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
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$39,660	40	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,240	120	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,380	80	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$38,230	290	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,020	200	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,840	180	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,800	30	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,770	920	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,760	340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,750	1,130	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,700	60	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,670	50	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,460	1,000	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,450	50	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,290	410	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,000	580	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,960	760	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$36,490	—	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,470	70	View salary detail
Photographers	$36,360	40	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,270	260	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,200	1,130	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,020	3,110	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,970	2,010	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,870	210	View salary detail
Orderlies	$35,520	60	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$35,360	130	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,290	150	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,950	350	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,830	760	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$34,580	690	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,480	330	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$34,330	30	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,230	510	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$34,180	340	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$34,150	70	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$34,110	80	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$34,060	70	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$34,040	40	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$33,560	500	View salary detail
Nannies	$33,560	500	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$33,540	2,970	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$33,380	310	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$33,330	130	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$32,980	250	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$32,720	240	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$32,530	720	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$32,420	160	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$31,770	220	View salary detail
Cashiers	$31,680	3,620	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.