Danville Employment

Employment and Industries in the Danville, Illinois Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Danville than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Danville.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Danville.
A list of any large public companies in Danville.

Most Popular Jobs in Danville, 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	500	54,740	$41,890 - 70,190	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	360	42,130	$24,080 - 63,050	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	270	58,740	$36,800 - 92,670	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	210	47,180	$26,340 - 70,630	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	210	39,650	$22,630 - 58,510	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	170	46,810	$15,080 - 76,350	18%	79%
7	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	130	29,610	$14,060 - 63,390	17%	56%
8	Managers, all other	120	59,330	$34,850 - 96,310	7%	55%
9	Child, family, and school social workers	120	43,420	$25,720 - 60,510	19%	77%
10	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110	50,450	$32,630 - 72,430	12%	51%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	70	39,640	$25,120 - 60,010	20%	87%
12	Financial managers	60	73,290	$33,920 - 97,230	13%	60%
13	Industrial engineers	60	54,200	$39,690 - 78,800	20%	74%
14	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	50	76,900	$43,450 - 94,900	8%	78%
15	Pharmacists	50	89,480	$74,920 - 106,510	22%	97%
16	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	44,840	$30,010 - 59,670	9%	87%
17	Medical and health services managers	50	82,660	$52,740 - 112,810	16%	57%
18	Chief executives	40	136,690	$39,860 - 0	2%	65%
19	Social workers, all other	30	53,310	$31,790 - 75,770	18%	77%
20	Speech-language pathologists	30	50,390	$33,840 - 71,480	11%	98%

