Waukegan Employment

Employment and Industries in the Waukegan, Illinois Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Waukegan, 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	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	6,400	83,690	$37,000 - 0	8%	51%
2	Registered nurses	5,240	56,450	$37,190 - 79,150	24%	56%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,940	49,550	$29,510 - 78,810	14%	95%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,820	50,000	$31,560 - 79,090	11%	95%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,680	67,820	$39,000 - 105,850	6%	96%
6	Accountants and auditors	3,350	62,090	$36,030 - 94,430	18%	79%
7	Managers, all other	2,680	89,440	$46,440 - 145,550	7%	55%
8	Management analysts	2,660	82,280	$37,680 - 0	22%	78%
9	Sales and related workers, all other	1,930	34,720	$20,540 - 47,350	14%	62%
10	Computer programmers	1,900	87,000	$41,110 - 0	0%	73%
11	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,400	48,470	$21,870 - 78,630	20%	87%
12	Financial managers	1,350	102,520	$62,500 - 0	13%	60%
13	Computer systems analysts	1,300	77,040	$45,600 - 116,530	29%	68%
14	Sales managers	1,290	98,440	$48,090 - 0	10%	69%
15	Market research analysts	1,170	57,680	$15,030 - 94,480	20%	82%
16	Computer specialists, all other	1,130	72,600	$34,810 - 110,080	15%	68%
17	Chief executives	950	173,320	$82,150 - 0	2%	65%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	890	45,790	$21,610 - 75,830	19%	77%
19	Biological technicians	860	32,220	$20,970 - 51,110	16%	60%
20	Teachers and instructors, all other	810	45,130	$21,980 - 75,450	9%	54%
21	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	800	95,040	$35,090 - 0	25%	67%
22	Computer software engineers, applications	800	79,380	$46,720 - 110,250	45%	85%
23	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	770	97,030	$63,520 - 140,750	8%	78%
24	Financial specialists, all other	770	64,260	$33,900 - 103,840	12%	50%
25	Financial analysts	770	74,780	$42,070 - 122,350	34%	87%
26	Graphic designers	750	52,640	$32,220 - 78,230	10%	55%
27	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	710	52,880	$33,970 - 79,640	18%	56%
28	Engineers, all other	670	66,730	$37,840 - 99,400	6%	82%
29	Special education teachers, middle school	660	46,150	$31,890 - 69,710	16%	87%
30	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	650	43,580	$27,350 - 65,080	18%	56%
31	Special education teachers, secondary school	610	59,480	$33,060 - 94,730	9%	87%
32	Chemists	600	54,290	$39,620 - 76,570	9%	93%
33	Marketing managers	600	110,670	$50,620 - 0	14%	69%
34	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	560	52,870	$28,890 - 86,780	17%	56%
35	Coaches and scouts	560	27,380	$14,080 - 47,070	15%	60%
36	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	560	66,800	$37,220 - 101,850	13%	73%
37	Computer and information systems managers	550	95,010	$56,680 - 142,760	16%	73%
38	Network and computer systems administrators	540	62,390	$36,440 - 94,030	27%	50%
39	Public relations specialists	540	48,620	$27,690 - 77,740	18%	81%
40	Speech-language pathologists	530	60,360	$35,510 - 92,300	11%	98%
41	Mechanical engineers	530	68,480	$43,170 - 94,180	4%	78%
42	Librarians	520	55,940	$36,190 - 88,450	4%	85%
43	Pharmacists	480	91,390	$48,730 - 119,430	22%	97%
44	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	480	50,670	$33,210 - 70,590	12%	51%
45	Training and development specialists	480	48,130	$25,160 - 72,850	18%	56%
46	Physical therapists	470	60,570	$48,040 - 75,520	27%	89%
47	Social workers, all other	470	50,620	$29,340 - 73,450	18%	77%
48	Civil engineers	450	65,270	$42,170 - 94,640	18%	87%
49	Sales engineers	440	59,780	$38,950 - 88,110	9%	79%
50	Medical and health services managers	440	92,330	$33,040 - 0	16%	57%
51	Network systems and data communications analysts	430	65,740	$39,980 - 107,800	53%	57%
52	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	410	62,530	$31,010 - 109,600	16%	99%
53	Engineering managers	360	103,010	$71,460 - 143,140	7%	84%
54	Social and human service assistants	340	33,950	$19,630 - 53,690	34%	58%
55	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	340	63,090	$40,000 - 93,840	5%	58%
56	Occupational therapists	330	62,460	$41,000 - 92,140	23%	90%
57	Electrical engineers	300	62,540	$44,180 - 89,790	6%	81%
58	Electronics engineers, except computer	290	74,540	$48,200 - 106,600	4%	81%
59	Social and community service managers	280	54,560	$28,940 - 88,010	25%	72%
60	Credit analysts	280	51,270	$29,120 - 80,380	2%	60%
61	Insurance underwriters	270	63,120	$34,060 - 92,240	6%	53%
