Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Rockford, IL

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,270	40	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$54,800	400	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$54,530	110	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$54,130	100	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$53,610	1,980	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$52,900	390	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$52,500	430	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$51,530	200	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,400	180	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$51,240	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$51,210	60	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$50,710	140	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$50,610	210	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,200	870	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$49,980	40	View salary detail
File Clerks	$49,870	100	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$49,770	120	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$49,740	40	View salary detail
Machinists	$49,700	1,800	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$49,400	40	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$49,310	50	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$48,970	130	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$48,970	130	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$48,970	130	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$48,970	130	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$48,530	70	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$48,310	100	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$48,240	1,350	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,200	190	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$48,140	60	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,110	730	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,910	110	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$47,890	—	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$47,810	130	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$47,740	130	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,690	170	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$47,600	90	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$47,590	50	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$47,590	50	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,590	50	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$47,590	50	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,350	70	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,220	50	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$47,130	50	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,030	420	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$46,990	30	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$46,810	30	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,790	1,020	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$46,780	1,380	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$46,760	100	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.