 |
|
|
|
Champaign is the economic center of East Central Illinois. Also, due to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and numerous well known technology startup firms, Champaign is recognized as a significant part of the Silicon Prairie. Champaign is also home to numerous Fortune 500 companies.
The city includes a prominent technology and software sector. The Research Park includes numerous prominent companies such as iCyt, Illinois State Geological Survey, Yahoo!, Science Applications International Corporation, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Riverglass Inc, State Farm Research Center and Tekion. Some of the notable technology and software firms with offices in Champaign are AMD, IBM, Intel, Wolfram Research, Power World, Phonak, the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
The city is also home to nationally known record labels, recording studios, booking agencies and artist management firms such as Undertow Music, Polyvinyl Records, Pogo Studios, Parasol Records and Nocodemus Booking Agency.
Shown below is a list of the major employers in the Champaign area:
Some of the jobs more prevalent in Champaign than most of the nation's other cities include cooks, physical scientists; education, training and library workers; machinery maintenance workers, managers, community and social service specialists, editors; and medical and clinical laboratory technicians.
A list of the major employment sectors is shown below:
Noteworthy information about Champaign: In 2008 the cost of living index was 84 which is less than the national average of 100. The estimated median household income in Champaign in 2007 was $35,000. Regarding the population over the age of 25, approximately 44% have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Champaign companies are provided assistance by business organizations including:
The News-Gazette offers up-to-date information regarding the business activities in Champaign.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 1,740 | 62,760 | $43,360 - 80,490 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Managers, all other | 1,720 | 89,360 | $51,490 - 139,340 | 7% | 55% |
| 3 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 1,270 | 46,880 | $24,970 - 73,330 | 14% | 95% |
| 4 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 910 | 51,390 | $26,200 - 83,280 | 6% | 96% |
| 5 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 660 | 52,340 | $27,830 - 81,460 | 8% | 51% |
| 6 | Accountants and auditors | 550 | 59,870 | $37,050 - 95,940 | 18% | 79% |
| 7 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 520 | 54,550 | $33,640 - 84,460 | 11% | 79% |
| 8 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 440 | 44,350 | $27,710 - 63,870 | 11% | 95% |
| 9 | Computer programmers | 330 | 48,880 | $30,470 - 78,120 | 0% | 73% |
| 10 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 330 | 26,540 | $20,480 - 34,760 | 30% | 77% |
| 11 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 330 | 63,210 | $49,150 - 80,080 | 15% | 51% |
| 12 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 290 | 31,190 | $21,050 - 50,030 | 25% | 58% |
| 13 | Graphic designers | 290 | 33,950 | $21,870 - 51,300 | 10% | 55% |
| 14 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 280 | 39,450 | $20,720 - 69,680 | 20% | 87% |
| 15 | Editors | 270 | 41,650 | $22,200 - 64,740 | 2% | 81% |
| 16 | Civil engineers | 260 | 67,050 | $44,700 - 100,640 | 18% | 87% |
| 17 | Computer specialists, all other | 250 | 66,470 | $40,840 - 99,810 | 15% | 68% |
| 18 | Coaches and scouts | 240 | $ - | 15% | 60% | |
| 19 | Network and computer systems administrators | 220 | 62,740 | $42,260 - 85,930 | 27% | 50% |
| 20 | Child, family, and school social workers | 220 | 43,840 | $22,410 - 66,110 | 19% | 77% |
| 21 | Financial managers | 210 | 93,390 | $53,630 - 146,620 | 13% | 60% |
| 22 | Chief executives | 210 | 114,000 | $15,950 - | 2% | 65% |
| 23 | Lawyers | 190 | 128,670 | $57,880 - | 11% | 99% |
| 24 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 190 | 54,660 | $35,580 - 83,800 | 13% | 73% |
| 25 | Special education teachers, middle school | 180 | 45,830 | $27,720 - 67,220 | 16% | 87% |
| 26 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 180 | 51,420 | $26,640 - 74,840 | 17% | 56% |
