Danville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Danville, Illinois Area

The major employment sectors in Danville are education, healthcare, accommodation, manufacturing, food services and construction. About 25% of the jobs are in management, professional and related occupations. Danville also includes employment for metal and plastic workers and other production workers.

The Danville regional economy includes services, national and international manufactures, transportation and distribution companies and back office data centers. The region manufactures a variety of items including plastic components, automotive components, bio fuels, food, fabricated structural products/equipment and electronics.

Some of the most popular jobs in Danville where the majority of the workers are college graduates are school teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, education, training and library workers; accountants and auditors, human resources, training and labor relations specialists; and lawyers.

Shown below is a list of the major employers in Danville:

Mclane/Midwest Inc
Cannon Cochran Management Services Inc
County of Vermilion
Freight Car Services Inc
Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Company LLC
Danville Metal Stamping Co, Inc
Danville Community Consolidated Schools Inc
Danville Area Community College
Mervis Industries Inc
City of Danville
Don Witzel Enterprises Inc
Palmer-American National Bank
Karen Fullerlove
Vermilion County Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium & Office Building Authority
Danville Care Center Ltd
Danville Polyclinic Ltd
Chem-Cast Ltd
Double S Liquid Feed Services
Schomburg & Schomburg Construction Inc

Notable information about Danville: In 2009 the average salary in Danville was $27,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 74.1 which is low when compared to the country's average of 100. Regarding the adult population, about 16% hold a bachelor's degree or better.

Danville companies are provided assistance by business organizations such as:

The Commercial-News offers up-to-date information regarding the business activities in Danville.

Most Popular Jobs in Danville, 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	Registered nurses	480	61,660	$45,380 - 80,580	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	400	48,320	$24,810 - 73,870	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	330	53,250	$23,210 - 82,820	8%	51%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	270	42,640	$15,600 - 74,460	11%	95%
5	Education, training, and library workers, all other	170	27,410	$16,070 - 37,600	11%	79%
6	Accountants and auditors	140	49,530	$27,490 - 67,240	18%	79%
7	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	120	31,070	$16,180 - 61,690	17%	56%
8	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	100	44,450	$28,920 - 62,540	20%	87%
9	Lawyers	80	100,990	$48,870 - 158,740	11%	99%
10	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	80	23,070	$16,950 - 32,930	30%	77%
11	Social workers, all other	80	49,840	$20,770 - 71,410	18%	77%
12	Chief executives	80	100,950	$15,950 -	2%	65%
13	Medical and health services managers	80	82,660	$37,750 - 124,700	16%	57%
14	Legislators	70	27,630	$15,600 - 63,010	1%	65%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	70	87,940	$50,600 - 123,980	8%	78%
16	Child, family, and school social workers	70	38,730	$22,530 - 62,850	19%	77%
17	Computer programmers	60	34,460	$19,010 - 61,560	0%	73%
18	Management analysts	60	69,960	$54,960 - 90,980	22%	78%
19	Librarians	50	30,290	$16,270 - 53,560	4%	85%
20	Financial managers	50	60,170	$19,200 - 97,390	13%	60%
21	Pharmacists	50	105,140	$89,690 - 127,680	22%	97%
22	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50	53,740	$34,500 - 117,440	12%	51%
23	Engineers, all other	40	71,590	$51,870 - 100,610	6%	82%
24	Mechanical engineers	40	60,400	$45,460 - 76,310	4%	78%
25	Community and social service specialists, all other	30		$ -	25%	58%
26	Industrial engineers	30	57,860	$42,380 - 82,080	20%	74%

