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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,5702,380View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists$105,3702,360View salary detail
Fundraising Managers$109,7202,310View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$39,9302,300View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$102,2602,290View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$68,2802,290View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts$102,2602,290View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers$102,2602,290View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,0802,280View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers$167,0402,270View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists$167,0402,270View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators$167,0402,270View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$41,2402,260View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,3602,250View salary detail
Interior Designers$76,5702,250View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$101,6302,250View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$49,2402,240View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$39,2802,190View salary detail
Public Relations Managers$133,2102,190View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$89,9802,140View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$48,6302,140View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$38,9902,140View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$102,3502,120View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other$63,2402,120View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$58,9902,120View salary detail
Writers and Authors$75,9402,120View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers$75,9402,120View salary detail
Surgical Assistants$80,2102,090View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$100,6102,090View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists$38,1002,090View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,6302,070View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,5602,030View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$46,8601,990View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,4601,990View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers$68,5801,940View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$100,7301,930View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$44,2801,900View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators$55,8901,880View salary detail
Database Administrators$109,6801,870View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,8301,870View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,6201,850View salary detail
Energy Auditors$82,6401,840View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors$82,6401,840View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$123,4301,830View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$56,9801,820View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$68,0501,810View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks$63,3901,790View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners$70,5701,780View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$39,2001,780View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order$37,4401,780View 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.