62	Education administrators, postsecondary	270	67,540	$39,250 - 110,570	14%	78%
63	Rehabilitation counselors	260	28,590	$20,250 - 42,180	23%	73%
64	Database administrators	250	58,300	$35,120 - 91,800	29%	72%
65	Compensation and benefits managers	240	72,520	$41,270 - 113,110	12%	58%
66	Purchasing managers	240	83,060	$45,050 - 124,640	3%	57%
67	Instructional coordinators	230	62,250	$31,790 - 107,480	23%	79%
68	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	230	35,420	$23,410 - 47,870	15%	51%
69	Dentists, general	230	156,450	$106,430 - 0	9%	100%
70	Editors	220	42,120	$26,540 - 66,600	2%	81%
71	Self-enrichment education teachers	210	49,410	$21,750 - 79,750	23%	54%
72	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	200	38,870	$29,570 - 52,640	11%	58%
73	Technical writers	200	56,800	$39,560 - 75,900	20%	74%
74	Natural sciences managers	190	88,820	$60,790 - 128,740	11%	93%
75	Human resources managers, all other	170	80,600	$45,740 - 117,810	11%	58%
76	Legislators	160	26,230	$13,200 - 61,270	1%	65%
77	Veterinarians	160	102,790	$49,970 - 0	35%	100%
78	Athletes and sports competitors	160	39,670	$14,120 - 59,150	19%	60%
79	Training and development managers	150	81,240	$44,210 - 136,040	16%	58%
80	Community and social service specialists, all other	140	35,200	$20,730 - 54,970	25%	58%
81	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	140	30,140	$24,350 - 41,280	34%	73%
82	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	130	49,350	$31,020 - 75,960	0%	96%
83	Advertising and promotions managers	130	68,000	$36,130 - 112,330	6%	76%
84	Personal financial advisors	130		$0 - 0	41%	81%
85	Detectives and criminal investigators	130	62,730	$50,270 - 78,910	17%	54%
86	Floral designers	120	24,610	$19,000 - 31,240	0%	55%
87	Meeting and convention planners	110	60,380	$17,460 - 92,930	20%	67%
88	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	100	27,790	$18,030 - 46,660	11%	55%
89	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	90	47,260	$34,230 - 58,330	24%	78%
90	Recreational therapists	90	46,020	$22,990 - 71,650	4%	77%
91	Education, training, and library workers, all other	90	40,840	$20,290 - 63,140	11%	79%
92	Medical and public health social workers	90	41,860	$27,290 - 59,080	24%	77%
93	Statisticians	80	68,630	$42,620 - 107,290	9%	93%
94	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	80	98,520	$15,840 - 0	5%	99%
95	Social scientists and related workers, all other	80	50,550	$22,810 - 93,390	5%	90%
96	Multi-media artists and animators	80	43,650	$31,100 - 58,760	26%	58%
97	Clergy	70	32,280	$14,570 - 54,220	19%	75%
98	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	70		$0 - 0	30%	77%
99	Landscape architects	70	58,830	$35,830 - 94,900	16%	88%
100	Commercial and industrial designers	70	61,340	$37,830 - 98,570	7%	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	12,960	26,230	$14,950 - 42,780	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	9,790	18,200	$14,330 - 23,660	-2%	10%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	7,800	23,960	$15,170 - 35,040	2%	5%
4	Customer service representatives	7,640	32,980	$18,800 - 47,920	25%	22%
5	Office clerks, general	7,130	27,050	$15,650 - 39,920	13%	19%
6	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	6,940	23,470	$16,240 - 32,670	18%	6%
7	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	6,490	40,920	$22,600 - 61,070	15%	18%
8	Waiters and waitresses	6,210	20,120	$13,740 - 30,000	11%	14%
9	Business operations specialists, all other	5,430	66,610	$24,840 - 122,410	21%	49%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,210	25,680	$14,910 - 44,080	15%	4%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	5,020	34,010	$21,740 - 48,730	13%	16%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,970	20,970	$14,780 - 29,210	-7%	8%
13	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	4,670	17,020	$13,600 - 22,120	18%	5%
14	Team assemblers	4,590	25,970	$16,560 - 38,650	0%	5%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,250	31,640	$21,400 - 43,640	1%	18%
16	Teacher assistants	4,150	22,360	$14,950 - 33,110	10%	18%
17	General and operations managers	3,750	110,550	$47,510 - [?]	2%	48%
18	Receptionists and information clerks	3,680	26,080	$16,640 - 36,580	17%	13%
19	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,570	40,190	$29,370 - 56,480	10%	4%
20	Carpenters	3,350	59,110	$35,680 - 84,340	10%	6%
21	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,200	23,960	$17,030 - 32,280	18%	7%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	3,100	46,120	$24,400 - 70,650	4%	25%