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	Cashiers	830	18,120	$15,860 - 21,830	-2%	10%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	780	18,810	$15,840 - 28,430	18%	5%
3	Retail salespersons	760	22,890	$16,000 - 33,040	12%	25%
4	Stock clerks and order fillers	750	26,080	$16,600 - 38,090	-7%	8%
5	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	690	25,900	$17,540 - 35,310	2%	5%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	620	46,140	$18,860 - 79,190	10%	4%
7	Office clerks, general	590	24,300	$16,000 - 34,990	13%	19%
8	Industrial truck and tractor operators	550	32,230	$23,260 - 41,020	-1%	2%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	460	24,830	$16,390 - 37,510	15%	4%
10	Business operations specialists, all other	410	53,990	$27,340 - 76,730	21%	49%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	400	26,300	$18,220 - 36,060	18%	7%
12	Customer service representatives	390	30,870	$20,320 - 45,700	25%	22%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	380	27,850	$18,540 - 40,790	13%	16%
14	Waiters and waitresses	380	17,680	$15,850 - 23,520	11%	14%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	380	28,110	$19,320 - 39,290	1%	18%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	370	37,040	$25,370 - 50,700	10%	6%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	350	49,360	$26,680 - 77,720	-4%	15%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	290	33,960	$19,320 - 49,550	4%	25%
19	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	260	31,760	$23,010 - 40,110	-14%	0%
20	Helpers--production workers	250	24,110	$17,220 - 37,160	0%	4%
21	Teacher assistants	250	21,730	$15,880 - 30,410	10%	18%
22	General and operations managers	220	74,000	$36,070 - 121,430	2%	48%
23	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	220	32,110	$20,870 - 42,040	-6%	14%
24	Construction laborers	210	25,760	$16,610 - 32,900	11%	5%
25	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	190	29,230	$16,990 - 49,510	14%	4%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	190	25,360	$17,330 - 37,300	8%	4%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	190	42,000	$23,280 - 72,890	6%	29%
28	Bartenders	170	18,330	$15,850 - 24,270	11%	17%
29	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	170	37,870	$22,180 - 58,190	15%	18%
30	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	170	40,550	$29,290 - 50,080	14%	7%
31	Team assemblers	170	24,870	$16,380 - 32,020	0%	5%
32	Receptionists and information clerks	160	22,190	$16,420 - 31,760	17%	13%
33	Production workers, all other	160	27,480	$17,090 - 43,460	2%	5%
34	Tellers	150	20,340	$16,270 - 26,810	14%	16%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	150	32,280	$19,770 - 53,540	11%	14%
36	Food preparation workers	140	19,430	$15,940 - 25,500	15%	7%
37	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	140	37,350	$17,750 - 69,010	11%	33%
38	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	130			9%	47%
39	Counter and rental clerks	130	21,590	$16,840 - 30,180	23%	16%
40	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	130	22,990	$17,350 - 29,310	18%	6%
41	Electricians	120	50,070	$37,850 - 70,050	7%	7%
42	Medical assistants	120	23,490	$17,340 - 31,070	35%	10%
43	Cooks, restaurant	120	21,120	$16,230 - 28,840	12%	5%
44	Industrial machinery mechanics	120	37,050	$30,930 - 42,140	9%	5%
45	Court, municipal, and license clerks	120	39,560	$15,600 - 63,290	9%	24%
46	Postal service mail carriers	120			1%	11%
47	Carpenters	110	30,860	$20,070 - 42,290	10%	6%
48	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	100	19,450	$16,290 - 24,720	13%	5%
49	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	100	37,810	$21,300 - 60,650	4%	30%
50	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	100	35,670	$33,360 - 41,130	-2%	6%
51	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	100	26,630	$17,330 - 36,880	4%	6%
52	Pharmacy technicians	100	30,590	$18,190 - 47,370	32%	16%
53	Dishwashers	90	17,130	$15,920 - 19,920	10%	3%
54	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	90	19,680	$15,940 - 25,940	14%	3%
55	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	18,230	$16,030 - 21,310	10%	17%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	90	54,460	$27,500 - 78,390	7%	13%
57	Medical secretaries	90	25,620	$18,400 - 36,590	17%	18%
58	Preschool teachers, except special education	80	25,660	$16,880 - 33,550	26%	43%
59	Office and administrative support workers, all other	80			-8%	32%
60	Loan officers	80	47,090	$22,520 - 75,660	12%	49%
61	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	80	17,450	$15,920 - 20,920	12%	6%
62	Personal and home care aides	80	18,150	$16,020 - 20,660	51%	10%
63	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	80	26,600	$17,690 - 39,680	4%	15%
64	Physicians and surgeons, all other	70	167,850	$101,040 -	0%	0%
65	Legal secretaries	70	33,130	$22,910 - 41,140	12%	18%
66	Insurance sales agents	70	34,250	$26,220 - 41,120	13%	45%
67	Sales representatives, services, all other	60	48,070	$27,530 - 82,480	28%	48%
68	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	47,430	$27,840 - 65,380	13%	17%
69	Packers and packagers, hand	60	21,550	$16,200 - 30,570	-11%	3%
70	Bus drivers, school	60	28,170	$19,300 - 35,460	9%	4%
71	Tool and die makers	60	42,010	$33,400 - 53,410	-9%	5%
72	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	60	25,110	$17,090 - 35,820	11%	5%
73	Highway maintenance workers	60	44,310	$32,100 - 62,180	9%	5%
74	Medical records and health information technicians	60	33,060	$20,040 - 49,630	18%	12%
75	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	60	30,410	$23,350 - 39,120	-22%	0%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60	61,410	$18,830 - 99,830	4%	38%
77	Computer support specialists	50	37,750	$27,240 - 50,420	13%	43%
78	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	50	29,590	$22,130 - 38,250	-15%	0%
79	Food service managers	50	37,050	$17,680 - 63,120	5%	24%
80	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	50	18,990	$16,640 - 20,700	27%	47%
81	Dental assistants	40	30,150	$25,080 - 36,890	29%	9%
82	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	40	24,860	$17,680 - 34,080	8%	9%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	40	83,420	$34,910 -	10%	17%
84	Security guards	40	24,950	$17,870 - 34,310	17%	13%
85	Dental hygienists	40	54,710	$37,830 - 74,290	30%	33%
86	Radiologic technologists and technicians	40	49,410	$35,430 - 62,720	15%	25%
87	Butchers and meat cutters	40	25,970	$18,330 - 35,270	2%	2%
88	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	40	56,940	$32,580 - 87,030	0%	42%
89	Amusement and recreation attendants	40	17,640	$16,020 - 20,350	24%	22%
90	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	30	33,450	$25,500 - 41,730	11%	29%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	30	32,160	$24,910 - 40,040	13%	11%
92	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	30	32,540	$16,440 - 45,860	3%	18%
93	Parts salespersons	30	28,720	$16,490 - 48,280	-1%	6%
94	Administrative services managers	30	40,890	$15,600 - 66,450	12%	40%
95	New accounts clerks	30	30,590	$21,200 - 48,530	-15%	28%

