Rockford Employment

Employment and Industries in the Rockford, Illinois Area

Manufacturing, including environmental controls, machine tools and hardware are important factors for the economy. The area also has a large number of chemical manufacturing firms which provide numerous jobs. The county includes first-tier suppliers in the aerospace industry. In addition, Rockford is also regarded as a prominent distribution center. An important objective of the city of Rockford is to bring more high-technology firms to the city.

The largest employers in Rockford are shown below:

Rockford School District 205
Rockford Health System
Hamilton Sunstrand Corp
Swedish American Health System
St. Anthony's Medical Center
United Parcel Service
County of Winnebago
Anderson Packaging
Woodward Governor
NCO

Some of the most popular jobs in Rockford where the majority of the workers are college graduates are registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, sales and related workers, mechanical engineers, managers, medical and clinical laboratory technicians; and social and human service assistants.

The major sectors for employment in Rockford are:

Healthcare
Education
Metal and metal products
Accommodation and food services
Government
Finance and insurance
Manufacturing

Notable data about Rockford: Regarding the adult population, about 20% hold a bachelor's degree or better. In 2007 the estimated median household income was $39,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was 78 which is low when compared to the nation's average of 100.

Rockford companies have access to helpful business organizations such as:

The Rockford Register Star offers current information about the business endeavors in Rockford.

