What are the most in demand jobs in DeKalb, IL?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in DeKalb, IL actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in DeKalb have a particular interest in sales associates.

The top ten most in demand jobs in DeKalb, IL are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in DeKalb? Turns out the most in demand job in DeKalb is sales associate with 58 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in DeKalb

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in DeKalb.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In DeKalb, IL

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Sales Associate	58	$31,200
2	Shift Supervisor	52	$38,330
3	Delivery Driver	47	$38,858
4	Student Internship	38	$32,875
5	Teacher	38	$45,990
6	Truck Driver	36	$56,811
7	Barista	35	$24,761
8	Occupational Therapist	35	$67,679
9	Registered Nurse	34	$61,536
10	Truck Driver Class A	33	$60,043
11	Crew Member	31	$26,132
12	Warehouse Worker	31	$29,506
13	Crew Person	30	$20,296
14	Customer Service Representative	30	$30,139
15	Sales Consultant	30	$48,406
16	Assistant Manager	29	$36,733
17	Cashier	29	$23,653
18	Food Service Worker	27	$23,539
19	Store Associate	26	$28,257
20	Warehouse Operations Manager	26	$30,494
21	Pharmacist Technician	25	$32,954
22	Sales Associate And Cashier	22	$24,455
23	Substitute Teacher	22	$22,684
24	Customer Service Associate	20	$28,189
25	Physical Therapist	19	$67,514
26	Shift Manager	18	$27,301
27	Technician	18	$38,546
28	Associate Retailer	17	$26,453
29	Fleet Technician	17	$56,731
30	Retail Merchandiser	17	$27,396
31	Retail Sales Consultant	17	$40,898
32	Event Specialist	16	$33,935
33	Security Officer	16	$30,771
34	Speech Language Pathologist	16	$64,855
35	Bus Driver	15	$31,314
36	General Cleaner	15	$24,005
37	Certified Nursing Assistant	14	$29,174
38	Housekeeper	14	$24,869
39	Insurance Agent	14	$55,357
40	Material Handler	14	$29,313
41	Store Manager	14	$45,281
42	Area Supervisor	13	$57,444
43	Clinic Registered Nurse	13	$72,491
44	Fitness Coach	13	$35,016
45	General Manager	13	$79,383
46	Jewelry Sales Associate	13	$28,637
47	Life Management Teacher	13	$86,077
48	Patient Access Representative	13	$30,550
49	Service Specialist	13	$49,172
50	Tutor	13	$30,792
51	Cook	12	$27,912
52	Manufacturing Team Member	12	$28,632
53	Mechanic	12	$43,828
54	Operator And Truck Driver	12	$163,993
55	Outside Sales Representative	12	$53,815
56	Pharmacy Internship	12	$67,670
57	Restaurant General Manager	12	$55,275
58	Advocate	11	$33,614
59	CDL Class A Driver	11	$67,136
60	Director Of Community Life	11	$70,009
61	Forklift Operator	11	$28,828
62	Human Resources Coordinator	11	$39,427
63	Life Insurance Agent	11	$83,528
64	Maintenance Technician	11	$44,733
65	Patient Service Representative	11	$29,316
66	Picker And Packer	11	$28,136
67	Pre-K Teacher	11	$38,381
68	Server	11	$21,976
69	1st Grade Teacher	10	$43,214
70	Company Driver	10	$70,655
71	Fitness Manager	10	$45,372
72	Operations Specialist	10	$53,415
73	Pet Groomer	10	$25,403
74	Rehab Director	10	$69,971
75	Software Engineer	10	$67,436
76	Staff Accountant	10	$47,590
77	Administrative Assistant	9	$34,772
78	Assistant Manager Of Operations	9	$52,889
79	Building Engineer	9	$71,352
80	Certified Nurses' Aide	9	$25,499
81	Dietary Aide	9	$22,825
82	Flatbed Truck Driver	9	$61,191
83	Food And Beverage Manager	9	$37,770
84	Internship	9	$30,388
85	Merchandising Specialist	9	$33,949
86	Operations Manager	9	$76,954
87	Registered Health Nurse	9	$67,614
88	Retail Consultant	9	$48,077
89	Support Team Member	9	$27,524
90	Assembly Line Leader	8	$30,718
91	CDL Driver	8	$61,003
92	Head Cashier	8	$26,216
93	Laboratory Specialist	8	$46,182
94	Lead Abatement Worker	8	$31,252
95	Patient Care Technician	8	$35,503
96	Real Estate Agent	8	$68,529
97	Respiratory Therapist	8	$54,566
98	Warehouse Operations Supervisor	8	$31,898
99	Assistant Store Manager	7	$37,546
100	Associate	7	$46,828