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
Real Estate Sales Agents	$59,220	6,030	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$82,750	5,990	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$42,840	5,910	View salary detail
Tutors	$37,400	5,910	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$78,170	5,890	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$33,710	5,880	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$81,180	5,850	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$81,180	5,850	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$81,180	5,850	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,750	5,810	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$64,630	5,760	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$52,020	5,750	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$56,440	5,740	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$61,940	5,580	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$61,390	5,580	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$107,860	5,460	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,700	5,390	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,300	5,370	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$56,400	5,360	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,780	5,350	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$55,780	5,350	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$36,730	5,320	View salary detail
Roofers	$77,900	5,300	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$88,820	5,280	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$124,180	5,260	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$59,840	5,220	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$61,170	5,220	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,480	5,210	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$89,800	5,180	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$34,560	5,160	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$81,780	5,130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$49,410	5,090	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$48,140	5,080	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,440	5,040	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$60,490	4,950	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,150	4,940	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$64,270	4,910	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$75,050	4,910	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$135,080	4,900	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$65,240	4,890	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$84,090	4,880	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$82,330	4,700	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,020	4,660	View salary detail
Chief Executives	$331,920	4,620	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
Chief Sustainability Officers	$331,920	4,620	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$49,930	4,620	View salary detail
Editors	$76,060	4,560	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.