Bloomington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Bloomington, Illinois Area

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A table listing those careers significantly more common in Bloomington than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Bloomington.
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A list of any large public companies in Bloomington.

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Most Popular Jobs in Bloomington, Illinois Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	720	45,280	$33,150 - 58,690	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	650	64,160	$26,120 - 136,230	8%	51%
3	Computer systems analysts	630	86,550	$46,980 - 129,720	29%	68%
4	Accountants and auditors	510	53,430	$29,440 - 80,650	18%	79%
5	Managers, all other	440	75,650	$39,080 - 122,080	7%	55%
6	Financial managers	380	109,150	$63,940 - 0	13%	60%
7	Network and computer systems administrators	320	71,890	$37,440 - 126,380	27%	50%
8	Management analysts	320	77,690	$38,730 - 123,200	22%	78%
9	Elementary school teachers, except special education	310	40,990	$24,290 - 63,800	14%	95%
10	Financial analysts	270	63,620	$40,920 - 94,390	34%	87%
11	Sales and related workers, all other	260	30,510	$16,210 - 50,280	14%	62%
12	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	220	64,640	$28,740 - 108,920	12%	51%
13	Sales managers	220	89,960	$52,310 - 131,000	10%	69%
14	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	220	45,040	$25,720 - 69,180	13%	73%
15	Lawyers	200	112,950	$52,620 - 0	11%	99%
16	Chief executives	200	137,100	$78,190 - 0	2%	65%
17	Coaches and scouts	190	37,660	$14,290 - 72,770	15%	60%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	190	41,490	$23,700 - 62,490	19%	77%
19	Training and development specialists	180	45,510	$22,810 - 73,840	18%	56%
20	Network systems and data communications analysts	160	60,270	$31,730 - 92,720	53%	57%
21	Librarians	120	45,290	$23,830 - 68,800	4%	85%
22	Database administrators	120	58,140	$38,130 - 80,890	29%	72%
23	Financial specialists, all other	120	60,850	$23,900 - 113,310	12%	50%
24	Market research analysts	120	63,040	$31,560 - 111,310	20%	82%
25	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	110		$0 - 0	25%	67%
26	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	100	56,520	$31,210 - 96,700	18%	56%
27	Social and human service assistants	100	29,350	$20,490 - 36,460	34%	58%
28	Engineers, all other	100	62,230	$39,510 - 92,360	6%	82%
29	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	69,540	$41,180 - 107,570	8%	78%
30	Advertising sales agents	90	44,430	$21,410 - 71,250	20%	56%
31	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	90	49,030	$26,530 - 88,730	5%	58%
32	Graphic designers	90	39,370	$22,580 - 61,140	10%	55%
33	Public relations specialists	90	55,890	$37,240 - 88,680	18%	81%
34	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	43,370	$28,910 - 60,010	20%	87%
35	Medical and health services managers	70	74,540	$45,960 - 111,140	16%	57%
36	Mechanical engineers	70	86,790	$14,270 - 0	4%	78%
37	Legislators	60	25,000	$13,960 - 70,630	1%	65%
38	Physical therapists	60	53,150	$33,960 - 72,290	27%	89%
39	Pharmacists	60	96,560	$77,530 - 122,240	22%	97%
40	Social and community service managers	50	37,840	$29,680 - 48,510	25%	72%
41	Training and development managers	50	66,460	$38,130 - 102,310	16%	58%
42	Operations research analysts	50	75,550	$51,470 - 98,860	11%	71%
43	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	63,170	$32,190 - 103,360	17%	56%
44	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	42,760	$29,900 - 59,970	18%	56%
45	Civil engineers	50	70,090	$42,970 - 99,240	18%	87%
46	Sales engineers	40	75,960	$45,230 - 111,010	9%	79%
47	Compensation and benefits managers	40	60,410	$14,720 - 88,470	12%	58%
48	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	40	38,710	$23,500 - 56,200	15%	51%
49	Speech-language pathologists	40	50,500	$27,620 - 71,130	11%	98%
50	Purchasing managers	40	93,220	$50,810 - 0	3%	57%
51	Credit analysts	40	45,290	$27,440 - 74,570	2%	60%
52	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	40	72,010	$37,600 - 114,120	16%	99%
53	Human resources managers, all other	40	107,170	$68,200 - 145,340	11%	58%
54	Rehabilitation counselors	30	32,940	$21,250 - 56,310	23%	73%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	2,650	22,790	$14,540 - 30,690	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,450	17,640	$14,220 - 23,150	-2%	10%
3	Customer service representatives	2,310	24,610	$15,020 - 37,660	25%	22%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,760	16,120	$14,010 - 19,260	18%	5%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,740	26,460	$15,730 - 36,250	15%	4%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,690	17,090	$13,920 - 26,850	11%	14%
7	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,410	32,670	$19,730 - 45,270	13%	16%
8	Office clerks, general	1,390	23,500	$14,500 - 35,010	13%	19%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,360	20,640	$14,880 - 27,920	2%	5%
10	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,190	41,460	$25,080 - 58,480	10%	4%
11	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,080	23,790	$17,390 - 34,580	18%	6%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,020	36,500	$25,610 - 48,080	15%	18%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	940	20,660	$14,670 - 28,390	-7%	8%
14	Teacher assistants	880	20,860	$14,670 - 30,900	10%	18%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	810	28,480	$18,670 - 42,660	1%	18%
16	Bill and account collectors	770	23,980	$16,960 - 35,310	23%	13%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	760	42,380	$21,410 - 69,350	10%	6%
18	General and operations managers	690	74,660	$32,720 - 133,140	2%	48%
19	Food preparation workers	670	17,980	$14,090 - 23,060	15%	7%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	650	21,360	$15,680 - 27,710	18%	7%
