Taking Care of Business Springfield and Sangamon County is home to leading firms that provide insurance, finance, legal and other business services, giving the region a high concentration of professionals in the industry. Average salaries for finance and insurance professionals are 17 percent below the national average. MAJOR EMPLOYERS Finance & Insurance Firms Horace Mann Educators Corporate Headquarters Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Blue Cross/Blue Shield BUNN Headquarters Troxell Midwest Insurance Company Back Office Specialty Firms Horace Mann Educators - Corporate Headquarters Levi, Ray & Shoup - International Headquarters BUNN - International Headquarters Brandt - International Headquarters Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) Memorial Health System Springfield Clinic Major Corporate Headquarters Federated Funeral Directors of America Corporation Service Company (CSC) CCB Credit Services EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT University of Illinois Springfield Accounting (Bachelors & Masters) Business Administration (Bachelors & Masters) Economics Management Management Information Systems (Bachelors & Masters) Graduate Certificate in Applied Science Graduate Certificate n Business Intelligence Graduate certificate in Business Process Management Graduate certificate in Human Resource Management Graduate certificate in IT Project Management Lincoln Land Community College Associates in Accounting Associates in Business Associates in Office Professional Certificate in Office Support Specialists Certificate in Computer Application Specialists Certificate in Entrepreneurship Certificate in Management FINANCE, INSURANCE & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WORKFORCE OVERVIEW Occupation/Profession Employed Average Annual Wages Location Quotient Office Clerks, General 4,070 $37,800 1.50 General and Operations Managers 2,235 $94,500 1.08 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,718 $70,800 1.82 Accountants and Auditors 1,501 $76,000 1.23 Management Analysts 1,484 $75,000 2.01 Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants 1,166 $59,600 2.23 Financial Managers 776 $127,300 1.39 Human Resources Specialists 655 $60,500 1.22 Administrative Services Managers 510 $87,800 2.02 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 348 $60,200 1.36 Postal Service Mail Carriers 345 $51,800 1.16 Chief Executives 296 $187,000 1.34 Training and Development Specialists 284 $64,000 1.09 Labor Relations Specialists 245 $73,700 3.66 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 244 $37,300 1.29 Human Resources Managers 196 $114,700 1.51 Financial Specialists, All Other 168 $56,900 1.42 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 165 $53,900 2.19 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 125 $51,400 1.39 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 119 $30,800 1.59 Budget Analysts 113 $57,500 2.48 Operations Research Analysts 104 $85,600 1.12 Insurance Underwriters 98 $52,900 1.13 Actuaries 53 $103,500 2.86 Training and Development Managers 51 $100,100 1.59