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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Peoria, IL

What professions have the highest employment in Peoria, IL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Peoria, IL. We note that the total employment in Peoria, IL is 162,260. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 5,520 people (3.40 percent of the total employment in Peoria, IL). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 4,370 people (2.69 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Peoria, IL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Peoria, IL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	162,260	100.00%	$44,680
2	Registered Nurses	5,520	3.40%	$72,970
3	General and Operations Managers	4,370	2.69%	$82,410
4	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,840	2.37%	$28,760
5	Cashiers	3,840	2.37%	$27,890
6	Retail Salespersons	3,750	2.31%	$28,890
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,350	2.06%	$27,400
8	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,100	1.91%	$44,090
9	Office Clerks, General	3,060	1.89%	$37,160
10	Nursing Assistants	3,050	1.88%	$34,000
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,020	1.86%	$31,990
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,880	1.77%	$34,810
13	Customer Service Representatives	2,710	1.67%	$36,310
14	Waiters and Waitresses	2,430	1.50%	$26,260
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,110	1.30%	$37,290
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,090	1.29%	$47,080
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,880	1.16%	$56,740
18	Industrial Engineers	1,670	1.03%	$100,720
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,660	1.02%	$27,970
20	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,660	1.02%	$48,380
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,650	1.02%	$44,300
22	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,630	1.00%	$28,490
23	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,630	1.00%	$58,540
24	Restaurant Cooks	1,460	0.90%	$28,920
25	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,440	0.89%	$59,740
26	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,400	0.86%	$40,980
27	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,320	0.81%	$37,870
28	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,260	0.78%	$31,400
29	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,140	0.70%	$34,780
30	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,140	0.70%	$50,700
31	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,100	0.68%	$58,440
32	Accountants and Auditors	1,060	0.65%	$67,130
33	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,050	0.65%	$47,050
34	Bartenders	1,030	0.63%	$26,880
35	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,030	0.63%	$42,440
36	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,010	0.62%	$52,880
37	Financial Managers	1,010	0.62%	$126,240
38	Food Preparation Workers	990	0.61%	$27,860
39	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	960	0.59%	$34,660
40	Mechanical Engineers	940	0.58%	$104,570
41	Construction Laborers	920	0.57%	$59,940
42	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	910	0.56%	$63,450
43	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	880	0.54%	$28,540
44	Other Business Operations Specialists	840	0.52%	$61,580
45	All Other Physicians	840	0.52%	$69,820
46	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	830	0.51%	$57,110
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	830	0.51%	$45,380
48	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	830	0.51%	$44,750
49	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	800	0.49%	$61,180
50	Medical Assistants	790	0.49%	$36,810
51	Carpenters	780	0.48%	$60,800
52	Machinists	770	0.47%	$46,410
53	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	750	0.46%	$57,520
54	Electricians	730	0.45%	$79,450
55	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	700	0.43%	$28,850
56	Human Resources Specialists	680	0.42%	$60,730
57	Software Developers	680	0.42%	$105,620
58	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	680	0.42%	$46,840
59	Fast Food Cooks	670	0.41%	$26,710
60	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	650	0.40%	$37,410
61	Medical Secretaries	640	0.39%	$36,310
62	Childcare Workers	610	0.38%	$27,380
63	Medical and Health Services Managers	590	0.36%	$102,610
64	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	580	0.36%	$75,610
65	School Bus Drivers	580	0.36%	$39,220
66	Project Management Specialists	570	0.35%	$86,460
67	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	560	0.35%	$71,280
68	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	560	0.35%	$29,390
69	Sales Managers	560	0.35%	$123,740
70	Architectural and Engineering Managers	550	0.34%	$170,980
71	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	540	0.33%	$90,050
72	Security Guards	530	0.33%	$31,330
73	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	520	0.32%	$65,080
74	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	510	0.31%	$53,000
75	Computer User Support Specialists	500	0.31%	$54,790
76	Social and Human Service Assistants	500	0.31%	$37,550
77	Lawyers	500	0.31%	$127,780
78	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	500	0.31%	$73,590
79	Driver/Sales Workers	500	0.31%	$32,500
80	Marketing Managers	500	0.31%	$120,080
81	Industrial Production Managers	490	0.30%	$98,250
82	Pharmacy Technicians	480	0.30%	$36,810
83	Insurance Sales Agents	480	0.30%	$45,480
84	All Other Managers	470	0.29%	$102,060
85	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	470	0.29%	$29,630
86	Billing and Posting Clerks	460	0.28%	$39,010
87	Postal Service Mail Carriers	460	0.28%	$51,710
88	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	460	0.28%	$82,260
89	Civil Engineers	450	0.28%	$90,200
90	Dishwashers	450	0.28%	$26,790
91	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	450	0.28%	$51,900
92	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	440	0.27%	$44,030
93	Construction Managers	430	0.27%	$97,840
94	Management Analysts	420	0.26%	$82,980
95	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	420	0.26%	$83,010
96	Packers and Packagers	420	0.26%	$33,280
97	Emergency Medical Technicians	410	0.25%	$33,810
98	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	410	0.25%	$29,340
99	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	410	0.25%	$92,750
100	Tellers	400	0.25%	$35,580

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