Most Popular Jobs in Rockford, 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	3,210	57,710	$38,920 - 79,740	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	2,580	62,990	$32,950 - 101,030	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,710	65,740	$35,790 - 103,910	6%	96%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,340	52,290	$26,030 - 90,110	8%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	920	59,610	$37,800 - 92,490	18%	79%
6	Sales and related workers, all other	840	28,900	$15,960 - 50,080	14%	62%
7	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	560	69,160	$37,750 - 104,170	20%	87%
8	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	540	48,910	$30,220 - 72,880	11%	95%
9	Mechanical engineers	540	75,030	$47,330 - 103,820	4%	78%
10	Managers, all other	520	79,740	$42,250 - 124,750	7%	55%
11	Teachers and instructors, all other	450	22,710	$16,060 - 38,190	9%	54%
12	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	430	35,520	$20,340 - 51,360	15%	51%
13	Social and human service assistants	380	27,280	$17,490 - 38,930	34%	58%
14	Financial managers	380	101,280	$39,030 -	13%	60%
15	Sales managers	370	102,340	$46,350 -	10%	69%
16	Chief executives	340	142,050	$56,120 -	2%	65%
17	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	340	50,560	$23,010 - 98,300	13%	73%
18	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	330	91,820	$61,160 - 127,460	8%	78%
19	Industrial engineers	320	68,470	$45,230 - 94,250	20%	74%
20	Coaches and scouts	320	20,100	$15,910 - 32,220	15%	60%
21	Special education teachers, middle school	310	61,070	$37,320 - 84,500	16%	87%
22	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	300	41,010	$16,020 - 71,990	17%	56%
23	Lawyers	300	167,420	$60,590 -	11%	99%
24	Social workers, all other	300	59,370	$27,880 - 85,720	18%	77%
25	Child, family, and school social workers	280	45,260	$27,330 - 67,310	19%	77%
26	Engineers, all other	260	66,500	$37,350 - 103,560	6%	82%
27	Market research analysts	260	52,250	$24,950 - 83,730	20%	82%
28	Computer programmers	250	58,990	$26,260 - 96,710	0%	73%
29	Pharmacists	240	111,290	$92,990 - 132,210	22%	97%
30	Electrical engineers	240	70,780	$54,340 - 100,320	6%	81%
31	Advertising sales agents	220	56,210	$23,210 - 95,520	20%	56%
32	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	220	70,040	$35,750 - 118,930	12%	51%
33	Medical and health services managers	220	79,740	$45,390 - 126,520	16%	57%
34	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	200	35,960	$27,170 - 49,330	30%	77%
35	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	190		$ -	25%	67%
36	Speech-language pathologists	190	68,340	$45,980 - 95,320	11%	98%
37	Graphic designers	180	40,810	$19,570 - 60,200	10%	55%
38	Network and computer systems administrators	170	60,240	$36,150 - 87,660	27%	50%
39	Physical therapists	170	79,330	$59,270 - 100,560	27%	89%
40	Engineering managers	170	94,320	$63,770 - 130,970	7%	84%
41	Physician assistants	170	104,870	$22,980 -	27%	67%
42	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	160		$ -	18%	56%
43	Management analysts	140	87,500	$42,740 - 128,790	22%	78%
44	Computer and information systems managers	140	89,230	$38,060 - 146,410	16%	73%
45	Insurance underwriters	130	64,620	$23,260 - 124,860	6%	53%
46	Legislators	130	24,870	$15,970 - 37,940	1%	65%
47	Training and development specialists	130	47,770	$28,480 - 66,580	18%	56%
48	Detectives and criminal investigators	130	71,170	$56,780 - 87,550	17%	54%
49	Computer specialists, all other	130	47,950	$17,190 - 79,980	15%	68%
50	Librarians	120	61,980	$37,750 - 101,340	4%	85%
51	Chemists	120	65,220	$37,790 - 104,790	9%	93%
52	Mental health counselors	120	37,150	$15,960 - 61,690	30%	73%
53	Floral designers	120	23,580	$15,880 - 40,820	0%	55%
54	Reporters and correspondents	120	37,680	$25,260 - 58,110	1%	85%
55	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	51,710	$33,830 - 76,580	9%	87%
56	Self-enrichment education teachers	120	23,640	$19,980 - 29,650	23%	54%
57	Medical and public health social workers	120	54,320	$32,230 - 94,050	24%	77%
58	Sales engineers	110	68,640	$44,700 - 98,850	9%	79%
59	Marketing managers	110	102,180	$48,250 -	14%	69%
60	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	110	71,060	$42,900 - 105,630	16%	99%
61	Financial analysts	100	69,510	$30,190 - 122,060	34%	87%
62	Purchasing managers	100	67,170	$36,090 - 109,510	3%	57%
63	Social and community service managers	90	43,950	$24,430 - 63,100	25%	72%
64	Occupational therapists	90	71,600	$49,500 - 98,370	23%	90%
65	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	90	61,980	$41,520 - 82,370	25%	93%
66	Editors	90	51,630	$30,040 - 82,670	2%	81%
67	Education administrators, postsecondary	90	57,020	$26,730 - 113,900	14%	78%
68	Architects, except landscape and naval	80	66,110	$29,750 - 84,690	18%	88%
69	Financial specialists, all other	80	55,530	$27,940 - 83,050	12%	50%
70	Personal financial advisors	80	89,150	$40,000 -	41%	81%
71	Computer systems analysts	80	69,050	$38,750 - 100,570	29%	68%
72	Civil engineers	80	80,760	$55,530 - 104,620	18%	87%
73	Compensation and benefits managers	70	60,950	$40,240 - 81,710	12%	58%
74	Credit analysts	70	44,860	$28,300 - 64,070	2%	60%
75	Counselors, all other	70	36,820	$24,790 - 52,450	17%	73%
76	Therapists, all other	70	46,980	$29,720 - 67,380	10%	83%
77	Network systems and data communications analysts	70	56,610	$31,930 - 81,470	53%	57%
78	Chiropractors	60	90,840	$43,720 - 133,160	14%	98%
79	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	60	39,330	$16,030 - 64,980	5%	58%
80	Instructional coordinators	60	52,130	$24,700 - 81,500	23%	79%
81	Health educators	60	53,500	$25,470 - 78,700	26%	58%
82	Veterinarians	60	91,360	$55,600 - 119,640	35%	100%
83	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	79,860	$51,230 - 101,630	4%	81%
84	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	42,120	$23,020 - 89,110	24%	78%
85	Dietitians and nutritionists	50	43,590	$33,510 - 60,760	9%	72%
86	Human resources managers, all other	50	90,970	$48,050 - 151,890	11%	58%
87	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	50	44,890	$16,420 - 70,440	18%	56%
88	Athletes and sports competitors	50	33,710	$26,680 - 38,490	19%	60%
89	Public relations specialists	50	44,920	$28,850 - 64,000	18%	81%
90	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	50	33,100	$18,820 - 51,770	11%	55%
91	Clergy	40	49,770	$36,500 - 63,960	19%	75%
92	Computer software engineers, systems software	40	75,230	$35,590 - 125,640	28%	85%
93	Database administrators	40	59,750	$33,380 - 104,430	29%	72%
94	Recreational therapists	30	33,570	$16,490 - 57,410	4%	77%

