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Springfield, IL

326 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 44100.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

OccupationMedian annual
Surgeons, All Other$438,010
Psychiatrists$413,890
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)$338,570
General Internal Medicine Physicians$218,310
Pediatricians, General$217,000
Dentists, General$209,430
Family Medicine Physicians$167,280
Personal Financial Advisors$154,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers$154,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)$146,620
Marketing Managers$141,530
Purchasing Managers$135,560
Pharmacists$135,440
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)$133,750
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)$133,530
Lawyers$131,400
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)$131,210
Nurse Practitioners$130,200
Human Resources Managers$129,310
Administrative Services Managers$124,790
All 326 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-20111,600$86,4401.70
Actuaries 15-201130$117,5901.78
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012Not available$124,790
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-301140$71,1801.67
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-301160$60,8600.70
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091170$31,2000.65
Animal Caretakers 39-2021150$34,1600.86
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101160$97,6000.82
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904170$146,6200.52
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021120$59,3901.21
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023550$48,8101.20
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-603170$33,7501.12
Bakers 51-3011160$34,5401.05
Bartenders 35-3011870$31,2001.78
Bill and Account Collectors 43-301160$43,3100.54
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021490$45,5701.89
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031860$50,7800.96
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051370$46,4501.40
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031130$62,0000.69
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-11992,170$95,9903.08
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-302180$35,8600.94
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020220$74,4300.68
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-203150$50,7301.10
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119490$57,1301.18
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-203240$76,4500.60
Carpenters 47-2031290$76,9700.67
Cashiers 41-20112,440$31,9201.22
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051100$63,3100.76
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011100$48,1000.79
Chemists 19-203140$84,1100.66
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-101180$338,5700.57
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021830$76,3303.28
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011380$35,1701.14
Chiropractors 29-101150$56,5801.99
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022220$83,9905.01
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051440$105,7501.86
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031220$65,0001.06
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061220$36,4900.90
Clergy 21-201160$52,0701.65
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010270$65,0301.23
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-303340$69,5200.80
Coaches and Scouts 27-202280$47,3700.49
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-912440$57,2000.39
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-109960$31,2000.90
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141110$71,9901.45
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041240$76,7900.87
Computer Network Architects (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1241120$122,0501.02
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231120$64,6701.23
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299150$96,8900.52
Computer Programmers 15-1251Not available$61,160
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211820$117,5902.43
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232360$58,6100.77
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021300$154,2300.69
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201140$43,6300.89
Conservation Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 19-103140$107,9902.22
Construction Laborers 47-2061510$61,4000.72
Construction Managers 11-9021270$104,0101.09
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401160$56,6100.61
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012460$35,6001.61
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014850$36,5500.93
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012140$60,5900.56
Cost Estimators 13-1051100$82,2300.67
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021200$38,3100.76
Couriers and Messengers 43-502180$34,8501.87
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031140$49,4301.21
Credit Analysts 13-204140$73,9500.93
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,510$40,2300.90
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021170$44,2302.11
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-2051100$92,0000.60
Database Administrators 15-124280$79,1501.69
Dental Assistants 31-9091360$45,3901.45
Dental Hygienists 29-1292280$83,0701.97
Dentists, General 29-1021120$209,4301.47
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) 33-3021120$88,7901.63
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032120$98,4701.97
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103160$63,7801.11
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011360$31,2001.01
Dishwashers 35-9021330$32,2001.06
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503280$54,9000.60
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031260$37,7700.97
Editors 27-304130$60,5100.55
Education Administrators, All Other 11-903940$82,8001.12
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032300$108,4601.40
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033140$83,9901.19
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903160$55,3901.18
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012190$57,2100.85
Electrical Engineers 17-207170$101,9400.56
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905180$106,6300.99
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302340$80,6400.57
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2028120$49,3700.73
Electricians 47-2111330$84,7800.68
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-20211,000$62,3401.12
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406170$57,5900.72
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042110$38,6500.95
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112330$82,2200.85
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-907240$64,5201.52
Environmental Engineers 17-2081120$103,1904.63
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) 19-2041250$93,5904.35
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011830$73,5102.80
