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Champaign-Urbana, IL

324 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 16580.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$423,260
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$310,740
Family Medicine Physicians$282,430
Dentists, General$174,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$148,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,480
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$139,950
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$139,810
Pharmacists$139,270
Nurse Practitioners$137,100
Lawyers$129,990
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$127,680
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$126,110
Medical and Health Services Managers$124,830
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)$122,600
Human Resources Managers$121,390
Sales Managers$120,230
Purchasing Managers$117,450
Database Administrators$114,630
Fundraising Managers$112,260

BLS didn't publish the median for 1 occupation here because it is very high: Radiologists. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 324 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011730$69,6700.74
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012180$85,2401.01
Advertising Sales Agents 41-301160$75,4101.00
Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-209180$47,0604.30
Agricultural Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) 19-401270$63,0807.11
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091240$31,6100.90
Animal Caretakers 39-2021170$32,9500.96
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101180$81,1101.07
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301130$51,9200.48
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-9041100$148,2500.64
Athletic Trainers 29-909140$65,4001.96
Audio and Video Technicians 27-401140$66,9300.88
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302170$56,2300.70
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023460$48,0900.96
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603180$31,2001.11
Bailiffs 33-301170$54,8105.99
Bakers 51-3011250$36,5801.55
Bartenders 35-30111,070$31,2002.09
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301140$50,0400.41
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021250$47,5000.89
Biological Scientists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 19-1029140$70,8703.61
Biological Technicians 19-402180$64,2701.72
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031710$48,8300.76
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-202140$83,2500.98
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051280$45,2401.04
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052390$51,0103.62
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031160$62,1800.81
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199360$76,2600.48
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021150$37,9601.60
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020300$74,8000.90
Cardiologists 29-121250Not available4.53
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-2031Not available$60,630
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119480$66,8901.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-203250$57,1200.61
Carpenters 47-2031310$66,9800.69
Cashiers 41-20112,500$32,1301.19
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051110$74,6600.80
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011130$48,0400.94
Chemists 19-203180$67,3101.44
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101170$310,7400.51
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021400$60,3601.50
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011530$34,9901.49
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302260$76,7501.28
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051230$98,9100.91
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-103140$74,5900.18
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061200$36,1800.76
Clergy 21-201140$62,5401.12
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010220Not available0.96
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033130$75,5202.43
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022230$66,1501.34
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124100$45,0900.96
Commercial Pilots 53-201230$67,7701.06
Community Health Workers 21-1094140$39,0403.36
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114140$64,9200.55
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041140$72,5600.48
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1241150$111,7801.22
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231300$66,2603.00
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-916140$48,3200.31
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299130$78,1000.43
Computer Programmers 15-1251110$89,3801.79
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211320$86,6900.90
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232350$57,7200.71
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-122150$94,7002.07
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021460$140,4801.01
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103140$64,4702.12
Construction Laborers 47-2061570$59,4600.77
Construction Managers 11-9021270$99,5001.04
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401170$73,3500.73
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011230$32,8400.53
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012550$38,3301.84
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014970$36,0401.01
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012100$55,8400.39
Cost Estimators 13-105160$63,6300.42
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021140$39,5200.50
Couriers and Messengers 43-502190$37,3001.85
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031210$44,3201.69
Credit Analysts 13-204140$78,8600.96
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,480$41,2800.84
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403190$47,5600.74
Data Entry Keyers 43-902150$42,3700.64
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-2051140$91,7600.80
Database Administrators 15-124250$114,6300.95
Dental Assistants 31-9091180$47,1200.67
Dental Hygienists 29-1292170$81,1101.12
Dentists, General 29-102180$174,0100.96
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-302160$73,4300.72
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032100$100,4201.58
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103160$64,4001.20
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011380$31,2001.03
Dishwashers 35-9021380$33,3301.18
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032100$56,3600.69
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031260$33,6400.95
Editors 27-3041100$62,0301.65
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032270$101,5701.22
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903150$58,9700.97
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012620$58,2302.58
Electrical Engineers 17-2071110$95,7900.79
