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Furniture Finishers in Illinois

Furniture Finishers in Illinois

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-2% Jobs Projection
$34,990 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

While jobs for Furniture Finishers in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Furniture Finishers in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Furniture Finishers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Furniture Finishers Work in Illinois?

630 people worked as Furniture Finishers in 2018 in this state.

There were 560 Furniture Finishers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 230 Furniture Finishers working in it, which means Illinois has more Furniture Finishers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Furniture Finishers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.4%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 60 annual job openings, and 630 total jobs in 2026 for Furniture Finishers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,000 annual jobs and 22,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Furniture Finishers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Furniture Finishers ranged from $22,970 to $47,720 with $34,990 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.04 to $22.94. The median hourly rate was $16.82.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.66 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.16.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Furniture Finishers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Furniture Finishers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 250 $34,810
St. Louis, MO-IL 90 $39,110

Top States for Furniture Finishers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Furniture Finishers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 1,450 $34,510
Indiana 1,300 $30,330
North Carolina 1,270 $30,010
Pennsylvania 1,260 $34,640
Texas 1,240 $28,460
New York 870 $35,220
Ohio 830 $30,630
Florida 720 $29,820
Minnesota 700 $36,880
Illinois 630 $34,990
Michigan 550 $34,960
Washington 520 $38,010
Wisconsin 510 $31,660
Virginia 410 $26,170
New Jersey 410 $31,410
Alabama 400 $26,790
Iowa 370 $33,710
Arizona 360 $30,060
Georgia 320 $29,970
Massachusetts 260 $35,160

Below are the states where Furniture Finishers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Connecticut $39,550
New Hampshire $39,280
Nebraska $38,990
Rhode Island $38,760
Washington $38,010
Minnesota $36,880
Missouri $36,140
Colorado $35,980
Maryland $35,500
New York $35,220

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