23	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	3,000	26,430	$18,100 - 36,530	4%	6%
24	Packers and packagers, hand	2,980	20,670	$14,070 - 29,450	-11%	3%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,940	51,970	$25,310 - 83,140	6%	29%
26	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	2,920	32,430	$20,000 - 48,910	-6%	14%
27	Food preparation workers	2,580	18,310	$14,440 - 23,740	15%	7%
28	Construction laborers	2,570	40,220	$21,680 - 64,630	11%	5%
29	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,410	37,610	$21,660 - 61,150	14%	4%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,250	20,220	$15,250 - 26,700	13%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,190	55,550	$33,650 - 83,440	-4%	15%
32	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	2,150	23,470	$14,950 - 33,500	12%	6%
33	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,140	26,660	$18,970 - 36,140	-1%	2%
34	Cooks, restaurant	2,050	20,230	$14,400 - 25,700	12%	5%
35	Production workers, all other	1,940	27,130	$14,870 - 39,700	2%	5%
36	Computer support specialists	1,870	46,300	$22,250 - 68,020	13%	43%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,870	34,140	$18,080 - 53,180	11%	14%
38	Machinists	1,820	40,470	$21,640 - 55,830	-2%	3%
39	Helpers--production workers	1,790	23,180	$14,250 - 40,630	0%	4%
40	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,740	39,160	$21,290 - 57,510	26%	43%
41	Child care workers	1,740	20,870	$15,440 - 28,440	18%	15%
42	Electricians	1,720	69,130	$41,330 - 91,550	7%	7%
43	Bartenders	1,710	17,900	$13,960 - 23,660	11%	17%
44	Bus drivers, school	1,690	28,290	$19,960 - 40,900	9%	4%
45	Dishwashers	1,670	16,450	$13,880 - 21,170	10%	3%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,660	61,000	$21,150 - 92,520	9%	10%
47	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,570	24,830	$14,310 - 39,160	-14%	0%
48	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	1,520	25,580	$15,850 - 43,510	-4%	5%
49	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,520	15,700	$13,840 - 19,370	10%	8%
50	Recreation workers	1,510	27,480	$14,550 - 53,520	13%	47%
51	Medical secretaries	1,490	35,930	$24,230 - 51,120	17%	18%
52	Security guards	1,380	28,550	$18,360 - 43,260	17%	13%
53	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,370	56,370	$39,110 - 73,190	11%	33%
54	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	1,350	37,670	$15,320 - 55,600	-8%	5%
55	Cooks, fast food	1,340	18,030	$14,100 - 22,960	8%	5%
56	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,270	34,590	$22,230 - 51,040	4%	15%
57	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,260	61,070	$30,970 - 86,190	11%	4%
58	Bill and account collectors	1,220	33,320	$22,650 - 49,250	23%	13%
59	Tellers	1,210	24,570	$18,860 - 33,130	14%	16%
60	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	1,120	52,700	$34,890 - 73,140	0%	42%
61	Dental assistants	1,090	32,040	$20,230 - 44,620	29%	9%
62	Pharmacy technicians	1,080	25,070	$19,340 - 32,250	32%	16%
63	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	1,070	18,600	$13,910 - 24,880	12%	6%
64	Order clerks	1,070	27,000	$18,960 - 37,320	-23%	16%
65	Loan officers	1,050	75,140	$37,400 - 140,290	12%	49%
66	Postal service mail carriers	1,050	44,000	$35,770 - 50,570	1%	11%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,010	70,370	$43,550 - 100,370	7%	13%
68	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	980	40,140	$24,400 - 58,260	4%	30%
69	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	970	32,350	$19,230 - 40,030	-26%	6%
70	All other information and record clerks	930	38,080	$19,820 - 59,680	-12%	21%
71	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	920	41,820	$30,720 - 50,360	7%	3%
72	Counter and rental clerks	900	23,650	$14,870 - 40,130	23%	16%
73	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	870	37,290	$23,810 - 50,480	11%	29%
74	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	860	28,390	$14,840 - 43,540	-12%	0%
75	Painters, construction and maintenance	850	31,580	$20,420 - 49,720	12%	6%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	840	87,310	$43,940 - [?]	4%	38%
77	Home health aides	800	23,080	$17,010 - 32,550	49%	7%
78	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	790	45,990	$27,260 - 65,240	18%	15%
79	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	770	42,150	$32,800 - 53,940	14%	7%
80	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	760	18,770	$14,260 - 26,120	10%	5%
81	Fire fighters	750	41,420	$14,500 - 83,540	12%	18%
82	Administrative services managers	750	57,680	$27,090 - 102,770	12%	40%
