metropolitan statistical area · 28100

Kankakee, IL

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kankakee, IL metro area

Figures describe the Kankakee, IL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Kankakee city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$45,830

Total employment42,340

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Kankakee, IL metro area was $45,830 per year ($22.03 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 42,340 jobs. 184 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Phlebotomists	13.87	540	$40,230
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	9.05	820	$61,200
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	7.77	800	$45,480
Nursing Assistants	2.18	860	$37,900
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1.52	590	$35,430
Registered Nurses	1.51	1,390	$86,220

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 184 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Kankakee, IL metro area
Occupation
Registered Nurses	$86,220	$41.45	1,390	1.51
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$31,220	$15.01	1,220	1.16
Cashiers	$31,200	$15.00	1,190	1.42
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$37,110	$17.84	1,190	1.48
Retail Salespersons	$32,650	$15.70	1,140	1.07
General and Operations Managers	$93,310	$44.86	970	1.01
Nursing Assistants	$37,900	$18.22	860	2.18
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$61,200	$29.42	820	9.05
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,480	$21.86	800	7.77
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,110	$15.92	770	1.00
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$46,750	$22.48	760	1.35
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,430	Not published	590	1.52
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$37,380	$17.97	590	0.50
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,000	$17.31	570	0.95
Office Clerks, General	$40,450	$19.45	560	0.83
Waiters and Waitresses	$31,200	$15.00	550	0.89
Phlebotomists	$40,230	$19.34	540	13.87
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,740	$21.51	540	1.16
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$58,400	$28.08	520	1.24
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$38,120	$18.33	500	1.31
Customer Service Representatives	$40,490	$19.46	480	0.68
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$48,500	Not published	420	1.45
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,240	$22.71	400	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,320	$17.94	370	1.11
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,980	Not published	360	0.94
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,500	$31.97	350	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,750	$21.51	330	1.08
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,560	$17.09	320	0.84
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$37,660	$18.11	320	1.22
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$45,190	$21.73	320	1.68
Security Guards	$35,380	$17.01	310	0.89
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,620	$17.12	310	1.26
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,510	$16.59	300	1.26
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,240	$35.69	300	1.64
Bartenders	$31,200	$15.00	290	1.41
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,800	Not published	280	1.63
Food Preparation Workers	$31,200	$15.00	270	1.10
Light Truck Drivers	$42,030	$20.21	270	1.00
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,880	$23.50	260	1.61
Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,720	$49.86	250	1.56
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,910	$31.69	240	1.34
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,430	$15.59	240	2.95
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,240	$20.31	240	1.09
Social and Human Service Assistants	$43,250	$20.79	230	1.93
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,200	$16.92	230	1.96
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,460	$22.82	230	2.02
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,100	$17.84	220	0.84
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$55,410	$26.64	220	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,020	$28.86	220	0.58
Accountants and Auditors	$71,610	$34.43	210	0.53
Medical Assistants	$38,440	$18.48	210	0.94
Childcare Workers	$32,820	$15.78	210	1.49
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,930	$23.53	210	8.09
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,700	$17.64	200	1.40
Physicians, All Other	$400,280	$192.44	200	2.18
Construction Laborers	$54,830	$26.36	200	0.68
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,320	$22.27	200	0.95
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$38,030	$18.29	190	1.47
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,840	$37.90	190	1.06
Billing and Posting Clerks	$41,290	$19.85	180	1.60
Financial Managers	$127,470	$61.29	170	0.75
Human Resources Specialists	$63,720	$30.63	160	0.66
Pharmacy Technicians	$39,190	$18.84	160	1.25
Bus Drivers, School	$44,870	$21.57	160	1.50
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$33,970	$16.33	160	1.52
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,180	$27.97	140	1.33
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$31,200	$15.00	140	1.18
Tellers	$37,360	$17.96	140	1.52
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$100,640	$48.39	140	0.62
Electricians	$105,500	$50.72	140	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,420	$33.38	140	0.85
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,600	$29.14	140	0.80
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,470	Not published	130	1.43
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,020	$38.47	130	0.43
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$59,440	$28.58	130	0.94
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$31,200	$15.00	130	0.86
Library Assistants, Clerical	$33,290	$16.01	130	5.54
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,410	$30.01	130	1.12
Production Workers, All Other	$47,890	$23.02	130	1.85
Sales Managers	$135,330	$65.06	120	0.70