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	5,070	27,620	$16,820 - 46,370	2%	5%
2	Machinists	4,810	39,410	$17,700 - 62,560	-2%	3%
3	Retail salespersons	4,360	25,040	$16,180 - 37,470	12%	25%
4	Team assemblers	3,710	32,330	$17,450 - 45,940	0%	5%
5	Cashiers	3,700	19,480	$15,890 - 24,960	-2%	10%
6	Customer service representatives	2,770	30,090	$18,240 - 44,340	25%	22%
7	Waiters and waitresses	2,700	19,440	$15,850 - 28,640	11%	14%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,570	17,550	$15,980 - 19,930	18%	5%
9	Office clerks, general	2,520	25,420	$16,830 - 35,320	13%	19%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,330	23,060	$16,320 - 33,560	15%	4%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,260	24,090	$16,350 - 36,190	-7%	8%
12	Packers and packagers, hand	2,020	19,800	$15,940 - 28,140	-11%	3%
13	Carpenters	1,930	47,120	$29,420 - 76,560	10%	6%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,880	41,840	$24,150 - 60,740	10%	4%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,760	24,620	$18,850 - 30,820	18%	7%
16	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,700	28,810	$20,220 - 39,700	1%	18%
17	Helpers--production workers	1,600	31,550	$18,150 - 40,840	0%	4%
18	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,540	34,660	$24,820 - 47,970	13%	16%
19	Business operations specialists, all other	1,490	51,860	$20,820 - 95,640	21%	49%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,450	59,230	$33,720 - 84,090	-4%	15%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,350	45,840	$22,410 - 63,320	4%	25%
22	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,340	35,840	$18,030 - 59,760	-6%	14%
23	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,300	36,860	$20,400 - 52,950	10%	6%
24	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,260	39,880	$25,960 - 59,800	15%	18%
25	General and operations managers	1,260	96,750	$47,600 -	2%	48%
26	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,190	28,680	$20,570 - 38,780	-1%	2%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,160	43,890	$23,220 - 68,570	6%	29%
28	Receptionists and information clerks	1,150	24,860	$17,200 - 35,110	17%	13%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,110	27,880	$16,030 - 43,580	8%	4%
30	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,080	30,900	$18,590 - 46,520	4%	6%
31	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,070	29,550	$17,800 - 51,280	-14%	0%
32	Production workers, all other	1,060	34,200	$17,980 - 42,020	2%	5%
33	Food preparation workers	990	17,960	$15,600 - 21,420	15%	7%
34	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	960	23,340	$17,550 - 30,690	18%	6%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	920	30,150	$21,540 - 41,700	11%	14%
36	Teacher assistants	910	20,370	$16,380 - 25,920	10%	18%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	900	38,380	$21,500 - 60,680	14%	4%
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	890	40,680	$25,250 - 51,930	14%	7%
39	Cooks, restaurant	870	20,230	$16,010 - 27,070	12%	5%
40	Child care workers	770	19,490	$16,560 - 23,870	18%	15%
41	Cooks, fast food	720	16,650	$15,600 - 19,160	8%	5%
42	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	700	33,970	$22,030 - 49,020	-8%	5%
43	Tellers	690	21,530	$17,160 - 26,930	14%	16%
44	Electricians	680	52,480	$26,020 - 81,230	7%	7%
45	Physicians and surgeons, all other	680	174,440	$87,540 -	0%	0%
46	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	670	35,570	$22,990 - 49,970	-2%	6%
47	Security guards	660	26,640	$18,200 - 33,250	17%	13%
48	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	640	31,830	$20,990 - 45,960	-22%	0%
49	Personal and home care aides	620	18,250	$15,920 - 22,360	51%	10%
50	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	600	19,100	$16,040 - 24,060	13%	5%
51	Driver/sales workers	590	26,700	$16,390 - 41,370	-4%	4%
52	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	590	36,980	$27,520 - 48,550	5%	2%
53	Bartenders	580	20,240	$15,920 - 29,820	11%	17%
54	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	580	31,860	$22,600 - 41,220	4%	15%
55	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	560	57,540	$36,160 - 81,080	11%	33%
56	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	550	18,840	$16,020 - 23,340	10%	5%
57	Construction laborers	540	50,330	$28,700 - 78,280	11%	5%
58	Home health aides	530	20,440	$16,590 - 25,220	49%	7%
59	Tool and die makers	510	47,220	$25,120 - 74,810	-9%	5%
60	Counter and rental clerks	500	23,980	$17,360 - 30,860	23%	16%
61	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	490	65,560	$40,100 - 86,250	11%	4%
62	Dishwashers	470	16,850	$15,600 - 19,310	10%	3%
63	Legal secretaries	460	34,380	$23,220 - 41,760	12%	18%
64	Fire fighters	450	49,980	$17,420 - 75,810	12%	18%
65	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	440	26,620	$16,900 - 46,510	-4%	5%
66	Bill and account collectors	440	29,310	$20,300 - 39,780	23%	13%
67	Postal service mail carriers	440			1%	11%
68	Medical secretaries	430	31,670	$22,880 - 39,510	17%	18%
69	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	420	17,390	$15,840 - 21,100	12%	6%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	420	59,550	$36,360 - 84,630	7%	13%
71	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	410	41,360	$23,720 - 66,350	4%	30%
72	Recreation workers	410	20,070	$15,930 - 26,950	13%	47%
73	Sales representatives, services, all other	400	54,880	$24,290 - 110,820	28%	48%
74	Office and administrative support workers, all other	390	28,140	$16,010 - 44,580	-8%	32%
75	Pharmacy technicians	390	26,580	$19,460 - 35,110	32%	16%
76	Loan officers	380	48,280	$20,930 - 97,500	12%	49%
77	Sheet metal workers	350	52,640	$18,870 - 81,600	7%	4%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	350	81,830	$47,110 - 108,830	9%	10%
79	Industrial machinery mechanics	350	46,670	$30,980 - 65,390	9%	5%
80	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	350	25,640	$16,050 - 37,710	-6%	0%
81	Dental assistants	340	32,240	$24,620 - 41,340	29%	9%
82	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	340	43,060	$27,750 - 68,020	13%	17%
83	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	330	39,110	$22,680 - 53,560	12%	3%
84	Cost estimators	320	57,670	$36,300 - 85,220	19%	32%
85	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	310	50,550	$32,670 - 73,900	0%	42%
86	Preschool teachers, except special education	300	21,550	$15,930 - 33,920	26%	43%
87	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	300	21,550	$16,320 - 31,050	14%	3%
88	Painters, construction and maintenance	290	35,620	$16,180 - 63,810	12%	6%
89	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	290	23,010	$16,110 - 31,240	11%	5%
90	Cement masons and concrete finishers	290	52,460	$31,780 - 76,500	11%	2%
91	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	290	66,570	$41,330 - 85,420	8%	3%
92	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	290	36,560	$21,760 - 57,390	-15%	0%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	290	70,070	$37,190 - 104,010	4%	38%
94	Food batchmakers	280	25,270	$17,440 - 35,020	11%	5%
95	Library assistants, clerical	280	21,210	$15,940 - 30,810	8%	37%
96	Library technicians	280	25,080	$16,830 - 33,350	9%	27%
97	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	280	27,110	$18,490 - 37,170	-12%	4%
98	Industrial production managers	270	79,920	$47,170 - 107,460	-5%	43%
99	Medical assistants	260	28,780	$20,440 - 39,750	35%	10%
100	Machine feeders and offbearers	260	22,380	$16,700 - 36,080	-14%	0%

