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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Illinois

What professions have the highest employment in Illinois? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Illinois. We note that the total employment in Illinois is 5,883,920. The most popular job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession, which employs 204,710 people (3.48 percent of the total employment in Illinois). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 191,820 people (3.26 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Illinois is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Illinois (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
5,883,920
100.00% $47,480
2 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
204,710
3.48% $36,120
3 General and Operations Managers
191,820
3.26% $97,300
4 Retail Salespersons
130,540
2.22% $30,540
5 Registered Nurses
129,390
2.20% $78,980
6 Office Clerks, General
126,460
2.15% $38,800
7 Cashiers
125,310
2.13% $28,890
8 Fast Food and Counter Workers
119,920
2.04% $28,450
9 Customer Service Representatives
114,990
1.95% $38,720
10 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
101,430
1.72% $31,750
11 Stockers and Order Fillers
97,800
1.66% $34,960
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
93,150
1.58% $33,800
13 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
82,630
1.40% $53,950
14 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
78,010
1.33% $37,000
15 Waiters and Waitresses
77,500
1.32% $27,210
16 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
75,840
1.29% $44,060
17 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
67,540
1.15% $48,570
18 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
63,510
1.08% $47,420
19 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
61,400
1.04% $62,140
20 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
59,990
1.02% $62,190
21 Software Developers
58,300
0.99% $118,470
22 Nursing Assistants
55,400
0.94% $36,640
23 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
55,260
0.94% $29,890
24 Restaurant Cooks
51,970
0.88% $34,800
25 Accountants and Auditors
51,440
0.87% $75,800
26 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
50,280
0.85% $45,480
27 Management Analysts
49,230
0.84% $102,310
28 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
46,600
0.79% $62,860
29 Security Guards
46,510
0.79% $35,510
30 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
46,250
0.79% $62,150
31 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
45,850
0.78% $63,050
32 Financial Managers
44,300
0.75% $132,430
33 Receptionists and Information Clerks
41,770
0.71% $34,540
34 Other Business Operations Specialists
40,700
0.69% $75,890
35 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
39,690
0.67% $37,120
36 Packers and Packagers
38,180
0.65% $34,450
37 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
36,300
0.62% $68,820
38 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
36,170
0.61% $37,010
39 Food Preparation Workers
35,230
0.60% $28,860
40 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
34,030
0.58% $46,310
41 Human Resources Specialists
33,620
0.57% $63,220
42 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
32,750
0.56% $40,940
43 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
32,650
0.55% $42,450
44 Lawyers
31,720
0.54% $133,440
45 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
30,350
0.52% $62,490
46 Sales Managers
29,950
0.51% $131,830
47 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
29,840
0.51% $46,970
48 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
29,780
0.51% $45,180
49 Bartenders
29,300
0.50% $28,340
50 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
29,290
0.50% $86,130
51 Construction Laborers
27,680
0.47% $62,120
52 Project Management Specialists
26,670
0.45% $95,000
53 Computer User Support Specialists
26,640
0.45% $55,950
54 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
25,560
0.43% $31,970
55 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
25,030
0.43% $72,520
56 Marketing Managers
24,080
0.41% $130,010
57 Computer and Information Systems Managers
24,040
0.41% $159,100
58 Carpenters
23,470
0.40% $66,780
59 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
23,130
0.39% $61,820
60 All Other Managers
22,980
0.39% $124,850
61 Childcare Workers
22,660
0.39% $28,780
62 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
22,500
0.38% $36,530
63 Medical Assistants
21,610
0.37% $39,020
64 Pharmacy Technicians
21,370
0.36% $38,370
65 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
20,960
0.36% $60,630
66 Computer Systems Analysts
20,880
0.35% $99,050
67 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
20,120
0.34% $31,740
68 Machinists
20,050
0.34% $48,160
69 Electricians
19,910
0.34% $88,870
70 Billing and Posting Clerks
19,080
0.32% $43,940
71 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
19,080
0.32% $64,270
72 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
18,890
0.32% $35,400
73 All Other Physicians
18,850
0.32% $186,790
74 Medical Secretaries
18,810
0.32% $39,010
75 Driver/Sales Workers
18,760
0.32% $34,840
76 School Bus Drivers
17,750
0.30% $46,470
77 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
17,530
0.30% $59,310
78 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
17,510
0.30% $71,540
79 Fast Food Cooks
17,040
0.29% $28,000
80 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
17,000
0.29% $36,610
81 Firefighters
16,210
0.28% $69,030
82 Tellers
16,060
0.27% $36,550
83 Medical and Health Services Managers
16,040
0.27% $105,940
84 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
15,810
0.27% $57,010
85 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
15,750
0.27% $75,610
86 Social and Human Service Assistants
15,680
0.27% $41,580
87 Industrial Engineers
15,580
0.26% $97,910
88 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
15,560
0.26% $46,650
89 Construction Managers
14,990
0.25% $103,830
90 Postal Service Mail Carriers
14,720
0.25% $55,640
91 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
14,430
0.25% $93,360
92 Dishwashers
14,390
0.24% $29,050
93 Financial Analysts
14,360
0.24% $94,140
94 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
14,320
0.24% $98,370
95 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
14,110
0.24% $29,490
96 Insurance Sales Agents
13,950
0.24% $47,930
97 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
13,740
0.23% $28,500
98 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
13,220
0.22% $36,930
99 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
