Employment Opportunities with the County of Macon, Illinois

Macon County is a major employer with around 500 full-time employees, and another 100 plus permanent part-time, temporary and seasonal workers. Employees include members of some bargaining units (AFSCME, FOP, and others), contract employees and at-will employees.

Macon County includes all three branches of government: Legislative (County Board), Executive (elected and appointed officials and departments), and Judicial (Courts and associated services such as Probation, Public Defender, etc.) Macon County is organized by approximately 25 departments with a variety of legal standings. Employees in the eight departments headed by elected officials (Sheriff, State’s Attorney, County Clerk, Auditor, etc.) are employees of those officials. Other departments have their particular legal standings as part of Macon County.

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Current Open Positions

  • January 29, 2026
    Deputy Assessor #1
    This position will be the initial point of contact for all customers that come to the Supervisor of Assessments Office. This position involves executing the department’s various property assessment functions and specifically the collection and analysis of assessment data and customer service. This position will go into the field as needed and gather all property record card information for the Supervisor of Assessments Office. This position is covered by the union contract......