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Jobs More Common Near Rockford Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,830	640	13.2
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,490	250	12.9
Machinists	39,410	4,810	11.5
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,250	220	8.6
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	36,080	100	8.4
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders		250	6.7
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,160	230	6.3
Tool and die makers	47,220	510	6.3
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,480	100	5.6
Sales and related workers, all other	28,900	840	5.4
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	35,570	670	5.1
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,550	1,070	4.6
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,640	350	4.6
Social workers, all other	59,370	300	4.5
Production workers, all other	34,200	1,060	4.4
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,560	290	3.5
Maintenance workers, machinery	43,820	230	3.4
Team assemblers	32,330	3,710	3.4
Helpers--production workers	31,550	1,600	3.4
Food batchmakers	25,270	280	3.3
Special education teachers, middle school	61,070	310	3.1
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,110	280	3.1
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,520	250	2.9
Reporters and correspondents	37,680	120	2.9
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,840	1,340	2.8
Legislators	24,870	130	2.7
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	63,680	170	2.7
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	35,520	430	2.7
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	33,970	700	2.6
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	69,160	560	2.5
Library technicians	25,080	280	2.5
Packers and packagers, hand	19,800	2,020	2.5
Library assistants, clerical	21,210	280	2.5
Machine feeders and offbearers	22,380	260	2.4
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,840	550	2.4
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,440	680	2.3
Physician assistants	104,870	170	2.3
Mechanical engineers	75,030	540	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,230	1,450	2.2
Floral designers	23,580	120	2.1
Physical therapist assistants	45,450	130	2.1
Tile and marble setters	65,860	100	2.1
New accounts clerks	30,910	180	2.1
Sheet metal workers	52,640	350	2.1
Health technologists and technicians, all other	40,680	150	2.1
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,620	5,070	2
Carpenters	47,120	1,930	2
Mechanical drafters	45,290	150	2
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,680	1,190	1.8
Coaches and scouts	20,100	320	1.8

