Peoria Employment

Employment and Industries in the Peoria, Illinois Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Peoria, 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	4,790	49,580	$36,180 - 65,580	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,190	42,650	$23,980 - 63,290	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,270	60,690	$30,520 - 93,870	8%	51%
4	Accountants and auditors	1,090	56,260	$32,430 - 91,130	18%	79%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,050	45,010	$25,210 - 69,720	11%	95%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	970	48,310	$27,900 - 72,460	6%	96%
7	Mechanical engineers	680	63,410	$44,620 - 84,770	4%	78%
8	Social and human service assistants	580	27,330	$17,210 - 37,330	34%	58%
9	Managers, all other	580	70,280	$40,920 - 108,840	7%	55%
10	Civil engineers	490	69,220	$39,820 - 104,260	18%	87%
11	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	400	75,690	$28,340 - 0	12%	51%
12	Sales and related workers, all other	400	39,800	$17,520 - 75,930	14%	62%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	360	47,430	$24,950 - 64,830	19%	77%
14	Special education teachers, middle school	340	46,600	$28,880 - 70,740	16%	87%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	340	74,860	$43,340 - 109,050	8%	78%
16	Pharmacists	340	91,550	$70,410 - 115,480	22%	97%
17	Medical and health services managers	340	65,300	$39,380 - 97,390	16%	57%
18	Sales managers	330	89,480	$47,700 - 0	10%	69%
19	Training and development specialists	320	68,160	$34,510 - 125,840	18%	56%
20	Engineering managers	320	97,430	$66,400 - 129,750	7%	84%
21	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	320	42,010	$27,620 - 59,300	20%	87%
22	Computer programmers	310	53,760	$34,820 - 78,010	0%	73%
23	Financial managers	310	85,390	$44,600 - 133,140	13%	60%
24	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	310	45,910	$24,520 - 64,560	12%	51%
25	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	300	73,330	$20,030 - 0	17%	56%
26	Advertising sales agents	300	48,250	$25,170 - 86,110	20%	56%
27	Insurance underwriters	290	51,410	$30,970 - 88,630	6%	53%
28	Lawyers	290	75,100	$39,880 - 130,300	11%	99%
29	Chief executives	290	117,790	$15,540 - 0	2%	65%
30	Computer and information systems managers	280	91,110	$52,830 - 137,710	16%	73%
31	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	280	34,970	$24,140 - 56,050	30%	77%
32	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	270	38,250	$24,840 - 54,160	15%	51%
33	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	220	67,880	$31,140 - 117,380	25%	67%
34	Rehabilitation counselors	220	26,710	$17,260 - 37,260	23%	73%
35	Management analysts	220	81,120	$33,990 - 0	22%	78%
36	Special education teachers, secondary school	200	45,760	$31,100 - 67,000	9%	87%
37	Computer systems analysts	200	64,690	$40,920 - 95,700	29%	68%
38	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	200	45,210	$15,310 - 75,960	13%	73%
39	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	190	57,860	$33,620 - 80,250	16%	99%
40	Librarians	180	40,050	$18,610 - 63,970	4%	85%
41	Legislators	180	19,990	$13,910 - 15,820	1%	65%
42	Teachers and instructors, all other	180	33,790	$14,380 - 73,440	9%	54%
43	Education, training, and library workers, all other	170	29,360	$16,080 - 42,970	11%	79%
44	Coaches and scouts	170	18,920	$13,950 - 33,480	15%	60%
45	Network and computer systems administrators	160	51,010	$32,250 - 71,810	27%	50%
46	Dietitians and nutritionists	150	31,720	$15,640 - 50,840	9%	72%
47	Market research analysts	150	50,010	$28,360 - 75,490	20%	82%
48	Physical therapists	150	62,570	$40,420 - 91,250	27%	89%
49	Computer software engineers, applications	150	78,070	$46,960 - 116,810	45%	85%
50	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	140	40,560	$17,080 - 63,930	5%	58%
51	Marketing managers	130	73,670	$41,000 - 114,360	14%	69%
52	Public relations specialists	130	44,660	$25,140 - 72,090	18%	81%
53	Social and community service managers	120	46,870	$32,170 - 69,920	25%	72%
54	Floral designers	120	22,460	$18,300 - 30,770	0%	55%
55	Financial analysts	120	75,350	$44,540 - 131,000	34%	87%
56	Speech-language pathologists	120	43,280	$29,130 - 59,540	11%	98%
57	Computer specialists, all other	120	62,310	$36,480 - 86,780	15%	68%
58	Social workers, all other	110	34,320	$20,890 - 48,690	18%	77%
59	Interior designers	110	36,870	$30,470 - 46,000	20%	55%
60	Chemists	100	72,260	$35,940 - 119,340	9%	93%
