Bloomington Employment

Employment and Industries in the Bloomington, Illinois Area

The economy is primarily based on insurance, agriculture, livestock and the production of farm seeds. The production of candy and vacuum cleaners are also important factors for the economy. The major sectors for employment in Bloomington are finance and insurance, education, healthcare, accommodation and food services; manufacturing and construction. Computer specialists and business operations specialists are a significant part of the workforce. About 37% of the workforce is employed in management, professional and related occupations. In addition, State Farm Insurance is the city's largest employer.

The largest employers in Bloomington are shown below:

State Farm Insurance Company
Illinois State University
Country Insurance & Financial Services
BroMenn Healthcare
Electrolux North America
Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing
Unit 5 Schools
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center
Afini
County of McLean
City of Bloomington
Walmart Inc
Verizon Communications
Illinois Wesleyan University
Nestle USA
Heritage Enterprises
Meijer
Heartland Community College
Wildwood Industries/Studley Products Inc
Growmark Inc
Bridgestone/Firestone Off-Road Tire Co
Stark Excavating & Materials
Chestnut Health Systems
U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Beer Nuts

Some of the most popular occupations where the majority of the workers are college graduates are managers, computer system analysts, teachers, registered nurses, management analysts, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, financial analysts, financial managers and lawyers.

Notable information about Bloomington: The city was ranked #50 in Forbes.com's "Best small places for business" list. Regarding the residents over the age of 25, about 40% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. In 2008 the cost of living index in Bloomington was 78.3 which is low when compared to the national average of 100. In 2009 the average salary in Bloomington was $41,000.

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Most Popular Jobs in Bloomington, Illinois Metro Area (2008 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	Managers, all other	1,270	77,390	$27,760 - 131,050	7%	55%
2	Computer systems analysts	950	93,090	$55,420 - 130,250	29%	68%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	920	52,270	$31,270 - 82,360	6%	96%
4	Registered nurses	800	53,260	$31,310 - 78,810	24%	56%
5	Management analysts	790	76,000	$41,090 - 124,770	22%	78%
6	Teachers and instructors, all other	760	26,220	$19,850 - 37,920	9%	54%
7	Accountants and auditors	610	58,650	$38,350 - 83,640	18%	79%
8	Elementary school teachers, except special education	580	51,180	$31,630 - 77,220	14%	95%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	550	48,670	$15,600 - 82,390	8%	51%
10	Financial analysts	480	73,420	$49,560 - 107,900	34%	87%
11	Financial managers	460	98,650	$55,100 - 145,500	13%	60%
12	Lawyers	380	139,490	$50,990 -	11%	99%
13	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	350	88,670	$31,290 - 130,840	18%	56%
14	Network and computer systems administrators	280	64,720	$31,910 - 98,580	27%	50%
15	Marketing managers	270	110,100	$47,330 -	14%	69%
16	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	220	49,730	$32,840 - 73,940	11%	95%
17	Coaches and scouts	220	28,430	$16,030 - 51,360	15%	60%
18	Computer and information systems managers	210	129,430	$78,040 -	16%	73%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	200	52,840	$34,250 - 77,870	13%	73%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	190	91,670	$32,480 - 148,620	12%	51%
21	Financial specialists, all other	170	65,490	$30,370 - 104,100	12%	50%
22	Industrial engineers	170	73,300	$56,050 - 94,790	20%	74%
23	Training and development specialists	150	46,520	$26,350 - 82,930	18%	56%
24	Network systems and data communications analysts	150	71,540	$45,190 - 99,540	53%	57%
25	Child, family, and school social workers	150	43,370	$26,720 - 62,540	19%	77%
26	Market research analysts	130	70,850	$33,960 - 122,350	20%	82%
27	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	120	124,060	$29,630 -	25%	67%
28	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	49,350	$33,800 - 72,780	9%	87%
29	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	110	51,520	$35,140 - 73,960	20%	87%
30	Sales and related workers, all other	110	50,170	$21,800 - 108,680	14%	62%
31	Librarians	100	51,980	$25,140 - 78,280	4%	85%
32	Community and social service specialists, all other	100	27,430	$17,700 - 39,550	25%	58%
33	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	81,910	$39,890 - 135,320	8%	78%
34	Physical therapists	100	72,900	$56,070 - 99,160	27%	89%
35	Graphic designers	100	37,020	$27,130 - 53,020	10%	55%
36	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	90	72,850	$39,470 - 101,700	17%	56%
37	Public relations managers	90	71,750	$44,560 - 103,090	17%	75%
38	Social and human service assistants	80	27,100	$17,200 - 38,750	34%	58%
39	Medical and health services managers	80	73,030	$32,980 - 129,480	16%	57%
40	Pharmacists	70	111,880	$90,650 - 133,380	22%	97%
41	Human resources managers, all other	70	122,130	$56,600 -	11%	58%
42	Speech-language pathologists	70	56,850	$36,260 - 79,840	11%	98%
43	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	55,580	$30,990 - 95,730	5%	58%
44	Legislators	60	26,440	$15,600 - 73,050	1%	65%
45	Advertising sales agents	60	38,310	$22,040 - 52,490	20%	56%
46	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60	57,190	$31,870 - 89,140	16%	99%
47	Social and community service managers	50	46,280	$35,300 - 66,200	25%	72%
48	Computer software engineers, systems software	50	84,260	$48,830 - 123,620	28%	85%
49	Meeting and convention planners	50	38,880	$17,280 - 62,190	20%	67%
50	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50	46,500	$27,790 - 67,380	18%	56%
51	Instructional coordinators	40	44,660	$29,110 - 65,070	23%	79%
52	Civil engineers	40	83,510	$58,900 - 108,630	18%	87%
53	Dentists, general	40	195,240	$138,450 -	9%	100%
54	Occupational therapists	30	61,910	$35,400 - 89,930	23%	90%
55	Engineering managers	30	98,090	$51,950 - 130,430	7%	84%