21	Bartenders	640	15,600	$13,920 - 19,000	11%	17%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	640	43,550	$25,590 - 65,610	6%	29%
23	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	610	24,870	$16,180 - 39,640	8%	4%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	580	39,330	$22,580 - 60,930	4%	25%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	560	22,670	$15,450 - 30,600	17%	13%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	520	27,190	$17,270 - 37,460	11%	14%
27	Helpers--production workers	500	20,570	$14,360 - 31,920	0%	4%
28	Computer support specialists	470	49,800	$23,250 - 81,620	13%	43%
29	Dishwashers	440	16,920	$14,070 - 21,740	10%	3%
30	Cooks, fast food	440	15,710	$14,000 - 18,370	8%	5%
31	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	440	17,430	$14,160 - 22,400	13%	5%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	420	37,980	$18,030 - 60,820	14%	4%
33	Carpenters	400	45,600	$21,730 - 60,080	10%	6%
34	Cooks, restaurant	390	20,450	$16,040 - 24,340	12%	5%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	350	52,200	$24,320 - 75,270	-4%	15%
36	Team assemblers	340	24,390	$16,480 - 32,510	0%	5%
37	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	330	25,810	$15,620 - 39,010	4%	6%
38	Construction laborers	320	44,300	$21,630 - 59,240	11%	5%
39	Preschool teachers, except special education	320	23,520	$16,690 - 32,260	26%	43%
40	Industrial truck and tractor operators	310	36,100	$20,150 - 56,550	-1%	2%
41	Tellers	300	21,200	$16,110 - 26,880	14%	16%
42	Electricians	290	61,980	$41,960 - 73,880	7%	7%
43	Printing machine operators	280	33,220	$15,850 - 58,010	-5%	6%
44	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	270	47,770	$23,880 - 69,700	11%	33%
45	Packers and packagers, hand	270	18,460	$14,140 - 27,480	-11%	3%
46	Bus drivers, school	270	32,950	$18,270 - 45,950	9%	4%
47	Cooks, short order	260	18,140	$15,180 - 23,100	5%	5%
48	Automotive body and related repairers	260	40,650	$25,370 - 62,520	12%	3%
49	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	260	27,030	$15,890 - 41,060	27%	47%
50	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	250	23,340	$15,640 - 32,370	11%	5%
51	Sales representatives, services, all other	250	48,280	$22,510 - 88,790	28%	48%
52	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	250	16,000	$14,010 - 18,850	10%	17%
53	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	240	27,500	$16,840 - 40,670	-6%	14%
54	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	240	15,530	$13,940 - 18,980	12%	6%
55	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	240	16,010	$13,970 - 20,140	10%	8%
56	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	220	54,290	$33,020 - 82,100	0%	42%
57	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	220	63,400	$26,600 - 121,030	4%	38%
58	Driver/sales workers	210	19,920	$14,600 - 32,740	-4%	4%
59	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	210	18,510	$15,790 - 23,010	17%	14%
60	Production workers, all other	210	34,760	$18,220 - 55,370	2%	5%
61	Postal service mail carriers	210	43,880	$34,520 - 54,600	1%	11%
62	Painters, construction and maintenance	200	40,910	$22,480 - 57,640	12%	6%
63	Counter and rental clerks	200	26,270	$14,540 - 54,140	23%	16%
64	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	200	34,930	$24,810 - 45,590	14%	7%
65	Library technicians	190	26,360	$15,510 - 43,180	9%	27%
66	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	180	24,730	$14,300 - 36,450	-17%	0%
67	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	180	29,110	$15,390 - 44,200	4%	15%
68	Dental hygienists	170	49,350	$35,300 - 59,860	30%	33%
69	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	54,760	$33,040 - 77,020	7%	13%
70	Food service managers	170	36,540	$21,680 - 56,650	5%	24%
71	Loan officers	170	44,990	$27,060 - 75,080	12%	49%
72	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	170	20,640	$14,130 - 34,020	14%	3%
73	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	170	36,320	$23,730 - 46,570	9%	3%
74	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	160	42,320	$29,540 - 49,680	-7%	12%
75	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	160	17,640	$14,630 - 21,850	10%	5%
76	Order clerks	160	24,810	$17,420 - 34,770	-23%	16%
77	Recreation workers	160	20,940	$14,250 - 35,390	13%	47%
78	Amusement and recreation attendants	160	17,370	$13,910 - 22,410	24%	22%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	150	33,570	$17,980 - 53,240	13%	11%
80	Telemarketers	150	20,880	$15,490 - 31,820	-9%	14%
81	Loan interviewers and clerks	150	31,490	$23,360 - 37,570	0%	24%
82	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	150	28,920	$21,050 - 38,540	5%	2%
83	Child care workers	150	17,450	$14,060 - 22,330	18%	15%
84	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	140	16,350	$14,030 - 20,290	19%	31%
85	File clerks	140	20,620	$16,140 - 29,020	-40%	20%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	140		$[?] - [?]	9%	10%
87	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	140	57,040	$31,010 - 73,260	11%	4%
88	Legal secretaries	130	34,580	$29,450 - 46,700	12%	18%
89	Sheet metal workers	130	53,630	$39,390 - 64,880	7%	4%
90	Medical secretaries	130	28,330	$20,310 - 36,490	17%	18%
91	Prepress technicians and workers	130	36,480	$26,480 - 48,560	-20%	16%
92	Administrative services managers	130	82,830	$26,800 - [?]	12%	40%
93	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	120	19,000	$14,050 - 31,410	-4%	5%
94	Bakers	110	18,110	$14,400 - 23,290	10%	8%
95	Dental assistants	110	28,560	$16,400 - 39,030	29%	9%
96	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	40,160	$25,820 - 52,180	12%	3%
97	Parts salespersons	110	31,670	$20,370 - 52,760	-1%	6%
98	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	110	34,860	$23,580 - 49,670	11%	29%
99	Pharmacy technicians	110	23,020	$16,910 - 31,250	32%	16%
100	Radiologic technologists and technicians	100	43,180	$31,750 - 60,120	15%	25%

