Wages by Occupation in Springfield, IL

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Springfield, IL metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 100,810 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $52,670 for all occupations combined. 323 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Springfield, IL area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

36.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.1), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 92.7 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 71.6; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 9,127 residents (4.6% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±716; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.4% in 2025, with a labor force of about 99,361 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

39.1% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.8), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$31,067	$32,485
High school graduate	$39,677	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$49,106	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$66,828	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$82,326	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	35.3% (±4.9)	24.2%
High school graduate	17.2% (±1.6)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	9.0% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.7% (±0.7)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	31.8%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	11.2%	10.0%
Business	19.0%	20.1%
Education	13.7%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	24.4%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	1,600	$86,440	$93,010	15.86	1.70
Actuaries	30	$117,590	$117,910	0.31	1.78
Administrative Services Managers	—	$124,790	$123,950	—	—
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	40	$71,180	$70,740	0.40	1.67
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	60	$60,860	$67,380	0.62	0.70
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	170	$31,200	$32,360	1.66	0.65
Animal Caretakers	150	$34,160	$35,980	1.47	0.86
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	60	$97,600	$100,640	0.57	0.82
Architectural and Engineering Managers	70	$146,620	$156,610	0.73	0.52
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$33,750	$34,630	0.73	1.12
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	120	$59,390	$58,420	1.16	1.21
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	550	$48,810	$54,320	5.45	1.20
Bakers	160	$34,540	$36,350	1.59	1.05
Bartenders	870	$31,200	$35,620	8.66	1.78
Bill and Account Collectors	60	$43,310	$44,300	0.55	0.54
Billing and Posting Clerks	490	$45,570	$48,730	4.91	1.89
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	860	$50,780	$52,600	8.51	0.96
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	130	$62,000	$65,690	1.28	0.69
Bus Drivers, School	370	$46,450	$50,520	3.64	1.40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2,170	$95,990	$95,440	21.55	3.08
Butchers and Meat Cutters	80	$35,860	$38,450	0.82	0.94
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	220	$74,430	$77,820	2.13	0.68
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	50	$50,730	$60,110	0.45	1.10
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$57,130	$59,850	0.87	1.18
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	40	$76,450	$76,810	0.43	0.60
Carpenters	290	$76,970	$72,180	2.88	0.67
Cashiers	2,440	$31,920	$33,480	24.25	1.22
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	100	$63,310	$66,540	1.01	0.76
Chefs and Head Cooks	100	$48,100	$56,190	1.02	0.79
Chemists	40	$84,110	$86,300	0.35	0.66
Chief Executives	80	$338,570	$326,680	0.75	0.57
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	830	$76,330	$77,140	8.28	3.28
Childcare Workers	380	$35,170	$35,130	3.79	1.14
Chiropractors	50	$56,580	$55,310	0.51	1.99
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	220	$83,990	$83,680	2.21	5.01
Civil Engineers	440	$105,750	$112,930	4.41	1.86
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	220	$65,000	$68,320	2.22	1.06
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	220	$36,490	$39,640	2.20	0.90
Clergy	60	$52,070	$56,990	0.61	1.65
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	40	$69,520	$86,780	0.39	0.80
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	270	$65,030	$68,030	2.64	1.23
Coaches and Scouts	80	$47,370	$55,750	0.78	0.49
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$57,200	$56,750	0.40	0.39
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	60	$31,200	$41,110	0.63	0.90
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	110	$71,990	$78,750	1.05	1.45
Compliance Officers	240	$76,790	$81,560	2.35	0.87
Computer and Information Systems Managers	300	$154,230	$157,760	2.99	0.69
