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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Credit Analysts$84,9903,130View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$40,2703,090View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$108,1203,090View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$58,5503,090View salary detail
Chemists$85,2303,040View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians$60,7403,020View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other$63,2503,010View salary detail
Art Directors$103,5502,960View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$45,3302,960View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists$104,3002,920View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$98,2702,900View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$36,5502,890View salary detail
Fundraising Managers$106,2902,860View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$105,4502,860View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$41,0502,850View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,5202,840View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers$159,6702,810View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists$159,6702,810View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators$159,6702,810View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$48,0502,800View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$79,8202,790View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$42,0302,790View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,9502,780View salary detail
Public Relations Managers$131,9902,770View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$95,3802,760View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other$45,3402,760View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,5202,750View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$40,9002,750View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$101,8502,740View salary detail
Residential Advisors$44,1302,720View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$38,8802,720View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks$61,7102,720View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$49,1502,670View salary detail
Writers and Authors$68,2202,640View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers$68,2202,640View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order$37,4402,630View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers$67,3802,620View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$74,3902,590View salary detail
Interior Designers$76,2902,570View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$77,5702,570View salary detail
Energy Auditors$78,3402,560View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors$78,3402,560View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists$64,8502,560View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other$64,8502,560View salary detail
Engineers, All Other$111,9302,520View salary detail
Photonics Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Robotics Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers$111,9302,520View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar$111,9302,520View 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.