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031260$36,0601.25
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013130$93,6801.27
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215160$167,2802.23
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209280$41,6000.47
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30231,760$31,3500.70
File Clerks 43-4071100$41,0302.07
Financial Examiners 13-2061180$76,7903.99
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031670$133,5301.22
Financial Risk Specialists 13-205430$74,3600.79
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209970$69,2400.82
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051130$83,4900.56
Firefighters 33-2011240$65,3301.07
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011320$97,1400.60
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101450$40,6000.68
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102140$115,8200.61
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012670$37,4500.85
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-101180$50,6500.71
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101240$55,7900.48
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011310$77,3100.78
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-101290$78,3600.62
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011620$63,2500.66
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102240$45,1100.55
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012170$110,0801.69
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011220$72,7300.50
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011670$46,1800.92
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047270$58,1800.68
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021510$32,5300.88
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-909940$31,2000.69
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041240$34,8001.28
Food Service Managers 11-9051160$60,8301.05
Fundraisers 13-113160$62,6700.90
Fundraising Managers 11-203340$92,5901.55
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216110$218,3102.57
General and Operations Managers 11-10212,610$95,9901.15
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-204240$79,1902.41
Graphic Designers 27-1024100$55,2200.78
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012280$31,2001.40
Health Education Specialists 21-109150$71,9901.18
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107180$61,1500.57
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-2099130$60,9001.09
Healthcare Social Workers 21-102270$63,3700.57
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021110$70,7300.43
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032750$50,3500.56
Helpers--Production Workers 51-919840$38,3400.41
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051180$71,3201.80
Home Appliance Repairers 49-903140$47,3602.00
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11202,290$37,9000.82
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031260$31,2000.93
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081140$34,2100.83
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161130$49,9402.14
Human Resources Managers 11-3121140$129,3101.01
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071950$78,8401.61
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112110$90,6800.48
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-904170$73,0000.25
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-305160$121,0000.39
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051100$42,7100.19
Information Security Analysts 15-121270$96,2300.55
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061180$48,4100.47
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099130$56,5401.14
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031240$82,7001.65
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041130$46,4000.92
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021260$60,8400.83
Insurance Underwriters 13-205370$74,6801.01
Interpreters and Translators 27-309140$50,3901.04
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-411190$38,5300.92
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,680$37,1701.17
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012120$64,2701.69
Labor Relations Specialists 13-1075240$101,9805.64
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70621,300$38,1600.68
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011680$38,0901.09
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011170$35,1001.33
Lawyers 23-1011530$131,4001.08
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6012100$49,2900.99
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209940$47,4301.37
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402290$61,7901.02
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121140$33,6202.53
Library Technicians 25-403150$47,9901.03
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061500$60,1101.19
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909290$31,2500.84
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033690$43,8301.09
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131110$47,2601.08
Loan Officers 13-2072190$78,6001.09
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1081130$77,0900.78
Machinists 51-404190$59,3400.46
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 29-2035100$85,0603.42
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012490$35,6900.87
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-9051110$35,8203.05
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071930$48,9500.93
Management Analysts 13-1111540$91,6500.92
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199370$131,2100.91
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-509240$31,2000.36
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161410$65,0900.70
Marketing Managers 11-2021160$141,5300.61
Massage Therapists 31-9011100$61,2801.51
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-214190$92,9200.47
Medical Assistants 31-9092790$45,1401.49
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909380$39,7801.57
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-906240$75,2200.86
Medical Records Specialists 29-2072120$55,8000.95
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-104260$82,1600.52
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-60131,330$43,3502.13
Medical Transcriptionists 31-909440$36,0601.38
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111480$107,6701.23
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112160$49,2600.62
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023150$46,0101.80
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102660$36,8000.58
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022540$75,5701.34
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-2090650$40,1300.72
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902340$59,5300.63
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-304270$83,9900.60
Musicians and Singers 27-204250$30.84 an hour (hourly only)2.05
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-912140$122,3900.58
