Peoria Employment

Employment and Industries in the Peoria, Illinois Area

Manufacturing is a major industry in Peoria. Over 200 companies produce more than 1,000 different types of products. Companies located in Peoria produce a large number of the nation's internal combustion engines and construction machinery for North America. Caterpillar Inc is a well known heavy equipment and engine manufacturer and is the city's largest employer. In addition, distilleries and breweries contribute to the economy. Peoria is also a prominent livestock and grain exporting center.

Several national consumer research companies are located in Peoria. The city is also developing a technology industry. The region also includes an emerging biotech industry. In addition, the Peoria Next is a collaboration of several organizations promoting material and engineering sciences and technology and life.

Accolades for Peoria:

Ranked #47 out of the largest 150 metropolitan areas in Forbes "Best Places for Business and Careers" list
Ranked #51 among 331 metropolitan areas in Sperling and Sanders "Best Places to Live" list.
Expansion Management Magazine named Peoria a 5 star logistics city
Peoria was ranked by Next Generation Consulting as the 16th best city in the "U.S. Next Cities" list, which includes municipalities with a population between 100,000 and 200,000

A list of the largest employers in Peoria is shown below:

Caterpillar Inc
OSF Healthcare
Central Illinois Light Company
St. Francis Medical Center
School District 150
Methodist Medical Center
Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company
RLI Insurance Company
Keystone Steel and Wire
Bradley University
AES Great Plains-CILCO
Argonaut Great Central Insurance Company
MH Logistics Corp
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Komatsu America International
CEFCU
Proctor Healthcare Incorporated

Peoria's major employment sectors are provided below:

Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Insurance
Government
Finance
Leisure and hospitality

Notable information regarding Peoria: The productivity of the Peoria workforce is higher than state and national averages. Over half of the workforce is employed in white-collar occupations in professional services, government and retail trade. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $43,000. Regarding the residents over the age of 25, about 28% hold a bachelor's degree or better. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 77.6 which is low when compared to the national average of 100.

Peoria companies have access to helpful business organizations including:

