
1.05% $49,800
19 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
45,910
1.04% $48,520
20 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
45,470
1.03% $63,590
21 Security Guards
41,670
0.94% $35,510
22 Accountants and Auditors
41,390
0.94% $78,170
23 Management Analysts
41,360
0.94% $103,330
24 Restaurant Cooks
41,360
0.94% $35,650
25 Software Developers
40,840
0.92% $126,260
26 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
40,530
0.92% $32,140
27 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
37,240
0.84% $46,990
28 Nursing Assistants
37,030
0.84% $37,460
29 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
36,430
0.82% $62,930
30 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
35,390
0.80% $64,160
31 Financial Managers
35,030
0.79% $136,250
32 Receptionists and Information Clerks
32,410
0.73% $35,590
33 Packers and Packagers
31,420
0.71% $35,010
34 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
31,360
0.71% $76,770
35 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
30,210
0.68% $37,460
36 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
29,180
0.66% $74,510
37 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
28,030
0.63% $37,340
38 Lawyers
27,200
0.62% $136,290
39 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
27,150
0.61% $43,830
40 Other Business Operations Specialists
26,760
0.61% $75,670
41 Food Preparation Workers
26,640
0.60% $30,450
42 Human Resources Specialists
25,600
0.58% $64,250
43 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
24,960
0.57% $47,670
44 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
24,880
0.56% $44,760
45 Sales Managers
23,710
0.54% $134,970
46 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
23,530
0.53% $86,130
47 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
22,910
0.52% $40,950
48 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
22,180
0.50% $63,750
49 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
21,690
0.49% $47,360
50 Project Management Specialists
21,610
0.49% $99,880
51 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
21,190
0.48% $74,530
52 Computer User Support Specialists
20,170
0.46% $57,990
53 Bartenders
20,130
0.46% $28,830
54 Construction Laborers
19,750
0.45% $64,060
55 Marketing Managers
19,440
0.44% $132,860
56 Computer and Information Systems Managers
18,960
0.43% $164,520
57 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
18,310
0.41% $34,310
58 All Other Managers
18,080
0.41% $128,110
59 Carpenters
17,880
0.40% $71,770
60 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
17,190
0.39% $36,960
61 Childcare Workers
16,840
0.38% $29,510
62 Medical Assistants
16,820
0.38% $41,970
63 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
16,620
0.38% $63,340
64 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
16,540
0.37% $61,690
65 Pharmacy Technicians
16,140
0.37% $39,900
66 All Other Physicians
15,040
0.34% $155,210
67 Electricians
14,960
0.34% $97,950
68 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
14,620
0.33% $35,810
69 Billing and Posting Clerks
14,330
0.32% $44,490
70 Computer Systems Analysts
14,270
0.32% $99,770
71 Driver/Sales Workers
13,960
0.32% $34,840
72 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
13,570
0.31% $38,360
73 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
13,520
0.31% $67,320
74 Firefighters
13,150
0.30% $74,400
75 Machinists
12,970
0.29% $48,600
76 Medical Secretaries
12,960
0.29% $39,520
77 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
12,630
0.29% $73,300
78 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
12,510
0.28% $34,070
79 Financial Analysts
12,130
0.27% $96,940
80 Medical and Health Services Managers
11,980
0.27% $115,400
81 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
11,830
0.27% $28,950
82 School Bus Drivers
11,700
0.26% $47,520
83 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
11,690
0.26% $38,170
84 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
11,590
0.26% $79,790
85 Fast Food Cooks
11,540
0.26% $28,970
86 Dishwashers
11,510
0.26% $29,750
87 Construction Managers
11,490
0.26% $106,610
88 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
11,370
0.26% $56,940
89 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
11,190
0.25% $100,560
90 Social and Human Service Assistants
10,910
0.25% $40,230
91 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
10,880
0.25% $62,380
92 Personal Financial Advisors
10,760
0.24% $82,720
93 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
10,610
0.24% $29,970
94 Tellers
10,600
0.24% $38,530
95 Administrative Services Managers
10,550
0.24% $104,100
96 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
10,540
0.24% $48,280
97 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
10,520
0.24% $62,830
98 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
10,490
0.24% $98,810
99 Human Resources Managers
10,450
0.24% $131,390
100 Postal Service Mail Carriers
10,440
0.24% $57,620

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