Kankakee Employment

Employment and Industries in the Kankakee, 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 Kankakee than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Kankakee.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Kankakee.
A list of any large public companies in Kankakee.

Most Popular Jobs in Kankakee, 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	1,270	56,440	$44,230 - 71,080	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	490	47,940	$29,660 - 70,000	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	430	50,690	$27,490 - 73,180	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	410	42,550	$15,720 - 73,660	8%	51%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	49,880	$31,370 - 72,380	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	200	56,390	$31,110 - 85,750	18%	79%
7	Managers, all other	140	77,350	$46,150 - 113,120	7%	55%
8	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	140	48,000	$33,760 - 64,670	20%	87%
9	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	130	27,800	$20,160 - 41,990	15%	51%
10	Social and human service assistants	110	29,890	$16,480 - 45,860	34%	58%
11	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	90	85,540	$61,130 - 114,510	8%	78%
12	Pharmacists	90	88,820	$45,930 - 115,520	22%	97%
13	Management analysts	90	58,370	$29,000 - 92,810	22%	78%
14	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	90	26,720	$19,950 - 35,160	30%	77%
15	Teachers and instructors, all other	90	47,330	$15,130 - 78,610	9%	54%
16	Mental health counselors	80	30,690	$19,360 - 49,460	30%	73%
17	Medical and health services managers	80	68,640	$28,030 - 109,000	16%	57%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	80	52,220	$38,270 - 63,790	19%	77%
19	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	47,600	$26,360 - 77,750	13%	73%
20	Rehabilitation counselors	70	42,990	$24,700 - 60,420	23%	73%
21	Special education teachers, secondary school	70	46,750	$31,980 - 62,990	9%	87%
22	Chief executives	70	159,460	$76,900 - 0	2%	65%
23	Special education teachers, middle school	60	52,830	$34,510 - 77,530	16%	87%
24	Financial managers	60	73,190	$27,550 - 130,890	13%	60%
25	Physical therapists	60	64,600	$52,720 - 80,150	27%	89%
26	Sales and related workers, all other	60	28,160	$14,420 - 49,610	14%	62%
27	Lawyers	50	73,820	$37,680 - 0	11%	99%
28	Speech-language pathologists	50	61,310	$42,970 - 74,680	11%	98%
29	Sales managers	50	94,410	$46,650 - 0	10%	69%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	40	53,180	$31,260 - 76,870	27%	50%
31	Advertising sales agents	40	47,960	$21,610 - 78,980	20%	56%
32	Floral designers	40	20,260	$14,790 - 31,970	0%	55%
33	Graphic designers	40	32,920	$21,220 - 48,540	10%	55%
34	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40	58,970	$30,820 - 90,250	12%	51%
35	Coaches and scouts	40	26,630	$14,880 - 41,810	15%	60%
36	Social and community service managers	30	44,680	$34,480 - 58,040	25%	72%
37	Librarians	30	51,290	$16,860 - 93,110	4%	85%
38	Computer programmers	30	42,460	$14,260 - 66,990	0%	73%

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	1,660	23,100	$14,410 - 37,780	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,510	16,350	$14,130 - 19,910	-2%	10%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,050	20,940	$14,320 - 27,960	2%	5%
4	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	910	21,170	$15,850 - 29,360	18%	7%
5	Office clerks, general	890	22,040	$14,450 - 31,940	13%	19%
6	Waiters and waitresses	760	15,490	$13,910 - 19,110	11%	14%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	740	24,080	$14,490 - 32,260	1%	18%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	650	39,850	$25,940 - 57,040	10%	4%
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	640	22,830	$14,710 - 34,270	15%	4%
10	Maintenance and repair workers, general	570	37,020	$20,860 - 57,070	10%	6%
11	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	540	15,750	$13,970 - 18,760	18%	5%
12	Security guards	530	19,200	$14,010 - 27,940	17%	13%
13	Stock clerks and order fillers	530	20,700	$14,350 - 29,500	-7%	8%
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	520	29,140	$19,270 - 41,340	13%	16%
15	Food preparation workers	490	18,760	$14,160 - 23,020	15%	7%
16	Customer service representatives	470	30,380	$20,020 - 38,970	25%	22%
17	Cooks, restaurant	430	16,070	$13,960 - 21,550	12%	5%
18	Fire fighters	410	28,800	$13,970 - 56,750	12%	18%
19	Team assemblers	410	29,370	$14,340 - 45,400	0%	5%
