Springfield Employment

Employment and Industries in the Springfield, Illinois Area

Due to Springfield being the capital of Illinois, a large number of the jobs in Springfield are centered around the state government. Trade transportation and warehousing; and healthcare are other major employment sectors. Memorial Health Systems is one of the largest private sector employers. The area also includes over 130 manufacturing companies. The city is also home to several back office operations of national companies in the fields of telecommunications, insurance and technology. Tourism, affiliated with President Lincoln, significantly contributes to the Springfield economy.

Accolades for Springfield: Business Development Outlook magazine placed Springfield in the top 25 cities in the nation for doing business. Rated as a five star location for medium-sized business expansion and relocation by Expansion Management magazine. The Center for Governmental Studies audit showed that the overall labor quality in Springfield is among the best in the nation, based on information provided by local employers.

A list of the largest employers in the Springfield region is provided below:

State of Illinois
Memorial Health System
St. John's Hospital
Illinois National Guard
Springfield public schools
City of Springfield
SIU School of Medicine
Horace Mann Insurance Company
SBC/Ameritech
Springfield Clinic, LLP
U.S. Postal Office
United Contractors
Cingular Wireless SBC
Freeman United Mining
AIG American General
Express Personnel Services

The primary employment sectors in Springfield are shown below:

Government
Trade, transportation & warehousing
Healthcare
Accommodations, food & entertainment
Education
Finance, insurance, real estate & management
Information, professional & technical
Manufacturing

Noteworthy information about Springfield: The estimated median household income in 2007 was $42,000. The cost of living index in 2008 was at 77 which is low when compared to the nation's average of 100. About 31% of the adult population has a bachelor's degree or higher.

Springfield companies have access to helpful business organizations including:

The State Journal-Register offers current information regarding the business activities in Springfield.

