Decatur Employment

Employment and Industries in the Decatur, Illinois Area

Decatur, also known as the "Soybean capital of the world" includes prominent agricultural processing and manufacturing sectors. The service based industries have been expanding and have become a more significant factor for the local economy. In addition, Decatur is home to the corporate headquarters of ADM.

The major sectors for employment in Decatur are healthcare, machinery, education, food; metal and metal products; plastic and rubber products; and finance and insurance. Engineers, technicians, scientists, managerial and professional people comprise a sizeable portion of the workforce. The city also includes a large number of workers who have skills and experience in manufacturing and production industries.

Some of the occupations more prevalent in Decatur than most other cities include engineers; education, training and library workers; industrial engineers, engineering managers, teachers, logisticians, computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic; and human resources, training and labor relations specialists.

The largest employers in Decatur are shown below:

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Mueller Group LLC
ADM/Growmark River Systems Inc
DMH Health Systems
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc
Decatur School System
New K's Merchandise LLC
Illinois Power Company
American River Transportation Co, Inc
Decatur Memorial Foundation
Decatur Memorial Hospital
City of Decatur
St Mary's Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis
Macon County
ADM Trucking Inc
Illinova Corporation
Morgan Distributing

Noteworthy information about Decatur: In 2009 the average salary in Decatur was $37,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was 75 which is low when compared to the country's average of 100. Regarding the adult population, about 17% hold a bachelor's degree or better.

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Most Popular Jobs in Decatur, 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	Engineers, all other	1,460	92,430	$68,810 - 128,570	6%	82%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	680		$ -	9%	54%
3	Managers, all other	580		$ -	7%	55%
4	Industrial engineers	470	65,220	$40,500 - 96,000	20%	74%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	430	55,440	$25,990 - 100,940	8%	51%
6	Engineering managers	400	141,270	$85,360 -	7%	84%
7	Accountants and auditors	390	61,230	$35,910 - 96,690	18%	79%
8	Elementary school teachers, except special education	380	44,390	$24,770 - 69,570	14%	95%
9	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	51,720	$19,900 - 86,640	6%	96%
10	Education, training, and library workers, all other	300	22,600	$16,130 - 26,480	11%	79%
11	Financial managers	270	76,050	$42,940 - 106,400	13%	60%
12	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	240	65,770	$16,410 - 104,340	17%	56%
13	Market research analysts	190	72,320	$37,770 - 119,640	20%	82%
14	Sales managers	170	104,560	$50,890 -	10%	69%
15	Child, family, and school social workers	170	34,870	$17,230 - 63,460	19%	77%
16	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	150		$ -	11%	95%
17	Chief executives	150	144,070	$45,140 -	2%	65%
18	Computer and information systems managers	110	103,160	$55,570 -	16%	73%
19	Social and human service assistants	100	23,040	$16,380 - 38,010	34%	58%
20	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	100	86,900	$45,090 - 138,870	8%	78%
21	Lawyers	100	103,630	$49,950 -	11%	99%
22	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	100	103,500	$36,230 -	18%	56%
23	Pharmacists	100	111,910	$81,960 - 138,100	22%	97%
24	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90	62,600	$18,380 - 100,490	12%	51%
25	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	53,830	$27,240 - 72,890	18%	56%
26	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	50,090	$23,440 - 89,760	13%	73%
27	Librarians	70	44,180	$22,670 - 63,630	4%	85%
28	Rehabilitation counselors	70	28,140	$18,190 - 40,720	23%	73%
29	Graphic designers	60	26,280	$17,210 - 38,700	10%	55%
30	Training and development specialists	60	40,650	$21,360 - 76,870	18%	56%
31	Sales and related workers, all other	60	32,560	$21,590 - 64,590	14%	62%
32	Self-enrichment education teachers	50	27,110	$16,270 - 45,880	23%	54%
33	Computer systems analysts	50	71,890	$46,640 - 105,240	29%	68%
34	Legislators	50	21,830	$15,600 - 56,980	1%	65%
35	Medical and health services managers	50	91,040	$45,370 - 147,650	16%	57%
36	Management analysts	50	81,010	$44,830 - 135,940	22%	78%
37	Civil engineers	40	71,780	$53,910 - 105,190	18%	87%
38	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	63,270	$27,490 - 131,440	5%	58%
39	Mechanical engineers	40	57,740	$40,150 - 77,290	4%	78%
40	Chemists	40	63,440	$40,000 - 91,860	9%	93%
41	Social workers, all other	40	46,790	$16,720 - 63,190	18%	77%
42	Dentists, general	30	124,730	$68,020 -	9%	100%
43	Floral designers	30	20,440	$16,780 - 25,200	0%	55%
44	Community and social service specialists, all other	30	34,920	$15,600 - 65,450	25%	58%