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Jobs More Common Near Danville Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Education, training, and library workers, all other	27,410	170	14.9
Court, municipal, and license clerks	39,560	120	8.6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,760	260	7.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,230	550	5.9
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,670	100	5.3
Production workers, all other	27,480	160	4.6
Helpers--production workers	24,110	250	3.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,360	350	3.6
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	31,070	120	3.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,110	220	3.2
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	44,450	100	3.1
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,050	120	3
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators		130	2.8
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,640	270	2.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	46,140	620	2.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	26,080	750	2.5
Business operations specialists, all other	53,990	410	2.4
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	37,810	100	2.3
Postal service mail carriers		120	2.2
Bartenders	18,330	170	2.2
Pharmacy technicians	30,590	100	2
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,900	690	1.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,300	400	1.9
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,320	400	1.9
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	29,230	190	1.9
Maintenance and repair workers, general	37,040	370	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,810	780	1.8
Counter and rental clerks	21,590	130	1.8
Tellers	20,340	150	1.7
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,550	170	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,960	290	1.6
Medical assistants	23,490	120	1.6
Cashiers	18,120	830	1.5
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	37,350	140	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,830	460	1.3
Teacher assistants	21,730	250	1.3
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	53,250	330	1.3
Construction laborers	25,760	210	1.3
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,360	190	1.3
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,850	380	1.3
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,110	380	1.3
Office clerks, general	24,300	590	1.3
Electricians	50,070	120	1.2
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,280	150	1.2
Registered nurses	61,660	480	1.2
Team assemblers	24,870	170	1.1
Retail salespersons	22,890	760	1.1
Customer service representatives	30,870	390	1
Food preparation workers	19,430	140	1
Waiters and waitresses	17,680	380	1