Most Popular Jobs in Springfield, 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	2,600	60,210	$43,090 - 77,810	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,570	53,940	$32,000 - 83,140	14%	95%
3	Accountants and auditors	1,190	59,880	$38,810 - 78,860	18%	79%
4	Chief executives	1,000		$ -	2%	65%
5	Computer systems analysts	990	78,920	$54,960 - 101,080	29%	68%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	640	54,450	$25,180 - 91,870	8%	51%
7	Managers, all other	500	74,590	$45,590 - 105,140	7%	55%
8	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	460	44,800	$17,050 - 69,840	20%	87%
9	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	430	46,240	$16,530 - 76,770	17%	56%
10	Lawyers	430	94,790	$49,890 - 156,940	11%	99%
11	Computer specialists, all other	420	66,060	$45,630 - 86,820	15%	68%
12	Computer programmers	400	72,350	$40,240 - 110,170	0%	73%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	400	44,000	$21,870 - 65,720	19%	77%
14	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	390	52,090	$29,220 - 80,030	11%	95%
15	Financial managers	340	99,730	$46,360 -	13%	60%
16	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	330	45,330	$23,470 - 65,770	6%	96%
17	Management analysts	320	74,990	$44,060 - 88,050	22%	78%
18	Market research analysts	310	58,740	$29,320 - 88,790	20%	82%
19	Social workers, all other	310	49,400	$34,680 - 65,260	18%	77%
20	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	280	54,820	$40,680 - 77,520	18%	56%
21	Sales managers	280	80,690	$41,880 - 148,560	10%	69%
22	Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	250	53,230	$36,840 - 64,900	0%	99%
23	Training and development specialists	220	45,500	$25,310 - 64,710	18%	56%
24	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	210	60,520	$49,560 - 76,560	25%	93%
25	Pharmacists	210	107,880	$85,020 - 131,400	22%	97%
26	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	190	37,810	$23,550 - 54,110	15%	51%
27	Insurance underwriters	170	60,820	$33,300 - 93,280	6%	53%
28	Environmental engineers	170	72,830	$57,920 - 88,100	25%	86%
29	Network and computer systems administrators	170	57,310	$28,260 - 85,330	27%	50%
30	Public relations specialists	170	51,420	$32,510 - 81,330	18%	81%
31	Sales and related workers, all other	170	38,580	$19,110 - 77,490	14%	62%
32	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	160	80,610	$35,810 - 155,220	25%	67%
33	Community and social service specialists, all other	160	51,860	$17,780 - 79,740	25%	58%
34	Computer and information systems managers	150	92,540	$52,290 - 133,280	16%	73%
35	Computer software engineers, systems software	150	82,950	$56,470 - 122,700	28%	85%
36	Floral designers	150	21,690	$17,210 - 28,570	0%	55%
37	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150	85,080	$38,680 - 126,530	12%	51%
38	Librarians	140	46,040	$20,980 - 66,790	4%	85%
39	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	140	64,310	$45,460 - 84,060	15%	72%
40	Health educators	130	35,600	$15,990 - 69,340	26%	58%
41	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	130	58,180	$37,700 - 82,510	18%	56%
42	Detectives and criminal investigators	130	66,990	$44,360 - 96,450	17%	54%
43	Network systems and data communications analysts	120	63,190	$32,060 - 99,900	53%	57%
44	Self-enrichment education teachers	120	28,210	$16,620 - 40,810	23%	54%
45	Financial analysts	120	71,510	$36,630 - 124,620	34%	87%
46	Speech-language pathologists	120	57,200	$37,390 - 79,740	11%	98%
47	Civil engineers	120	77,430	$53,860 - 104,290	18%	87%
48	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	110	58,560	$33,140 - 100,350	5%	58%
49	Financial specialists, all other	110	58,200	$32,640 - 91,000	12%	50%
50	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	110	52,400	$37,730 - 67,370	12%	51%
51	Medical and health services managers	110	82,860	$45,940 - 130,610	16%	57%
52	Personal financial advisors	100	91,210	$36,540 -	41%	81%
53	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	100	36,940	$17,320 - 64,330	30%	77%
54	Graphic designers	100	37,760	$27,590 - 55,060	10%	55%
55	Physician assistants	100	68,150	$21,300 - 107,810	27%	67%
56	Physical therapists	90	81,640	$60,160 - 102,300	27%	89%
57	Social and community service managers	80	58,740	$38,050 - 82,830	25%	72%
58	Instructional coordinators	80	37,240	$22,590 - 72,150	23%	79%
59	Advertising sales agents	70	58,820	$29,480 - 100,420	20%	56%
60	Education, training, and library workers, all other	70	55,790	$37,000 - 79,900	11%	79%
61	Database administrators	70	72,700	$43,590 - 121,730	29%	72%
62	Engineering managers	70	121,380	$89,650 -	7%	84%
63	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70	69,640	$39,810 - 103,100	16%	99%
64	Architects, except landscape and naval	60	67,520	$43,810 - 98,410	18%	88%
65	Chemists	60	51,820	$27,320 - 78,840	9%	93%
66	Budget analysts	60	54,180	$32,040 - 81,740	7%	78%
67	Rehabilitation counselors	50	49,080	$25,880 - 77,430	23%	73%
68	Marketing managers	50	106,140	$51,240 - 164,250	14%	69%
69	Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	50	71,980	$45,490 - 126,330	22%	93%
70	Financial examiners	50	74,820	$52,300 - 102,650	11%	76%
71	Coaches and scouts	50	30,690	$15,600 - 54,500	15%	60%
72	Engineers, all other	40	97,610	$57,510 - 139,440	6%	82%
73	Compensation and benefits managers	40	88,420	$54,760 - 131,690	12%	58%
74	Veterinarians	40	69,460	$51,880 - 85,200	35%	100%
75	Surveyors	40	62,430	$34,760 - 97,530	24%	82%
76	Meeting and convention planners	40	54,700	$34,230 - 78,910	20%	67%
77	Reporters and correspondents	40	75,520	$26,640 - 128,760	1%	85%
78	Industrial engineers	40	69,370	$43,510 - 104,060	20%	74%
79	Medical and public health social workers	40	48,630	$35,320 - 64,660	24%	77%
80	Purchasing managers	40	69,900	$18,710 - 124,380	3%	57%
81	Occupational therapists	30	61,440	$33,390 - 90,700	23%	90%
82	Statisticians	30	59,370	$36,200 - 82,790	9%	93%
83	Actuaries	30	94,530	$58,830 - 149,100	24%	99%
84	Dietitians and nutritionists	30	52,120	$40,380 - 64,190	9%	72%
85	Archivists	30	51,160	$37,650 - 71,070	14%	86%
86	Social scientists and related workers, all other	30	56,790	$31,320 - 93,910	5%	90%
87	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	30	23,800	$16,960 - 35,770	11%	55%