Computer Network Architects	120	$122,050	$120,700	1.18	1.02
Computer Network Support Specialists	120	$64,670	$71,680	1.16	1.23
Computer Occupations, All Other	150	$96,890	$99,060	1.46	0.52
Computer Programmers	—	$61,160	$71,250	—	—
Computer Systems Analysts	820	$117,590	$115,180	8.10	2.43
Computer User Support Specialists	360	$58,610	$61,420	3.57	0.77
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	40	$43,630	$50,260	0.38	0.89
Conservation Scientists	40	$107,990	$105,360	0.37	2.22
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$56,610	$58,180	0.58	0.61
Construction Laborers	510	$61,400	$62,250	5.08	0.72
Construction Managers	270	$104,010	$109,620	2.66	1.09
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	460	$35,600	$36,400	4.58	1.61
Cooks, Restaurant	850	$36,550	$37,420	8.46	0.93
Correctional Officers and Jailers	140	$60,590	$66,160	1.37	0.56
Cost Estimators	100	$82,230	$82,080	0.97	0.67
Counter and Rental Clerks	200	$38,310	$42,720	1.96	0.76
Couriers and Messengers	80	$34,850	$40,020	0.83	1.87
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	140	$49,430	$54,600	1.40	1.21
Credit Analysts	40	$73,950	$89,280	0.38	0.93
Customer Service Representatives	1,510	$40,230	$44,380	14.96	0.90
Data Entry Keyers	170	$44,230	$43,280	1.73	2.11
Data Scientists	100	$92,000	$97,280	1.01	0.60
Database Administrators	80	$79,150	$85,260	0.76	1.69
Dental Assistants	360	$45,390	$46,080	3.61	1.45
Dental Hygienists	280	$83,070	$88,620	2.82	1.97
Dentists, General	120	$209,430	$202,440	1.18	1.47
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	120	$88,790	$96,080	1.20	1.63
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	120	$98,470	$93,940	1.14	1.97
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$63,780	$67,080	0.55	1.11
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	360	$31,200	$33,320	3.53	1.01
Dishwashers	330	$32,200	$34,290	3.25	1.06
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	80	$54,900	$57,780	0.78	0.60
Driver/Sales Workers	260	$37,770	$42,500	2.56	0.97
Editors	30	$60,510	$70,340	0.32	0.55
Education Administrators, All Other	40	$82,800	$89,970	0.40	1.12
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	300	$108,460	$117,020	2.96	1.40
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	140	$83,990	$97,350	1.39	1.19
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	60	$55,390	$55,600	0.56	1.18
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	190	$57,210	$62,500	1.93	0.85
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$80,640	$79,820	0.35	0.57
Electrical Engineers	70	$101,940	$103,480	0.71	0.56
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	80	$106,630	$105,980	0.83	0.99
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	120	$49,370	$49,700	1.16	0.73
Electricians	330	$84,780	$83,990	3.30	0.68
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,000	$62,340	$69,000	9.96	1.12
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	70	$57,590	$58,460	0.71	0.72
Emergency Medical Technicians	110	$38,650	$42,380	1.10	0.95
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$82,220	$77,130	0.32	0.85
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	40	$64,520	$69,820	0.37	1.52
Environmental Engineers	120	$103,190	$98,040	1.14	4.63
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	250	$93,590	$95,790	2.50	4.35
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	830	$73,510	$76,290	8.28	2.80
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	260	$36,060	$40,360	2.60	1.25
Facilities Managers	130	$93,680	$98,720	1.27	1.27
Family Medicine Physicians	160	$167,280	$205,610	1.54	2.23
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	80	$41,600	$44,200	0.80	0.47
Fast Food and Counter Workers	1,760	$31,350	$33,140	17.43	0.70
File Clerks	100	$41,030	$44,620	0.98	2.07
Financial and Investment Analysts	130	$83,490	$92,510	1.30	0.56
Financial Examiners	180	$76,790	$89,180	1.74	3.99
Financial Managers	670	$133,530	$152,050	6.63	1.22
Financial Risk Specialists	30	$74,360	$97,330	0.32	0.79
Financial Specialists, All Other	70	$69,240	$77,360	0.70	0.82
Firefighters	240	$65,330	$63,810	2.38	1.07
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	320	$97,140	$96,300	3.13	0.60
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	50	$40,600	$46,170	0.45	0.68
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	40	$115,820	$115,060	0.39	0.61
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	670	$37,450	$43,470	6.68	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	80	$50,650	$55,400	0.82	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	40	$55,790	$58,050	0.40	0.48
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	310	$77,310	$85,380	3.11	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	90	$78,360	$81,250	0.86	0.62
