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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Rockford, IL

What professions have the highest employment in Rockford, IL? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Rockford, IL. We note that the total employment in Rockford, IL is 137,220. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 5,840 people (4.26 percent of the total employment in Rockford, IL). The second most common job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession which employs 5,070 people (3.69 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Rockford, IL is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	137,220	100.00%	$43,220
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	5,840	4.26%	$32,820
3	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5,070	3.69%	$44,980
4	Registered Nurses	3,900	2.84%	$75,590
5	Cashiers	3,610	2.63%	$28,050
6	General and Operations Managers	3,480	2.54%	$85,400
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,300	2.40%	$32,980
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,270	2.38%	$27,660
9	Retail Salespersons	3,140	2.29%	$29,670
10	Machinists	2,940	2.14%	$48,550
11	Office Clerks, General	2,900	2.11%	$37,800
12	Customer Service Representatives	2,390	1.74%	$36,920
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,190	1.60%	$29,800
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,030	1.48%	$30,230
15	Waiters and Waitresses	1,860	1.36%	$26,770
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,860	1.36%	$47,060
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,810	1.32%	$52,120
18	Nursing Assistants	1,550	1.13%	$34,960
19	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,530	1.11%	$48,470
20	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,400	1.02%	$38,380
21	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,380	1.01%	$63,320
22	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,370	1.00%	$63,040
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,340	0.98%	$61,360
24	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,310	0.95%	$38,210
25	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,290	0.94%	$45,060
26	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,200	0.87%	$62,320
27	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,170	0.85%	$28,660
28	Packers and Packagers	1,170	0.85%	$31,820
29	Restaurant Cooks	1,160	0.85%	$29,920
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	990	0.72%	$59,990
31	Medical Secretaries	990	0.72%	$36,290
32	Receptionists and Information Clerks	980	0.71%	$33,810
33	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	960	0.70%	$34,880
34	Medical Assistants	950	0.69%	$38,060
35	Carpenters	890	0.65%	$79,530
36	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	860	0.63%	$44,820
37	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	840	0.61%	$35,530
38	Food Preparation Workers	760	0.55%	$27,280
39	Bartenders	760	0.55%	$26,970
40	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	760	0.55%	$37,780
41	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	760	0.55%	$44,990
42	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	740	0.54%	$39,610
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	720	0.52%	$64,030
44	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	710	0.52%	$46,450
45	Industrial Engineers	680	0.50%	$88,290
46	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	680	0.50%	$56,650
47	Accountants and Auditors	670	0.49%	$62,790
48	Financial Managers	650	0.47%	$114,140
49	Construction Laborers	650	0.47%	$49,720
50	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	620	0.45%	$34,250
51	Mechanical Engineers	600	0.44%	$81,750
52	Security Guards	600	0.44%	$34,100
53	Human Resources Specialists	590	0.43%	$58,860
54	Other Business Operations Specialists	590	0.43%	$57,600
55	Driver/Sales Workers	590	0.43%	$26,650
56	Sales Managers	570	0.42%	$119,490
57	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	550	0.40%	$31,630
58	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	530	0.39%	$57,900
59	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	530	0.39%	$28,970
60	Fast Food Cooks	520	0.38%	$27,090
61	Billing and Posting Clerks	520	0.38%	$38,250
62	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	520	0.38%	$58,620
63	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	520	0.38%	$38,340
64	Software Developers	500	0.36%	$99,330
65	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	480	0.35%	$76,880
66	Industrial Production Managers	460	0.34%	$102,290
67	Childcare Workers	460	0.34%	$25,900
68	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	460	0.34%	$37,970
69	Computer User Support Specialists	450	0.33%	$49,070
70	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	450	0.33%	$48,940
71	Pharmacy Technicians	450	0.33%	$37,260
72	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	450	0.33%	$77,440
73	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	430	0.31%	$60,030
74	Project Management Specialists	430	0.31%	$76,500
75	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	430	0.31%	$101,840
76	All Other Physicians	420	0.31%	n/a
77	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	420	0.31%	$35,300
78	Medical and Health Services Managers	410	0.30%	$103,050
79	Social and Human Service Assistants	390	0.28%	$37,440
80	Postal Service Mail Carriers	380	0.28%	$54,790
81	Electricians	380	0.28%	$78,850
82	Tool and Die Makers	380	0.28%	$58,590
83	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	370	0.27%	$34,430
84	All Other Managers	360	0.26%	$103,450
85	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	360	0.26%	$59,100
86	Dental Assistants	360	0.26%	$39,410
87	Tellers	360	0.26%	$35,620
88	Firefighters	350	0.26%	$61,570
89	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	350	0.26%	$36,340
90	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	340	0.25%	$89,520
91	Lawyers	340	0.25%	$95,560
92	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	320	0.23%	$29,940
93	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	320	0.23%	$50,950
94	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	310	0.23%	$62,660
95	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	310	0.23%	$80,120
96	Nurse Practitioners	300	0.22%	$123,480
97	Radiologic Technologists	300	0.22%	$61,020
98	Dishwashers	300	0.22%	$26,270
99	Pharmacists	290	0.21%	$131,180
100	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	290	0.21%	$84,480

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