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	3,410	22,600	$16,030 - 34,180	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	3,080	28,260	$17,040 - 39,330	13%	19%
3	Cashiers	2,900	18,220	$15,880 - 22,220	-2%	10%
4	General and operations managers	2,610	73,210	$48,530 - 100,740	2%	48%
5	Office and administrative support workers, all other	2,080	33,040	$15,860 - 49,450	-8%	32%
6	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,060	46,630	$29,930 - 64,040	15%	18%
7	Waiters and waitresses	2,040	20,120	$15,640 - 30,090	11%	14%
8	Business operations specialists, all other	1,970	58,770	$29,010 - 95,620	21%	49%
9	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,870	30,550	$16,130 - 46,000	13%	16%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,760	29,660	$16,370 - 43,040	1%	18%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,610	24,670	$16,210 - 43,590	15%	4%
12	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,600	17,060	$15,870 - 19,430	18%	5%
13	Customer service representatives	1,550	32,810	$20,450 - 49,720	25%	22%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,180	30,400	$18,070 - 31,460	18%	7%
15	Receptionists and information clerks	1,110	23,940	$17,530 - 31,580	17%	13%
16	Teacher assistants	1,030	20,670	$16,020 - 29,020	10%	18%
17	Administrative services managers	990	56,660	$42,010 - 76,770	12%	40%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	970	40,270	$23,640 - 59,090	4%	25%
19	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	950	19,920	$16,150 - 25,770	13%	5%
20	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	950	27,190	$17,460 - 40,890	2%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	920	44,780	$27,690 - 65,910	6%	29%
22	Stock clerks and order fillers	900	24,340	$16,240 - 41,720	-7%	8%
23	Food preparation workers	810	19,190	$16,330 - 23,510	15%	7%
24	Construction laborers	800	31,800	$15,600 - 53,350	11%	5%
25	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	770	40,730	$24,220 - 56,280	10%	4%
26	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	750	38,950	$27,750 - 50,200	14%	7%
27	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	730	38,400	$19,400 - 59,980	14%	4%
28	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	730	29,060	$17,030 - 55,770	8%	4%
29	Data entry keyers	700	28,000	$16,910 - 44,100	-4%	18%
30	Maintenance and repair workers, general	680	34,430	$17,910 - 57,250	10%	6%
31	Bill and account collectors	670	26,940	$18,210 - 39,370	23%	13%
32	Cooks, fast food	670	17,900	$15,880 - 21,140	8%	5%
33	Cooks, restaurant	650	21,510	$16,690 - 27,230	12%	5%
34	Bartenders	610	18,550	$15,930 - 20,890	11%	17%
35	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	580	47,990	$22,470 - 79,190	11%	33%
36	Computer support specialists	570	44,060	$20,310 - 68,190	13%	43%
37	Dishwashers	550	17,890	$15,920 - 20,770	10%	3%
38	Tellers	540	21,480	$16,880 - 28,800	14%	16%
39	Carpenters	540	40,190	$24,080 - 62,280	10%	6%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	540	30,400	$19,530 - 41,420	11%	14%
41	Counter and rental clerks	490	21,000	$15,950 - 30,970	23%	16%
42	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	480	28,300	$17,760 - 45,800	18%	6%
43	Sales representatives, services, all other	470	50,610	$18,080 - 102,930	28%	48%
44	Healthcare support workers, all other	460	33,710	$21,600 - 48,450	16%	10%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	440	29,420	$21,480 - 40,510	4%	15%
46	Pharmacy technicians	440	23,810	$16,090 - 34,030	32%	16%
47	Child care workers	430	19,870	$16,310 - 23,310	18%	15%
48	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	430	33,360	$22,150 - 47,670	0%	22%
49	Electricians	380	63,400	$44,400 - 80,240	7%	7%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	360	32,860	$17,470 - 58,950	12%	6%
51	Medical assistants	350	30,320	$22,030 - 43,110	35%	10%
52	Fire fighters	350	35,170	$15,890 - 69,950	12%	18%
53	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	350	26,310	$17,300 - 39,050	4%	6%
54	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	330	18,930	$16,420 - 22,550	17%	14%
55	File clerks	330	21,010	$16,130 - 27,020	-40%	20%
56	Postal service mail carriers	330			1%	11%
57	Security guards	310	37,730	$20,940 - 52,120	17%	13%
58	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	300	60,240	$38,420 - 79,560	9%	47%
59	Loan officers	300	58,600	$31,770 - 98,650	12%	49%
60	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	300	62,850	$33,960 - 117,970	4%	38%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	290	57,870	$29,890 - 81,850	7%	13%
62	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	280	17,390	$15,850 - 21,180	12%	6%
63	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	280	22,100	$16,690 - 30,410	11%	5%
64	Packers and packagers, hand	270	17,900	$16,000 - 20,010	-11%	3%
65	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	270			-7%	12%
66	Loan interviewers and clerks	260	30,710	$23,530 - 39,390	0%	24%
67	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	260	17,420	$15,930 - 19,810	10%	17%
68	Radiologic technologists and technicians	250	49,410	$25,550 - 68,450	15%	25%
69	Parts salespersons	250	33,170	$18,730 - 49,660	-1%	6%
70	Food service managers	250	40,980	$22,770 - 65,570	5%	24%
71	Insurance sales agents	230	52,290	$26,850 - 91,640	13%	45%
72	Industrial truck and tractor operators	230	32,780	$20,480 - 46,650	-1%	2%
73	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	220	53,930	$34,620 - 78,800	9%	10%
74	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	220	26,870	$18,120 - 38,220	19%	14%
75	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	200	21,500	$16,280 - 29,980	10%	5%
76	Physicians and surgeons, all other	200	205,210	$114,650 -	0%	0%
77	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	200	18,230	$16,020 - 23,150	14%	3%
78	Dental hygienists	200	56,330	$42,460 - 67,600	30%	33%
79	Computer operators	200	37,080	$27,660 - 50,260	-24%	27%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	190	35,530	$17,590 - 54,080	13%	11%
81	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	190	25,000	$17,010 - 32,440	-11%	9%
82	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	190	59,480	$42,270 - 87,860	8%	3%
83	Paralegals and legal assistants	190	40,480	$18,180 - 66,610	22%	45%
84	Dental assistants	180	32,900	$22,480 - 41,120	29%	9%
85	Health technologists and technicians, all other	180	45,300	$28,320 - 62,650	15%	27%
86	Driver/sales workers	180	22,110	$16,220 - 36,080	-4%	4%
87	Switchboard operators, including answering service	180	23,450	$18,210 - 30,500	-7%	10%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	180	92,930	$58,070 - 125,620	9%	33%
89	Tire repairers and changers	170	23,060	$16,380 - 35,300	20%	6%
90	Legal secretaries	170	37,250	$27,850 - 48,600	12%	18%
91	Highway maintenance workers	170	42,260	$15,930 - 63,550	9%	5%
92	Machinists	170	28,180	$23,320 - 31,340	-2%	3%
93	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	170	17,500	$15,890 - 21,680	10%	8%
94	Nonfarm animal caretakers	160	20,220	$16,530 - 25,160	18%	16%
95	Cost estimators	160	52,020	$25,970 - 85,620	19%	32%
96	Printing machine operators	160	35,990	$18,040 - 59,380	-5%	6%
97	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	160	60,200	$33,140 - 81,280	11%	4%
98	Maintenance workers, machinery	160	54,730	$33,020 - 79,900	0%	0%
99	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	150	30,920	$19,970 - 40,420	10%	24%
100	Preschool teachers, except special education	150	24,750	$15,800 - 41,900	26%	43%