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	620	$63,250	$66,760	6.14	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	40	$45,110	$48,800	0.41	0.55
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	170	$110,080	$108,030	1.68	1.69
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	220	$72,730	$74,050	2.18	0.50
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	670	$46,180	$50,520	6.64	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	270	$58,180	$63,800	2.72	0.68
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	40	$31,200	$34,420	0.37	0.69
Food Preparation Workers	510	$32,530	$33,860	5.04	0.88
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	240	$34,800	$34,920	2.43	1.28
Food Service Managers	160	$60,830	$67,960	1.61	1.05
Fundraisers	60	$62,670	$65,490	0.64	0.90
Fundraising Managers	40	$92,590	$106,400	0.39	1.55
General and Operations Managers	2,610	$95,990	$118,450	25.84	1.15
General Internal Medicine Physicians	110	$218,310	$329,430	1.11	2.57
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	40	$79,190	$88,700	0.36	2.41
Graphic Designers	100	$55,220	$57,720	1.00	0.78
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	280	$31,200	$37,390	2.76	1.40
Health Education Specialists	50	$71,990	$73,120	0.50	1.18
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$61,150	$70,020	0.81	0.57
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	130	$60,900	$60,740	1.28	1.09
Healthcare Social Workers	70	$63,370	$65,340	0.69	0.57
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	110	$70,730	$72,660	1.12	0.43
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	750	$50,350	$55,790	7.49	0.56
Helpers--Production Workers	40	$38,340	$41,550	0.43	0.41
Highway Maintenance Workers	180	$71,320	$72,660	1.79	1.80
Home Appliance Repairers	40	$47,360	$54,090	0.41	2.00
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2,290	$37,900	$38,340	22.69	0.82
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	260	$31,200	$32,790	2.59	0.93
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	140	$34,210	$34,450	1.40	0.83
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	130	$49,940	$51,050	1.24	2.14
Human Resources Managers	140	$129,310	$147,990	1.44	1.01
Human Resources Specialists	950	$78,840	$80,210	9.44	1.61
Industrial Engineers	110	$90,680	$96,440	1.12	0.48
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	70	$73,000	$76,470	0.69	0.25
Industrial Production Managers	60	$121,000	$120,840	0.61	0.39
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	100	$42,710	$46,790	0.96	0.19
Information Security Analysts	70	$96,230	$101,100	0.67	0.55
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	180	$48,410	$53,790	1.80	0.47
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	130	$56,540	$57,060	1.29	1.14
Instructional Coordinators	240	$82,700	$83,240	2.41	1.65
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	130	$46,400	$48,920	1.27	0.92
Insurance Sales Agents	260	$60,840	$68,180	2.57	0.83
Insurance Underwriters	70	$74,680	$84,920	0.68	1.01
Interpreters and Translators	40	$50,390	$61,740	0.35	1.04
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	90	$38,530	$40,500	0.87	0.92
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,680	$37,170	$40,740	16.66	1.17
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	120	$64,270	$70,520	1.18	1.69
Labor Relations Specialists	240	$101,980	$99,050	2.35	5.64
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,300	$38,160	$41,330	12.85	0.68
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	680	$38,090	$43,180	6.70	1.09
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	170	$35,100	$36,050	1.70	1.33
Lawyers	530	$131,400	$143,130	5.26	1.08
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	100	$49,290	$55,550	1.00	0.99
Legal Support Workers, All Other	40	$47,430	$56,890	0.41	1.37
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	90	$61,790	$62,760	0.88	1.02
Library Assistants, Clerical	140	$33,620	$33,800	1.39	2.53
Library Technicians	50	$47,990	$46,970	0.45	1.03
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	500	$60,110	$62,630	4.98	1.19
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	90	$31,250	$32,250	0.86	0.84
Light Truck Drivers	690	$43,830	$49,450	6.87	1.09
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	110	$47,260	$50,010	1.14	1.08
Loan Officers	190	$78,600	$90,720	1.93	1.09
Logisticians	130	$77,090	$82,200	1.26	0.78
Machinists	90	$59,340	$57,250	0.86	0.46
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	100	$85,060	$88,950	0.95	3.42
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	490	$35,690	$41,460	4.84	0.87
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	110	$35,820	$35,920	1.08	3.05
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	930	$48,950	$53,230	9.18	0.93