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Roofers	62,370	1.77	170
Lawyers	167,420	1.63	300
Construction laborers	50,330	1.62	540
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	66,570	1.56	290
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	65,560	1.42	490
Cement masons and concrete finishers	52,460	1.42	290
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	81,830	1.41	350
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	69,160	1.38	560
Helpers--production workers	31,550	1.34	1,600
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	65,740	1.29	1,710
Physician assistants	104,870	1.28	170
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	33,970	1.28	700
Elementary school teachers, except special education	62,990	1.26	2,580
Sheet metal workers	52,640	1.26	350
Social workers, all other	59,370	1.25	300
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	63,680	1.24	170
Highway maintenance workers	43,020	1.22	140
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	37,210	1.21	130
Carpenters	47,120	1.2	1,930
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,560	1.2	290
Advertising sales agents	56,210	1.2	220
Special education teachers, middle school	61,070	1.2	310
Management analysts	87,500	1.19	140
Fire fighters	49,980	1.19	450
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	57,540	1.19	560
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	45,840	1.18	1,350
Team assemblers	32,330	1.18	3,710
Medical and public health social workers	54,320	1.18	120
Production workers, all other	34,200	1.18	1,060
Librarians	61,980	1.18	120
Detectives and criminal investigators	71,170	1.18	130
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	35,550	1.17	140
Automotive body and related repairers	45,930	1.17	170
Maintenance workers, machinery	43,820	1.16	230
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	49,010	1.16	110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,620	1.14	5,070
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	39,390	1.13	180
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	91,820	1.12	330
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	37,890	1.12	180
Electricians	52,480	1.12	680
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	59,230	1.12	1,450
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	41,840	1.12	1,880
Child, family, and school social workers	45,260	1.11	280
Insurance underwriters	64,620	1.11	130
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	56,220	1.1	260
Construction managers	92,160	1.09	130
Financial managers	101,280	1.09	380
Medical secretaries	31,670	1.09	430
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,490	1.09	250
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,900	1.08	1,080

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	196,980
Physicians and surgeons, all other	174,440	680
Lawyers	167,420	300
Chief executives	142,050	340
Dentists, general	130,690
Pharmacists	111,290	240
Physician assistants	104,870	170
Sales managers	102,340	370
Marketing managers	102,180	110
Financial managers	101,280	380
General and operations managers	96,750	1,260
Engineering managers	94,320	170
Construction managers	92,160	130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	91,820	330
Veterinarians	91,360	60
Human resources managers, all other	90,970	50
Chiropractors	90,840	60
Computer and information systems managers	89,230	140
Personal financial advisors	89,150	80
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	88,850	80
Management analysts	87,500	140
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	84,750	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	81,830	350
Civil engineers	80,760	80
Industrial production managers	79,920	270
Electronics engineers, except computer	79,860	60
Managers, all other	79,740	520
Medical and health services managers	79,740	220
Physical therapists	79,330	170
Property, real estate, and community association managers	78,190	90
Computer software engineers, systems software	75,230	40
Mechanical engineers	75,030	540
Diagnostic medical sonographers	72,690	70
Occupational therapists	71,600	90
Detectives and criminal investigators	71,170	130
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	71,060	110
Electrical engineers	70,780	240
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70,070	290
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70,040	220
Financial analysts	69,510	100
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	69,160	560
Computer systems analysts	69,050	80
Sales engineers	68,640	110
Industrial engineers	68,470	320
Speech-language pathologists	68,340	190
Dental hygienists	67,210	230
Purchasing managers	67,170	100
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	66,570	290
Engineers, all other	66,500	260
Architects, except landscape and naval	66,110	80

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