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Jobs More Common Near Springfield Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers	53,230	250	60.1
Office and administrative support workers, all other	33,040	2,080	11.6
Social workers, all other	49,400	310	7.1
Administrative services managers	56,660	990	5.3
Chief executives		1,000	4.8
Environmental engineers	72,830	170	4.7
Meter readers, utilities	29,490	100	4.2
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	47,030	130	4.1
Floral designers	21,690	150	4
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	64,310	140	3.9
Health technologists and technicians, all other	45,300	180	3.7
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	60,520	210	3.7
Maintenance workers, machinery	54,730	160	3.6
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,710	460	3.5
Data entry keyers	28,000	700	3.4
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	92,930	180	3.3
Personal care and service workers, all other	19,670	130	3.3
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	44,800	460	3.1
Health educators	35,600	130	3.1
Computer specialists, all other	66,060	420	2.9
Tire repairers and changers	23,060	170	2.8
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	21,050	110	2.7
Highway maintenance workers	42,260	170	2.7
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	46,240	430	2.6
Computer operators	37,080	200	2.6
Business operations specialists, all other	58,770	1,970	2.5
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	33,360	430	2.5
Computer systems analysts	78,920	990	2.5
Insurance underwriters	60,820	170	2.4
New accounts clerks	28,870	130	2.3
Community and social service specialists, all other	51,860	160	2.2
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,930	330	2.2
General and operations managers	73,210	2,610	2.2
File clerks	21,010	330	2.2
Bill and account collectors	26,940	670	2.2
Couriers and messengers	24,830	150	2.1
Child, family, and school social workers	44,000	400	2.1
Detectives and criminal investigators	66,990	130	2.1
Physician assistants	68,150	100	2
Fire fighters	35,170	350	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	23,810	440	1.9
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers	18,990	130	1.9
Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators		270	1.9
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	25,000	190	1.9
Managers, all other	74,590	500	1.8
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	46,630	2,060	1.8
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	26,870	220	1.8
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	54,820	280	1.8
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	37,810	190	1.8
Cooks, fast food	17,900	670	1.8