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Jobs More Common Near Bloomington Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,730	180	4.8
Library technicians	26,360	190	4.3
Prepress technicians and workers	36,480	130	4.3
Opticians, dispensing	29,360	100	3.7
Bill and account collectors	23,980	770	3.6
Automotive body and related repairers	40,650	260	3.6
Sales and related workers, all other	30,510	260	3.5
Cooks, short order	18,140	260	3.4
Printing machine operators	33,220	280	3.1
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	16,350	140	3.1
Coaches and scouts	37,660	190	3
Bartenders	15,600	640	2.8
Computer systems analysts	86,550	630	2.8
Managers, all other	75,650	440	2.7
Financial analysts	63,620	270	2.7
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	27,030	260	2.6
Highway maintenance workers	42,270	100	2.5
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,790	1,080	2.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,510	210	2.3
Helpers--production workers	20,570	500	2.3
Database administrators	58,140	120	2.2
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	45,040	220	2.2
Dental hygienists	49,350	170	2.2
Network and computer systems administrators	71,890	320	2.1
Financial specialists, all other	60,850	120	2.1
Customer service representatives	24,610	2,310	2.1
Production workers, all other	34,760	210	2
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	56,520	100	2
Dishwashers	16,920	440	1.9
Food service managers	36,540	170	1.9
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,520	320	1.8
Training and development specialists	45,510	180	1.8
Computer support specialists	49,800	470	1.8
Librarians	45,290	120	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	33,570	150	1.7
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,460	1,740	1.7
Cooks, fast food	15,710	440	1.7
Bakers	18,110	110	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,340	250	1.7
Child, family, and school social workers	41,490	190	1.7
Food preparation workers	17,980	670	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,460	1,190	1.6
Teacher assistants	20,860	880	1.6
Sheet metal workers	53,630	130	1.6
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,290	220	1.6
Financial managers	109,150	380	1.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	32,670	1,410	1.6
Bus drivers, school	32,950	270	1.6
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	17,640	160	1.6
Network systems and data communications analysts	60,270	160	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bloomington, Illinois Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Construction laborers	44,300	1.53	320
Electricians	61,980	1.41	290
Computer systems analysts	86,550	1.35	630
Sheet metal workers	53,630	1.35	130
Bus drivers, school	32,950	1.33	270
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,040	1.3	140
Maintenance and repair workers, general	42,380	1.3	760
Industrial truck and tractor operators	36,100	1.27	310
Painters, construction and maintenance	40,910	1.27	200
Financial managers	109,150	1.27	380
Computer support specialists	49,800	1.25	470
Carpenters	45,600	1.25	400
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,460	1.24	1,740
Administrative services managers	82,830	1.24	130
Network and computer systems administrators	71,890	1.24	320
Production workers, all other	34,760	1.24	210
Counter and rental clerks	26,270	1.2	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	64,160	1.19	650
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,460	1.18	1,190
Lawyers	112,950	1.17	200
Coaches and scouts	37,660	1.14	190
Financial specialists, all other	60,850	1.13	120
Management analysts	77,690	1.12	320
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	37,980	1.09	420
Market research analysts	63,040	1.09	120
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,290	1.09	220
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,160	1.09	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	32,670	1.09	1,410
Child, family, and school social workers	41,490	1.08	190
Prepress technicians and workers	36,480	1.08	130
Automotive body and related repairers	40,650	1.08	260
Dishwashers	16,920	1.08	440
Parts salespersons	31,670	1.07	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	47,770	1.07	270
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,340	1.07	250
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,790	1.06	1,080
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	20,640	1.06	170
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	34,860	1.06	110
Printing machine operators	33,220	1.05	280
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,330	1.05	580
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	52,200	1.04	350
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	42,320	1.04	160
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	33,570	1.04	150
Waiters and waitresses	17,090	1.04	1,690
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,480	1.04	810
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	29,110	1.03	180
Loan interviewers and clerks	31,490	1.03	150
Medical secretaries	28,330	1.03	130
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,120	1.03	1,760
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,760	1.02	170