| 27 | Market research analysts | 180 | 51,470 | $16,390 - 96,060 | 20% | 82% |
| 28 | Pharmacists | 180 | 118,920 | $98,830 - 141,240 | 22% | 97% |
| 29 | Computer software engineers, applications | 180 | 74,520 | $43,890 - 113,140 | 45% | 85% |
| 30 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 180 | 90,730 | $57,380 - 133,840 | 28% | 85% |
| 31 | Physical scientists, all other | 170 | 73,290 | $44,700 - 108,640 | 6% | 98% |
| 32 | Engineers, all other | 170 | 79,400 | $46,500 - 117,340 | 6% | 82% |
| 33 | Physical therapists | 170 | 81,680 | $56,690 - 116,510 | 27% | 89% |
| 34 | Librarians | 160 | 47,550 | $23,600 - 69,100 | 4% | 85% |
| 35 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 160 | 89,390 | $63,020 - 118,820 | 8% | 78% |
| 36 | Training and development specialists | 160 | 77,310 | $35,450 - 128,330 | 18% | 56% |
| 37 | Sales managers | 160 | 89,990 | $35,200 - 160,490 | 10% | 69% |
| 38 | Management analysts | 150 | 52,920 | $22,440 - 79,460 | 22% | 78% |
| 39 | Computer and information systems managers | 150 | 97,630 | $41,710 - 145,220 | 16% | 73% |
| 40 | Medical and health services managers | 140 | 78,130 | $38,940 - 109,360 | 16% | 57% |
| 41 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 130 | 58,970 | $40,870 - 81,300 | 53% | 57% |
| 42 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 130 | 78,540 | $29,310 - 133,380 | 12% | 51% |
| 43 | Advertising sales agents | 120 | 59,190 | $33,950 - 83,880 | 20% | 56% |
| 44 | Social and human service assistants | 110 | 25,140 | $16,030 - 34,940 | 34% | 58% |
| 45 | Engineering managers | 110 | 100,210 | $66,980 - 145,980 | 7% | 84% |
| 46 | Legislators | 100 | 56,020 | $15,600 - 82,980 | 1% | 65% |
| 47 | Social workers, all other | 100 | 43,850 | $18,610 - 64,840 | 18% | 77% |
| 48 | Dentists, general | 100 | 146,560 | $83,050 - | 9% | 100% |
| 49 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 90 | $ - | 25% | 67% | |
| 50 | Financial specialists, all other | 90 | 66,210 | $37,530 - 99,150 | 12% | 50% |
| 51 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 90 | 47,840 | $33,030 - 78,280 | 9% | 87% |
| 52 | Mechanical engineers | 90 | 68,350 | $42,440 - 112,560 | 4% | 78% |
| 53 | Social and community service managers | 80 | 54,900 | $35,320 - 77,990 | 25% | 72% |
| 54 | Life scientists, all other | 80 | 47,960 | $33,790 - 64,520 | 15% | 99% |
| 55 | Instructional coordinators | 80 | 39,680 | $23,600 - 63,690 | 23% | 79% |
| 56 | Veterinarians | 80 | 57,300 | $38,510 - 84,650 | 35% | 100% |
| 57 | Counselors, all other | 80 | 46,720 | $26,060 - 71,410 | 17% | 73% |
| 58 | Industrial engineers | 80 | 74,070 | $45,710 - 101,020 | 20% | 74% |
| 59 | Public relations specialists | 80 | 57,000 | $38,340 - 80,190 | 18% | 81% |
| 60 | Sales and related workers, all other | 80 | 29,040 | $16,360 - 40,800 | 14% | 62% |
| 61 | Occupational therapists | 70 | 75,770 | $54,210 - 108,140 | 23% | 90% |
| 62 | Mental health counselors | 70 | 38,780 | $26,050 - 59,300 | 30% | 73% |
| 63 | Human resources managers, all other | 70 | 97,940 | $51,880 - | 11% | 58% |
| 64 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 70 | 53,670 | $34,770 - 67,370 | 18% | 56% |
| 65 | Computer systems analysts | 70 | 68,660 | $38,140 - 102,370 | 29% | 68% |
| 66 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 60 | 44,880 | $27,190 - 70,990 | 5% | 58% |
| 67 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 60 | 49,170 | $36,300 - 65,270 | 9% | 72% |
| 68 | Personal financial advisors | 60 | 103,070 | $47,280 - | 41% | 81% |
| 69 | Database administrators | 60 | 74,500 | $48,850 - 111,880 | 29% | 72% |
| 70 | Speech-language pathologists | 60 | 64,950 | $37,290 - 91,520 | 11% | 98% |
| 71 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 60 | 57,460 | $39,440 - 77,610 | 16% | 99% |
| 72 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 50 | 40,490 | $29,150 - 53,850 | 0% | 96% |
| 73 | Electrical engineers | 50 | 72,330 | $48,180 - 102,720 | 6% | 81% |
| 74 | Biological technicians | 50 | 36,710 | $22,450 - 60,570 | 16% | 60% |
| 75 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 50 | 46,130 | $28,120 - 64,590 | 18% | 56% |
| 76 | Reporters and correspondents | 50 | 25,780 | $20,200 - 32,510 | 1% | 85% |
| 77 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 50 | 67,870 | $55,700 - 90,940 | 17% | 54% |