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Security guards	37,730	1.49	310
Maintenance workers, machinery	54,730	1.45	160
Painters, construction and maintenance	48,550	1.42	120
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	59,480	1.39	190
Cement masons and concrete finishers	50,730	1.37	140
Community and social service specialists, all other	51,860	1.36	160
Electricians	63,400	1.35	380
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	32,860	1.31	360
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	60,200	1.31	160
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	92,930	1.28	180
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	64,310	1.27	140
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	30,400	1.27	1,180
Highway maintenance workers	42,260	1.2	170
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	46,630	1.2	2,060
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	62,710	1.18	150
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	48,090	1.18	150
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,300	1.17	480
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	85,080	1.17	150
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	58,560	1.16	110
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,710	1.16	460
Physicians and surgeons, all other	205,210	1.15	200
Computer systems analysts	78,920	1.15	990
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	54,820	1.15	280
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,190	1.13	950
Computer programmers	72,350	1.13	400
Office clerks, general	28,260	1.11	3,080
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	58,180	1.11	130
Health technologists and technicians, all other	45,300	1.11	180
Detectives and criminal investigators	66,990	1.11	130
Customer service representatives	32,810	1.11	1,550
Printing machine operators	35,990	1.1	160
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,780	1.09	230
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	30,920	1.09	150
Parts salespersons	33,170	1.09	250
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,730	1.09	770
Automotive body and related repairers	42,650	1.09	140
Child, family, and school social workers	44,000	1.08	400
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,940	1.08	1,570
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	21,500	1.08	200
Medical assistants	30,320	1.08	350
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	24,670	1.08	1,610
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	60,240	1.08	300
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	38,860	1.08	120
Data entry keyers	28,000	1.08	700
Waiters and waitresses	20,120	1.08	2,040
Financial managers	99,730	1.07	340
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,340	1.07	900
Office and administrative support workers, all other	33,040	1.07	2,080
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials	21,050	1.06	110
Team assemblers	29,000	1.06	110

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	205,210	200
Dentists, general	126,390
Engineering managers	121,380	70
Pharmacists	107,880	210
Marketing managers	106,140	50
Financial managers	99,730	340
Computer software engineers, applications	98,600
Engineers, all other	97,610	40
Electronics engineers, except computer	96,070
Lawyers	94,790	430
Actuaries	94,530	30
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	92,930	180
Computer and information systems managers	92,540	150
Personal financial advisors	91,210	100
Compensation and benefits managers	88,420	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	85,080	150
Computer software engineers, systems software	82,950	150
Medical and health services managers	82,860	110
Physical therapists	81,640	90
Sales managers	80,690	280
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	80,610	160
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	79,170
Computer systems analysts	78,920	990
Civil engineers	77,430	120
Reporters and correspondents	75,520	40
Management analysts	74,990	320
Financial examiners	74,820	50
Managers, all other	74,590	500
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	73,270	90
General and operations managers	73,210	2,610
Education administrators, postsecondary	73,060
Environmental engineers	72,830	170
Database administrators	72,700	70
Computer programmers	72,350	400
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	71,980	50
Financial analysts	71,510	120
Nuclear medicine technologists	70,150	50
Purchasing managers	69,900	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	69,640	70
Veterinarians	69,460	40
Editors	69,460
Industrial engineers	69,370	40
Physician assistants	68,150	100
Architects, except landscape and naval	67,520	60
Detectives and criminal investigators	66,990	130
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	66,610
Computer specialists, all other	66,060	420
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	64,310	140
Diagnostic medical sonographers	63,950	70
Electricians	63,400	380

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