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	46,140	1.23	620
Court, municipal, and license clerks	39,560	1.19	120
Stock clerks and order fillers	26,080	1.14	750
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,300	1.1	400
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,810	1.09	780
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,760	1.09	260
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,830	1.08	460
Maintenance and repair workers, general	37,040	1.08	370
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,900	1.07	690
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,230	1.07	550
Electricians	50,070	1.07	120
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,280	1.07	150
Customer service representatives	30,870	1.04	390
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,550	1.02	170
Helpers--production workers	24,110	1.02	250
Food preparation workers	19,430	1.01	140
Registered nurses	61,660	1	480
Cashiers	18,120	0.98	830
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,870	0.98	170
Teacher assistants	21,730	0.98	250
Cooks, restaurant	21,120	0.97	120
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,320	0.97	400
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,110	0.96	380
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,110	0.96	220
Office clerks, general	24,300	0.96	590
Production workers, all other	27,480	0.95	160
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	22,990	0.95	130
Waiters and waitresses	17,680	0.95	380
Bartenders	18,330	0.94	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	53,250	0.94	330
Retail salespersons	22,890	0.94	760
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,360	0.93	350
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,000	0.93	190
Receptionists and information clerks	22,190	0.93	160
Counter and rental clerks	21,590	0.93	130
Business operations specialists, all other	53,990	0.92	410
Team assemblers	24,870	0.91	170
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,960	0.88	290
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,360	0.88	190
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	27,850	0.87	380
Tellers	20,340	0.86	150
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,640	0.85	270
Medical assistants	23,490	0.84	120
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,050	0.83	120
Accountants and auditors	49,530	0.83	140
Construction laborers	25,760	0.83	210
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	29,230	0.81	190
Carpenters	30,860	0.79	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	37,350	0.77	140
General and operations managers	74,000	0.77	220

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	167,850	70
Pharmacists	105,140	50
Lawyers	100,990	80
Chief executives	100,950	80
Human resources managers, all other	90,700
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	87,940	70
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	83,420	40
Medical and health services managers	82,660	80
General and operations managers	74,000	220
Engineers, all other	71,590	40
Management analysts	69,960	60
Registered nurses	61,660	480
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	61,410	60
Mechanical engineers	60,400	40
Financial managers	60,170	50
Industrial engineers	57,860	30
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,940	40
Dental hygienists	54,710	40
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	54,460	90
Business operations specialists, all other	53,990	410
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	53,740	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	53,250	330
Electricians	50,070	120
Social workers, all other	49,840	80
Accountants and auditors	49,530	140
Radiologic technologists and technicians	49,410	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	49,360	350
Elementary school teachers, except special education	48,320	400
Sales representatives, services, all other	48,070	60
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	47,430	60
Loan officers	47,090	80
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	46,140	620
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	44,450	100
Highway maintenance workers	44,310	60
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	42,640	270
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	42,550
Tool and die makers	42,010	60
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,000	190
Administrative services managers	40,890	30
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,550	170
Industrial engineering technicians	40,130
Court, municipal, and license clerks	39,560	120
Managers, all other	38,930
Child, family, and school social workers	38,730	70
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	37,870	170
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	37,810	100
Computer support specialists	37,750	50
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	37,350	140
Industrial machinery mechanics	37,050	120
Food service managers	37,050	50

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