Chicago, IL Careers and Salaries

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
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$65,320	40	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$98,760	40	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$36,990	40	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,410	30	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$56,030	30	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$37,940	—	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$167,140	—	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$124,850	—	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$336,660	—	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$49,090	—	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$54,990	—	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$61,110	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$39,710	—	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$52,560	—	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$157,510	—	View salary detail
Radiologists	$479,910	—	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$105,580	—	View salary detail
Barbers	$49,700	—	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$68,890	—	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$45,640	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$41,530	—	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$59,560	—	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$49,030	—	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$65,090	—	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$58,900	—	View salary detail
Dermatologists	$435,750	—	View salary detail
Historians	$89,670	—	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$72,550	—	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$157,510	—	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$50,530	—	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$36,480	—	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$94,420	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$46,940	—	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$64,420	—	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$39,870	—	View salary detail
Motion Picture Projectionists	$85,460	—	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.