Management Analysts	540	$91,650	$102,630	5.33	0.92
Managers, All Other	370	$131,210	$140,970	3.65	0.91
Manicurists and Pedicurists	40	$31,200	$37,400	0.35	0.36
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	410	$65,090	$73,920	4.04	0.70
Marketing Managers	160	$141,530	$149,520	1.56	0.61
Massage Therapists	100	$61,280	$64,220	0.96	1.51
Mechanical Engineers	90	$92,920	$106,770	0.91	0.47
Medical and Health Services Managers	480	$107,670	$134,350	4.73	1.23
Medical Assistants	790	$45,140	$43,790	7.85	1.49
Medical Equipment Preparers	80	$39,780	$42,050	0.78	1.57
Medical Equipment Repairers	40	$75,220	$71,670	0.37	0.86
Medical Records Specialists	120	$55,800	$56,910	1.19	0.95
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	60	$82,160	$81,240	0.57	0.52
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,330	$43,350	$43,370	13.15	2.13
Medical Transcriptionists	40	$36,060	$40,520	0.37	1.38
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	60	$49,260	$52,100	0.57	0.62
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	150	$46,010	$46,900	1.54	1.80
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	60	$36,800	$41,020	0.62	0.58
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	540	$75,570	$72,670	5.33	1.34
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	650	$40,130	$42,890	6.48	0.72
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$59,530	$58,050	0.39	0.63
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	70	$83,990	$76,230	0.69	0.60
Natural Sciences Managers	40	$122,390	$120,800	0.41	0.58
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	520	$110,600	$114,630	5.13	2.54
New Accounts Clerks	40	$48,190	$49,250	0.43	1.80
Nurse Practitioners	350	$130,200	$127,000	3.50	1.69
Nursing Assistants	1,120	$40,070	$42,100	11.15	1.20
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$101,250	$106,770	0.43	0.85
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	40	$81,590	$90,390	0.39	0.43
Occupational Therapists	100	$102,810	$102,250	0.96	0.92
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$67,140	$69,130	0.43	1.32
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	70	$46,140	$47,640	0.73	0.59
Office Clerks, General	2,310	$47,990	$48,850	22.88	1.44
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	70	$48,290	$51,130	0.70	4.33
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	210	$95,310	$83,790	2.06	0.67
Operations Research Analysts	50	$63,620	$76,440	0.45	0.65
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	50	$41,650	$42,640	0.47	1.02
Opticians, Dispensing	60	$39,790	$44,680	0.59	1.24
Packers and Packagers, Hand	160	$33,410	$35,050	1.57	0.44
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	110	$63,930	$66,310	1.08	0.75
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	230	$59,990	$62,490	2.31	0.92
Parking Attendants	60	$34,030	$35,020	0.57	0.64
Parts Salespersons	170	$43,230	$45,420	1.67	0.96
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	50	$71,670	$77,050	0.49	1.83
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	80	$57,680	$58,800	0.81	0.82
Pediatricians, General	—	$217,000	$246,600	—	—
Personal Financial Advisors	100	$154,370	$185,470	1.02	0.59
Pest Control Workers	70	$46,850	$45,880	0.74	1.12
Pharmacists	300	$135,440	$137,420	3.01	1.45
Pharmacy Technicians	570	$42,160	$42,750	5.63	1.86
Phlebotomists	240	$41,420	$43,820	2.39	2.59
Physical Therapist Assistants	70	$66,390	$68,720	0.69	0.95
Physical Therapists	150	$115,990	$111,740	1.51	0.88
Physician Assistants	50	$133,750	$131,750	0.54	0.52
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	220	$94,370	$87,330	2.15	0.72
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	420	$82,740	$79,090	4.15	0.96
Postal Service Clerks	50	$61,050	$60,610	0.48	1.00
Postal Service Mail Carriers	280	$59,880	$61,340	2.79	1.32
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	140	$58,470	$60,540	1.41	2.08
Power Plant Operators	40	$102,130	$101,380	0.40	2.10
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	450	$38,300	$42,090	4.50	1.46
Printing Press Operators	40	$37,450	$40,770	0.38	0.41
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	30	$47,580	$62,000	0.32	0.56
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	130	$50,170	$58,250	1.31	0.52
Project Management Specialists	490	$100,030	$101,100	4.90	0.71
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	110	$56,310	$68,220	1.10	0.55
Psychiatric Technicians	150	$40,720	$43,640	1.47	1.46
Psychiatrists	40	$413,890	$330,280	0.35	1.96
Public Relations Managers	50	$119,110	$122,990	0.52	1.08
Public Relations Specialists	110	$71,110	$78,650	1.06	0.58
Public Safety Telecommunicators	130	$57,390	$62,960	1.26	1.91
Purchasing Managers	30	$135,560	$151,810	0.31	0.56
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	210	$77,800	$73,490	2.04	1.38