20	Industrial truck and tractor operators	400	26,660	$19,210 - 36,160	-1%	2%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	390	33,970	$19,890 - 49,560	4%	25%
22	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	380	37,930	$29,860 - 46,400	14%	7%
23	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	370	29,600	$17,780 - 41,750	8%	4%
24	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	360	36,330	$24,960 - 50,170	14%	4%
25	General and operations managers	340	85,900	$40,550 - [?]	2%	48%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	320	39,290	$24,630 - 55,280	6%	29%
27	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	310	33,800	$22,710 - 46,760	15%	18%
28	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	310	20,460	$14,310 - 31,260	13%	5%
29	Tellers	290	21,210	$16,760 - 27,440	14%	16%
30	Teacher assistants	290	22,280	$14,180 - 29,690	10%	18%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	280	47,950	$23,820 - 70,260	-4%	15%
32	Bus drivers, school	270	23,640	$14,930 - 34,070	9%	4%
33	Receptionists and information clerks	270	21,960	$15,140 - 31,430	17%	13%
34	Construction laborers	240	39,850	$25,380 - 57,080	11%	5%
35	Carpenters	240	51,190	$33,190 - 72,450	10%	6%
36	Medical secretaries	240	23,880	$17,690 - 29,360	17%	18%
37	Electricians	230	58,490	$37,750 - 86,400	7%	7%
38	Dishwashers	230	15,560	$13,990 - 18,000	10%	3%
39	Business operations specialists, all other	220	52,810	$19,180 - 111,570	21%	49%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	220	26,370	$15,280 - 44,360	4%	6%
41	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	210	21,610	$14,460 - 29,950	11%	5%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	210	27,970	$19,160 - 38,520	11%	14%
43	Counter and rental clerks	200	22,000	$14,300 - 32,080	23%	16%
44	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	190	18,010	$14,120 - 22,980	14%	3%
45	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	170	46,620	$26,050 - 71,140	-6%	14%
46	Bartenders	160	16,910	$13,940 - 23,630	11%	17%
47	Bill and account collectors	150	31,450	$21,550 - 43,890	23%	13%
48	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	150	20,970	$14,450 - 29,870	18%	6%
49	Driver/sales workers	150	22,260	$14,150 - 31,700	-4%	4%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	150	56,260	$36,600 - 81,850	7%	13%
51	Machinists	150	36,730	$27,180 - 48,740	-2%	3%
52	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	140	15,860	$13,940 - 20,670	12%	6%
53	Pharmacy technicians	140	25,710	$19,440 - 35,250	32%	16%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	130	39,680	$15,930 - 61,210	10%	17%
55	Postal service mail carriers	130	43,150	$34,270 - 50,930	1%	11%
56	Administrative services managers	130	57,700	$30,530 - 92,430	12%	40%
57	Dental assistants	120	26,810	$18,580 - 36,770	29%	9%
58	Preschool teachers, except special education	120	27,050	$16,070 - 38,560	26%	43%
59	Office and administrative support workers, all other	120	33,590	$14,950 - 54,060	-8%	32%
60	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	120	15,840	$13,940 - 20,140	10%	17%
61	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	120	31,890	$23,860 - 40,460	4%	15%
62	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	110	32,030	$20,130 - 48,310	2%	11%
63	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	100	42,040	$25,030 - 59,010	12%	3%
64	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	55,030	$26,580 - 96,060	28%	48%
65	Child care workers	100	18,580	$14,200 - 24,730	18%	15%
66	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	100	22,800	$14,030 - 35,020	12%	6%
67	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	90	30,440	$19,750 - 50,090	-4%	5%
68	Brickmasons and blockmasons	90	54,710	$40,360 - 73,250	10%	3%
69	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	80	44,050	$29,420 - 73,680	0%	36%
70	Sheet metal workers	80	62,440	$29,280 - 76,200	7%	4%
71	Healthcare support workers, all other	80	30,200	$24,860 - 36,110	16%	10%
72	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	18,180	$14,140 - 23,340	10%	5%
73	Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other	80		$[?] - [?]	2%	18%
74	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	80	30,270	$19,730 - 40,520	5%	2%
75	Data entry keyers	70	27,200	$18,610 - 42,500	-4%	18%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70	69,160	$42,000 - 98,190	9%	10%
77	Respiratory therapists	70	41,710	$32,500 - 53,050	23%	28%
78	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	70	39,850	$23,950 - 59,110	4%	30%
79	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	70	66,040	$43,390 - 88,470	8%	3%