13,160
0.22% $102,230
100 Civil Engineers
13,040
0.22% $95,600
101 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
12,990
0.22% $46,800
102 Administrative Services Managers
12,970
0.22% $102,780
103 Personal Financial Advisors
12,970
0.22% $81,830
104 Dental Assistants
12,940
0.22% $38,240
105 Correctional Officers and Jailers
12,900
0.22% $65,190
106 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
12,890
0.22% $52,340
107 Human Resources Managers
12,750
0.22% $128,330
108 Pharmacists
12,560
0.21% $131,770
109 Training and Development Specialists
12,500
0.21% $65,730
110 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
12,470
0.21% $38,170
111 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
12,370
0.21% $60,370
112 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
12,310
0.21% $85,840
113 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
12,260
0.21% $47,700
114 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
12,150
0.21% $29,780
115 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
12,060
0.20% $62,740
116 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
11,960
0.20% $37,420
117 Loan Officers
11,750
0.20% $75,990
118 Mechanical Engineers
11,630
0.20% $94,820
119 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
11,620
0.20% $31,620
120 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
11,610
0.20% $63,910
121 Bakers
11,590
0.20% $32,070
122 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
11,410
0.19% $85,570
123 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
11,250
0.19% $58,080
124 Industrial Production Managers
11,090
0.19% $110,690
125 Logisticians
11,020
0.19% $65,030
126 Postsecondary Education Administrators
10,960
0.19% $78,950
127 Other Production Workers
10,930
0.19% $35,610
128 Computer Network Support Specialists
10,770
0.18% $67,980
129 Food Batchmakers
10,720
0.18% $38,600
130 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
10,530
0.18% $29,510
131 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10,420
0.18% $37,390
132 Food Service Managers
10,220
0.17% $57,220
133 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
10,040
0.17% $52,640
134 Graphic Designers
9,980
0.17% $56,330
135 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
9,950
0.17% $61,390
136 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
9,880
0.17% $100,200
137 Recreation Workers
9,840
0.17% $30,630
138 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
9,780
0.17% $43,680
139 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
9,770
0.17% $27,890
140 Printing Press Operators
9,760
0.17% $37,620
141 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
9,710
0.17% $45,650
142 Speech-Language Pathologists
9,610
0.16% $79,630
143 Data Entry Keyers
9,550
0.16% $36,560
144 Physical Therapists
9,460
0.16% $100,310
145 Parts Salespersons
9,320
0.16% $35,660
146 Legal Secretaries
9,260
0.16% $62,660
147 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
9,250
0.16% $70,900
148 Coaches and Scouts
9,160
0.16% $35,720
149 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
9,080
0.15% $54,560
150 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
9,000
0.15% $61,910
151 Butchers and Meat Cutters
8,950
0.15% $36,140
152 Compliance Officers
8,740
0.15% $79,470
153 Counter and Rental Clerks
8,710
0.15% $32,460
154 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
8,690
0.15% $60,130
155 Property, Real Estate Managers
8,600
0.15% $61,730
156 Computer Occupations, All Other
8,590
0.15% $90,970
157 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
8,560
0.15% $60,900
158 Instructional Coordinators
8,550
0.15% $64,750
159 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
8,530
0.14% $42,650
160 Flight Attendants
8,510
0.14% $61,330
161 Dental Hygienists
8,430
0.14% $79,560
162 Architectural and Engineering Managers
8,330
0.14% $154,510
163 Nurse Practitioners
7,990
0.14% $124,840
164 Computer Network Architects
7,980
0.14% $128,790
165 Emergency Medical Technicians
7,970
0.14% $37,440
166 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
7,880
0.13% $44,760
167 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
7,790
0.13% $61,530
168 Public Relations Specialists
7,770
0.13% $69,240
169 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
7,660
0.13% $91,590
170 Insurance Underwriters
7,590
0.13% $65,940
171 Radiologic Technologists
7,550
0.13% $64,940
172 Helpers--Production Workers
7,550
0.13% $35,890
173 Cargo and Freight Agents
7,470
0.13% $49,490
174 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
7,320
0.12% $27,480
175 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
7,250
0.12% $46,540
176 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
7,250
0.12% $80,800
177 Advertising Sales Agents
7,210
0.12% $60,160
178 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
7,130
0.12% $28,110
179 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
6,900
0.12% $123,560
180 Chefs and Head Cooks
6,760
0.11% $56,380
181 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
6,710
0.11% $40,440
182 Psychiatric Technicians
6,680
0.11% $42,060
183 Occupational Therapists
6,670
0.11% $93,290
184 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
6,630
0.11% $60,960
185 Tutors
6,610
0.11% $36,360
186 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
6,570
0.11% $225,270
187 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
6,500
0.11% $49,130
188 Bill and Account Collectors
6,470
0.11% $39,910
189 Chief Executives
6,360
0.11% $220,390
190 Data Scientists
6,350
0.11% $103,730
191 Highway Maintenance Workers
6,330
0.11% $60,840
192 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
6,250
0.11% $44,020
193 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
6,220
0.11% $44,210
194 Cost Estimators
6,150
0.10% $79,510
195 Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
6,050
0.10% $51,090
196 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
5,990
0.10% $29,960
197 Roofers
5,940
0.10% $67,230
198 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
5,870
0.10% $47,490
199 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
5,840
0.10% $46,890
200 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
5,620
0.10% $37,940

Also see The top paying jobs in Illinois.

Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Illinois

Champaign-Urbana Springfield
Decatur Peoria
Danville South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area Carbondale-Marion
Rockford Kankakee-Bradley
Bloomington-Normal Bloomington
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)


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