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	2,300	22,120	$16,040 - 31,670	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,180	18,510	$15,830 - 23,260	-2%	10%
3	Waiters and waitresses	2,040	19,880	$15,850 - 30,590	11%	14%
4	Customer service representatives	2,040	26,630	$16,380 - 40,950	25%	22%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,730	17,960	$16,000 - 20,610	18%	5%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,690	25,350	$16,590 - 38,860	15%	4%
7	Office clerks, general	1,470	25,310	$16,000 - 38,270	13%	19%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,330	33,450	$18,960 - 47,890	13%	16%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,270	40,000	$24,350 - 60,270	10%	4%
10	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,030	42,650	$27,640 - 62,950	15%	18%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	940	21,010	$16,050 - 29,030	-7%	8%
12	Team assemblers	900	44,630	$41,150 - 50,650	0%	5%
13	Office and administrative support workers, all other	830	28,790	$16,360 - 41,080	-8%	32%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	830	37,700	$21,840 - 60,550	10%	6%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	810	30,400	$19,390 - 45,280	1%	18%
16	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	770	24,160	$16,610 - 34,330	2%	5%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	680	42,170	$22,380 - 69,550	6%	29%
18	Cooks, restaurant	670	23,010	$17,570 - 29,020	12%	5%
19	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	650	23,120	$17,200 - 29,910	18%	7%
20	Security guards	650	23,520	$16,780 - 30,610	17%	13%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	640	38,360	$20,840 - 58,490	4%	25%
22	Teacher assistants	640	20,930	$15,870 - 30,160	10%	18%
23	Food preparation workers	620	18,230	$16,060 - 20,810	15%	7%
24	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	620	27,950	$17,170 - 40,810	8%	4%
25	Bartenders	590	17,770	$15,910 - 21,170	11%	17%
26	Receptionists and information clerks	580	24,120	$16,730 - 33,870	17%	13%
27	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	540	19,660	$16,030 - 25,080	13%	5%
28	Cooks, fast food	500	18,820	$15,990 - 22,910	8%	5%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	470	30,760	$22,340 - 40,100	11%	14%
30	All other information and record clerks	460	25,420	$20,460 - 35,610	-12%	21%
31	Carpenters	450	54,720	$29,430 - 79,890	10%	6%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	420	41,240	$19,200 - 63,290	14%	4%
33	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	420	17,860	$15,850 - 21,670	10%	17%
34	Packers and packagers, hand	410	21,320	$16,160 - 30,950	-11%	3%
35	Home health aides	410	20,670	$17,140 - 25,120	49%	7%
36	Helpers--production workers	400	28,160	$16,190 - 39,410	0%	4%
37	Construction laborers	390	46,280	$25,640 - 65,010	11%	5%
38	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	380	17,440	$15,850 - 19,680	12%	6%
39	Dishwashers	360	17,420	$15,850 - 20,230	10%	3%
40	Child care workers	350	18,810	$16,100 - 22,790	18%	15%
41	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	350	23,150	$15,850 - 33,910	11%	5%
42	Sales representatives, services, all other	330	50,540	$22,580 - 86,140	28%	48%
43	Production workers, all other	320	32,000	$17,520 - 68,970	2%	5%
44	Preschool teachers, except special education	300	23,970	$17,840 - 32,000	26%	43%
45	Electricians	280	66,290	$45,930 - 82,280	7%	7%
46	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	280	44,070	$22,530 - 71,360	11%	33%
47	Tellers	270	23,610	$17,840 - 30,490	14%	16%
48	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	270	38,800	$20,730 - 67,680	27%	47%
49	Industrial truck and tractor operators	260	39,390	$22,490 - 51,220	-1%	2%
50	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	240	19,890	$16,260 - 25,320	17%	14%
51	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	240	26,660	$20,350 - 36,330	4%	6%
52	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	230	40,990	$30,610 - 50,770	14%	7%
53	Personal and home care aides	230	17,170	$15,930 - 19,320	51%	10%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	220	54,150	$33,410 - 77,940	-4%	15%
55	Counter and rental clerks	220	29,480	$16,180 - 58,150	23%	16%
56	Postal service mail carriers	220			1%	11%
57	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	210	43,470	$24,150 - 72,910	11%	4%
58	Dental hygienists	210	47,440	$28,340 - 72,370	30%	33%
59	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	210	24,370	$15,950 - 38,540	12%	6%
60	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	190	40,210	$25,690 - 60,480	12%	3%
61	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	190	20,110	$16,550 - 26,140	10%	5%
62	Medical secretaries	190	31,200	$20,040 - 46,530	17%	18%
63	Food service managers	190	40,320	$22,690 - 63,220	5%	24%
64	Painters, construction and maintenance	180	35,420	$22,980 - 51,000	12%	6%
65	Medical assistants	180	27,770	$19,690 - 40,020	35%	10%
66	Maintenance workers, machinery	180			0%	0%
67	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	180	42,780	$33,270 - 50,730	-6%	14%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	56,600	$33,410 - 84,370	7%	13%
69	Cement masons and concrete finishers	170	64,850	$29,730 - 84,060	11%	2%
70	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	160			-7%	12%
71	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	160	24,880	$16,030 - 39,120	-17%	0%
72	Pharmacy technicians	160	28,060	$18,380 - 44,100	32%	16%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	150			13%	11%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	150	87,000	$50,010 - 134,850	4%	38%
75	Bill and account collectors	140	35,730	$23,500 - 47,200	23%	13%
76	Loan officers	140	54,490	$38,260 - 77,830	12%	49%
77	Logisticians	140	54,200	$30,530 - 77,090	17%	43%
78	Amusement and recreation attendants	140	17,940	$15,960 - 21,560	24%	22%
79	Paralegals and legal assistants	140	51,910	$32,680 - 78,220	22%	45%
80	Administrative services managers	140	74,110	$28,370 - 121,760	12%	40%
81	File clerks	130	19,320	$16,600 - 21,320	-40%	20%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	130	80,910	$44,530 - 106,930	9%	10%
83	Library assistants, clerical	130	21,350	$15,980 - 31,840	8%	37%
84	Legal secretaries	130	42,940	$29,260 - 64,380	12%	18%
85	Parts salespersons	130	34,150	$19,070 - 59,820	-1%	6%
86	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	130	18,050	$15,900 - 22,960	10%	8%
87	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	120	20,770	$16,390 - 26,660	14%	3%
88	Fire fighters	120			12%	18%
89	Sheet metal workers	110	57,220	$31,670 - 68,230	7%	4%
90	Nonfarm animal caretakers	110	20,860	$16,680 - 27,330	18%	16%
91	Automotive body and related repairers	110	46,380	$30,330 - 63,620	12%	3%
92	Radiologic technologists and technicians	110	46,130	$34,650 - 67,240	15%	25%
93	Roofers	110	36,290	$19,080 - 57,010	14%	3%
94	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	110	30,320	$20,740 - 43,690	4%	15%
95	Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	100	33,280	$18,360 - 60,650	12%	0%
96	Printing machine operators	100	32,860	$17,380 - 59,060	-5%	6%
97	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	100	26,400	$17,490 - 37,690	-14%	0%
98	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	100	43,240	$27,500 - 65,700	9%	3%
99	Driver/sales workers	100	32,100	$20,370 - 40,710	-4%	4%
100	Telecommunications line installers and repairers	100	52,600	$44,910 - 63,550	5%	8%

