What are the most in demand jobs in Des Plaines, 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 Des Plaines, IL actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Des Plaines have a particular interest in pharmacist technicians.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Des Plaines, IL are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Des Plaines? Turns out the most in demand job in Des Plaines is pharmacist technician with 529 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Des Plaines

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

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 Des Plaines, IL

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Pharmacist Technician	529	$33,130
2	Shift Supervisor	167	$38,379
3	Certified Nursing Assistant	138	$29,205
4	Faculty	130	$63,653
5	Registered Nurse	119	$61,691
6	Customer Service Representative	114	$30,268
7	Sales Associate	113	$31,339
8	Delivery Driver	109	$38,892
9	Maintenance Technician	100	$45,042
10	Patient Care Technician	97	$35,577
11	Outside Sales Representative	92	$53,852
12	Sales Representative	87	$54,089
13	Home Health Nurse	80	$68,151
14	Cook	78	$28,159
15	Licensed Practical Nurse	77	$43,779
16	Occupational Therapist	73	$67,870
17	Barista	66	$24,850
18	Crew Member	66	$26,177
19	Truck Driver	66	$56,912
20	Assistant Manager	65	$37,085
21	Physical Therapist	65	$67,672
22	Server	61	$22,250
23	Staff Nurse	60	$49,408
24	Housekeeper	59	$24,961
25	General Manager	57	$79,983
26	Teacher	56	$46,077
27	Service Associate	54	$44,858
28	Warehouse Associate	54	$28,103
29	Event Specialist	52	$34,006
30	Specialist	51	$61,231
31	Tutor	51	$30,991
32	CDL Class A Driver	49	$67,152
33	Cashier	49	$23,764
34	Automotive Technician	48	$35,211
35	Customer Service Associate	47	$28,458
36	Customer Service Trainer	47	$30,233
37	Restaurant Associate	47	$24,766
38	Software Developer	47	$71,049
39	Administrative Assistant	46	$34,844
40	Mechanic	46	$43,975
41	Member Service Representative	46	$29,713
42	Baker	44	$25,487
43	Account Manager	43	$56,149
44	Account Executive	42	$58,701
45	Driver	42	$27,211
46	Engineer	42	$74,773
47	Substitute Teacher	41	$22,736
48	Speech Language Pathologist	40	$64,999
49	Service Technician	38	$39,172
50	Aide	37	$25,100
51	CDL Driver	37	$61,141
52	Maintenance Person	37	$32,202
53	Security Officer	37	$30,715
54	Supervisor	37	$48,823
55	Delivery Truck Driver	36	$74,926
56	Food Service Worker	36	$23,608
57	Group Exercise Instructor	36	$32,610
58	Design Engineer	35	$66,144
59	Engineering Manager	34	$98,858
60	Internship	34	$30,480
61	Technician	34	$38,525
62	Home Health Aid	33	$25,409
63	Engineering Scientist	32	$92,694
64	Shift Leader	31	$29,584
65	Shift Manager	31	$27,453
66	Store Associate	31	$28,308
67	Transporter	31	$24,289
68	Chemical Engineer	30	$72,559
69	Hair Stylist	30	$32,619
70	Hospice Registered Nurse	30	$73,370
71	Pharmacist	30	$126,131
72	Registered Nurse PRN	30	$75,260
73	Customer Engagement Specialist	29	$43,687
74	Management Trainee	29	$44,449
75	Claims Associate	28	$40,158
76	Lube Technician	28	$24,094
77	Sales Agent	28	$36,448
78	Senior Chemical Engineer	28	$87,817
79	Senior Project Manager	28	$84,294
80	Sales Consultant	27	$48,607
81	Energy Engineer	26	$65,782
82	Line Cook	26	$26,797
83	Parts Delivery Driver	26	$30,159
84	Warehouse Clerk	26	$28,592
85	Day Camp Counselor	25	$26,511
86	Fleet Mechanic	25	$52,109
87	Nursing Faculty	25	$40,706
88	Team Leader	25	$52,600
89	Bartender	24	$21,237
90	Manager	24	$86,927
91	Production Team Member	24	$30,321
92	Senior Field Service Technician	24	$61,801
93	Swim Instructor	24	$21,514
94	Front Desk Receptionist	23	$24,614
95	Mechanical Engineer	23	$69,834
96	Product Manager	23	$91,212
97	Care Provider	22	$23,414
98	Electrical Foreman	22	$48,856
99	Operation Supervisor	22	$59,239
100	Registered Nurse Case Manager	22	$68,699