61	Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	100	62,410	$41,820 - 93,290	10%	74%
62	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	90	45,720	$18,540 - 66,630	0%	96%
63	Human resources managers, all other	90	79,100	$45,840 - 118,180	11%	58%
64	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	90	47,290	$30,080 - 67,490	18%	56%
65	Dentists, general	90	117,350	$85,050 - 0	9%	100%
66	Occupational therapists	80	58,980	$36,150 - 90,380	23%	90%
67	Compensation and benefits managers	80	72,480	$38,260 - 114,500	12%	58%
68	Personal financial advisors	80	55,620	$25,900 - 90,950	41%	81%
69	Surveyors	80	44,180	$21,200 - 70,820	24%	82%
70	Database administrators	80	53,180	$21,060 - 75,020	29%	72%
71	Editors	80	41,430	$19,940 - 82,030	2%	81%
72	Chemical engineers	70	68,290	$52,950 - 91,710	8%	91%
73	Recreational therapists	70	25,340	$16,550 - 40,200	4%	77%
74	Counselors, all other	70	38,600	$18,210 - 60,860	17%	73%
75	Sales engineers	60	77,440	$49,170 - 135,950	9%	79%
76	Education administrators, postsecondary	60	58,690	$27,680 - 93,270	14%	78%
77	Postmasters and mail superintendents	60	53,520	$36,210 - 70,120	0%	55%
78	Chiropractors	50	81,010	$32,130 - 118,290	14%	98%
79	Instructional coordinators	50	53,820	$27,750 - 87,140	23%	79%
80	Veterinarians	50	79,890	$55,200 - 127,010	35%	100%
81	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	50	31,200	$23,830 - 37,210	34%	73%
82	Art directors	50	62,990	$40,100 - 88,430	9%	58%
83	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	50	28,880	$14,400 - 52,910	14%	54%
84	Training and development managers	40	60,050	$33,740 - 99,680	16%	58%
85	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	60,240	$38,030 - 91,550	18%	88%
86	Writers and authors	40	41,930	$25,320 - 63,950	13%	84%
87	Mental health counselors	40	37,990	$27,140 - 53,610	30%	73%
88	Clergy	40	39,950	$21,370 - 63,170	19%	75%
89	Credit analysts	40	69,750	$35,040 - 126,410	2%	60%
90	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	40	37,680	$28,920 - 47,730	10%	58%
91	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	50,480	$27,910 - 76,220	24%	78%
92	Health educators	30	40,350	$23,790 - 69,050	26%	58%
93	Self-enrichment education teachers	30	26,290	$14,220 - 41,130	23%	54%
94	Financial examiners	30	71,680	$44,730 - 96,490	11%	76%
95	Public relations managers	30	60,780	$30,870 - 80,790	17%	75%

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	5,680	20,990	$14,270 - 31,910	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	4,210	21,980	$14,590 - 31,370	2%	5%
3	Cashiers	4,080	17,080	$14,140 - 22,750	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	4,040	22,190	$14,440 - 32,970	13%	19%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,250	20,800	$14,280 - 29,970	15%	4%
6	Waiters and waitresses	3,180	16,080	$13,930 - 21,390	11%	14%
7	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	2,940	31,410	$22,160 - 42,430	5%	2%
8	Maintenance and repair workers, general	2,590	34,350	$18,960 - 51,700	10%	6%
9	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,580	29,500	$20,930 - 41,010	10%	4%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,570	22,070	$16,440 - 28,740	18%	7%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,500	28,950	$18,540 - 41,730	13%	16%
12	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,500	16,240	$13,970 - 20,860	18%	5%
13	Customer service representatives	2,490	27,560	$15,820 - 42,700	25%	22%
14	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,490	24,620	$15,290 - 35,310	1%	18%
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,010	33,610	$23,400 - 46,490	15%	18%
16	Food preparation workers	1,820	16,880	$14,030 - 21,940	15%	7%
17	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,810	22,410	$14,360 - 34,920	-7%	8%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	1,700	21,390	$15,670 - 28,290	17%	13%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,450	60,700	$35,880 - 88,810	-4%	15%
20	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,430	17,450	$14,180 - 22,200	13%	5%
21	Carpenters	1,400	45,600	$28,460 - 65,020	10%	6%
22	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,390	22,470	$14,170 - 33,920	8%	4%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,300	39,920	$21,580 - 62,090	6%	29%
24	General and operations managers	1,250	96,600	$43,180 - [?]	2%	48%
25	Cooks, fast food	1,240	16,520	$13,970 - 21,260	8%	5%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,230	34,630	$20,440 - 55,290	4%	25%
