metropolitan statistical area · 44100

Springfield, IL

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

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$52,670
Total employment100,810

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Springfield, IL metro area was $52,670 per year ($25.32 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 100,810 jobs. 326 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
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Child, Family, and School Social Workers3.28830$76,330
Business Operations Specialists, All Other3.082,170$95,990
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants2.80830$73,510
Physicians, All Other2.68600Not published
Network and Computer Systems Administrators2.54520$110,600
Computer Systems Analysts2.43820$117,590
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants2.131,330$43,350
Social and Human Service Assistants2.11600$51,680

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 326 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Springfield, IL metro area
Occupation
Registered Nurses$84,220$40.494,1101.87
General and Operations Managers$95,990$46.152,6101.15
Retail Salespersons$33,450$16.082,5701.02
Cashiers$31,920$15.352,4401.22
Office Clerks, General$47,990$23.072,3101.44
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$37,900$18.222,2900.82
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$95,990$46.152,1703.08
Fast Food and Counter Workers$31,350$15.071,7600.70
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,170$17.871,6801.17
Accountants and Auditors$86,440$41.561,6001.70
Waiters and Waitresses$31,200$15.001,6001.09
Customer Service Representatives$40,230$19.341,5100.90
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,770$16.721,5000.82
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,350$20.841,3302.13
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,160$18.351,3000.68
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,550$22.861,2901.16
Nursing Assistants$40,070$19.271,1201.20
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,740Not published1,0201.10
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,340Not published1,0001.12
Human Resources Specialists$78,840$37.909501.61
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,950$23.549300.93
Bartenders$31,200$15.008701.78
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,780$24.428600.96
Cooks, Restaurant$36,550$17.578500.93
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$76,330$36.708303.28
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,510$35.348302.80
Computer Systems Analysts$117,590$56.538202.43
Medical Assistants$45,140$21.707901.49
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,510Not published7501.09
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,350$24.217500.56
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,440$28.587300.90
Light Truck Drivers$43,830$21.076901.09
Security Guards$42,240$20.316800.82
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,090$18.316801.09
Financial Managers$133,530$64.206701.22
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,450$18.016700.85
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,180$22.206700.92
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,500$17.556701.14
Software Developers$104,550$50.276600.60
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,130$19.306500.72
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,250$30.416200.66
Social and Human Service Assistants$51,680$24.856002.11
Physicians, All OtherNot publishedNot published6002.68
Pharmacy Technicians$42,160$20.275701.86
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,810$23.475501.20
Management Analysts$91,650$44.065400.92
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,570Not published5401.34
Lawyers$131,400$63.185301.08
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$110,600$53.185202.54
Food Preparation Workers$32,530$15.645100.88
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$70,680$33.985100.64
Construction Laborers$61,400$29.525100.72
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,110$28.905001.19
Project Management Specialists$100,030$48.094900.71
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,690$17.164900.87
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,570$21.914901.89
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,670$51.774801.23
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$35,600$17.124601.61
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,300$18.414501.46
Civil Engineers$105,750$50.844401.86
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$82,740$39.784200.96
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,090$31.294100.70
Childcare Workers$35,170$16.913801.14
Managers, All Other$131,210$63.083700.91
Tellers$37,360$17.963701.72
Bus Drivers, School$46,450$22.333701.40
Computer User Support Specialists$58,610$28.183600.77
Dental Assistants$45,390$21.823601.45
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$31,200$15.003601.01
Nurse Practitioners$130,200$62.593501.69
Dishwashers$32,200$15.483301.06
Electricians$84,780$40.763300.68
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,140$46.703200.60
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,310$37.173100.78
Computer and Information Systems Managers$154,230$74.153000.69
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$108,460Not published3001.40
Pharmacists$135,440$65.123001.45
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,560$21.423000.56
Carpenters$76,970$37.012900.67
Dental Hygienists$83,070$39.942801.97
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$31,200$15.002801.40
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.792801.32
Construction Managers$104,010$50.002701.09
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,450$28.582700.85
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,030$31.262701.23
Roofers$77,900$37.452703.07
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,180$27.972700.68
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$31,200$15.002600.93
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,060$17.342601.25
Insurance Sales Agents$60,840$29.252600.83
Driver/Sales Workers$37,770$18.162600.97
Sales Managers$120,820$58.092500.61
Training and Development Specialists$69,590$33.462500.85
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$93,590$45.002504.35
Compliance Officers$76,790$36.922400.87
Labor Relations Specialists$101,980$49.032405.64
Instructional Coordinators$82,700$39.762401.65
Phlebotomists$41,420$19.912402.59