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	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	1,810	42,790	$33,070 - 61,580	-8%	5%
2	Retail salespersons	1,540	23,840	$16,130 - 36,550	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	1,390	18,260	$15,900 - 22,870	-2%	10%
4	Customer service representatives	930	24,490	$16,930 - 37,360	25%	22%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	920	17,390	$15,960 - 19,560	18%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	910	22,810	$16,050 - 32,380	13%	19%
7	Waiters and waitresses	900	18,890	$15,940 - 26,910	11%	14%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	710	25,100	$20,350 - 31,930	18%	7%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	690	41,190	$28,620 - 59,800	10%	4%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	690	26,680	$16,210 - 40,680	1%	18%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	650	29,080	$18,110 - 40,730	13%	16%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	640	22,730	$16,160 - 38,410	15%	4%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	630			6%	29%
14	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	610	26,240	$17,780 - 38,370	8%	4%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	590	40,700	$25,270 - 58,690	15%	18%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	590	22,040	$16,250 - 29,300	-7%	8%
17	Construction laborers	550	46,510	$27,420 - 76,140	11%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	530	35,340	$26,420 - 48,990	4%	25%
19	Cooks, restaurant	530	20,890	$16,730 - 25,200	12%	5%
20	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	460	60,060	$32,910 - 85,280	11%	4%
21	Industrial truck and tractor operators	450	34,400	$19,580 - 47,700	-1%	2%
22	Carpenters	430	41,310	$19,580 - 64,370	10%	6%
23	General and operations managers	400	101,690	$44,140 -	2%	48%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	390	21,050	$16,190 - 28,280	17%	13%
25	Tellers	390	21,990	$17,570 - 27,510	14%	16%
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	380	18,520	$16,080 - 21,960	13%	5%
27	Maintenance and repair workers, general	380	36,080	$21,850 - 54,610	10%	6%
28	Food preparation workers	380	19,530	$16,000 - 25,710	15%	7%
29	Cooks, fast food	370	17,780	$16,130 - 19,750	8%	5%
30	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	350	35,920	$19,680 - 55,340	14%	4%
31	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	33,970	$16,760 - 49,690	14%	7%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	320	30,300	$18,520 - 40,510	11%	14%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	66,560	$36,800 - 99,990	-4%	15%
34	Dishwashers	270	17,140	$15,850 - 19,500	10%	3%
35	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	270	22,140	$16,350 - 33,760	18%	6%
36	Personal and home care aides	240	17,930	$15,940 - 20,230	51%	10%
37	Preschool teachers, except special education	240	21,800	$17,010 - 29,410	26%	43%
38	Teacher assistants	210	17,980	$15,970 - 22,290	10%	18%
39	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	200	17,460	$15,980 - 19,850	12%	6%
40	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	180	31,210	$22,060 - 42,780	4%	15%
41	Child care workers	180	20,700	$16,150 - 27,350	18%	15%
42	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	22,450	$16,780 - 29,640	11%	5%
43	Postal service mail carriers	170			1%	11%
44	Bartenders	170	23,420	$16,370 - 32,050	11%	17%
45	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	160	28,370	$16,990 - 44,140	4%	6%
46	Recreation workers	160	24,740	$16,180 - 39,640	13%	47%
47	Cement masons and concrete finishers	160			11%	2%
48	Sales representatives, services, all other	160	42,700	$17,660 - 93,560	28%	48%
49	Pharmacy technicians	160	27,750	$19,870 - 39,020	32%	16%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	150	24,170	$15,850 - 39,330	12%	6%
51	Cost estimators	150	68,760	$40,440 - 106,910	19%	32%
52	Dental assistants	140	29,770	$22,170 - 38,860	29%	9%
53	Security guards	140	26,750	$16,130 - 44,260	17%	13%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	140	69,740	$31,720 - 101,990	9%	10%
55	Logisticians	140	45,940	$28,210 - 65,020	17%	43%
56	Home health aides	140	20,060	$16,570 - 24,870	49%	7%
57	Administrative services managers	140	59,000	$24,850 - 93,730	12%	40%
58	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	140	54,250	$36,680 - 64,700	-2%	6%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	130	54,240	$36,130 - 77,550	7%	13%
60	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	130	20,680	$15,850 - 32,850	27%	47%
61	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	130	22,230	$17,260 - 26,100	10%	5%
62	Machinists	130	39,600	$28,860 - 50,730	-2%	3%
63	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	120	51,120	$34,790 - 69,500	13%	17%
64	Amusement and recreation attendants	120	19,460	$16,020 - 26,160	24%	22%
65	Insurance sales agents	120			13%	45%
66	Office and administrative support workers, all other	120	32,280	$15,860 - 58,840	-8%	32%
67	Medical assistants	120	28,360	$20,120 - 39,750	35%	10%
68	Counter and rental clerks	120	25,260	$17,150 - 35,820	23%	16%
69	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	120	17,560	$15,940 - 21,390	10%	8%
70	Highway maintenance workers	110	39,920	$16,140 - 59,320	9%	5%
71	Medical secretaries	110	32,310	$21,710 - 41,640	17%	18%
72	Library assistants, clerical	110	23,630	$16,890 - 34,550	8%	37%
73	Helpers--production workers	100	23,710	$16,280 - 32,860	0%	4%
74	Nonfarm animal caretakers	100	18,450	$15,850 - 21,960	18%	16%
75	Bus drivers, school	100	26,580	$21,160 - 37,940	9%	4%
76	Bill and account collectors	100	33,860	$23,320 - 47,830	23%	13%
77	Medical records and health information technicians	90			18%	12%
78	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	42,340	$26,800 - 69,120	16%	43%
79	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	90	32,990	$23,070 - 42,450	3%	18%
80	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	90	39,590	$27,930 - 50,840	5%	2%
81	Roofers	90	42,110	$32,750 - 60,020	14%	3%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90	53,800	$34,430 - 82,120	4%	38%
83	Food servers, nonrestaurant	90	21,750	$16,370 - 29,460	16%	9%
84	File clerks	80	19,780	$15,960 - 25,100	-40%	20%
85	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	80	54,310	$37,110 - 77,410	11%	33%
86	Computer support specialists	80	46,640	$21,530 - 82,370	13%	43%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	80	34,810	$21,120 - 51,050	13%	11%
88	Structural iron and steel workers	80	52,550	$36,930 - 64,450	6%	4%
89	Sheet metal workers	80	47,240	$33,060 - 62,340	7%	4%
90	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	22,710	$16,400 - 31,210	14%	3%
91	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	80	17,480	$15,970 - 20,100	10%	17%
92	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	80	36,130	$16,360 - 50,780	2%	11%
93	Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	80	22,010	$18,260 - 25,420	-3%	3%
94	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	80	40,050	$26,860 - 60,100	-12%	4%
95	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	70	38,250	$27,750 - 50,200	0%	0%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	70	56,940	$33,330 - 91,950	10%	17%
97	Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70	84,180	$53,930 - 149,320	8%	25%
98	Loan officers	70	54,710	$33,430 - 73,570	12%	49%
99	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	70	33,280	$18,210 - 61,280	-6%	14%
100	Dental hygienists	60	58,610	$48,750 - 69,100	30%	33%