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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.*
Managers, all other	77,390	1,270	7
Office and administrative support workers, all other	28,790	830	7
Maintenance workers, machinery		180	6.1
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	88,670	350	5.9
All other information and record clerks	25,420	460	4.4
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	24,880	160	4.2
Financial analysts	73,420	480	3.8
Computer systems analysts	93,090	950	3.6
Teachers and instructors, all other	26,220	760	3.3
Marketing managers	110,100	270	3.2
Production workers, all other	32,000	320	3
Logisticians	54,200	140	2.9
Coaches and scouts	28,430	220	2.8
Management analysts	76,000	790	2.8
Library assistants, clerical	21,350	130	2.6
Dental hygienists	47,440	210	2.5
Bartenders	17,770	590	2.5
Financial specialists, all other	65,490	170	2.5
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	38,800	270	2.4
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	19,890	240	2.4
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	17,860	420	2.4
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,150	350	2.3
Community and social service specialists, all other	27,430	100	2.1
Cooks, fast food	18,820	500	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,270	920	2
Food service managers	40,320	190	2
Roofers	36,290	110	2
Special education teachers, secondary school	49,350	120	1.9
Helpers--production workers	28,160	400	1.9
Team assemblers	44,630	900	1.9
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,110	190	1.9
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	17,440	380	1.9
Financial managers	98,650	460	1.8
Customer service representatives	26,630	2,040	1.8
Cement masons and concrete finishers	64,850	170	1.8
Nonfarm animal caretakers	20,860	110	1.8
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	52,840	200	1.8
Waiters and waitresses	19,880	2,040	1.8
Industrial engineers	73,300	170	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers		150	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,000	1,270	1.7
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	40,210	190	1.7
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		160	1.7
Network and computer systems administrators	64,720	280	1.6
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,350	1,690	1.6
Sales and related workers, all other	50,170	110	1.6
Automotive body and related repairers	46,380	110	1.6
Preschool teachers, except special education	23,970	300	1.6
Cooks, restaurant	23,010	670	1.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	33,450	1,330	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Bloomington, Illinois Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Cement masons and concrete finishers	64,850	1.75	170
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	88,670	1.69	350
Team assemblers	44,630	1.63	900
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	124,060	1.57	120
Construction laborers	46,280	1.49	390
Electricians	66,290	1.41	280
Carpenters	54,720	1.4	450
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	80,910	1.39	130
Sheet metal workers	57,220	1.37	110
Lawyers	139,490	1.36	380
Computer systems analysts	93,090	1.35	950
Industrial truck and tractor operators	39,390	1.31	260
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	38,800	1.29	270
Computer and information systems managers	129,430	1.28	210
Sales and related workers, all other	50,170	1.28	110
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	42,780	1.28	180
Counter and rental clerks	29,480	1.27	220
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	91,670	1.26	190
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	87,000	1.25	150
Paralegals and legal assistants	51,910	1.21	140
Market research analysts	70,850	1.21	130
Legal secretaries	42,940	1.19	130
Helpers--production workers	28,160	1.19	400
Automotive body and related repairers	46,380	1.18	110
Bill and account collectors	35,730	1.16	140
Financial specialists, all other	65,490	1.14	170
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	41,240	1.14	420
Parts salespersons	34,150	1.12	130
Network systems and data communications analysts	71,540	1.11	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,350	1.11	1,690
Production workers, all other	32,000	1.1	320
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	42,650	1.1	1,030
Maintenance and repair workers, general	37,700	1.1	830
Cooks, fast food	18,820	1.08	500
Marketing managers	110,100	1.08	270
Medical secretaries	31,200	1.08	190
Child, family, and school social workers	43,370	1.07	150
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,000	1.07	1,270
Financial managers	98,650	1.06	460
Waiters and waitresses	19,880	1.06	2,040
Cooks, restaurant	23,010	1.06	670
Network and computer systems administrators	64,720	1.05	280
Packers and packagers, hand	21,320	1.05	410
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	33,450	1.05	1,330
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,400	1.04	810
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,960	1.04	1,730
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,990	1.04	230
Management analysts	76,000	1.03	790
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,420	1.03	180
Financial analysts	73,420	1.03	480