Firefighters$65,330$31.412401.07
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,800$16.732401.28
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,990$28.842300.92
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,430$35.782200.68
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,000$31.252201.06
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,990$40.382205.01
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$94,370$45.372200.72
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,730$34.962200.50
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,490$17.542200.90
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$35,620$17.132100.62
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,800$37.402101.38
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,980$37.492100.66
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$95,310$45.822100.67
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,310$18.422000.76
Loan Officers$78,600$37.791901.09
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,210$27.501900.85
Financial Examiners$76,790$36.921803.99
Highway Maintenance Workers$71,320$34.291801.80
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,410$23.271800.47
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$110,080$52.921701.69
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,200$15.001700.65
Recreation Workers$31,530$15.161700.80
Parts Salespersons$43,230$20.791700.96
Data Entry Keyers$44,230$21.261702.11
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,100$16.871701.33
Marketing Managers$141,530$68.041600.61
Food Service Managers$60,830$29.251601.05
Speech-Language Pathologists$82,280$39.561601.34
Family Medicine Physicians$167,280$80.421602.23
Bakers$34,540$16.611601.05
Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,410$16.061600.44
Social and Community Service Managers$78,430$37.711501.09
Computer Occupations, All Other$96,890$46.581500.52
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,010$22.121501.80
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,430Not published1500.90
Physical Therapists$115,990$55.761500.88
Psychiatric Technicians$40,720$19.581501.46
Animal Caretakers$34,160$16.421500.86
Human Resources Managers$129,310$62.171401.01
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$83,990$40.381401.19
Respiratory Therapists$78,340$37.661401.58
Correctional Officers and Jailers$60,590$29.131400.56
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,430$23.771401.21
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,210$16.451400.83
Library Assistants, Clerical$33,620$16.161402.53
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.111402.08
Facilities Managers$93,680$45.041301.27
Logisticians$77,090$37.061300.78
Financial and Investment Analysts$83,490$40.141300.56
Surgical Technologists$62,590$30.091301.69
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,900$29.281301.09
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,940$24.011302.14
Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,390$27.591301.91
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$50,170$24.121300.52
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,400$22.311300.92
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,000$29.811300.69
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,540$27.181301.14
Computer Network Support Specialists$64,670$31.091201.23
Computer Network Architects$122,050$58.681201.02
Environmental Engineers$103,190$49.611204.63
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,270Not published1201.69
Self-Enrichment Teachers$43,740$21.031200.55
Dentists, General$209,430$100.691201.47
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,470$47.341201.97
Medical Records Specialists$55,800$26.831200.95
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$88,790$42.691201.63
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,390$28.561201.21
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$49,370$23.731200.73
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$56,310$27.071100.55
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$71,990$34.611101.45
Industrial Engineers$90,680$43.591100.48
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$74,590Not published1101.71
Public Relations Specialists$71,110$34.191100.58
General Internal Medicine Physicians$218,310$104.961102.57
Emergency Medical Technicians$38,650$18.581100.95
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,260$22.721101.08
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,820$17.221103.05
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$63,930$30.741100.75
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,410$30.971101.17
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$70,730$34.001100.43
Cost Estimators$82,230$39.531000.67
Personal Financial Advisors$154,370$74.221000.59
Data Scientists$92,000$44.231000.60
Rehabilitation Counselors$53,640$25.791001.70
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,350Not published1000.97
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$31,260Not published1000.96
Graphic Designers$55,220$26.551000.78
Occupational Therapists$102,810$49.431000.92
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$85,060$40.901003.42
Massage Therapists$61,280$29.461001.51
School Bus Monitors$31,200$15.001001.91
Chefs and Head Cooks$48,100$23.131000.79
File Clerks$41,030$19.731002.07
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,290$23.701000.99
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$63,310$30.441000.76
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,860$23.971000.38
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$42,710$20.531000.19
Mechanical Engineers$92,920$44.67900.47
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,130$27.47901.18
Special Education Teachers, All Other$59,450Not published904.03
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,790$29.71901.02
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$31,250$15.02900.84
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,360$37.68900.62
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,530$18.53900.92
Machinists$59,340$28.53900.46
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,220$17.90900.55
Chief Executives$338,570$162.78800.57
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,940$48.53800.57
Database Administrators$79,150$38.05801.69
Social Workers, All Other$61,030$29.34801.86
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$61,150Not published800.57
Tutors$39,070$18.78800.68
Coaches and Scouts$47,370Not published800.49