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Jobs More Common Near Decatur Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Engineers, all other	92,430	1,460	29.6
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	42,790	1,810	23.8
Education, training, and library workers, all other	22,600	300	13.5
Industrial engineers	65,220	470	7.6
Engineering managers	141,270	400	6.9
Managers, all other		580	5
Teachers and instructors, all other		680	4.6
Logisticians	45,940	140	4.5
Highway maintenance workers	39,920	110	4.1
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	54,250	140	3.8
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	65,770	240	3.5
Library assistants, clerical	23,630	110	3.4
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	60,060	460	3.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers		160	2.6
Nonfarm animal caretakers	18,450	100	2.5
Market research analysts	72,320	190	2.5
Industrial truck and tractor operators	34,400	450	2.5
Cooks, fast food	17,780	370	2.3
Tellers	21,990	390	2.2
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	26,240	610	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	34,870	170	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	51,120	120	2.1
Cost estimators	68,760	150	2.1
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	22,230	130	2
Preschool teachers, except special education	21,800	240	2
Recreation workers	24,740	160	1.9
Cooks, restaurant	20,890	530	1.9
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	20,680	130	1.8
Construction laborers	46,510	550	1.8
Administrative services managers	59,000	140	1.8
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	35,920	350	1.8
Personal and home care aides	17,930	240	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,450	170	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,100	710	1.7
Chief executives	144,070	150	1.7
Dishwashers	17,140	270	1.7
Financial managers	76,050	270	1.7
Amusement and recreation attendants	19,460	120	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	27,750	160	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,900	100	1.6
Postal service mail carriers		170	1.6
Carpenters	41,310	430	1.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	33,970	330	1.6
Office and administrative support workers, all other	32,280	120	1.6
Sales managers	104,560	170	1.6
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	17,460	200	1.5
Dental assistants	29,770	140	1.5
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	103,500	100	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	66,560	280	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	35,340	530	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	42,790	1.62	1,810
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	54,250	1.56	140
Construction laborers	46,510	1.5	550
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	60,060	1.3	460
Engineering managers	141,270	1.29	400
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	66,560	1.26	280
Market research analysts	72,320	1.23	190
Cost estimators	68,760	1.23	150
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	65,770	1.21	240
Bartenders	23,420	1.21	170
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	69,740	1.2	140
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	51,120	1.19	120
Engineers, all other	92,430	1.15	1,460
Industrial truck and tractor operators	34,400	1.14	450
Highway maintenance workers	39,920	1.14	110
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	22,230	1.12	130
Medical secretaries	32,310	1.11	110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,190	1.1	690
Counter and rental clerks	25,260	1.08	120
Child care workers	20,700	1.07	180
Machinists	39,600	1.07	130
Sales managers	104,560	1.06	170
Security guards	26,750	1.06	140
General and operations managers	101,690	1.05	400
Carpenters	41,310	1.05	430
Amusement and recreation attendants	19,460	1.05	120
Maintenance and repair workers, general	36,080	1.05	380
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	40,700	1.05	590
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,100	1.05	710
Office and administrative support workers, all other	32,280	1.04	120
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	31,210	1.03	180
Accountants and auditors	61,230	1.02	390
Recreation workers	24,740	1.02	160
Cooks, fast food	17,780	1.02	370
Computer and information systems managers	103,160	1.02	110
Food preparation workers	19,530	1.02	380
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,720	1.01	330
Medical assistants	28,360	1.01	120
Waiters and waitresses	18,890	1.01	900
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	17,390	1.01	920
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	17,460	1	200
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	30,300	1	320
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,370	1	160
Dishwashers	17,140	1	270
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,730	0.99	640
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	35,920	0.99	350
Pharmacy technicians	27,750	0.99	160
Library assistants, clerical	23,630	0.99	110
Cashiers	18,260	0.99	1,390
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	17,560	0.98	120