Highest Paying Jobs in Bloomington, Illinois Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	195,240	40
Physicians and surgeons, all other	186,710	60
Chief executives	146,500
Lawyers	139,490	380
Computer and information systems managers	129,430	210
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	124,060	120
Human resources managers, all other	122,130	70
Pharmacists	111,880	70
Marketing managers	110,100	270
Purchasing managers	105,570
Sales managers	103,140
Financial managers	98,650	460
Engineering managers	98,090	30
Industrial production managers	96,730
Construction managers	93,800
Computer systems analysts	93,090	950
Engineers, all other	92,940
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	91,670	190
Computer software engineers, applications	91,220
Database administrators	90,580
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	88,670	350
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	87,000	150
General and operations managers	85,050
Computer software engineers, systems software	84,260	50
Civil engineers	83,510	40
Computer specialists, all other	82,940
Physician assistants	82,870
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	81,910	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	80,910	130
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	78,000	70
Managers, all other	77,390	1,270
Computer programmers	77,050
Management analysts	76,000	790
Insurance underwriters	74,660
Administrative services managers	74,110	140
Financial analysts	73,420	480
Industrial engineers	73,300	170
Medical and health services managers	73,030	80
Physical therapists	72,900	100
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	72,850	90
Public relations managers	71,750	90
Network systems and data communications analysts	71,540	150
Market research analysts	70,850	130
Cost estimators	66,870	90
Electricians	66,290	280
Financial specialists, all other	65,490	170
Cement masons and concrete finishers	64,850	170
Network and computer systems administrators	64,720	280
Industrial machinery mechanics	62,990
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	62,740