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	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	980	27,530	$16,450 - 43,090	2%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	870	22,490	$14,240 - 41,150	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	840	16,570	$14,120 - 20,630	-2%	10%
4	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	700	33,730	$18,470 - 51,650	10%	4%
5	Stock clerks and order fillers	670	24,260	$15,040 - 36,940	-7%	8%
6	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	620	16,630	$13,900 - 25,360	18%	5%
7	Industrial truck and tractor operators	580	31,960	$21,750 - 40,740	-1%	2%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	550	23,600	$14,390 - 33,880	15%	4%
9	Office clerks, general	540	22,310	$14,660 - 34,160	13%	19%
10	Customer service representatives	520	27,550	$18,120 - 40,620	25%	22%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	440	25,630	$18,530 - 36,110	13%	16%
12	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	410	24,460	$17,080 - 31,120	1%	18%
13	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	400	26,550	$18,100 - 36,020	18%	7%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	370	34,790	$25,090 - 45,260	10%	6%
15	Machinists	360	29,570	$20,030 - 43,630	-2%	3%
16	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	350	44,880	$25,690 - 68,080	-4%	15%
17	Driver/sales workers	330	16,230	$13,990 - 18,060	-4%	4%
18	Food preparation workers	320	16,370	$14,020 - 20,670	15%	7%
19	Helpers--production workers	280	22,130	$16,210 - 35,600	0%	4%
20	Receptionists and information clerks	280	20,970	$14,970 - 29,450	17%	13%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	270	35,820	$21,280 - 60,030	4%	25%
22	Teacher assistants	260	18,830	$14,550 - 23,470	10%	18%
23	Business operations specialists, all other	230	57,200	$33,930 - 73,640	21%	49%
24	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	230	29,360	$20,370 - 39,750	-6%	14%
25	Production workers, all other	230	24,430	$16,090 - 34,850	2%	5%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	230	43,670	$22,130 - 71,200	6%	29%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	220	28,270	$16,650 - 43,400	18%	6%
28	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	210	28,270	$17,190 - 43,730	14%	4%
29	Bartenders	210	15,880	$13,940 - 21,850	11%	17%
30	Counter and rental clerks	210	19,550	$14,120 - 31,560	23%	16%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	200	29,210	$15,580 - 45,140	15%	18%
32	Waiters and waitresses	200	15,850	$13,890 - 21,570	11%	14%
33	Cooks, fast food	200	15,970	$14,200 - 18,020	8%	5%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	200	27,440	$15,850 - 41,280	4%	6%
35	Industrial machinery mechanics	190	36,700	$27,150 - 47,250	9%	5%
36	General and operations managers	180	81,420	$35,200 - 141,840	2%	48%
37	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	180	38,010	$30,930 - 47,680	14%	7%
38	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	180	30,030	$15,550 - 47,760	11%	14%
39	Tellers	170	18,890	$14,340 - 25,760	14%	16%
40	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	150	38,640	$21,120 - 65,380	4%	30%
41	Electricians	130	55,080	$40,330 - 71,120	7%	7%
42	Packers and packagers, hand	130	23,710	$14,360 - 41,110	-11%	3%
43	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	130	26,420	$14,170 - 42,400	8%	4%
44	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	120	23,560	$15,990 - 34,790	11%	5%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	120	25,620	$15,790 - 37,430	4%	15%
46	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	110	16,620	$14,030 - 21,000	13%	5%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	110	53,430	$35,610 - 74,060	7%	13%
48	Postal service mail carriers	110	43,260	$34,070 - 51,750	1%	11%
49	Construction laborers	100	32,170	$14,610 - 53,020	11%	5%
50	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	48,670	$29,310 - 61,990	28%	48%
51	Office and administrative support workers, all other	100	24,900	$16,430 - 37,290	-8%	32%
52	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	100	30,000	$19,850 - 39,030	-14%	0%
53	Pharmacy technicians	100	27,860	$17,960 - 37,810	32%	16%
54	Preschool teachers, except special education	90	26,830	$16,480 - 38,230	26%	43%
55	All other information and record clerks	80	30,960	$19,800 - 43,720	-12%	21%
56	Carpenters	80	30,850	$16,410 - 47,310	10%	6%
57	Industrial production managers	70	83,060	$68,620 - 93,690	-5%	43%
58	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	70	15,990	$14,350 - 17,990	12%	6%
59	Legal secretaries	70	27,780	$19,220 - 37,990	12%	18%
60	Computer support specialists	70	37,010	$22,100 - 48,610	13%	43%
61	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	60	44,240	$25,470 - 60,220	0%	36%
62	Dishwashers	60	15,860	$14,080 - 18,120	10%	3%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	60	39,220	$19,950 - 58,930	13%	17%
64	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	60	19,990	$14,510 - 30,420	14%	3%
65	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	60	53,900	$41,350 - 68,590	11%	4%
66	Child care workers	60	16,030	$13,980 - 17,960	18%	15%
67	Medical secretaries	60	24,840	$20,860 - 29,490	17%	18%
68	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	50	41,380	$25,800 - 59,200	16%	43%
69	Dental assistants	50	26,490	$21,700 - 30,960	29%	9%
70	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	50	68,340	$40,290 - 93,490	8%	25%
71	Automotive body and related repairers	50	35,920	$26,350 - 50,410	12%	3%
72	Security guards	50	25,630	$18,200 - 36,110	17%	13%
73	Loan officers	50	58,460	$33,220 - 80,880	12%	49%
74	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	50	31,690	$20,810 - 43,680	11%	29%
75	Tool and die makers	50	37,820	$29,330 - 46,930	-9%	5%
76	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	50	29,910	$20,310 - 41,170	3%	18%
77	Insurance sales agents	50	42,080	$26,900 - 63,190	13%	45%
78	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	50	35,420	$24,920 - 57,200	8%	3%
79	Parts salespersons	50	26,720	$14,420 - 45,610	-1%	6%
80	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	50	26,140	$15,460 - 35,940	-8%	5%
81	Medical records and health information technicians	50	30,890	$17,950 - 45,460	18%	12%
82	Millwrights	50	43,980	$22,490 - 57,820	6%	0%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	50	71,710	$43,540 - 108,250	4%	38%
84	Data entry keyers	40	20,160	$15,410 - 26,780	-4%	18%
85	Library technicians	40	21,110	$14,460 - 27,510	9%	27%
86	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	40	47,810	$27,310 - 77,400	0%	42%
87	Switchboard operators, including answering service	40	22,520	$16,390 - 31,490	-7%	10%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	40	46,630	$32,700 - 75,170	18%	15%
89	Food service managers	40	37,780	$17,070 - 63,250	5%	24%
90	Computer operators	40	24,830	$14,060 - 40,860	-24%	27%
91	Bakers	30	18,650	$14,170 - 22,680	10%	8%
92	Cost estimators	30	42,550	$26,850 - 70,930	19%	32%
93	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	30	16,330	$14,080 - 20,650	17%	14%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	30	53,670	$32,220 - 79,890	10%	17%
95	Dental hygienists	30	52,860	$43,070 - 64,180	30%	33%
96	Procurement clerks	30	29,520	$19,410 - 39,610	-1%	24%
97	New accounts clerks	30	29,320	$21,320 - 42,130	-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.*
Production workers, all other	24,430	230	6.1
Machinists	29,570	360	6
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,960	580	5.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	36,700	190	5.3
Driver/sales workers	16,230	330	5.1
Helpers--production workers	22,130	280	3.6
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	29,610	130	3.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,880	350	3.3
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,640	150	3.1
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,360	230	3
Child, family, and school social workers	43,420	120	2.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,730	700	2.7
Counter and rental clerks	19,550	210	2.7
Bartenders	15,880	210	2.6
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,530	980	2.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,000	100	2.5
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,260	670	2.3
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,560	120	2.2
Food preparation workers	16,370	320	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,650	210	2.2
Office and administrative support workers, all other	24,900	100	2.2
Cooks, fast food	15,970	200	2.2
Pharmacy technicians	27,860	100	2.1
Managers, all other	59,330	120	2.1
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	28,270	210	1.9
Postal service mail carriers	43,260	110	1.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,550	400	1.9
Tellers	18,890	170	1.8
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,790	370	1.7
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50,450	110	1.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,010	180	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,130	360	1.6
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,600	550	1.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,630	620	1.5
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,440	200	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,430	110	1.5
Cashiers	16,570	840	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,820	270	1.4
Receptionists and information clerks	20,970	280	1.4
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,460	410	1.4
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	25,630	440	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,030	180	1.4
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,270	220	1.4
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	47,180	210	1.4
Teacher assistants	18,830	260	1.4
Customer service representatives	27,550	520	1.3
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,620	120	1.3
Business operations specialists, all other	57,200	230	1.3
Registered nurses	54,740	500	1.2
Electricians	55,080	130	1.2