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	148,080
Chief executives	144,070	150
Engineering managers	141,270	400
Dentists, general	124,730	30
Financial specialists, all other	114,320
Pharmacists	111,910	100
Human resources managers, all other	111,750
Marketing managers	108,780
Sales managers	104,560	170
Lawyers	103,630	100
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	103,500	100
Computer and information systems managers	103,160	110
General and operations managers	101,690	400
Engineers, all other	92,430	1,460
Construction managers	91,900	50
Medical and health services managers	91,040	50
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	88,900
Purchasing managers	88,280
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,900	100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	84,180	70
Physical therapists	82,060
Computer specialists, all other	81,780
Management analysts	81,010	50
Financial analysts	80,560
Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	78,640	50
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	78,390	60
Financial managers	76,050	270
Occupational therapists	74,470
Industrial production managers	74,450
Market research analysts	72,320	190
Computer systems analysts	71,890	50
Civil engineers	71,780	40
Physician assistants	71,240
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	69,740	140
Property, real estate, and community association managers	69,510	60
Cost estimators	68,760	150
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	66,560	280
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	65,770	240
Industrial engineers	65,220	470
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	63,470	50
Chemists	63,440	40
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	63,270	40
Radiologic technologists and technicians	63,090
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	62,600	90
Accountants and auditors	61,230	390
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	60,060	460
Administrative services managers	59,000	140
Dental hygienists	58,610	60
Mechanical engineers	57,740	40
Advertising and promotions managers	57,520

Large Companies Headquartered in Decatur

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Archer Daniels Midland	35.9

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