Large Companies Headquartered in Bloomington

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
State Farm Insurance Cos	59.2
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Real-World Career Reports

Career Stories from workers: daily activities, job tips, best/worst job aspects, training, etc.

Career Videos. Professional videos on 800+ jobs, featuring actual employees.

Daily Career & Education News from our staff. We're an approved Google News provider!

Career Reference and Data

Resource Center. A starting point for all CityTownInfo career and college resources.

Career Overviews of hundreds of careers: descriptions, salaries, forecasts, schools, more.

Top Cities for each career. Lists and maps; salaries by city.

Top Industries. Lists of major hiring industries by career, with salaries.

City Comparisons, showing most common jobs, highest paying, etc.

Original Career Articles and Studies

Best Careers Not Requiring Degrees: Good pay, job growth, low need for degrees.

Helpful Articles, many in "how-to" format; e.g., "How to Become a Chef".

Interactive College Search Tools

College Search Scout™. Search by degree, location, major, athletics, etc.

CollegeMatch™. Find school most similar to one of interest.

College Directories and Lists

These lists link to thousands of detailed school profiles.

Colleges by State. Nearly every college and trade school in the country.

Colleges Listed Alphabetically. About 7,000 colleges & trade schools, including online schools.

Exceptional Schools. Lists of the "best/most/highest/lowest" schools.

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