Highest Paying Jobs in Bloomington, Illinois Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	190,470
Physicians and surgeons, all other	173,980	40
Chief executives	137,100	200
Lawyers	112,950	200
Financial managers	109,150	380
Human resources managers, all other	107,170	40
Computer and information systems managers	103,130
Pharmacists	96,560	60
Purchasing managers	93,220	40
Sales managers	89,960	220
Marketing managers	87,200
Mechanical engineers	86,790	70
Computer systems analysts	86,550	630
Industrial production managers	85,020	60
Administrative services managers	82,830	130
Computer software engineers, systems software	80,470
Management analysts	77,690	320
Sales engineers	75,960	40
Managers, all other	75,650	440
Operations research analysts	75,550	50
Cost estimators	74,950
General and operations managers	74,660	690
Medical and health services managers	74,540	70
Computer programmers	73,170
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	72,010	40
Network and computer systems administrators	71,890	320
Civil engineers	70,090	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,540	100
Training and development managers	66,460	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	64,640	220
Computer specialists, all other	64,290
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	64,160	650
Financial analysts	63,620	270
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	63,400	220
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	63,170	50
Market research analysts	63,040	120
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	62,990	30
Business operations specialists, all other	62,910
Engineers, all other	62,230	100
Electricians	61,980	290
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	61,720
Financial specialists, all other	60,850	120
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	60,780	90
Compensation and benefits managers	60,410	40
Network systems and data communications analysts	60,270	160
Database administrators	58,140	120
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,040	140
Computer software engineers, applications	56,850
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	56,520	100
Editors	56,210

Large Companies Headquartered in Bloomington

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
State Farm Insurance Cos	59.2
Country Insurance & Financial Services	3.1

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