Rantoul Jobs

:For the Illinois village previously known as Rantoul see Alma, Illinois Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,918 at the 2000 census. The present mayor is Neal Williams, whose term will expire in 2009. The community was named after Robert Rantoul, director of the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1917, Rantoul was chosen to be the site of the Chanute Field due to its proximity to the Illinois Central railroad and the War Department’s ground school housed at the University of Illinois. In the 1930s, Chanute grew, dominating the local economy as thousands of Airmen were stationed there to train new recruits who cycled in and out. Renamed Chanute Air Force Base after World War II, the base was closed in 1993, and partly reoccupied by the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum.

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Among the most common occupations in Rantoul are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 25%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Rantoul, Illinois work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Rantoul Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, assistant store manager jobs, financial advisor jobs, store manager jobs, physical therapy assistant jobs and pharmacy technician jobs.

The leading industries in Rantoul, Illinois are Manufacturing, 22%; Educational, health and social services, 20%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Rantoul job listings indicate that the following industries in Rantoul are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Rantoul, Illinois is $27,411, and the median income of households in Rantoul was $36,904.

Rantoul has an unemployment rate of 4.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Rantoul Trends data, the number of Rantoul, Illinois jobs has decreased by 56% since March 2008.

Population of Rantoul Total population 12,857 Male 47.64% Female 52.36% Median age 31.6     Rantoul Housing Owner-occupied homes 50.8% Median cost of a home $74,200 Median mortgage payment $510 Renter-occupied homes 49.2% Vacant housing 13.5% Median monthly rent $499     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,440 Median for all female full-time $22,382     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 22% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 29% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 51% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 16%     Race White 79% Black or African American 17% Asian 2% Other 1%     Rantoul Commute Carpool 14.2% Public transportation 0.9% Average travel time 17 minutes

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