80	Switchboard operators, including answering service	70	21,050	$14,090 - 31,440	-7%	10%
81	Amusement and recreation attendants	70	22,270	$14,690 - 29,700	24%	22%
82	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	70	17,970	$14,060 - 22,370	10%	8%
83	Printing machine operators	60	29,960	$21,280 - 43,370	-5%	6%
84	Industrial machinery mechanics	60	41,570	$24,250 - 57,130	9%	5%
85	Legal secretaries	60	30,360	$21,620 - 42,900	12%	18%
86	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	60	30,290	$20,970 - 45,270	3%	18%
87	Maintenance workers, machinery	60	52,220	$39,330 - 63,540	0%	0%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	60	63,660	$29,060 - 89,630	4%	38%
89	Bakers	50	19,030	$14,180 - 27,620	10%	8%
90	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	50	48,630	$36,100 - 67,260	16%	43%
91	Industrial production managers	50	76,130	$40,630 - 130,940	-5%	43%
92	Cost estimators	50	52,850	$31,240 - 72,500	19%	32%
93	Computer support specialists	50	40,800	$23,470 - 66,030	13%	43%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	50	39,770	$21,530 - 58,470	13%	11%
95	Cement masons and concrete finishers	50	49,920	$38,120 - 64,840	11%	2%
96	Insurance sales agents	50	52,690	$21,430 - 115,530	13%	45%
97	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	50	48,600	$35,470 - 77,770	0%	42%
98	Order clerks	50	24,900	$16,860 - 30,010	-23%	16%
99	Food service managers	50	44,350	$27,270 - 57,510	5%	24%
100	Painters, construction and maintenance	40	43,130	$23,350 - 58,410	12%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Kankakee Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Fire fighters	28,800	410	7.9
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	27,800	130	3.8
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	48,000	140	3
Bus drivers, school	23,640	270	2.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,170	910	2.8
Industrial truck and tractor operators	26,660	400	2.6
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,610	210	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	39,680	130	2.4
Medical secretaries	23,880	240	2.3
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	32,030	110	2.3
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,880	330	2.3
Food preparation workers	18,760	490	2.2
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	37,930	380	2.2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,330	360	2.2
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,010	190	2.2
Cooks, restaurant	16,070	430	2.1
Registered nurses	56,440	1,270	2.1
Administrative services managers	57,700	130	2.1
Tellers	21,210	290	2
Pharmacy technicians	25,710	140	2
Security guards	19,200	530	1.9
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,690	430	1.9
Dishwashers	15,560	230	1.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	20,940	1,050	1.8
Maintenance and repair workers, general	37,020	570	1.7
Office and administrative support workers, all other	33,590	120	1.7
Cashiers	16,350	1,510	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,950	280	1.7
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	24,080	740	1.7
Counter and rental clerks	22,000	200	1.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,850	650	1.7
Machinists	36,730	150	1.6
Dental assistants	26,810	120	1.6
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	42,040	100	1.6
Managers, all other	77,350	140	1.6
Driver/sales workers	22,260	150	1.5
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,600	370	1.5
Postal service mail carriers	43,150	130	1.5
Team assemblers	29,370	410	1.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	46,620	170	1.5
Social and human service assistants	29,890	110	1.5
Retail salespersons	23,100	1,660	1.4
Electricians	58,490	230	1.4
Elementary school teachers, except special education	47,940	490	1.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,460	310	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	33,970	390	1.4
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,260	150	1.3
Bartenders	16,910	160	1.3
Bill and account collectors	31,450	150	1.3
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,840	120	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	46,620	1.44	170
Carpenters	51,190	1.4	240
Construction laborers	39,850	1.38	240
Electricians	58,490	1.33	230
Office and administrative support workers, all other	33,590	1.16	120
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,460	1.16	310
Team assemblers	29,370	1.15	410
Maintenance and repair workers, general	37,020	1.14	570