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Most Popular Jobs in Peoria, 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	5,260	54,190	$40,110 - 71,690	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,600	46,260	$24,220 - 69,080	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,630	60,280	$25,680 - 85,660	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,470	51,520	$34,920 - 75,830	6%	96%
5	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,400	50,220	$15,910 - 114,280	9%	54%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,370	44,930	$24,840 - 71,490	11%	95%
7	Managers, all other	1,010	72,810	$31,120 - 125,290	7%	55%
8	Accountants and auditors	1,000	63,240	$32,250 - 103,110	18%	79%
9	Mechanical engineers	630	61,880	$44,170 - 81,710	4%	78%
10	Social and human service assistants	540	30,210	$18,390 - 42,990	34%	58%
11	Chief executives	450	123,910	$16,440 -	2%	65%
12	Pharmacists	440	107,450	$89,030 - 131,060	22%	97%
13	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	420	64,760	$34,160 - 105,710	12%	51%
14	Sales managers	410	93,770	$38,260 - 148,840	10%	69%
15	Computer programmers	390	69,180	$37,160 - 105,510	0%	73%
16	Financial managers	380	88,650	$43,340 - 129,450	13%	60%
17	Medical and health services managers	380	106,670	$49,440 -	16%	57%
18	Advertising sales agents	370		$ -	20%	56%
19	Lawyers	370	82,690	$40,400 - 153,650	11%	99%
20	Computer and information systems managers	370	100,510	$53,560 - 149,250	16%	73%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	360	82,270	$50,020 - 121,960	8%	78%
22	Child, family, and school social workers	350	42,710	$23,360 - 66,790	19%	77%
23	Legislators	340		$ -	1%	65%
24	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	310	47,300	$31,960 - 66,720	20%	87%
25	Management analysts	280	73,530	$33,280 - 130,250	22%	78%
26	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	270	72,250	$35,080 - 113,170	25%	67%
27	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	270	47,090	$16,550 - 81,440	13%	73%
28	Training and development specialists	250	50,550	$30,330 - 68,580	18%	56%
29	Computer systems analysts	250	72,810	$42,810 - 109,610	29%	68%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	250	53,460	$36,010 - 73,950	27%	50%
31	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	240	32,240	$20,760 - 43,230	30%	77%
32	Graphic designers	230	44,930	$28,570 - 64,090	10%	55%
33	Financial specialists, all other	230	68,360	$29,480 - 114,980	12%	50%
34	Coaches and scouts	230	27,060	$15,880 - 58,800	15%	60%
35	Sales and related workers, all other	220	49,850	$21,190 - 75,450	14%	62%
36	Librarians	210	41,490	$17,350 - 67,380	4%	85%
37	Financial analysts	210	68,190	$39,470 - 103,340	34%	87%
38	Medical and public health social workers	210	51,890	$30,280 - 77,630	24%	77%
39	Market research analysts	210	58,820	$31,620 - 86,620	20%	82%
40	Civil engineers	200	74,080	$35,640 - 119,200	18%	87%
41	Special education teachers, middle school	190	44,920	$26,970 - 68,780	16%	87%
42	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	190	37,620	$22,310 - 52,580	15%	51%
43	Community and social service specialists, all other	190	32,820	$20,560 - 50,850	25%	58%
44	Physician assistants	190	74,170	$38,410 - 116,600	27%	67%
45	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	190	64,940	$38,050 - 86,130	16%	99%
46	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	170	49,660	$20,680 - 73,770	0%	96%
47	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	170	44,720	$28,750 - 65,860	5%	58%
48	Network systems and data communications analysts	160	63,430	$32,250 - 106,610	53%	57%
49	Rehabilitation counselors	160	31,150	$19,620 - 51,940	23%	73%
50	Marketing managers	150	92,560	$32,720 -	14%	69%
51	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	150	60,450	$33,690 - 99,660	17%	56%
52	Special education teachers, secondary school	150	47,480	$33,020 - 66,510	9%	87%
53	Social workers, all other	140	46,860	$24,540 - 63,740	18%	77%
54	Computer specialists, all other	140	59,550	$37,610 - 81,940	15%	68%
55	Speech-language pathologists	130	46,860	$30,770 - 65,590	11%	98%
56	Computer software engineers, applications	130	78,620	$45,470 - 126,400	45%	85%
57	Personal financial advisors	120		$ -	41%	81%
58	Social and community service managers	110	52,030	$34,860 - 76,720	25%	72%
59	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	110	48,480	$29,030 - 68,900	18%	56%
60	Designers, all other	110	36,530	$20,860 - 69,610	12%	55%
61	Editors	110	50,660	$24,490 - 95,070	2%	81%
62	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	100	57,770	$35,890 - 79,960	18%	56%
63	Occupational therapists	100	71,880	$53,920 - 103,920	23%	90%
64	Reporters and correspondents	100	27,980	$15,600 - 38,190	1%	85%
65	Chemists	100	87,400	$57,230 - 123,880	9%	93%
66	Public relations specialists	100	55,430	$26,280 - 85,710	18%	81%
67	Floral designers	90	22,790	$16,260 - 32,720	0%	55%
68	Health educators	90	52,850	$23,990 - 79,980	26%	58%
69	Recreational therapists	90	38,750	$21,670 - 52,200	4%	77%
70	Dentists, general	90	124,920	$60,540 -	9%	100%
71	Surveyors	80	44,040	$23,680 - 69,730	24%	82%
72	Database administrators	80	61,480	$34,150 - 105,260	29%	72%
73	Dietitians and nutritionists	80	46,690	$31,060 - 61,710	9%	72%
74	Purchasing managers	80	82,360	$40,180 - 128,780	3%	57%
75	Veterinarians	80	63,210	$32,960 - 99,380	35%	100%
76	Sales engineers	70	67,300	$43,240 - 94,440	9%	79%
77	Insurance underwriters	70	59,160	$42,010 - 81,960	6%	53%
78	Landscape architects	70	51,120	$32,960 - 82,820	16%	88%
79	Optometrists	70	101,380	$43,540 -	11%	100%
80	Mental health counselors	70	37,950	$26,210 - 57,410	30%	73%
81	Chiropractors	60	92,870	$59,960 - 107,440	14%	98%
82	Compensation and benefits managers	60	74,900	$37,890 - 115,600	12%	58%
83	Instructional coordinators	60	50,180	$21,160 - 78,570	23%	79%
84	Financial examiners	60	72,450	$43,260 - 103,400	11%	76%
85	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	75,020	$56,840 - 100,850	4%	81%
86	Postmasters and mail superintendents	60	57,990	$36,920 - 78,580	0%	55%
87	Human resources managers, all other	60	83,480	$46,660 - 146,450	11%	58%
88	Counselors, all other	50	43,890	$34,580 - 56,620	17%	73%
89	Clergy	50	44,560	$18,410 - 64,170	19%	75%
90	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	64,000	$42,250 - 108,750	18%	88%
91	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	66,110	$44,310 - 94,710	17%	54%
92	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	40	54,530	$36,620 - 76,730	25%	93%
93	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	40	44,730	$24,840 - 77,540	34%	73%
94	Education administrators, postsecondary	40	66,640	$29,510 - 105,440	14%	78%
95	Interior designers	40	34,410	$22,960 - 47,510	20%	55%
96	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	40	27,090	$16,920 - 39,730	11%	55%
97	Multi-media artists and animators	40	45,300	$24,450 - 75,040	26%	58%
98	Public relations managers	40	62,330	$32,780 - 84,510	17%	75%
99	Training and development managers	30	77,510	$41,100 - 122,120	16%	58%
100	Occupational health and safety specialists	30	68,630	$44,810 - 95,010	8%	72%