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244520$110,6002.54
New Accounts Clerks 43-414140$48,1901.80
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171350$130,2001.69
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,120$40,0701.20
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-107240$101,2500.85
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501140$81,5900.43
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-1122100$102,8100.92
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201140$67,1401.32
Office Clerks, General 43-90612,310$47,9901.44
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 43-907170$48,2904.33
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919970$46,1400.59
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073210$95,3100.67
Operations Research Analysts 15-203150$63,6200.65
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-205750$41,6501.02
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208160$39,7901.24
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064160$33,4100.44
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141110$63,9300.75
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011230$59,9900.92
Parking Attendants 53-602160$34,0300.64
Parts Salespersons 41-2022170$43,2300.96
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-207150$71,6701.83
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305180$57,6800.82
Pediatricians, General 29-1221Not available$217,000
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052100$154,3700.59
Pest Control Workers 37-202170$46,8501.12
Pharmacists 29-1051300$135,4401.45
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052570$42,1601.86
Phlebotomists 31-9097240$41,4202.59
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202170$66,3900.95
Physical Therapists 29-1123150$115,9900.88
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107150$133,7500.52
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-1229600Not available2.68
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152220$94,3700.72
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051420$82,7400.96
Postal Service Clerks 43-505150$61,0501.00
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052280$59,8801.32
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-5053140$58,4702.08
Power Plant Operators (3 O*NET occupations) 51-801340$102,1302.10
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011450$38,3001.46
Printing Press Operators 51-511240$37,4500.41
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-902130Not available1.39
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-109230$47,5800.56
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061130$50,1700.52
Project Management Specialists 13-1082490$100,0300.71
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141110$56,3100.55
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053150$40,7201.46
Psychiatrists 29-122340$413,8901.96
Public Relations Managers 11-203250$119,1101.08
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031110$71,1100.58
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031130$57,3901.91
Purchasing Managers 11-306130$135,5600.56
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034210$77,8001.38
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-902280$44,0300.63
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171670$36,5001.14
Recreation Workers 39-9032170$31,5300.80
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-708180$60,5700.88
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11414,110$84,2201.87
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015100$53,6401.70
Residential Advisors 39-904150$41,7100.88
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126140$78,3401.58
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,570$33,4501.02
Roofers 47-2181270$77,9003.07
Sales Managers 11-2022250$120,8200.61
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091730$59,4400.90
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012510$70,6800.64
School Bus Monitors 33-9094100$31,2001.91
School Psychologists 19-303470$87,2101.70
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031750$72,5101.09
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-60141,290$47,5501.16
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031210$77,9800.66
Security Guards 33-9032680$42,2400.82
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021120$43,7400.55
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221140$90,3300.54
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071300$44,5600.56
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-305390$37,2200.55
Social Workers, All Other 21-102980$61,0301.86
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151150$78,4301.09
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093600$51,6802.11
Software Developers 15-1252660$104,5500.60
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-125350$96,8000.44
Special Education Teachers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 25-205990$59,4504.03
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052150$77,4300.90
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057110$74,5901.71
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058100$61,3500.97
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127160$82,2801.34
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-802160$117,5903.46
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,500$34,7700.82
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-222140$81,7500.88
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018270$59,4500.85
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031210$35,6200.62
Surgeons, All Other 29-124980$438,0104.94
Surgical Assistants 29-9093Not available$78,210
Surgical Technologists 29-2055130$62,5901.69
Surveyors (2 O*NET occupations) 17-102240$78,4601.29
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-201150$39,4502.17
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,020$33,7401.10
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-9044100$31,2600.96
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022110$64,4101.17
Telemarketers 41-904130$50,3900.86
Tellers 43-3071370$37,3601.72
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309340$39,5700.56
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-209340$46,6001.35
Tour and Travel Guides (2 O*NET occupations) 39-701040$41,6601.09
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151250$69,5900.85
Transportation Inspectors (3 O*NET occupations) 53-605180$55,1905.04
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-307180$100,9400.57
Tutors 25-304180$39,0700.68
Veterinarians 29-113140$113,8900.79
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909670$38,0500.81
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205660$46,7400.74
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,600$31,2001.09
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-803150$58,9900.56
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-511140$37,9401.22
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121100$49,8600.38
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-704240$46,0900.97