| 78 | Medical and public health social workers | 50 | 49,090 | $35,690 - 66,610 | 24% | 77% |
| 79 | Postmasters and mail superintendents | 50 | 55,260 | $41,270 - 75,630 | 0% | 55% |
| 80 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 40 | 82,230 | $61,180 - 105,390 | 18% | 88% |
| 81 | Chemists | 40 | 60,890 | $38,490 - 100,710 | 9% | 93% |
| 82 | Financial analysts | 40 | 64,950 | $39,700 - 98,720 | 34% | 87% |
| 83 | Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists | 30 | 58,060 | $29,870 - 79,570 | 11% | 58% |
| 84 | Floral designers | 30 | 34,900 | $20,830 - 48,710 | 0% | 55% |
| 85 | Athletic trainers | 30 | 54,670 | $41,860 - 75,400 | 24% | 72% |
| 86 | Purchasing managers | 30 | 85,020 | $47,420 - 129,230 | 3% | 57% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cashiers | 3,280 | 18,190 | $15,860 - 20,770 | -2% | 10% |
| 2 | Retail salespersons | 2,890 | 25,420 | $16,340 - 34,020 | 12% | 25% |
| 3 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 2,700 | 33,800 | $22,980 - 47,210 | 1% | 18% |
| 4 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 2,240 | 24,550 | $17,630 - 32,180 | 2% | 5% |
| 5 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 2,060 | 17,850 | $15,950 - 20,710 | 18% | 5% |
| 6 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,040 | 27,930 | $16,950 - 38,890 | 15% | 4% |
| 7 | Office clerks, general | 1,750 | 27,130 | $16,190 - 40,620 | 13% | 19% |
| 8 | Waiters and waitresses | 1,630 | 18,730 | $15,850 - 24,510 | 11% | 14% |
| 9 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 1,550 | 22,840 | $16,060 - 35,890 | -7% | 8% |
| 10 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1,500 | 33,360 | $19,210 - 47,590 | 13% | 16% |
| 11 | Customer service representatives | 1,470 | 31,680 | $20,540 - 41,820 | 25% | 22% |
| 12 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 1,320 | 44,610 | $27,150 - 64,390 | 15% | 18% |
| 13 | Team assemblers | 1,200 | 24,570 | $16,080 - 35,890 | 0% | 5% |
| 14 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 1,100 | 33,190 | $19,370 - 44,910 | 10% | 4% |
| 15 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 1,030 | 27,090 | $19,490 - 37,080 | 4% | 6% |
| 16 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 880 | 19,600 | $16,060 - 25,530 | 13% | 5% |
| 17 | Receptionists and information clerks | 860 | 23,470 | $17,440 - 31,210 | 17% | 13% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 850 | 35,000 | $21,630 - 51,780 | 4% | 25% |
| 19 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 850 | 32,630 | $19,610 - 51,830 | 10% | 6% |
| 20 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 830 | 47,110 | $26,390 - 72,810 | 6% | 29% |
| 21 | Bartenders | 810 | 18,150 | $15,970 - 22,770 | 11% | 17% |
| 22 | Food preparation workers | 800 | 21,010 | $15,910 - 29,260 | 15% | 7% |
| 23 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 780 | 23,340 | $17,870 - 29,510 | 18% | 7% |
| 24 | Carpenters | 700 | 48,530 | $27,160 - 73,850 | 10% | 6% |
| 25 | Teacher assistants | 690 | 21,750 | $16,050 - 30,340 | 10% | 18% |
| 26 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 690 | 33,130 | $19,510 - 50,320 | 11% | 14% |
| 27 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 690 | 18,920 | $16,000 - 24,480 | 10% | 8% |
| 28 | General and operations managers | 670 | 96,170 | $46,720 - | 2% | 48% |
| 29 | Electricians | 650 | 63,440 | $37,250 - 81,960 | 7% | 7% |
| 30 | Cooks, restaurant | 570 | 19,870 | $15,600 - 27,740 | 12% | 5% |
| 31 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 570 | 50,310 | $29,690 - 68,650 | 11% | 33% |
| 32 | Cooks, fast food | 570 | 18,420 | $15,600 - 23,570 | 8% | 5% |
| 33 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 550 | 40,120 | $23,920 - 60,620 | 14% | 4% |
| 34 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 540 | 27,480 | $16,370 - 39,690 | 8% | 4% |
| 35 | Tellers | 530 | 21,190 | $16,520 - 27,320 | 14% | 16% |
| 36 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 460 | 45,920 | $21,780 - 65,920 | -8% | 32% |
| 37 | Security guards | 460 | 25,500 | $16,240 - 37,540 | 17% | 13% |
| 38 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 430 | 26,280 | $16,460 - 41,500 | 18% | 6% |
| 39 | Construction laborers | 420 | 45,670 | $25,350 - 66,260 | 11% | 5% |