83	Insurance sales agents	740		$[?] - [?]	13%	45%
84	Cost estimators	730	61,170	$37,040 - 91,030	19%	32%
85	Driver/sales workers	730	27,150	$13,420 - 55,260	-4%	4%
86	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	700	32,070	$15,000 - 58,540	27%	47%
87	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	680	17,390	$13,930 - 23,200	10%	17%
88	Industrial machinery mechanics	680	42,460	$27,060 - 65,720	9%	5%
89	Loan interviewers and clerks	660	41,430	$26,290 - 56,510	0%	24%
90	File clerks	660	23,340	$15,920 - 32,510	-40%	20%
91	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	660	23,100	$16,130 - 32,410	11%	5%
92	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	650	64,190	$28,380 - 90,440	8%	3%
93	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	640	26,500	$19,610 - 34,330	-11%	9%
94	Data entry keyers	630	25,400	$20,250 - 32,150	-4%	18%
95	Personal and home care aides	630	18,860	$14,880 - 23,460	51%	10%
96	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	620	46,900	$27,660 - 69,840	13%	17%
97	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	620	37,120	$22,070 - 49,230	5%	2%
98	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	620	24,210	$16,890 - 35,940	-6%	0%
99	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	610	81,950	$32,700 - [?]	0%	36%
100	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	600	49,780	$32,800 - 72,510	9%	47%

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Jobs More Common Near Waukegan Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Animal trainers	34,030	130	12
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	49,140	130	11
Athletes and sports competitors	39,670	160	8.7
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters	20,350	240	8
Grounds maintenance workers, all other	25,540	110	7.2
Biological technicians	32,220	860	5.8
Shampooers	18,290	190	5.4
Sales and related workers, all other	34,720	1,930	4.5
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers	21,000	110	4.2
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	41,820	920	3.8
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,210	620	3.8
Material moving workers, all other	29,080	270	3.7
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,080	170	3.7
Social workers, all other	50,620	470	3.6
Special education teachers, middle school	46,150	660	3.3
Production workers, all other	27,130	1,940	3.2
Industrial engineering technicians	45,780	460	3
Managers, all other	89,440	2,680	2.9
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	48,470	1,400	2.8
Chemists	54,290	600	2.8
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	37,670	1,350	2.8
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,390	860	2.7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,470	6,940	2.7
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	45,990	790	2.6
Maintenance workers, machinery	47,910	440	2.5
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	53,920	130	2.5
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	50,000	3,820	2.5
Sales engineers	59,780	440	2.5
Computer specialists, all other	72,600	1,130	2.4
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	52,880	710	2.4
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	24,830	1,570	2.4
Health technologists and technicians, all other	44,050	400	2.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,430	2,920	2.4
Financial specialists, all other	64,260	770	2.4
Special education teachers, secondary school	59,480	610	2.3
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	53,000	410	2.3
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	16,910	580	2.2
Recreation workers	27,480	1,510	2.2
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,470	2,150	2.2
Veterinary technologists and technicians	45,510	390	2.2
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,070	130	2.1
Training and development managers	81,240	150	2.1
Library assistants, clerical	21,750	480	2.1
Speech-language pathologists	60,360	530	2
Demonstrators and product promoters	27,860	340	2
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	39,910	270	1.9
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	37,290	870	1.9
Business operations specialists, all other	66,610	5,430	1.9
Brickmasons and blockmasons	68,380	580	1.9
Natural sciences managers	88,820	190	1.9

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	81,950	1.75	610
Veterinary technologists and technicians	45,510	1.68	390
Preschool teachers, except special education	39,160	1.64	1,740
Personal care and service workers, all other	33,850	1.62	150