Surgeons, All Other$438,010$210.58804.94
Medical Equipment Preparers$39,780$19.12801.57
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$50,650$24.35800.71
Real Estate Sales Agents$44,030$21.17800.63
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,680$27.73800.82
Couriers and Messengers$34,850$16.76801.87
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,900$26.40800.60
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$41,600$20.00800.47
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,630$51.27800.99
Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,860$17.24800.94
Transportation Inspectors$55,190$26.53805.04
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$60,570$29.12800.88
Architectural and Engineering Managers$146,620$70.49700.52
Insurance Underwriters$74,680$35.91701.01
Financial Specialists, All Other$69,240$33.29700.82
Information Security Analysts$96,230$46.27700.55
Electrical Engineers$101,940$49.01700.56
School Psychologists$87,210$41.93701.70
Healthcare Social Workers$63,370$30.47700.57
Physical Therapist Assistants$66,390$31.92700.95
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,050$18.29700.81
Pest Control Workers$46,850$22.53701.12
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$57,590$27.69700.72
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$48,290$23.22704.33
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$46,140$22.18700.59
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$83,990$40.38700.60
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$73,000$35.10700.25
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$33,750$16.23701.12
Industrial Production Managers$121,000$58.17600.39
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$55,390$26.63601.18
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,260$23.68600.62
Fundraisers$62,670$30.13600.90
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$97,600$46.92600.82
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$82,160$39.50600.52
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$31,200$15.00600.90
Clergy$52,070$25.04601.65
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$36,800$17.69600.58
Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,780$30.67601.11
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,740$22.47600.74
Opticians, Dispensing$39,790$19.13601.24
Bill and Account Collectors$43,310$20.82600.54
Construction and Building Inspectors$56,610$27.22600.61
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,860$29.26600.70
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$117,590$56.53603.46
Parking Attendants$34,030$16.36600.64
Public Relations Managers$119,110$57.26501.08
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$96,800$46.54500.44
Operations Research Analysts$63,620$30.59500.65
Health Education Specialists$71,990$34.61501.18
Library Technicians$47,990$23.07501.03
Musicians and SingersNot published$30.84502.05
Chiropractors$56,580$27.20501.99
Physician Assistants$133,750$64.30500.52
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$50,730$24.39501.10
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$41,650$20.02501.02
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$40,600$19.52500.68
Residential Advisors$41,710$20.06500.88
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$39,450$18.96502.17
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.35501.00
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$71,670$34.46501.83
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$58,990$28.36500.56
Fundraising Managers$92,590$44.51401.55
Education Administrators, All Other$82,800$39.81401.12
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$64,520$31.02401.52
Natural Sciences Managers$122,390$58.84400.58
Credit Analysts$73,950$35.55400.93
Surveyors$78,460$37.72401.29
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,640$38.77400.57
Conservation Scientists$107,990$51.92402.22
Chemists$84,110$40.44400.66
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$79,190$38.07402.41
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$69,520$33.42400.80
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$81,590$39.23400.43
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$46,600$22.40401.35
Legal Support Workers, All Other$47,430$22.80401.37
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$101,250Not published400.85
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,450Not published400.60
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$71,180$34.22401.67
Interpreters and Translators$50,390$24.23401.04
Veterinarians$113,890$54.76400.79
Psychiatrists$413,890$198.98401.96
Occupational Therapy Assistants$67,140$32.28401.32
Medical Transcriptionists$36,060$17.34401.38
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$115,820$55.68400.61
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$31,200$15.00400.69
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$55,790$26.82400.48
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,110$21.69400.55
Manicurists and Pedicurists$31,200$15.00400.36
Tour and Travel Guides$41,660$20.03401.09
New Accounts Clerks$48,190$23.17401.80
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$37,940$18.24401.22
Sheet Metal Workers$90,330$43.43400.54
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$81,750$39.30400.88
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$43,630$20.98400.89
Tire Repairers and Changers$39,570$19.02400.56
Home Appliance Repairers$47,360$22.77402.00
Medical Equipment Repairers$75,220$36.16400.86
Printing Press Operators$37,450$18.01400.41
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,090$22.16400.97
Power Plant Operators$102,130$49.10402.10
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,530$28.62400.63
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,200$27.50400.39
Helpers--Production Workers$38,340$18.43400.41
Purchasing Managers$135,560$65.17300.56
Financial Risk Specialists$74,360$35.75300.79
Actuaries$117,590$56.53301.78
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$47,580$22.87300.56
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$82,220Not published300.85
Editors$60,510$29.09300.55
Private Detectives and InvestigatorsNot publishedNot published301.39
Telemarketers$50,390$24.23300.86
Administrative Services Managers$124,790$60.00Not publishedNot published
Computer Programmers$61,160$29.41Not publishedNot published
Pediatricians, General$217,000$104.33Not publishedNot published
Surgical Assistants$78,210$37.60Not publishedNot 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.