Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Kankakee, IL

229 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Kankakee, IL for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,950	50	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,910	240	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$65,130	40	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,960	40	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$63,770	110	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$63,720	160	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,610	100	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,570	50	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$62,570	80	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,410	130	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$61,010	50	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$60,420	100	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$60,300	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,020	220	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$59,940	40	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,870	70	View salary detail
Firefighters	$59,850	120	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,800	280	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$58,400	520	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$58,400	50	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,340	70	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$58,230	110	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,180	140	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,980	360	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,620	50	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$57,580	80	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,030	120	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,960	40	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$56,870	40	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$56,730	70	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$56,450	40	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$56,110	100	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,110	100	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,090	50	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$55,580	100	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$55,410	220	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$54,860	100	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$54,830	200	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$53,060	60	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,860	40	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,280	50	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$49,240	100	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,930	210	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,880	260	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,730	40	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$48,500	420	View salary detail
Machinists	$47,930	100	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$47,890	130	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,560	50	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,460	230	View salary detail

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.