Interviewers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as an Interviewer? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Interviewers in Illinois are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Interviewers in Illinois is growing slower than average.

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

How Many Interviewers Work in Illinois?

5,130 people worked as Interviewers in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,560 Interviewers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 570 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,030 Interviewers working in it, which means Illinois has more Interviewers than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Interviewers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 530 annual job openings, and a total of 4,540 jobs for Illinois Interviewers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 24,300 annual jobs and 205,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Interviewers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Interviewers ranged from $25,680 to $50,540 with $37,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.35 to $24.3. The median hourly rate was $18.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.88 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.13.

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

Top Illinois Metros for Interviewers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,600	$38,000
St. Louis, MO-IL	3,230	$32,710
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	290	$32,680
Springfield, IL	190	$35,140
Peoria, IL	70	$31,840
Carbondale-Marion, IL	30	$29,610
Bloomington, IL	30	$30,670

Top States for Interviewers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Interviewers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	20,000	$40,370
New York	15,100	$40,960
Florida	12,620	$32,720
Texas	10,710	$31,100
Pennsylvania	9,700	$33,800
North Carolina	8,510	$31,240
Ohio	7,910	$31,390
Missouri	7,430	$31,870
Tennessee	6,980	$30,510
New Jersey	6,930	$36,100
Indiana	5,800	$31,930
Virginia	5,450	$31,410
Illinois	5,130	$37,450
Colorado	4,900	$36,910
Maryland	4,480	$36,620
Oregon	3,950	$36,630
Washington	3,760	$37,910
Alabama	3,670	$29,780
Minnesota	3,610	$37,650
Nevada	3,460	$24,420

Below are the states where Interviewers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$44,680
Rhode Island	$41,580
New York	$40,960
Hawaii	$40,520
Vermont	$40,430
California	$40,370
Massachusetts	$40,040
Connecticut	$39,790
Delaware	$39,330
Washington	$37,910

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.