Real Estate Sales Agents	80	$44,030	$54,640	0.78	0.63
Receptionists and Information Clerks	670	$36,500	$37,870	6.68	1.14
Recreation Workers	170	$31,530	$34,950	1.71	0.80
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	80	$60,570	$61,350	0.83	0.88
Registered Nurses	4,110	$84,220	$89,200	40.72	1.87
Rehabilitation Counselors	100	$53,640	$64,390	1.04	1.70
Residential Advisors	50	$41,710	$44,110	0.48	0.88
Respiratory Therapists	140	$78,340	$81,810	1.42	1.58
Retail Salespersons	2,570	$33,450	$36,550	25.52	1.02
Roofers	270	$77,900	$78,500	2.68	3.07
Sales Managers	250	$120,820	$135,700	2.50	0.61
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	730	$59,440	$68,040	7.26	0.90
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	510	$70,680	$84,660	5.06	0.64
School Bus Monitors	100	$31,200	$33,220	0.96	1.91
School Psychologists	70	$87,210	$89,510	0.70	1.70
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	750	$72,510	$73,900	7.45	1.09
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,290	$47,550	$51,120	12.79	1.16
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	210	$77,980	$98,420	2.09	0.66
Security Guards	680	$42,240	$43,700	6.74	0.82
Self-Enrichment Teachers	120	$43,740	$46,260	1.18	0.55
Sheet Metal Workers	40	$90,330	$83,650	0.42	0.54
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	300	$44,560	$46,970	2.95	0.56
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	90	$37,220	$38,960	0.87	0.55
Social and Community Service Managers	150	$78,430	$89,850	1.47	1.09
Social and Human Service Assistants	600	$51,680	$56,280	5.95	2.11
Social Workers, All Other	80	$61,030	$66,280	0.75	1.86
Software Developers	660	$104,550	$115,900	6.50	0.60
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	50	$96,800	$93,980	0.53	0.44
Special Education Teachers, All Other	90	$59,450	$57,320	0.88	4.03
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	150	$77,430	$73,110	1.51	0.90
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	110	$74,590	$71,980	1.05	1.71
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	100	$61,350	$71,860	1.02	0.97
Speech-Language Pathologists	160	$82,280	$86,680	1.58	1.34
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	60	$117,590	$114,300	0.63	3.46
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,500	$34,770	$36,530	14.87	0.82
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	40	$81,750	$76,990	0.39	0.88
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	270	$59,450	$65,360	2.70	0.85
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	210	$35,620	$40,290	2.08	0.62
Surgeons, All Other	80	$438,010	$304,780	0.80	4.94
Surgical Assistants	—	$78,210	$76,880	—	—
Surgical Technologists	130	$62,590	$66,080	1.28	1.69
Surveyors	40	$78,460	$87,290	0.42	1.29
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	50	$39,450	$39,820	0.48	2.17
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,020	$33,740	$35,200	10.07	1.10
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	100	$31,260	$33,850	1.01	0.96
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	110	$64,410	$67,580	1.06	1.17
Telemarketers	30	$50,390	$51,060	0.32	0.86
Tellers	370	$37,360	$38,230	3.65	1.72
Tire Repairers and Changers	40	$39,570	$41,610	0.39	0.56
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	40	$46,600	$50,040	0.42	1.35
Tour and Travel Guides	40	$41,660	$49,740	0.38	1.09
Training and Development Specialists	250	$69,590	$72,330	2.51	0.85
Transportation Inspectors	80	$55,190	$79,530	0.79	5.04
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	80	$100,940	$111,160	0.81	0.57
Tutors	80	$39,070	$46,140	0.76	0.68
Veterinarians	40	$113,890	$143,500	0.42	0.79
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	70	$38,050	$39,260	0.66	0.81
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	60	$46,740	$48,780	0.62	0.74
Waiters and Waitresses	1,600	$31,200	$34,920	15.91	1.09
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	50	$58,990	$67,240	0.46	0.56
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	40	$37,940	$41,840	0.42	1.22
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	100	$49,860	$52,990	1.01	0.38
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	40	$46,090	$43,380	0.38	0.97

Colleges in this area

6 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Capital Area Career Center	Public	Less than 2-year	353
Lincoln Land Community College	Public	2-year	5,677
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	1,326
St. John's College-Department of Nursing	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	132
University of Illinois Springfield	Public	4-year or above	4,628
University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	164

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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