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Top 100 Popular Jobs in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 86,950. The most popular job is the cashier profession, which employs 2,850 people (3.28 percent of the total employment in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the stockers and order filler profession which employs 2,690 people (3.09 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

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

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	86,950	100.00%	$41,600
2	Cashiers	2,850	3.28%	$27,270
3	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,690	3.09%	$35,630
4	Office Clerks, General	2,290	2.63%	$36,230
5	General and Operations Managers	2,150	2.47%	$72,810
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,110	2.43%	$27,550
7	Registered Nurses	2,090	2.40%	$66,280
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,710	1.97%	$28,500
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,590	1.83%	$46,650
10	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,530	1.76%	$60,300
11	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,500	1.73%	$28,200
12	Retail Salespersons	1,480	1.70%	$29,730
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,480	1.70%	$36,620
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,410	1.62%	$47,710
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,360	1.56%	$29,600
16	Nursing Assistants	1,280	1.47%	$31,780
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,250	1.44%	$58,490
18	Waiters and Waitresses	1,240	1.43%	$25,710
19	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,210	1.39%	$48,720
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,120	1.29%	$39,890
21	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,070	1.23%	$36,860
22	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,070	1.23%	$39,580
23	Customer Service Representatives	930	1.07%	$36,750
24	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	770	0.89%	$50,560
25	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	770	0.89%	$36,170
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	740	0.85%	$36,040
27	Food Preparation Workers	730	0.84%	$26,260
28	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	690	0.79%	$40,260
29	Restaurant Cooks	680	0.78%	$28,590
30	School Bus Drivers	660	0.76%	$39,050
31	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	630	0.72%	$40,960
32	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	620	0.71%	$27,830
33	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	610	0.70%	$50,210
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	600	0.69%	$50,010
35	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	600	0.69%	$39,860
36	Bartenders	590	0.68%	$27,930
37	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	570	0.66%	$27,900
38	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	560	0.64%	$59,570
39	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	550	0.63%	$52,000
40	Receptionists and Information Clerks	530	0.61%	$29,910
41	Fast Food Cooks	510	0.59%	$26,140
42	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	500	0.58%	$79,350
43	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	490	0.56%	$35,630
44	Tellers	470	0.54%	$29,950
45	Construction Laborers	470	0.54%	$47,550
46	Highway Maintenance Workers	460	0.53%	$47,320
47	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	410	0.47%	$50,480
48	Postal Service Mail Carriers	410	0.47%	$49,890
49	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	400	0.46%	$59,990
50	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	400	0.46%	$55,920
51	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	380	0.44%	$62,020
52	Accountants and Auditors	370	0.43%	$60,670
53	Psychiatric Technicians	370	0.43%	$39,550
54	Financial Managers	360	0.41%	$98,370
55	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	360	0.41%	$39,340
56	Other Business Operations Specialists	350	0.40%	$83,030
57	Pharmacy Technicians	350	0.40%	$35,150
58	Childcare Workers	350	0.40%	$26,480
59	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	340	0.39%	$44,140
60	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	330	0.38%	$29,780
61	Electricians	330	0.38%	$76,030
62	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	330	0.38%	$40,150
63	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	320	0.37%	$50,770
64	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	310	0.36%	$30,200
65	Medical Secretaries	310	0.36%	$35,010
66	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	310	0.36%	$66,820
67	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	310	0.36%	$48,800
68	Medical and Health Services Managers	290	0.33%	$83,240
69	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	290	0.33%	$38,400
70	Carpenters	290	0.33%	$54,150
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	280	0.32%	$80,780
72	Parts Salespersons	280	0.32%	$32,450
73	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	280	0.32%	$45,200
74	Industrial Engineers	270	0.31%	$80,740
75	Rehabilitation Counselors	270	0.31%	$38,120
76	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	270	0.31%	$58,530
77	Loan Officers	260	0.30%	$68,410
78	Firefighters	260	0.30%	$44,710
79	Billing and Posting Clerks	250	0.29%	$36,830
80	Social and Human Service Assistants	240	0.28%	$42,430
81	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	240	0.28%	$43,670
82	Human Resources Specialists	230	0.26%	$58,240
83	Software Developers	230	0.26%	$120,270
84	Paramedics	230	0.26%	$38,920
85	Security Guards	230	0.26%	$31,580
86	Machinists	230	0.26%	$49,040
87	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	220	0.25%	$54,120
88	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	210	0.24%	$50,940
89	Dishwashers	210	0.24%	$25,660
90	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	210	0.24%	$52,610
91	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	200	0.23%	$40,100
92	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	200	0.23%	$48,670
93	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	200	0.23%	$55,980
94	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	190	0.22%	$36,050
95	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	190	0.22%	$58,020
96	Pharmacists	190	0.22%	$128,570
97	Legislators	180	0.21%	$54,000
98	Emergency Medical Technicians	180	0.21%	$31,160
99	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	180	0.21%	$26,770
100	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	180	0.21%	$45,380

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