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,270	1.26	220
Electricians	55,080	1.25	130
Packers and packagers, hand	23,710	1.25	130
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,530	1.22	980
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,550	1.19	400
Child, family, and school social workers	43,420	1.13	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	31,960	1.13	580
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,600	1.11	550
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,260	1.1	670
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	58,740	1.09	270
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,560	1.08	120
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,790	1.07	370
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,630	1.06	620
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,030	1.05	180
Business operations specialists, all other	57,200	1.05	230
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,010	1.03	180
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,440	1.03	200
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,670	1.01	230
Cooks, fast food	15,970	1.01	200
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,420	1	130
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,640	1	150
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,430	0.99	110
Postal service mail carriers	43,260	0.99	110
Helpers--production workers	22,130	0.99	280
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	47,180	0.98	210
Customer service representatives	27,550	0.97	520
Registered nurses	54,740	0.97	500
Waiters and waitresses	15,850	0.96	200
Retail salespersons	22,490	0.96	870
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,730	0.96	700
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,820	0.95	270
Cashiers	16,570	0.95	840
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	16,620	0.94	110
Office clerks, general	22,310	0.94	540
Receptionists and information clerks	20,970	0.94	280
Food preparation workers	16,370	0.91	320
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	25,620	0.91	120
General and operations managers	81,420	0.91	180
Bartenders	15,880	0.9	210
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	29,360	0.9	230
Teacher assistants	18,830	0.9	260
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,130	0.9	360
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,880	0.89	350
Counter and rental clerks	19,550	0.89	210
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,460	0.89	410
Industrial machinery mechanics	36,700	0.87	190
Production workers, all other	24,430	0.87	230
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	25,630	0.85	440
Accountants and auditors	46,810	0.85	170
Tellers	18,890	0.85	170

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	136,690	40
Pharmacists	89,480	50
Industrial production managers	83,060	70
Medical and health services managers	82,660	50
General and operations managers	81,420	180
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	76,900	50
Financial managers	73,290	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	71,710	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	68,340	50
Lawyers	63,650
Managers, all other	59,330	120
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	58,740	270
Loan officers	58,460	50
Business operations specialists, all other	57,200	230
Electricians	55,080	130
Registered nurses	54,740	500
Industrial engineers	54,200	60
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	53,900	60
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	53,670	30
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	53,430	110
Social workers, all other	53,310	30
Dental hygienists	52,860	30
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	50,450	110
Speech-language pathologists	50,390	30
Sales representatives, services, all other	48,670	100
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	47,810	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	47,180	210
Dietitians and nutritionists	47,060
Accountants and auditors	46,810	170
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	46,630	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	45,480
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	44,880	350
Special education teachers, secondary school	44,840	50
Administrative services managers	44,340
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	44,240	60
Millwrights	43,980	50
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,670	230
Child, family, and school social workers	43,420	120
Postal service mail carriers	43,260	110
Cost estimators	42,550	30
Elementary school teachers, except special education	42,130	360
Insurance sales agents	42,080	50
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	41,380	50
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	39,650	210
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	39,640	70
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	39,220	60
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	38,640	150
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,010	180
Tool and die makers	37,820	50
Food service managers	37,780	40

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