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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division

What professions have the highest employment in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division. We note that the total employment in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division is 3,751,930. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 126,350 people (3.37 percent of the total employment in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 108,440 people (2.89 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by BLS in May 2015 [1].

Table 1. 100 Most Popular Jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
3,751,930
100.00% $37,950
2 Retail Salespersons
126,350
3.37% $21,600
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
108,440
2.89% $23,490
4 Office Clerks, General
89,240
2.38% $30,150
5 Cashiers
82,770
2.21% $19,530
6 Customer Service Representatives
78,290
2.09% $35,340
7 General and Operations Managers
70,290
1.87% $96,430
8 Registered Nurses
69,750
1.86% $72,100
9 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
69,220
1.84% $18,820
10 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
62,360
1.66% $25,950
11 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
53,810
1.43% $23,170
12 Waiters and Waitresses
51,910
1.38% $18,790
13 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
47,750
1.27% $59,830
14 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
46,090
1.23% $34,950
15 Security Guards
41,850
1.12% $27,740
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
38,040
1.01% $46,200
17 Other Business Operations Specialists
36,980
0.99% $62,310
18 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
35,360
0.94% $39,260
19 Accountants and Auditors
34,750
0.93% $67,140
20 Nursing Assistants
34,290
0.91% $24,350
21 Team Assemblers
33,580
0.90% $24,500
22 Teacher Assistants
33,040
0.88% $27,140
23 Packers and Packagers
32,570
0.87% $20,100
24 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
32,100
0.86% $53,180
25 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
31,240
0.83% $57,950
26 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
31,120
0.83% $41,070
27 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
30,880
0.82% $74,350
28 Personal Care Aides
29,750
0.79% $21,720
29 Food Preparation Workers
29,290
0.78% $19,370
30 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
27,290
0.73% $51,190
31 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
26,670
0.71% $65,620
32 Home Health Aides
26,620
0.71% $21,820
33 Restaurant Cooks
26,530
0.71% $22,470
34 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
26,200
0.70% $38,610
35 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
25,760
0.69% $34,240
36 Receptionists and Information Clerks
25,040
0.67% $27,640
37 Other Sales Representatives
24,460
0.65% $57,040
38 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
24,190
0.64% $21,820
39 Lawyers
23,280
0.62% $104,290
40 All Other Managers
23,220
0.62% $96,620
41 Financial Managers
23,060
0.61% $116,750
42 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
22,320
0.59% $29,620
43 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
21,840
0.58% $75,580
44 Applications Software Developers
21,730
0.58% $88,630
45 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
20,360
0.54% $30,940
46 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
20,030
0.53% $25,500
47 Construction Laborers
19,600
0.52% $63,850
48 Management Analysts
18,790
0.50% $88,470
49 Unknown
18,700
0.50% $33,960
50 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
18,570
0.49% $27,530
51 Bartenders
17,610
0.47% $19,210
52 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
17,120
0.46% $23,370
53 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
16,730
0.45% $72,860
54 Computer User Support Specialists
16,690
0.44% $50,410
55 Machinists
16,680
0.44% $37,330
56 Sales Managers
16,000
0.43% $108,320
57 Chief Executives
15,990
0.43% $172,670
58 Computer Systems Analysts
15,670
0.42% $82,020
59 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
15,590
0.42% $56,920
60 Electricians
15,250
0.41% $81,070
61 Computer Programmers
15,110
0.40% $73,750
62 Other Production Workers
14,680
0.39% $31,560
63 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
14,060
0.37% $64,380
64 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
13,900
0.37% $40,340
65 Recreation Workers
13,790
0.37% $21,840
66 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
13,420
0.36% $58,180
67 Other Computer Occupations
13,090
0.35% $88,440
68 Tellers
13,060
0.35% $25,560
69 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
12,980
0.35% $27,790
70 Carpenters
12,860
0.34% $76,210
71 Medical Assistants
12,500
0.33% $31,100
72 School or Special Client Bus Drivers
12,410
0.33% $29,720
73 Insurance Sales Agents
12,360
0.33% $48,830
74 Fast Food Cooks
12,260
0.33% $19,030
75 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
12,200
0.33% $34,230
76 Human Resources Specialists
11,920
0.32% $57,390
77 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
11,840
0.32% $21,890
78 Dishwashers
11,670
0.31% $19,070
79 Helpers--Production Workers
11,510
0.31% $24,220
80 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
11,350
0.30% $19,210
81 Firefighters
11,130
0.30% $61,300
82 Other Physicians and Surgeons
11,040
0.29% $172,550
83 Bill and Account Collectors
10,950
0.29% $36,060
84 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
10,810
0.29% $48,320
85 Administrative Services Managers
10,720
0.29% $71,360
86 Billing and Posting Clerks
10,640
0.28% $36,070
87 Pharmacy Technicians
10,510
0.28% $27,900
88 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
10,270
0.27% $18,760
89 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
10,250
0.27% $77,610
90 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
10,170
0.27% $47,910
91 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
10,130
0.27% $66,040
92 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
9,980
0.27% $78,990
93 Financial Analysts
9,830
0.26% $77,510
94 Computer and Information Systems Managers
9,790
0.26% $119,450
95 Flight Attendants
9,750
0.26% $37,730
96 Personal Financial Advisors
9,500
0.25% $75,640
97 Loan Officers
9,300
0.25% $69,970
98 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
9,270
0.25% $48,560
99 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
9,160
0.24% $19,210
100 Dental Assistants
9,130
0.24% $36,860

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