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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 128,620. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 3,800 people (2.95 percent of the total employment in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 3,660 people (2.85 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	128,620	100.00%	$41,230
2	Cashiers	3,800	2.95%	$27,950
3	General and Operations Managers	3,660	2.85%	$77,660
4	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,420	2.66%	$36,700
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,180	2.47%	$49,060
6	Office Clerks, General	3,150	2.45%	$36,330
7	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,900	2.25%	$34,660
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,800	2.18%	$27,210
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,690	2.09%	$37,990
10	Registered Nurses	2,550	1.98%	$75,740
11	Retail Salespersons	2,380	1.85%	$29,560
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	2,160	1.68%	$47,750
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,060	1.60%	$30,910
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,820	1.42%	$28,360
15	Waiters and Waitresses	1,750	1.36%	$25,760
16	Nursing Assistants	1,740	1.35%	$34,040
17	Customer Service Representatives	1,740	1.35%	$36,140
18	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,710	1.33%	$49,630
19	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,650	1.28%	$57,820
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,640	1.28%	$37,060
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,600	1.24%	$41,410
22	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,550	1.21%	$59,460
23	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,370	1.07%	$60,170
24	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,330	1.03%	$29,560
25	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,290	1.00%	$62,910
26	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,120	0.87%	$40,460
27	Restaurant Cooks	1,110	0.86%	$28,960
28	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,060	0.82%	$56,870
29	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,000	0.78%	$64,320
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,000	0.78%	$35,810
31	Bartenders	990	0.77%	$27,590
32	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	980	0.76%	$30,820
33	Construction Laborers	960	0.75%	$49,680
34	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	940	0.73%	$42,910
35	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	940	0.73%	$40,920
36	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	910	0.71%	$45,010
37	Food Preparation Workers	870	0.68%	$26,700
38	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	850	0.66%	$40,340
39	Food Batchmakers	850	0.66%	$35,400
40	Receptionists and Information Clerks	840	0.65%	$30,150
41	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	810	0.63%	$28,280
42	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	800	0.62%	$40,070
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	780	0.61%	$58,790
44	Tellers	710	0.55%	$29,920
45	Machinists	700	0.54%	$41,560
46	Financial Managers	630	0.49%	$102,480
47	School Bus Drivers	610	0.47%	$38,720
48	Accountants and Auditors	590	0.46%	$61,690
49	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	580	0.45%	$55,090
50	Highway Maintenance Workers	580	0.45%	$49,050
51	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	570	0.44%	$28,770
52	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	560	0.44%	$60,990
53	Fast Food Cooks	560	0.44%	$26,440
54	Electricians	560	0.44%	$81,390
55	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	540	0.42%	$35,830
56	Carpenters	500	0.39%	$48,060
57	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	500	0.39%	$59,580
58	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	490	0.38%	$29,070
59	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	490	0.38%	$76,220
60	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	490	0.38%	$35,300
61	Industrial Engineers	480	0.37%	$80,480
62	Security Guards	480	0.37%	$34,320
63	Other Business Operations Specialists	470	0.37%	$62,380
64	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	470	0.37%	$55,840
65	Postal Service Mail Carriers	470	0.37%	$51,710
66	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	440	0.34%	$50,430
67	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	440	0.34%	$36,490
68	Packers and Packagers	440	0.34%	$31,440
69	Sales Managers	430	0.33%	$123,110
70	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	430	0.33%	$65,830
71	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	430	0.33%	$74,270
72	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	430	0.33%	$27,160
73	Pharmacy Technicians	420	0.33%	$35,640
74	Childcare Workers	420	0.33%	$26,070
75	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	420	0.33%	$37,390
76	Human Resources Specialists	400	0.31%	$56,170
77	Legislators	390	0.30%	$19,640
78	Industrial Production Managers	380	0.30%	$102,930
79	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	380	0.30%	$94,860
80	Dental Assistants	380	0.30%	$37,440
81	Computer User Support Specialists	370	0.29%	$47,880
82	Firefighters	370	0.29%	$48,400
83	Parts Salespersons	360	0.28%	$34,510
84	Driver/Sales Workers	360	0.28%	$31,860
85	Loan Officers	350	0.27%	$73,590
86	Social and Human Service Assistants	350	0.27%	$37,740
87	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	350	0.27%	$27,490
88	Billing and Posting Clerks	350	0.27%	$37,390
89	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	350	0.27%	$90,280
90	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	340	0.26%	$37,630
91	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	330	0.26%	$62,000
92	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	320	0.25%	$58,530
93	Medical Secretaries	320	0.25%	$34,770
94	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	310	0.24%	$30,370
95	Emergency Medical Technicians	310	0.24%	$29,820
96	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	300	0.23%	$60,060
97	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	300	0.23%	$40,610
98	Helpers--Production Workers	300	0.23%	$39,600
99	Medical and Health Services Managers	290	0.23%	$96,210
100	Software Developers	290	0.23%	$102,390

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