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Top 100 Popular Jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 115,280. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 3,520 people (3.05 percent of the total employment in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 3,310 people (2.87 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	115,280	100.00%	$39,830
2	Cashiers	3,520	3.05%	$27,240
3	General and Operations Managers	3,310	2.87%	$76,700
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,140	2.72%	$36,620
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,110	2.70%	$27,490
6	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,960	2.57%	$38,270
7	Office Clerks, General	2,840	2.46%	$37,010
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,720	2.36%	$31,250
9	Registered Nurses	2,690	2.33%	$70,020
10	Retail Salespersons	2,670	2.32%	$28,530
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,450	2.13%	$48,640
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,920	1.67%	$28,310
13	Nursing Assistants	1,890	1.64%	$33,560
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,710	1.48%	$46,730
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,640	1.42%	$37,190
16	Waiters and Waitresses	1,600	1.39%	$26,070
17	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,500	1.30%	$28,410
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,490	1.29%	$29,960
19	Customer Service Representatives	1,460	1.27%	$37,440
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,320	1.15%	$40,020
21	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	1,310	1.14%	$40,220
22	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,270	1.10%	$58,150
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,230	1.07%	$49,520
24	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,180	1.02%	$61,300
25	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,110	0.96%	$59,640
26	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	990	0.86%	$37,760
27	Construction Laborers	900	0.78%	$48,140
28	Bartenders	880	0.76%	$27,070
29	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	870	0.75%	$35,120
30	Restaurant Cooks	860	0.75%	$28,410
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	850	0.74%	$38,980
32	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	830	0.72%	$53,070
33	Food Preparation Workers	810	0.70%	$26,220
34	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	810	0.70%	$41,800
35	Receptionists and Information Clerks	800	0.69%	$31,840
36	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	800	0.69%	$41,030
37	Accountants and Auditors	690	0.60%	$61,850
38	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	690	0.60%	$26,370
39	Correctional Officers and Jailers	680	0.59%	$60,300
40	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	670	0.58%	$34,750
41	Fast Food Cooks	650	0.56%	$26,140
42	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	650	0.56%	$28,350
43	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	640	0.56%	$51,230
44	Tellers	620	0.54%	$30,580
45	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	610	0.53%	$60,240
46	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	580	0.50%	$58,600
47	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	570	0.49%	$47,940
48	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	550	0.48%	$37,970
49	Highway Maintenance Workers	550	0.48%	$48,860
50	Dental Assistants	540	0.47%	$36,720
51	Carpenters	540	0.47%	$46,850
52	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	540	0.47%	$44,300
53	Printing Press Operators	530	0.46%	$36,300
54	Financial Managers	520	0.45%	$104,190
55	School Bus Drivers	510	0.44%	$38,050
56	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	490	0.43%	$58,930
57	Childcare Workers	490	0.43%	$25,970
58	Other Business Operations Specialists	470	0.41%	$61,280
59	Postal Service Mail Carriers	460	0.40%	$50,090
60	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	440	0.38%	$80,140
61	Machinists	440	0.38%	$47,040
62	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	430	0.37%	$28,990
63	Electricians	430	0.37%	$71,820
64	Driver/Sales Workers	430	0.37%	$30,630
65	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	420	0.36%	$26,960
66	Parts Salespersons	420	0.36%	$30,150
67	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	420	0.36%	$40,920
68	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	420	0.36%	$32,860
69	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	410	0.36%	$37,640
70	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	400	0.35%	$37,110
71	Industrial Engineers	390	0.34%	$79,450
72	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	390	0.34%	$66,560
73	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	390	0.34%	$62,450
74	Packers and Packagers	380	0.33%	$29,570
75	Human Resources Specialists	360	0.31%	$57,170
76	Software Developers	340	0.29%	$100,120
77	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	340	0.29%	$28,650
78	Pharmacy Technicians	340	0.29%	$35,240
79	Billing and Posting Clerks	340	0.29%	$38,490
80	Medical and Health Services Managers	330	0.29%	$96,540
81	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	330	0.29%	$56,760
82	Social and Human Service Assistants	320	0.28%	$35,520
83	Security Guards	320	0.28%	$36,550
84	Insurance Sales Agents	320	0.28%	$45,410
85	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	310	0.27%	$27,520
86	Legislators	300	0.26%	$19,550
87	Sales Managers	300	0.26%	$123,380
88	Loan Officers	300	0.26%	$67,220
89	Medical Secretaries	300	0.26%	$36,630
90	Computer User Support Specialists	290	0.25%	$51,980
91	Dental Hygienists	290	0.25%	$71,230
92	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	290	0.25%	$57,120
93	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	280	0.24%	$93,680
94	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	280	0.24%	$59,210
95	Medical Assistants	280	0.24%	$37,580
96	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	270	0.23%	$56,270
97	Dishwashers	270	0.23%	$26,740
98	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	270	0.23%	$48,890
99	Project Management Specialists	260	0.23%	$77,790
100	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	260	0.23%	$38,480

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