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
Nanosystems Engineers	$111,930	2,520	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$111,930	2,520	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$111,930	2,520	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$89,980	2,490	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$31,200	2,470	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$46,450	2,470	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$64,120	2,470	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$37,050	2,470	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,670	2,460	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$70,700	2,460	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,080	2,390	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,620	2,380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$59,540	2,370	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$50,160	2,350	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$104,650	2,340	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,060	2,340	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$93,320	2,340	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$133,580	2,330	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$80,210	2,300	View salary detail
Actuaries	$115,430	2,280	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$71,090	2,260	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,860	2,260	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$71,090	2,260	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$43,200	2,240	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$38,990	2,240	View salary detail
Clergy	$61,820	2,200	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$66,650	2,190	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$59,800	2,180	View salary detail
Millwrights	$66,640	2,160	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,570	2,150	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$47,120	2,140	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$49,090	2,120	View salary detail
Orderlies	$39,450	2,110	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$63,350	2,060	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$85,710	2,050	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$85,710	2,050	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$49,240	2,040	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$51,380	2,030	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$49,040	2,020	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$45,560	2,010	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$85,510	1,980	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$61,330	1,980	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$62,370	1,970	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$70,570	1,970	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$245,120	1,960	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$47,770	1,950	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$56,980	1,940	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,010	1,940	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$64,030	1,910	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$55,380	1,910	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.