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Careers in Kankakee, IL

Part of Illinois.

Kankakee, IL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 96.394, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 5% · 47,540 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$400,280
  2. 2Pharmacists$140,960
  3. 3Dentists, General$137,390
  4. 4Sales Managers$135,330
  5. 5Computer and Information Systems Managers$133,150

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Registered Nurses1,390 employed
  2. 2Fast Food and Counter Workers1,220 employed
  3. 3Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,190 employed
  4. 4Cashiers1,190 employed
  5. 5Retail Salespersons1,140 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Phlebotomists13.87× national avg
  2. 2Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians9.05× national avg
  3. 3Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders8.09× national avg
  4. 4Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders7.77× national avg
  5. 5Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing6.63× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$415,254
  2. 2Pharmacists$146,233
  3. 3Dentists, General$142,530
  4. 4Sales Managers$140,393
  5. 5Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,131

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Illinois state page.