Preschool teachers, except special education	27,050	1.13	120
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	31,890	1.13	120
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,850	1.13	650
Social and human service assistants	29,890	1.13	110
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,600	1.12	370
Bill and account collectors	31,450	1.08	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,830	1.07	640
Customer service representatives	30,380	1.07	470
Teacher assistants	22,280	1.07	290
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,690	1.05	430
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	36,330	1.05	360
Food preparation workers	18,760	1.05	490
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,880	1.05	330
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,260	1.04	150
Machinists	36,730	1.03	150
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	37,930	1.03	380
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	48,000	1.03	140
Elementary school teachers, except special education	47,940	1.03	490
Accountants and auditors	56,390	1.03	200
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,860	1.02	140
Counter and rental clerks	22,000	1	200
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,750	1	540
Registered nurses	56,440	1	1,270
Managers, all other	77,350	1	140
Dishwashers	15,560	0.99	230
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,370	0.99	220
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,610	0.99	210
Retail salespersons	23,100	0.99	1,660
Postal service mail carriers	43,150	0.99	130
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	27,970	0.98	210
Receptionists and information clerks	21,960	0.98	270
Pharmacy technicians	25,710	0.98	140
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	15,840	0.98	120
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	32,030	0.97	110
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,140	0.97	520
Business operations specialists, all other	52,810	0.97	220
Bartenders	16,910	0.96	160
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,950	0.96	280
General and operations managers	85,900	0.96	340
Bus drivers, school	23,640	0.95	270
Tellers	21,210	0.95	290
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,170	0.95	910

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Chief executives	159,460	70
Sales managers	94,410	50
Pharmacists	88,820	90
General and operations managers	85,900	340
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	85,540	90
Managers, all other	77,350	140
Industrial production managers	76,130	50
Physician assistants	75,670
Lawyers	73,820	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	73,250	40
Financial managers	73,190	60
Boilermakers	71,490	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	69,160	70
Medical and health services managers	68,640	80
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	66,040	70
Physical therapists	64,600	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	63,660	60
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	63,580	30
Sheet metal workers	62,440	80
Speech-language pathologists	61,310	50
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	59,080
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	58,970	40
Electricians	58,490	230
Management analysts	58,370	90
Administrative services managers	57,700	130
Registered nurses	56,440	1,270
Accountants and auditors	56,390	200
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	56,260	150
Occupational therapists	56,100
Sales representatives, services, all other	55,030	100
Brickmasons and blockmasons	54,710	90
Network and computer systems administrators	53,180	40
Cost estimators	52,850	50
Loan officers	52,850	30
Special education teachers, middle school	52,830	60
Business operations specialists, all other	52,810	220
Insurance sales agents	52,690	50
Maintenance workers, machinery	52,220	60
Child, family, and school social workers	52,220	80
Librarians	51,290	30
Carpenters	51,190	240
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	50,700	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,690	430
Cement masons and concrete finishers	49,920	50
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	49,880	330
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	48,630	50
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	48,600	50
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	48,000	140
Advertising sales agents	47,960	40
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,950	280

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