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
Psychiatric Aides	$48,670	120	View salary detail
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$60,520	110	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$103,780	110	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$115,310	110	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$39,870	110	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$112,280	110	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$99,730	110	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$63,500	100	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$83,720	100	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$63,500	100	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$63,500	100	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$75,890	90	View salary detail
Genetic Counselors	$95,880	90	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$162,410	80	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$51,540	80	View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$53,280	80	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$43,740	70	View salary detail
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$72,800	70	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,950	70	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$49,200	60	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$35,970	60	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$36,590	60	View salary detail
Models	$53,280	60	View salary detail
Embalmers	$61,730	60	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$92,310	50	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$46,280	50	View salary detail
Geographers	$92,640	40	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$70,970	40	View salary detail
Motorboat Operators	$68,380	40	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$71,100	40	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$35,360	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$43,290	30	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$77,460	30	View salary detail
Choreographers	$34,560	30	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$37,940	—	View salary detail
Podiatrists	$167,400	—	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$124,600	—	View salary detail
Physicians, Pathologists	$381,770	—	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$47,080	—	View salary detail
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$56,560	—	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$53,850	—	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$38,300	—	View salary detail
Statistical Assistants	$63,410	—	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$53,600	—	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$45,900	—	View salary detail
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$70,220	—	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$105,580	—	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$89,620	—	View salary detail
Orthodontists	$343,100	—	View salary detail
Barbers	$65,430	—	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.