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	5,380	23,540	$15,900 - 37,160	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	5,030	23,020	$16,340 - 32,570	2%	5%
3	Cashiers	4,870	18,620	$15,840 - 23,500	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	3,370	25,220	$16,290 - 36,480	13%	19%
5	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,360	34,810	$23,590 - 46,150	10%	4%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,340	22,700	$16,260 - 31,650	15%	4%
7	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	3,080	33,020	$23,640 - 44,400	5%	2%
8	Waiters and waitresses	3,040	17,980	$15,600 - 23,800	11%	14%
9	Customer service representatives	3,030	32,880	$20,790 - 49,240	25%	22%
10	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,930	38,740	$19,990 - 59,290	10%	6%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,700	24,630	$18,150 - 31,260	18%	7%
12	Business operations specialists, all other	2,430	46,960	$22,350 - 78,740	21%	49%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,400	31,790	$20,510 - 45,260	13%	16%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,290	28,820	$19,040 - 39,380	1%	18%
15	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,190	17,600	$15,990 - 19,900	18%	5%
16	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,030	36,510	$25,560 - 49,980	15%	18%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,880	23,380	$16,290 - 34,020	-7%	8%
18	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,700	19,770	$16,050 - 26,410	13%	5%
19	Construction laborers	1,580	38,270	$23,990 - 56,490	11%	5%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,540	45,310	$24,270 - 66,990	6%	29%
21	General and operations managers	1,520	92,580	$45,690 - 160,930	2%	48%
22	Food preparation workers	1,510	18,190	$15,960 - 22,290	15%	7%
23	Packers and packagers, hand	1,490	23,140	$16,150 - 30,960	-11%	3%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	1,480	22,940	$16,430 - 31,480	17%	13%
25	Carpenters	1,430	51,970	$34,240 - 76,140	10%	6%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,370	40,280	$22,920 - 62,850	4%	25%
27	Production workers, all other	1,280	31,240	$17,790 - 45,010	2%	5%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,200	32,340	$20,560 - 42,740	-1%	2%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,170	54,250	$34,250 - 71,790	-4%	15%
30	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,150	42,610	$33,850 - 51,630	14%	7%
31	Bartenders	1,100	18,630	$15,910 - 23,060	11%	17%
32	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,080	49,330	$26,190 - 68,270	11%	33%
33	Cooks, fast food	1,080	17,620	$15,910 - 20,640	8%	5%
34	Teacher assistants	1,040	21,360	$16,260 - 27,700	10%	18%
35	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,010	27,580	$16,470 - 40,020	8%	4%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,000	29,160	$17,940 - 40,690	11%	14%
37	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	980	26,600	$16,930 - 40,840	18%	6%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	960	37,530	$21,210 - 58,560	14%	4%
39	Tellers	910	22,910	$16,900 - 31,700	14%	16%
40	Bus drivers, school	910	27,200	$15,600 - 41,370	9%	4%
41	Cooks, restaurant	890	20,680	$16,230 - 26,480	12%	5%
42	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	880	36,140	$23,500 - 50,590	-6%	14%
43	Electricians	870	58,770	$38,450 - 78,180	7%	7%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	850	29,280	$18,250 - 43,490	4%	6%
45	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	820	17,510	$15,600 - 21,390	10%	8%
46	Team assemblers	780	25,680	$17,810 - 37,760	0%	5%
47	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	750	17,310	$15,850 - 21,360	12%	6%
48	Pharmacy technicians	740	25,840	$19,350 - 34,490	32%	16%
49	Counter and rental clerks	720	22,660	$15,870 - 35,970	23%	16%
50	Office and administrative support workers, all other	710	26,710	$16,000 - 45,790	-8%	32%
51	Highway maintenance workers	690	44,090	$23,950 - 56,590	9%	5%
52	Medical assistants	680	28,820	$20,730 - 40,610	35%	10%
53	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	670	64,950	$30,650 - 93,610	11%	4%
54	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	660	21,500	$16,290 - 28,870	11%	5%
55	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	630	35,060	$18,020 - 59,740	4%	30%
56	Child care workers	610	19,590	$15,600 - 25,290	18%	15%
57	Dishwashers	600	17,790	$15,890 - 20,820	10%	3%
58	Medical secretaries	590	28,640	$19,660 - 40,180	17%	18%
59	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	560	31,840	$21,000 - 48,100	4%	15%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	540	60,280	$35,780 - 83,800	7%	13%
61	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	500	27,670	$18,050 - 37,640	-4%	5%
62	Painters, construction and maintenance	490	51,300	$27,890 - 80,690	12%	6%
63	Healthcare support workers, all other	490	26,090	$17,170 - 41,650	16%	10%
64	Postal service mail carriers	490			1%	11%
65	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	480	19,920	$16,060 - 26,690	14%	3%
66	Parts salespersons	470	28,590	$21,770 - 39,330	-1%	6%