27	Teacher assistants	1,210	18,740	$14,210 - 24,640	10%	18%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,200	29,270	$17,870 - 39,470	-1%	2%
29	Business operations specialists, all other	1,170	62,510	$32,300 - 108,950	21%	49%
30	Bartenders	1,070	16,820	$14,060 - 21,150	11%	17%
31	Packers and packagers, hand	1,060	19,060	$14,140 - 30,210	-11%	3%
32	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,060	36,980	$21,380 - 54,610	-6%	14%
33	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,040	30,490	$14,530 - 49,730	11%	14%
34	Team assemblers	1,040	25,480	$16,310 - 38,230	0%	5%
35	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,030	22,830	$14,160 - 36,350	18%	6%
36	Bus drivers, school	1,020	26,920	$14,340 - 35,750	9%	4%
37	Electricians	990	46,590	$29,690 - 64,420	7%	7%
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	950	38,640	$28,080 - 51,020	14%	7%
39	Cooks, restaurant	940	19,260	$14,900 - 24,340	12%	5%
40	Construction laborers	900	34,790	$20,900 - 54,730	11%	5%
41	Bill and account collectors	900	29,340	$20,690 - 41,330	23%	13%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	860	34,220	$17,090 - 51,700	14%	4%
43	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	820	19,670	$14,900 - 27,230	11%	5%
44	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	800	27,370	$19,050 - 36,180	4%	15%
45	Home health aides	790	17,830	$14,310 - 22,410	49%	7%
46	Driver/sales workers	760	24,700	$14,050 - 44,150	-4%	4%
47	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	760	27,010	$16,600 - 38,640	4%	6%
48	Dishwashers	750	15,910	$14,000 - 19,380	10%	3%
49	Tellers	710	21,080	$15,670 - 27,550	14%	16%
50	Pharmacy technicians	680	23,530	$14,550 - 30,990	32%	16%
51	Personal and home care aides	660	19,190	$14,880 - 25,450	51%	10%
52	Highway maintenance workers	650	38,460	$20,690 - 53,500	9%	5%
53	Security guards	630	24,810	$16,260 - 39,480	17%	13%
54	Child care workers	620	17,850	$14,300 - 22,870	18%	15%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	610	57,900	$33,270 - 85,610	7%	13%
56	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	570	54,680	$27,760 - 84,840	11%	4%
57	Medical records and health information technicians	570	28,830	$19,320 - 44,640	18%	12%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	560	44,720	$26,600 - 67,130	11%	33%
59	Sales representatives, services, all other	550	50,320	$20,240 - 88,360	28%	48%
60	Parts salespersons	550	28,970	$20,780 - 39,520	-1%	6%
61	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	530	34,790	$19,220 - 53,400	12%	3%
62	Counter and rental clerks	530	20,170	$14,190 - 31,000	23%	16%
63	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	500	18,820	$14,210 - 26,330	14%	3%
64	Computer support specialists	500	39,970	$22,720 - 59,000	13%	43%
65	Office and administrative support workers, all other	490	25,570	$15,030 - 43,470	-8%	32%
66	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	490	49,080	$31,140 - 64,070	8%	3%
67	Postal service mail carriers	490	44,280	$35,690 - 51,020	1%	11%
68	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	480	30,080	$20,040 - 44,490	-12%	4%
69	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	470	15,850	$13,940 - 19,170	12%	6%
70	Painters, construction and maintenance	460	48,380	$25,630 - 74,620	12%	6%
71	File clerks	460	19,460	$14,200 - 25,470	-40%	20%
72	Brickmasons and blockmasons	460	55,350	$40,410 - 75,540	10%	3%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	460	70,940	$48,740 - 99,160	9%	10%
74	Healthcare support workers, all other	450	23,490	$15,670 - 33,860	16%	10%
75	Helpers--production workers	450	23,300	$16,500 - 32,480	0%	4%
76	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	450	16,840	$14,080 - 21,860	10%	17%
77	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	450	29,260	$14,600 - 44,470	19%	14%
78	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	440	46,890	$29,240 - 70,050	0%	42%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	430	30,570	$20,610 - 45,770	13%	11%
80	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	420	24,930	$16,210 - 35,850	-4%	5%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	420	44,250	$31,440 - 56,760	13%	17%
82	Order clerks	410	28,170	$15,800 - 43,340	-23%	16%
83	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	400	46,230	$24,450 - 73,700	9%	47%
84	Legal secretaries	400	34,450	$21,160 - 48,510	12%	18%
