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Illinois Jobs

The estimated total employment in Illinois is 5,910,630 people with an average annual salary of 45,020.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Illinois has increaded by 1%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 29%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20015,861,660N/A
20025,795,330-1.14%
20035,766,900-0.49%
20045,719,070-0.84%
20055,894,6702.98%
20065,826,660-1.15%
20075,894,6701.17%
20085,910,6300.27%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$34,990N/A
2002$36,4103.9%
2003$37,3402.49%
2004$38,3602.66%
2005$43,05010.89%
2006$40,910-4.97%
2007$43,0505.23%
2008$45,0204.58%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations993,580$33,710
Sales and related occupations611,130$38,240
Production occupations512,300$32,660
Transportation and material moving occupations470,710$32,870
Food preparation and serving related occupations459,420$20,520
Education, training, and library occupations385,340$56,220
Business and financial operations occupations329,630$66,790
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations308,950$65,950
Management occupations287,290$101,370
Construction and extraction occupations249,320$56,300
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations206,650$44,980
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations192,630$25,960
Healthcare support occupations145,030$27,290
Computer and mathematical science occupations144,720$75,270
Protective service occupations142,820$45,690
Personal care and service occupations138,500$24,950
Architecture and engineering occupations84,280$70,950
Community and social services occupations74,010$44,750
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations71,410$48,210
Life, physical, and social science occupations49,710$67,710
Legal occupations46,920$109,910
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations6,300$30,130

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Anesthesiologists2,010$187,480
Surgeons2,570$184,730
Internists, general2,330$171,300
Chief executives16,280$153,400
Physicians and surgeons, all other11,680$152,850
Dentists, general4,360$149,840
Family and general practitioners2,810$147,840
Lawyers31,010$136,780
Natural sciences managers1,200$129,010
Air traffic controllers1,020$128,710