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Top 100 Popular Jobs in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 160,570. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 5,320 people (3.31 percent of the total employment in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the office clerk, general profession which employs 4,170 people (2.60 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	160,570	100.00%	$40,450
2	Cashiers	5,320	3.31%	$27,620
3	Office Clerks, General	4,170	2.60%	$36,030
4	General and Operations Managers	4,060	2.53%	$76,650
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	3,920	2.44%	$33,720
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,750	2.34%	$48,630
7	Registered Nurses	3,670	2.29%	$72,430
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3,280	2.04%	$27,180
9	Retail Salespersons	3,080	1.92%	$29,310
10	Nursing Assistants	2,960	1.84%	$34,610
11	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,920	1.82%	$38,430
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,880	1.79%	$36,250
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,700	1.68%	$55,220
14	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,440	1.52%	$28,590
15	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,440	1.52%	$60,300
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,340	1.46%	$30,930
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,340	1.46%	$37,140
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,330	1.45%	$45,880
19	Waiters and Waitresses	2,290	1.43%	$25,090
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,090	1.30%	$39,310
21	Customer Service Representatives	1,990	1.24%	$36,970
22	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,890	1.18%	$28,640
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,780	1.11%	$48,120
24	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,680	1.05%	$39,000
25	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,630	1.02%	$60,900
26	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1,380	0.86%	$37,740
27	Restaurant Cooks	1,350	0.84%	$28,810
28	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,310	0.82%	$47,900
29	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,280	0.80%	$40,610
30	Food Preparation Workers	1,260	0.78%	$26,130
31	Bartenders	1,240	0.77%	$27,210
32	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,210	0.75%	$60,080
33	Construction Laborers	1,180	0.73%	$49,590
34	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,150	0.72%	$35,980
35	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,120	0.70%	$51,160
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,120	0.70%	$30,890
37	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,120	0.70%	$42,450
38	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,110	0.69%	$28,720
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,080	0.67%	$56,000
40	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	990	0.62%	$27,870
41	Tellers	970	0.60%	$30,450
42	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	930	0.58%	$59,920
43	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	930	0.58%	$34,510
44	School Bus Drivers	900	0.56%	$37,580
45	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	880	0.55%	$45,230
46	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	810	0.50%	$47,850
47	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	800	0.50%	$40,470
48	Accountants and Auditors	780	0.49%	$61,100
49	Financial Managers	730	0.45%	$99,840
50	Highway Maintenance Workers	710	0.44%	$47,320
51	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	700	0.44%	$39,170
52	Postal Service Mail Carriers	690	0.43%	$51,710
53	Other Business Operations Specialists	670	0.42%	$68,060
54	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	670	0.42%	$79,350
55	Machinists	650	0.40%	$44,630
56	Social and Human Service Assistants	640	0.40%	$47,070
57	Fast Food Cooks	640	0.40%	$25,860
58	Carpenters	600	0.37%	$44,160
59	Butchers and Meat Cutters	600	0.37%	$41,870
60	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	600	0.37%	$46,090
61	Childcare Workers	590	0.37%	$26,400
62	Packers and Packagers	590	0.37%	$33,720
63	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	580	0.36%	$55,150
64	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	570	0.35%	$28,940
65	Medical Secretaries	560	0.35%	$35,940
66	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	560	0.35%	$56,520
67	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	550	0.34%	$26,660
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	530	0.33%	$95,980
69	Firefighters	530	0.33%	$50,920
70	Pharmacy Technicians	520	0.32%	$35,110
71	Medical Assistants	520	0.32%	$37,740
72	Parts Salespersons	520	0.32%	$34,470
73	Driver/Sales Workers	520	0.32%	$30,630
74	Electricians	510	0.32%	$68,180
75	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	510	0.32%	$62,450
76	Human Resources Specialists	500	0.31%	$56,160
77	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	500	0.31%	$38,380
78	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	500	0.31%	$64,320
79	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	490	0.31%	$44,180
80	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	480	0.30%	$92,370
81	Security Guards	480	0.30%	$31,050
82	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	470	0.29%	$29,700
83	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	470	0.29%	$58,590
84	Loan Officers	460	0.29%	$66,210
85	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	460	0.29%	$29,390
86	Billing and Posting Clerks	450	0.28%	$37,260
87	Other Production Workers	450	0.28%	$37,180
88	Sales Managers	440	0.27%	$120,530
89	Emergency Medical Technicians	440	0.27%	$30,220
90	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	420	0.26%	$62,680
91	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	410	0.26%	$51,210
92	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	410	0.26%	$49,020
93	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	400	0.25%	$47,530
94	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	400	0.25%	$40,120
95	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	390	0.24%	$50,700
96	Legislators	380	0.24%	$19,840
97	Industrial Engineers	380	0.24%	$84,360
98	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	380	0.24%	$47,210
99	Paramedics	380	0.24%	$39,100
100	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	370	0.23%	$54,440

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