67	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	470	18,900	$15,850 - 24,860	10%	17%
68	Computer support specialists	460	38,260	$22,570 - 56,310	13%	43%
69	Home health aides	450	21,080	$16,350 - 28,870	49%	7%
70	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	440	19,130	$16,780 - 20,960	10%	5%
71	Sales representatives, services, all other	440	45,880	$21,700 - 72,150	28%	48%
72	Bill and account collectors	440	30,300	$21,520 - 40,220	23%	13%
73	Security guards	440	30,070	$17,660 - 53,880	17%	13%
74	Legal secretaries	430	37,140	$28,260 - 47,780	12%	18%
75	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	430	51,950	$26,520 - 80,700	9%	47%
76	Personal and home care aides	420	19,730	$15,600 - 26,390	51%	10%
77	Preschool teachers, except special education	410	28,440	$17,270 - 41,600	26%	43%
78	Radiologic technologists and technicians	400	47,750	$34,810 - 67,800	15%	25%
79	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	380	54,610	$31,390 - 79,850	0%	42%
80	Amusement and recreation attendants	380	17,700	$16,010 - 20,430	24%	22%
81	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	370	29,610	$17,840 - 45,430	0%	22%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	370	37,410	$25,900 - 53,080	13%	17%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	370	68,820	$40,990 - 105,040	9%	10%
84	Insurance sales agents	360	51,270	$21,580 - 104,760	13%	45%
85	Brickmasons and blockmasons	360	61,380	$46,010 - 81,580	10%	3%
86	Administrative services managers	360	51,090	$26,580 - 76,980	12%	40%
87	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	360	75,000	$28,890 - 157,460	4%	38%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	340	33,560	$22,190 - 50,190	13%	11%
89	Order clerks	330	27,780	$16,850 - 39,700	-23%	16%
90	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	330	24,620	$16,210 - 38,000	12%	6%
91	Food servers, nonrestaurant	330	19,370	$16,160 - 24,840	16%	9%
92	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	320	57,450	$37,300 - 74,080	8%	3%
93	Driver/sales workers	310	28,960	$16,740 - 45,270	-4%	4%
94	Dental hygienists	300	43,380	$28,890 - 61,680	30%	33%
95	Dental assistants	290	30,450	$22,510 - 38,070	29%	9%
96	Recreation workers	290	20,720	$16,290 - 27,090	13%	47%
97	File clerks	280	22,600	$16,490 - 30,580	-40%	20%
98	Couriers and messengers	280	24,650	$16,260 - 36,200	0%	12%
99	Food service managers	280	35,960	$22,500 - 52,430	5%	24%
100	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	280	29,610	$21,420 - 39,600	-14%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Peoria Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	29,850	180	15.1
Designers, all other	36,530	110	12.7
Agricultural equipment operators	25,310	140	11.5
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	33,020	3,080	7.4
Highway maintenance workers	44,090	690	6.3
Legislators		340	6.3
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	21,600	250	5.1
Production workers, all other	31,240	1,280	4.7
Conveyor operators and tenders	26,170	110	4.2
Funeral attendants	22,600	100	3.8
Chemical plant and system operators	50,770	130	3.7
Entertainment attendants and related workers, all other	19,830	100	3.6
Brickmasons and blockmasons	61,380	360	2.9
New accounts clerks	29,500	280	2.9
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	71,660	100	2.5
Teachers and instructors, all other	50,220	1,400	2.4
Couriers and messengers	24,650	280	2.3
Office and administrative support workers, all other	26,710	710	2.3
Diagnostic medical sonographers	71,630	130	2.3
Mechanical engineers	61,880	630	2.3
Opticians, dispensing	25,780	150	2.2
Physician assistants	74,170	190	2.2
Managers, all other	72,810	1,010	2.2
Healthcare support workers, all other	26,090	490	2.2
Reporters and correspondents	27,980	100	2.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	49,660	170	2
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	44,970	110	2
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	36,960	240	2
Social workers, all other	46,860	140	1.9
Maintenance and repair workers, general	38,740	2,930	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	25,840	740	1.9
Maintenance workers, machinery	42,290	140	1.9
Bus drivers, school	27,200	910	1.8
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	35,060	630	1.8
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	44,930	1,370	1.8
Business operations specialists, all other	46,960	2,430	1.8
Chefs and head cooks	29,160	210	1.8
Advertising sales agents		370	1.8
Bartenders	18,630	1,100	1.8
Parts salespersons	28,590	470	1.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	23,020	5,030	1.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,810	3,360	1.8
Special education teachers, middle school	44,920	190	1.7
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	26,490	240	1.7
Cooks, fast food	17,620	1,080	1.7
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,130	440	1.7
Surgical technologists	38,280	180	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	21,500	660	1.7
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	32,240	240	1.7
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,340	1,200	1.7