| 40 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 420 | 46,970 | $28,980 - 68,640 | -4% | 15% |
| 41 | Dishwashers | 410 | 17,250 | $15,840 - 20,050 | 10% | 3% |
| 42 | Helpers--production workers | 410 | 26,660 | $18,770 - 34,540 | 0% | 4% |
| 43 | Maintenance workers, machinery | 400 | 43,800 | $29,340 - 56,880 | 0% | 0% |
| 44 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 390 | 17,560 | $15,600 - 20,310 | 12% | 6% |
| 45 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 390 | 23,860 | $16,290 - 32,900 | 11% | 5% |
| 46 | Recreation workers | 380 | 21,470 | $16,240 - 30,080 | 13% | 47% |
| 47 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 360 | 31,770 | $23,710 - 39,680 | -1% | 2% |
| 48 | Pharmacy technicians | 340 | 26,100 | $20,890 - 32,760 | 32% | 16% |
| 49 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 330 | 69,310 | $51,940 - 92,410 | 9% | 10% |
| 50 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 330 | 19,170 | $16,090 - 24,860 | 16% | 9% |
| 51 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 320 | 52,630 | $24,840 - 77,090 | 12% | 6% |
| 52 | Bus drivers, school | 320 | 30,430 | $17,810 - 45,140 | 9% | 4% |
| 53 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 310 | 42,340 | $22,650 - 66,440 | 28% | 48% |
| 54 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 300 | 32,410 | $20,190 - 40,070 | -4% | 5% |
| 55 | Loan officers | 300 | 61,160 | $40,640 - 83,670 | 12% | 49% |
| 56 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 300 | 70,270 | $42,500 - 94,610 | 11% | 4% |
| 57 | Child care workers | 300 | 20,190 | $15,960 - 29,900 | 18% | 15% |
| 58 | Driver/sales workers | 300 | 24,540 | $16,060 - 40,540 | -4% | 4% |
| 59 | Medical assistants | 290 | 27,750 | $21,140 - 35,410 | 35% | 10% |
| 60 | Computer support specialists | 290 | 38,380 | $22,750 - 58,760 | 13% | 43% |
| 61 | Postal service mail carriers | 290 | 1% | 11% | ||
| 62 | Medical secretaries | 280 | 26,470 | $17,610 - 39,620 | 17% | 18% |
| 63 | Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 280 | 13% | 4% | ||
| 64 | Administrative services managers | 280 | 54,240 | $19,050 - 109,090 | 12% | 40% |
| 65 | Physicians and surgeons, all other | 270 | 165,000 | $56,480 - | 0% | 0% |
| 66 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 260 | 26,320 | $17,800 - 42,030 | 26% | 43% |
| 67 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 260 | 54,380 | $36,340 - 78,730 | 7% | 13% |
| 68 | Fire fighters | 260 | 48,810 | $16,270 - 79,380 | 12% | 18% |
| 69 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 250 | 41,650 | $33,380 - 56,100 | 14% | 7% |
| 70 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 250 | 37,130 | $21,300 - 60,730 | -6% | 14% |
| 71 | Counter and rental clerks | 230 | 23,000 | $16,260 - 31,940 | 23% | 16% |
| 72 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 230 | 21,020 | $15,600 - 28,510 | 24% | 22% |
| 73 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 230 | 34,760 | $16,030 - 74,070 | 27% | 47% |
| 74 | First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 220 | 41,220 | $24,390 - 55,130 | 13% | 11% |
| 75 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 210 | 21,470 | $15,920 - 31,710 | 14% | 3% |
| 76 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 210 | -7% | 12% | ||
| 77 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 200 | 18,440 | $15,890 - 23,930 | 10% | 17% |
| 78 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 190 | 37,460 | $25,880 - 55,690 | 4% | 30% |
| 79 | Food service managers | 190 | 40,430 | $26,790 - 56,800 | 5% | 24% |
| 80 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 180 | 32,060 | $22,660 - 42,240 | 16% | 10% |
| 81 | Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 180 | 49,790 | $26,780 - 66,680 | 8% | 3% |
| 82 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 180 | 35,910 | $24,740 - 47,760 | 5% | 2% |
| 83 | Sheet metal workers | 170 | 64,350 | $45,470 - 79,580 | 7% | 4% |
| 84 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 170 | 31,890 | $16,860 - 64,520 | 12% | 6% |
| 85 | Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 170 | 61,150 | $52,060 - 77,980 | 3% | 13% |
| 86 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 160 | 53,190 | $33,710 - 74,980 | 13% | 17% |