85	Food servers, nonrestaurant	390	17,310	$14,050 - 22,750	16%	9%
86	Dental assistants	380	28,360	$23,590 - 35,390	29%	9%
87	Recreation workers	380	19,060	$14,070 - 27,580	13%	47%
88	Industrial machinery mechanics	370	53,320	$30,870 - 73,500	9%	5%
89	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	360	50,240	$31,410 - 77,460	10%	17%
90	Medical secretaries	360	27,340	$18,670 - 44,890	17%	18%
91	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	340	28,710	$19,510 - 42,610	3%	18%
92	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	330	30,240	$23,360 - 38,860	-12%	0%
93	Food service managers	330	32,940	$20,460 - 46,790	5%	24%
94	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	330	85,270	$28,970 - [?]	4%	38%
95	Medical assistants	320	25,980	$19,160 - 34,660	35%	10%
96	Switchboard operators, including answering service	320	24,070	$17,800 - 30,610	-7%	10%
97	Cost estimators	310	54,920	$31,920 - 86,410	19%	32%
98	Health technologists and technicians, all other	310	27,990	$17,360 - 47,140	15%	27%
99	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	310	25,510	$18,980 - 36,030	-14%	0%
100	Radiologic technologists and technicians	310	50,510	$32,170 - 71,020	15%	25%

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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.*
Farm equipment mechanics	34,510	220	18.8
Pourers and casters, metal	35,520	130	14.7
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	31,410	2,940	7.4
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	17,710	280	6.6
Chemical plant and system operators	47,360	230	6.5
Highway maintenance workers	38,460	650	6.4
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,080	480	4.8
Pharmacy aides	18,380	230	4.8
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,480	130	4.7
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,490	280	4.7
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	62,410	100	4.3
Legislators	19,990	180	4.3
Conveyor operators and tenders	23,730	130	4.3
Health technologists and technicians, all other	27,990	310	4.1
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	55,610	120	4
Special education teachers, middle school	46,600	340	3.9
Brickmasons and blockmasons	55,350	460	3.4
Medical records and health information technicians	28,830	570	2.9
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,500	110	2.9
Education, training, and library workers, all other	29,360	170	2.8
Dietitians and nutritionists	31,720	150	2.7
Personal care and service workers, all other	17,190	150	2.7
Mechanical engineers	63,410	680	2.6
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	29,260	450	2.6
Library assistants, clerical	20,790	250	2.4
Insurance underwriters	51,410	290	2.4
Surgical technologists	40,570	210	2.4
Bus drivers, school	26,920	1,020	2.3
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,240	330	2.3
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	34,970	280	2.3
Diagnostic medical sonographers	62,490	110	2.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	23,490	450	2.2
Crossing guards	18,260	110	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	19,670	820	2.1
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	39,760	130	2.1
Sales and related workers, all other	39,800	400	2.1
Bindery workers	31,950	140	2
Parts salespersons	28,970	550	2
Pharmacy technicians	23,530	680	2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,980	1,060	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,250	420	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	30,570	430	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	60,700	1,450	1.9
Social workers, all other	34,320	110	1.9
Cooks, fast food	16,520	1,240	1.9
Floral designers	22,460	120	1.9
Opticians, dispensing	26,740	130	1.8
New accounts clerks	26,750	160	1.8
Bartenders	16,820	1,070	1.8
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	34,790	530	1.8

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Roofers	52,110	1.55	180
Painters, construction and maintenance	48,380	1.51	460
Training and development specialists	68,160	1.45	320
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	73,330	1.44	300
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	28,320	1.38	110
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	42,480	1.33	130
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70,940	1.3	460
Brickmasons and blockmasons	55,350	1.29	460
Cement masons and concrete finishers	44,570	1.29	180