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028130$46,1400.77
Electricians 47-2111410$100,3200.80
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021990$59,6501.06
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-2199110$83,2301.06
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-907260$81,6902.41
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-404270$51,5702.90
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-204190$65,3601.49
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011260$68,5600.82
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031290$42,8701.32
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013190$106,6801.83
Family Medicine Physicians 29-121570$282,4300.92
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304170$59,9602.72
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092130$48,3900.70
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,890$31,3001.10
File Clerks 43-407160$43,6901.24
Financial Examiners 13-206160$77,3401.26
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031660$127,6801.16
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209950$71,0100.57
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051190$84,3300.76
Firefighters 33-2011340$62,1901.44
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011370$96,9400.68
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101470$42,1101.05
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-101140$64,9701.93
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102180$94,1801.14
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012880$38,3701.06
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011130$47,6201.03
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101260$56,3200.65
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011310$79,8100.73
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101260$78,4000.39
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011500$63,8200.52
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102260$57,1800.75
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101290$107,8800.81
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011400$73,5300.87
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011680$46,4200.89
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047360$59,4000.85
Floral Designers 27-102360$34,9802.19
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021660$31,8501.09
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909940$31,9900.66
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-309950$39,2501.15
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041330$34,5801.66
Food Service Managers 11-9051230$60,6801.42
Fundraisers 13-113170$61,8200.96
Fundraising Managers 11-203380$112,2602.95
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216Not available$63,800
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,260$96,6100.95
Graphic Designers 27-1024150$60,2001.13
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012180$33,8400.85
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 29-902130$56,8501.34
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071210$139,8101.39
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209980$49,4100.62
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022140$62,8601.14
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021240$74,8800.87
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032840$56,2700.60
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919840$43,9800.34
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051290$65,7302.75
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-1120900$35,4300.31
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031260$31,2000.88
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081150$33,6800.84
Human Resources Managers 11-3121210$121,3901.38
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071540$67,3600.87
Hydrologic Technicians 19-404430$54,20016.32
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112200$82,3900.81
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-904170$74,4200.25
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051140$122,6000.85
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051250$44,1300.48
Information Security Analysts 15-1212100$95,2200.74
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061490$47,0501.21
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-909950$50,4600.46
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031460$65,7202.98
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904140$44,1400.27
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021100$53,0500.31
Interior Designers 27-102530$64,4400.62
Interpreters and Translators 27-309130$50,2700.88
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20112,310$39,0001.54
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012100$60,9701.36
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107540$100,1500.95
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,960$41,9700.98
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011660$38,2701.02
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011120$34,6500.91
Lawyers 23-1011250$129,9900.49
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601280$46,4600.78
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209950$65,4901.50
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022160$68,9101.79
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121220$33,5103.86
Library Technicians 25-4031190$53,6804.04
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061300$64,1300.68
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033820$47,9101.22
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131160$47,2101.47
Loan Officers 13-2072210$78,9501.15
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081150$58,8400.89
Machinists 51-4041100$58,9100.51
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 29-2035100Not available3.24
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012430$34,8900.74
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-905180$35,4602.22
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-90711,290$55,2601.24
Management Analysts 13-1111320$98,0500.52
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199280$126,1100.67
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161380$65,8400.62
Marketing Managers 11-2021190$106,3400.70
Massage Therapists 31-9011110$61,1701.61
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141150$101,0900.75
Medical Assistants 31-9092460$39,1300.83
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093Not available$37,160
Medical Records Specialists 29-207270$45,9600.51
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104260$85,0300.49
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013570$46,0600.88
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111400$124,8301.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121110$50,4401.10
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102630$41,2300.27
Microbiologists 19-102260$66,5604.34
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022550$59,6301.31
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20901,260$42,7301.32