| 87 | Legal secretaries | 160 | 34,840 | $26,320 - 48,410 | 12% | 18% |
| 88 | Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 160 | 26,940 | $15,960 - 48,190 | 17% | 18% |
| 89 | Printing machine operators | 150 | 29,060 | $20,130 - 42,590 | -5% | 6% |
| 90 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 150 | 9% | 3% | ||
| 91 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 150 | 53,990 | $37,510 - 76,970 | 15% | 25% |
| 92 | Cooks, all other | 150 | 29,670 | $17,850 - 38,610 | 3% | 5% |
| 93 | Nonfarm animal caretakers | 140 | 27,370 | $16,180 - 41,830 | 18% | 16% |
| 94 | Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks | 140 | 19,500 | $16,890 - 23,840 | 17% | 14% |
| 95 | Veterinary technologists and technicians | 140 | 35,140 | $20,980 - 48,800 | 41% | 16% |
| 96 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 140 | 55,260 | $34,080 - 77,190 | 0% | 42% |
| 97 | Order clerks | 140 | 28,900 | $18,960 - 40,040 | -23% | 16% |
| 98 | Chefs and head cooks | 140 | 46,340 | $32,950 - 78,040 | 8% | 14% |
| 99 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 130 | 34,760 | $26,380 - 44,970 | 0% | 24% |
| 100 | File clerks | 130 | 22,760 | $17,080 - 29,920 | -40% | 20% |
 | Champaign Colleges Champaign colleges and trade schools. |
 | Champaign Hotels & Travel Champaign hotels, landmarks, tourism, transportation. |
 | Champaign Mortgage Champaign property, mortgage, and real estate. |
* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks, all other | 29,670 | 150 | 25.4 |
| Physical scientists, all other | 73,290 | 170 | 18.2 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 54,550 | 520 | 11 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 43,800 | 400 | 10 |
| Managers, all other | 89,360 | 1,720 | 7 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 28,310 | 120 | 4.6 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 31,190 | 290 | 4.5 |
| Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 26,540 | 330 | 4.3 |
| Editors | 41,650 | 270 | 3.7 |
| Legislators | 56,020 | 100 | 3.5 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 63,210 | 330 | 3.4 |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other | 43,100 | 100 | 3.2 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 45,830 | 180 | 3 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | 280 | 2.9 | |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 45,920 | 460 | 2.8 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 35,140 | 140 | 2.8 |
| Health technologists and technicians, all other | 40,650 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Food servers, nonrestaurant | 19,170 | 330 | 2.7 |
| Crossing guards | 22,290 | 100 | 2.6 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 26,940 | 160 | 2.6 |
| Social workers, all other | 43,850 | 100 | 2.5 |
| Bartenders | 18,150 | 810 | 2.5 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 46,340 | 140 | 2.3 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives | 76,370 | 110 | 2.3 |
| Coaches and scouts | 240 | 2.3 | |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 33,800 | 2,700 | 2.2 |
| Recreation workers | 21,470 | 380 | 2.1 |
| Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 39,450 | 280 | 2.1 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 43,420 | 100 | 2.1 |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 27,090 | 1,030 | 2 |
| Graphic designers | 33,950 | 290 | 2 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 18,920 | 690 | 2 |
| Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers | 18,800 | 130 | 2 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 47,250 | 110 | 1.9 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 66,470 | 250 | 1.9 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 52,630 | 320 | 1.9 |
| Dentists, general | 146,560 | 100 | 1.9 |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 23,860 | 390 | 1.9 |
| Team assemblers | 24,570 | 1,200 | 1.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 41,220 | 220 | 1.8 |
| Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers | 39,710 | 100 | 1.8 |
| Library technicians | 27,980 | 120 | 1.8 |
| Sheet metal workers | 64,350 | 170 | 1.7 |
| Cooks, fast food | 18,420 | 570 | 1.7 |
