Occupations Reported in Illinois

869 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Illinois for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tax Preparers	$54,480	1,310	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$58,240	1,310	View salary detail
Geneticists	$82,640	1,300	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$60,210	1,300	View salary detail
Biologists	$82,640	1,300	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$82,640	1,300	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$82,640	1,300	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$82,640	1,300	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$208,000	1,290	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$49,990	1,290	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$72,540	1,280	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,930	1,260	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$42,660	1,240	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$47,180	1,230	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$47,180	1,230	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$47,180	1,230	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,180	1,230	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$61,820	1,220	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$53,190	1,210	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$76,290	1,210	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$78,910	1,190	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$196,760	1,180	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$37,010	1,180	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$51,930	1,170	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$126,100	1,170	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$77,020	1,170	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$77,020	1,170	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$104,440	1,160	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$104,440	1,160	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$104,440	1,160	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$44,360	1,150	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$99,710	1,150	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$59,950	1,150	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$286,830	1,140	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$76,450	1,140	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$91,360	1,140	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$47,990	1,130	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$47,990	1,130	View salary detail
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$140,680	1,130	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$47,990	1,130	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$69,810	1,120	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$69,810	1,120	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$69,810	1,120	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$95,080	1,110	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$95,080	1,110	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$95,080	1,110	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$57,470	1,110	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$100,400	1,100	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$133,690	1,080	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$62,580	1,080	View salary detail

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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.