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	44,970	1.52	110
Painters, construction and maintenance	51,300	1.5	490
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	64,950	1.41	670
Cement masons and concrete finishers	50,610	1.37	220
Brickmasons and blockmasons	61,380	1.35	360
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	57,450	1.34	320
Carpenters	51,970	1.33	1,430
Teachers and instructors, all other	50,220	1.32	1,400
Roofers	45,830	1.3	160
Industrial machinery mechanics	57,270	1.29	230
Sales and related workers, all other	49,850	1.27	220
Medical and health services managers	106,670	1.26	380
Highway maintenance workers	44,090	1.26	690
Electricians	58,770	1.25	870
Construction laborers	38,270	1.23	1,580
Financial specialists, all other	68,360	1.19	230
Security guards	30,070	1.19	440
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	68,820	1.18	370
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	28,890	1.17	120
Diagnostic medical sonographers	71,630	1.15	130
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	39,690	1.14	110
Medical transcriptionists	36,620	1.14	120
Packers and packagers, hand	23,140	1.13	1,490
Automotive body and related repairers	44,390	1.13	160
Maintenance and repair workers, general	38,740	1.13	2,930
Medical and public health social workers	51,890	1.13	210
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	57,260	1.13	110
Maintenance workers, machinery	42,290	1.12	140
Preschool teachers, except special education	28,440	1.12	410
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60,450	1.12	150
Graphic designers	44,930	1.12	230
Customer service representatives	32,880	1.11	3,030
Driver/sales workers	28,960	1.11	310
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	45,020	1.11	160
Loan officers	65,240	1.1	250
All other information and record clerks	36,460	1.1	180
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	47,260	1.1	150
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,600	1.1	980
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	36,960	1.1	240
Construction managers	92,210	1.09	130
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	79,630	1.09	110
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,140	1.08	880
Production workers, all other	31,240	1.08	1,280
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	42,610	1.08	1,150
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,340	1.08	1,200
Computer programmers	69,180	1.08	390
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	75,000	1.07	360
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,280	1.07	1,630
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,900	1.07	470
Social and human service assistants	30,210	1.06	540