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023100$48,7901.56
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304230$61,2600.28
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072200$46,6002.00
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-9121160$107,6302.10
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244180$85,0800.86
New Accounts Clerks 43-414150$45,8701.98
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171420$137,1001.90
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,560$39,8901.58
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501170$82,7500.74
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122120$80,0401.05
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201170$60,8402.09
Office Clerks, General 43-90612,180$48,8001.30
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073160$92,9000.48
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208140$37,0800.84
Order Clerks 43-415140$45,1500.74
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111390$42,9301.52
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064350$35,1500.92
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141160$84,3701.06
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011100$58,5800.37
Paramedics 29-204360$50,1000.81
Parking Attendants 53-602180$35,6900.83
Parts Salespersons 41-2022140$41,5600.74
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-207130Not available1.14
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305180$59,2000.75
Personal Financial Advisors 13-205280$111,5400.41
Pest Control Workers 37-202130$44,9900.44
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 37-301240$49,7401.92
Pharmacists 29-1051220$139,2701.01
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052390$37,9701.21
Phlebotomists 31-9097250$45,4802.52
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202180$61,4301.04
Physical Therapists 29-1123140$97,8400.75
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1071120$139,9501.12
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229480$423,2602.07
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152390$95,5301.24
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051430$78,5200.94
Postal Service Clerks 43-505170$61,0501.40
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052250$59,9901.11
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-5053180$59,4902.47
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-801260$80,8009.57
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011630$39,5101.93
Printing Press Operators 51-5112130$44,4001.29
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201250$66,4200.49
Production Workers, All Other 51-919960$47,0900.34
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061200$58,7800.77
Project Management Specialists 13-1082310$90,7700.43
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202030$63,5300.81
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141270$63,7901.26
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053100$43,5900.95
Public Relations Managers 11-203290$108,1301.85
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031200$67,1301.06
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503190$53,5901.23
Purchasing Managers 11-306140$117,4500.68
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034210$66,7601.33
Radiologists 29-122470Not published (very high)3.69
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022130$38,2201.01
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171760$36,8801.22
Recreation Workers 39-9032300$33,9101.31
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708140$40,6500.36
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11413,520$90,2301.54
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101570$50,3901.08
Residential Advisors 39-904180$51,4001.35
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126120$74,6601.26
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,180$33,8700.83
Roofers 47-218170$60,1500.78
Sales Managers 11-2022300$120,2300.68
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091650$61,8400.76
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012530$72,1800.63
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401130$74,6300.17
School Bus Monitors 33-9094100$33,9001.84
School Psychologists 19-303460$76,4601.40
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031660$61,4800.92
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,220$48,2601.05
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031180$57,4000.53
Security Guards 33-9032390$34,2500.45
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021150$42,0700.66
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211110$92,7101.34
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071310$45,8100.56
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305390$39,3400.52
Skincare Specialists 39-509440$49,4400.77
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 19-309940$102,1101.45
Social Workers, All Other 21-102930$60,8700.76
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151110$78,9100.78
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093290$44,6400.98
Software Developers 15-1252670$106,0800.58
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-125380$86,1300.62
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-101390$64,4608.48
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205940$61,1101.59
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052160$62,3200.92
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057100$62,1401.55
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058140$61,9301.24
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127150$82,5701.17
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70652,060$35,4001.07
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-222130$82,4800.71
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018310$68,3000.94
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031360$42,2701.03
Surgeons, All Other 29-1249Not available$71,050
Surgical Assistants 29-909340$74,4902.50
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,080$32,2201.12
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-90442,480$50,11022.30
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022100$61,4201.05
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-905260$61,8800.93
Tellers 43-3071480$36,9302.13
Tool and Die Makers 51-411160$58,0001.53
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151340$64,9501.08
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071110$101,4000.72
Urban and Regional Planners 19-305150$81,8401.78
Veterinarians 29-113180$106,5201.33
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096160$37,9201.89
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056260$53,1102.98
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,500$31,2000.97
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803190$61,7201.01
Web Developers 15-125470$85,8801.37
Web and Digital Interface Designers (2 O*NET occupations) 15-125530$69,3200.42
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121100$48,6100.35