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
Facilities Managers	$113,150	6,790	View salary detail
Security Managers	$113,150	6,790	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$50,350	6,780	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$46,060	6,730	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$163,430	6,670	View salary detail
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,430	6,670	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$47,850	6,660	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$66,490	6,590	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,230	6,550	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$131,740	6,530	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$100,260	6,470	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,010	6,390	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$38,290	6,370	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$293,490	6,360	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,740	6,330	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,770	6,320	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$101,070	6,270	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,180	6,220	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$59,490	6,120	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$99,860	5,960	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$99,860	5,960	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$156,100	5,910	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,410	5,910	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$82,140	5,650	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$59,850	5,630	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$59,850	5,630	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$44,020	5,610	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$112,150	5,510	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$112,150	5,510	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,660	5,480	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$61,740	5,480	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$51,280	5,460	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,030	5,460	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$143,800	5,400	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$143,800	5,400	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$79,150	5,390	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,190	5,310	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$44,260	5,270	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$33,890	5,210	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$61,790	5,100	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$85,390	5,030	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$105,580	5,010	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$33,750	4,960	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$84,550	4,940	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$77,050	4,920	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,300	4,920	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$41,250	4,810	View salary detail
Tutors	$38,100	4,780	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$73,340	4,740	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$81,740	4,630	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.