| Administrative services managers | 54,240 | 280 | 1.7 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 27,370 | 140 | 1.7 |
| Librarians | 47,550 | 160 | 1.7 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 210 | 1.6 | |
| Engineers, all other | 79,400 | 170 | 1.6 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 26,100 | 340 | 1.6 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 63,210 | 1.77 | 330 |
| Sheet metal workers | 64,350 | 1.54 | 170 |
| Training and development specialists | 77,310 | 1.54 | 160 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 52,630 | 1.53 | 320 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 70,270 | 1.52 | 300 |
| Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers | 26,940 | 1.5 | 160 |
| Office and administrative support workers, all other | 45,920 | 1.48 | 460 |
| Construction laborers | 45,670 | 1.47 | 420 |
| Electricians | 63,440 | 1.35 | 650 |
| Highway maintenance workers | 47,250 | 1.35 | 110 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 54,550 | 1.33 | 520 |
| Nonfarm animal caretakers | 27,370 | 1.32 | 140 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 28,310 | 1.31 | 120 |
| Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 31,890 | 1.27 | 170 |
| Advertising sales agents | 59,190 | 1.26 | 120 |
| Lawyers | 128,670 | 1.26 | 190 |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 32,410 | 1.24 | 300 |
| Carpenters | 48,530 | 1.24 | 700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 53,190 | 1.24 | 160 |
| Veterinary technologists and technicians | 35,140 | 1.22 | 140 |
| Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 27,930 | 1.22 | 2,040 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 85,100 | 1.22 | 120 |
| Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers | 61,150 | 1.2 | 170 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 69,310 | 1.19 | 330 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers | 41,220 | 1.18 | 220 |
| Sewing machine operators | 26,450 | 1.18 | 120 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,220 | 1.17 | 120 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 49,790 | 1.16 | 180 |
| Bus drivers, school | 30,430 | 1.16 | 320 |
| Maintenance workers, machinery | 43,800 | 1.16 | 400 |
| Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 33,800 | 1.16 | 2,700 |
| Fire fighters | 48,810 | 1.16 | 260 |
| Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 34,760 | 1.15 | 230 |
| Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 44,610 | 1.15 | 1,320 |
| Cooks, all other | 29,670 | 1.15 | 150 |
| Chefs and head cooks | 46,340 | 1.14 | 140 |
| Amusement and recreation attendants | 21,020 | 1.14 | 230 |
| Pharmacists | 118,920 | 1.13 | 180 |
| Helpers--production workers | 26,660 | 1.13 | 410 |
| Physical therapists | 81,680 | 1.11 | 170 |
| Cost estimators | 62,150 | 1.11 | 110 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 37,130 | 1.11 | 250 |
| Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 40,120 | 1.11 | 550 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 32,060 | 1.1 | 180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 33,130 | 1.1 | 690 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 89,390 | 1.09 | 160 |
| Food preparation workers | 21,010 | 1.09 | 800 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 90,730 | 1.09 | 180 |
| Loan interviewers and clerks | 34,760 | 1.09 | 130 |
| Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 26,280 | 1.08 | 430 |
Career Stories from workers: daily activities, job tips, best/worst job aspects, training, etc.
Daily Career & Education News from our staff. We're an approved Google News provider!
Resource Center. A starting point for all CityTownInfo career and college resources.
Career Overviews of hundreds of careers: descriptions, salaries, forecasts, schools, more.
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".
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.
Colleges by Major City. Browse cities with multiple college options.
Online Colleges. Colleges with online degree programs.
Graduate Schools by State. Colleges offering graduate degree programs.
Graduate Schools by Major City. Find cities with multiple graduate school options.
Please share this employment resource
Copyright © QuinStreet, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
