Occupations Reported in Chicago, IL

836 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Chicago, IL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$129,840	8,850	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$75,800	8,710	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$65,680	8,660	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$108,940	8,600	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$124,120	8,570	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$124,120	8,570	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,900	8,560	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$65,620	8,530	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$36,110	8,510	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$47,660	8,490	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$113,210	8,370	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$82,020	8,320	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$82,020	8,320	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$82,020	8,320	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$82,020	8,320	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$82,020	8,320	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$82,020	8,320	View salary detail
Coroners	$82,020	8,320	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$107,640	7,940	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$107,640	7,940	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$107,640	7,940	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$103,100	7,930	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,590	7,910	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$105,720	7,880	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$101,660	7,800	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$46,580	7,790	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$77,900	7,790	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$80,040	7,380	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$82,350	7,360	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$77,960	7,210	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$98,490	7,150	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$65,200	7,080	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$103,170	6,950	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$102,070	6,900	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$102,070	6,900	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$102,070	6,900	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$60,770	6,840	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.