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	190,120
Physicians and surgeons, all other	165,760
Family and general practitioners	144,870	30
Dentists, general	124,920	90
Chief executives	123,910	450
Engineering managers	109,850
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary	108,270
Pharmacists	107,450	440
Medical and health services managers	106,670	380
Materials scientists	104,230
Optometrists	101,380	70
Computer and information systems managers	100,510	370
Advertising and promotions managers	100,220
Sales managers	93,770	410
Chiropractors	92,870	60
General and operations managers	92,580	1,520
Marketing managers	92,560	150
Construction managers	92,210	130
Financial managers	88,650	380
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	88,570
Chemists	87,400	100
Biological scientists, all other	85,630
Engineers, all other	85,090
Human resources managers, all other	83,480	60
Lawyers	82,690	370
Purchasing managers	82,360	80
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	82,270	360
Electrical engineers	80,350
Property, real estate, and community association managers	80,040	80
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	79,630	110
Physical therapists	79,460
Environmental engineers	79,210
Computer software engineers, applications	78,620	130
Training and development managers	77,510	30
Electronics engineers, except computer	75,020	60
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	75,000	360
Funeral directors	74,920	60
Compensation and benefits managers	74,900	60
Physician assistants	74,170	190
Civil engineers	74,080	200
Computer software engineers, systems software	73,880
Management analysts	73,530	280
Managers, all other	72,810	1,010
Computer systems analysts	72,810	250
Chemical engineers	72,790
Financial examiners	72,450	60
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	72,250	270
Occupational therapists	71,880	100
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	71,660	100
Diagnostic medical sonographers	71,630	130

Large Companies Headquartered in Peoria

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Caterpillar	36.3

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