Business Executives - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Local and state government agencies
Business management firms
Banks, savings and loans, and credit unions
Colleges and universities

Outlook

Demand is expected to be about average for business executives. Improving technology allows executives to do more tasks. Competition for jobs will be very strong as there are a lot of qualified workers.

There should be very little change in the number of jobs for government executives. Few new government agencies are likely to be created. However, some new jobs may open at the local level. As the population grows, counties, cities, and towns may hire more managers.

Business Executives (CIS 100262)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	8,049 Large	&	-10.0%	2.7%	>>>>	421 Moderate
Champaign Area	165 Medium	&	-10.3%	1.9%	>>>>	8 Very few
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	132 Small	&	-10.6%	-1.2%	>>>>	7 Very few
Cook County	3,931 Large	&	-9.8%	3.0%	>>>>	208 Few
Decatur Area	58 Small	&	-10.3%	0.1%	>>>>	3 Very few
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	345 Medium	&	-9.0%	4.0%	>>>>	18 Very few
Du Page County	809 Medium	&	-9.4%	3.7%	>>>>	43 Few
Edwardsville Area	134 Small	&	-6.7%	4.4%	>>>>	7 Very few
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	60 Small	&	-18.3%	-2.2%	>>>>	3 Very few
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	88 Small	&	-11.4%	-0.1%	>>>>	5 Very few
Lake County	424 Medium	&	-12.7%	2.6%	>>>>	21 Very few
McHenry County	106 Small	&	-6.6%	6.1%	>>>>	6 Very few
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	115 Small	&	-13.9%	0.2%	>>>>	5 Very few
Northwest Illinois Area	150 Medium	&	-6.0%	5.1%	>>>>	8 Very few
Peoria-Bloomington Area	368 Medium	&	-12.0%	1.3%	>>>>	19 Very few
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	107 Small	&	-9.3%	-1.6%	>>>>	6 Very few
Rock Island-Moline Area	112 Small	&	-6.3%	1.8%	>>>>	6 Very few
Rockford Area	189 Medium	&	-10.6%	2.4%	>>>>	10 Very few
Shawnee National Forest Area	56 Small	&	-14.3%	-0.3%	>>>>	3 Very few
Springfield Area	171 Medium	&	-13.5%	-0.8%	>>>>	9 Very few
St Louis-Belleville Area	158 Medium	&	-10.8%	0.2%	>>>>	8 Very few
Vermilion County	39 Small	&	-15.4%	-5.1%	>>>>	1 Very few
Will County	287 Medium	&	-6.3%	5.4%	>>>>	17 Very few
United States	309,400 Large	&	4.3%	3.1%	>>>>	22,200 Moderate