Carpenters	59,110	1.61	3,350
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	64,190	1.61	650
Brickmasons and blockmasons	68,380	1.6	580
Electricians	69,130	1.57	1,720
Construction and building inspectors	71,920	1.55	290
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	83,690	1.55	6,400
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	37,670	1.51	1,350
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	41,820	1.46	920
Computer programmers	87,000	1.44	1,900
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	64,070	1.43	130
Meeting and convention planners	60,380	1.42	110
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	67,820	1.41	3,680
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	61,070	1.4	1,260
Construction laborers	40,220	1.39	2,570
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	66,800	1.39	560
Graphic designers	52,640	1.39	750
Self-enrichment education teachers	49,410	1.38	210
Drywall and ceiling tile installers	50,560	1.37	180
Roofers	45,750	1.36	460
Loan interviewers and clerks	41,430	1.36	660
Sheet metal workers	53,410	1.34	150
Helpers--carpenters	31,750	1.34	440
Maintenance workers, machinery	47,910	1.33	440
Cement masons and concrete finishers	45,940	1.33	360
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	42,800	1.33	150
Loan officers	75,140	1.32	1,050
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	63,090	1.32	340
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	87,310	1.31	840
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	37,360	1.31	270
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	70,370	1.31	1,010
Medical secretaries	35,930	1.3	1,490
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	97,030	1.29	770
Social and human service assistants	33,950	1.28	340
Highway maintenance workers	42,250	1.28	250
Earth drillers, except oil and gas	49,140	1.28	130
Veterinarians	102,790	1.28	160
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	56,370	1.27	1,370
Printing machine operators	39,990	1.26	590
Chief executives	173,320	1.26	950
Teachers and instructors, all other	45,130	1.25	810
Security guards	28,550	1.25	1,380
All other information and record clerks	38,080	1.24	930
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	82,420	1.23	180
General and operations managers	110,550	1.23	3,750
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	34,590	1.23	1,270
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	39,620	1.23	510

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	199,520	170
Anesthesiologists	196,390
Chief executives	173,320	950
Internists, general	167,250
Pediatricians, general	162,280
Dentists, general	156,450	230
Physicians and surgeons, all other	153,960	540
Family and general practitioners	123,080	80
Chiropractors	120,130	60
Marketing managers	110,670	600
General and operations managers	110,550	3,750
Engineering managers	103,010	360
Veterinarians	102,790	160
Financial managers	102,520	1,350
Producers and directors	99,660	40
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	98,520	80
Sales managers	98,440	1,290
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	97,030	770
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	95,040	800
Computer and information systems managers	95,010	550
Construction managers	92,710	330
Medical and health services managers	92,330	440
Pharmacists	91,390	480
Computer software engineers, systems software	90,430
Lawyers	89,790
Managers, all other	89,440	2,680
Natural sciences managers	88,820	190
Public relations managers	88,720
Physical scientists, all other	87,530	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	87,310	840
Computer programmers	87,000	1,900
Actuaries	86,120
Physician assistants	85,420
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	85,000
Environmental engineers	84,740
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	83,690	6,400
Purchasing managers	83,060	240
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	82,420	180
Management analysts	82,280	2,660
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	81,950	610
Training and development managers	81,240	150
Human resources managers, all other	80,600	170
Computer software engineers, applications	79,380	800
Industrial production managers	79,270	460
Budget analysts	78,480
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors	77,080
Computer systems analysts	77,040	1,300
Engineering teachers, postsecondary	76,170
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	76,030	230
Optometrists	75,700	60

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