Champaign Jobs

Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. As reported in the 2000 U.S. Census, the city was home to 67,518 people. The city held a 2007 special census the city's population is 75,254, gaining 7,702 people from the 2000 census. The mayor is Gerald Schweighart, whose term will expire in 2011. The city is notable for sharing the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with its twin city of Urbana.

In addition to the University of Illinois, Champaign is also home to Parkland College. A Kraft Foods plant , the world's largest steam factory, and Herff-Jones form part of the city's industrial base. The city also features a large technology and software industry mostly focusing around research and development of new technologies. The Research Park, located in southern Champaign and backed by the University of Illinois, is home to many companies including iCyt , the Illinois Natural History Survey, the Illinois State Geological Survey, the Illinois State Water Survey, Instarecon, Motorola, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Phonak, Power World, Science Applications International Corporation, and Tekion . Numerous other software and technology companies also have offices in Champaign including Wolfram Research, AMD, Intel, IBM, Amdocs, and Volition, Inc.. The United States Army Corps of Engineers maintains the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in...more

Among the most common occupations in Champaign are Management, professional, and related occupations, 36%; Sales and office occupations, 24%; and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 61 percent of workers in Champaign, Illinois work for companies, 28 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Champaign, Illinois are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 39%; Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 10%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Champaign job listings indicate that the following industries in Champaign are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Champaign, Illinois is $35,955, and the median income of households in Champaign was $30,443.

According to our Champaign Trends data, the number of Champaign, Illinois jobs has increased by 38% since October 2011.

Population of Champaign Total population 65,600 Male 50.35% Female 49.65% Median age 25.8     Champaign Housing Owner-occupied homes 46.5% Median cost of a home $129,000 Median mortgage payment $685 Renter-occupied homes 53.5% Vacant housing 8.6% Median monthly rent $697     Average Income Median for all workers $16,514 Median for all male full-time $42,715 Median for all female full-time $29,195     Household Income Less than $10,000 15% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 11% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4% High school graduate 19% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 25% Graduate degree 23%     Marital Status Never married 50% Currently married 35% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 7%     Race White 71% Black or African American 19% Asian 8% Other 3%     Champaign Commute Carpool 10.3% Public transportation 6.7% Average travel time 14 minutes