Industrial Production Managers	$124,070	$59.65	120	1.82
Firefighters	$59,850	$28.78	120	1.32
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,030	$27.42	120	1.33
Carpenters	$95,280	$45.81	120	0.64
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$32,370	$15.56	120	0.76
Training and Development Specialists	$63,770	$30.66	110	0.86
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$61,420	Not published	110	1.59
Dishwashers	$31,200	$15.00	110	0.88
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$81,620	$39.24	110	0.88
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$58,230	$27.99	110	1.37
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,850	$18.20	110	6.63
Food Service Managers	$60,420	$29.05	100	1.58
Managers, All Other	$109,340	$52.57	100	0.61
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$65,490	$31.49	100	0.75
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,110	$26.97	100	0.40
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$54,860	$26.38	100	1.06
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,610	Not published	100	2.31
Coaches and Scouts	$49,240	Not published	100	1.43
Nurse Practitioners	$128,320	$61.69	100	1.12
Parts Salespersons	$36,460	$17.53	100	1.33
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$55,580	$26.72	100	0.93
Highway Maintenance Workers	$73,080	$35.14	100	2.35
Bakers	$39,570	$19.02	100	1.58
Food Batchmakers	$38,270	$18.40	100	2.11
Machinists	$47,930	$23.05	100	1.33
Pharmacists	$140,960	$67.77	90	1.06
Recreation Workers	$36,270	$17.44	90	0.98
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$94,270	$45.32	90	0.70
Construction Managers	$92,820	$44.62	80	0.79
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	Not published	Not published	80	1.00
Loan Officers	$62,570	$30.08	80	1.11
Computer Systems Analysts	$80,190	$38.55	80	0.57
Computer User Support Specialists	$57,580	$27.68	80	0.42
Industrial Engineers	$94,690	$45.52	80	0.81
Instructional Coordinators	$60,300	$28.99	80	1.27
Cooks, Fast Food	$31,900	$15.34	80	0.46
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$44,600	$21.44	80	1.55
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,610	$16.64	80	1.48
Project Management Specialists	$95,790	$46.05	70	0.25
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$75,620	$36.35	70	1.06
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$47,450	$22.81	70	1.34
Animal Caretakers	$31,200	$15.00	70	1.01
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,040	$16.85	70	0.82
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,340	$28.05	70	0.56
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$56,730	$27.27	70	0.54
Data Entry Keyers	$38,790	$18.65	70	1.95
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,870	$28.78	70	2.12
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,130	$22.18	70	1.60
Driver/Sales Workers	$32,280	$15.52	70	0.62
Facilities Managers	$93,590	$45.00	60	1.31
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,150	$64.01	60	0.35
Human Resources Managers	$121,560	$58.44	60	0.97
Cost Estimators	$75,230	$36.17	60	1.03
Software Developers	$116,550	$56.03	60	0.13
Rehabilitation Counselors	$53,060	$25.51	60	2.22
Physical Therapists	$99,770	$47.97	60	0.87
Respiratory Therapists	$84,490	$40.62	60	1.47
Dental Assistants	$45,610	$21.93	60	0.56
School Bus Monitors	$31,200	$15.00	60	2.65
Counter and Rental Clerks	$35,600	$17.11	60	0.57
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$31,400	$15.09	60	0.83
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$67,450	$32.43	60	0.45
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,480	$19.46	60	1.49
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,580	$17.11	60	0.91
Social and Community Service Managers	$77,680	$37.34	50	0.93
Compliance Officers	$76,530	$36.80	50	0.41
Logisticians	$77,460	$37.24	50	0.79
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,310	$38.13	50	0.55
Healthcare Social Workers	$58,400	$28.08	50	0.91
Lawyers	$107,030	$51.46	50	0.27
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,950	$31.71	50	1.51
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,620	Not published	50	1.76
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$43,980	$21.14	50	0.58
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,090	$26.97	50	1.39
Speech-Language Pathologists	$77,210	$37.12	50	1.06
Dental Hygienists	$78,430	$37.71	50	0.78
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,560	$22.87	50	1.08
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$61,010	$29.33	50	1.88
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,570	$30.08	50	0.48
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,280	$23.69	50	3.31
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,940	$22.57	50	1.09
Marketing Managers	$121,310	$58.32	40	0.38
Administrative Services Managers	$87,490	$42.06	40	0.55
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,910	$51.88	40	0.72
Financial and Investment Analysts	$84,370	$40.56	40	0.37
Mechanical Engineers	$81,840	$39.35	40	0.52
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,960	Not published	40	1.33
Dentists, General	$137,390	$66.06	40	1.06
Occupational Therapists	$79,620	$38.28	40	0.91
Surgical Technologists	$59,940	$28.82	40	1.33
Medical Records Specialists	$56,450	$27.14	40	0.81
Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,960	$31.23	40	1.33
Chefs and Head Cooks	$47,160	$22.67	40	0.68
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$31,200	$15.00	40	0.52
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$48,730	$23.43	40	0.66
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$65,130	$31.31	40	0.78
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$56,870	$27.34	40	1.03
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,130	$21.21	40	1.93
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,860	$23.97	40	0.97
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$91,720	$44.09	30	1.21
Residential Advisors	$37,530	$18.04	30	1.40
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,780	$36.92	30	0.59
Parking Attendants	$31,270	$15.03	30	0.83
Management Analysts	$83,650	$40.22	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.