Illinois Careers and Salaries

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
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,720	390	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$125,850	380	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$35,900	370	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$124,790	370	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$47,840	360	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$63,050	360	View salary detail
Cardiologists	$517,850	340	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,440	340	View salary detail
Audiologists	$93,510	330	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$43,450	330	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$101,470	330	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$79,080	330	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$57,200	330	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$42,760	330	View salary detail
Tapers	$113,180	320	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$54,080	320	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$42,330	320	View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators	$118,210	320	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$79,610	310	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$72,460	310	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$50,060	300	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$81,170	300	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$60,130	300	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$126,620	290	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$41,630	290	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$70,890	290	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$46,500	290	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$60,820	290	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$89,520	280	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$49,590	280	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$120,840	280	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$93,790	270	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$42,450	270	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$79,400	250	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$64,890	250	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$61,980	250	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$79,400	250	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$79,780	250	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$42,450	250	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$89,180	240	View salary detail
Shampooers	$34,190	240	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$51,440	240	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,700	240	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$102,720	240	View salary detail
Neurologists	$237,080	240	View salary detail
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$250,880	230	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,580	230	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$111,370	230	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,750	230	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$111,370	230	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.