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	55,460	1.29	220
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	49,550	1.29	220
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	63,050	1.29	250
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	85,270	1.28	330
Industrial machinery mechanics	53,320	1.27	370
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,500	1.26	110
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	54,680	1.25	570
Carpenters	45,600	1.25	1,400
Child, family, and school social workers	47,430	1.24	360
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,080	1.23	490
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	60,700	1.21	1,450
Construction laborers	34,790	1.2	900
Bindery workers	31,950	1.19	140
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	33,950	1.19	150
Pourers and casters, metal	35,520	1.18	130
Physicians and surgeons, all other	179,120	1.18	420
Civil engineering technicians	48,770	1.17	130
Management analysts	81,120	1.17	220
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	27,580	1.17	170
Highway maintenance workers	38,460	1.17	650
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	38,250	1.15	270
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	35,510	1.15	200
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	75,690	1.14	400
Business operations specialists, all other	62,510	1.14	1,170
Paralegals and legal assistants	46,480	1.14	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,980	1.14	1,060
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,690	1.12	1,270
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,630	1.12	110
Farm equipment mechanics	34,510	1.12	220
Pest control workers	32,840	1.12	120
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,490	1.11	280
Financial analysts	75,350	1.1	120
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,240	1.1	330
Surgical technologists	40,570	1.09	210
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	44,250	1.08	420
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	52,980	1.08	160
Bus drivers, school	26,920	1.08	1,020
Security guards	24,810	1.08	630
General and operations managers	96,600	1.07	1,250
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	57,900	1.07	610
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	43,770	1.07	150

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	179,120	420
Surgeons	157,350	70
Chief executives	117,790	290
Dentists, general	117,350	90
Advertising and promotions managers	111,290
Engineering managers	97,430	320
General and operations managers	96,600	1,250
Optometrists	93,410
Pharmacists	91,550	340
Computer and information systems managers	91,110	280
Sales managers	89,480	330
Financial managers	85,390	310
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	85,270	330
Management analysts	81,120	220
Biological scientists, all other	81,110
Chiropractors	81,010	50
Veterinarians	79,890	50
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers	79,270
Human resources managers, all other	79,100	90
Construction managers	78,260	100
Computer software engineers, applications	78,070	150
Sales engineers	77,440	60
Purchasing managers	76,590
Environmental engineers	76,060
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	75,690	400
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	75,360	90
Financial analysts	75,350	120
Lawyers	75,100	290
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	74,860	340
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	74,480	90
Marketing managers	73,670	130
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	73,330	300
Compensation and benefits managers	72,480	80
Chemists	72,260	100
Computer software engineers, systems software	72,020
Electrical engineers	71,970
Financial examiners	71,680	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	70,940	460
Managers, all other	70,280	580
Credit analysts	69,750	40
Civil engineers	69,220	490
Industrial production managers	68,900	240
Chemical engineers	68,290	70
Training and development specialists	68,160	320
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	67,880	220
Materials engineers	67,760
Physician assistants	65,320
Medical and health services managers	65,300	340
Computer systems analysts	64,690	200
Financial specialists, all other	63,520

Large Companies Headquartered in Peoria

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Caterpillar	36.3

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