Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Illinois

Considering a career as a Mail Clerk or Mail Machine Operator in Illinois?

While jobs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Illinois is expected to decrease.

• Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 6,630 people working as Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 5,600 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,030 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 920 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators working in it, which means Illinois has more Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators than average.

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 0.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 600 annual job openings, and 5,460 total jobs in 2026 for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,400 annual jobs and 88,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators ranged from $18,790 to $45,270 with $27,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.04 to $21.76. The median hourly rate was $13.27.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.46 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.81.

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

Top Illinois Metros for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,900	$27,480
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,040	$32,120
Champaign-Urbana, IL	100	$19,940
Peoria, IL	80	$31,720
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	80	$29,080
Springfield, IL	80	$28,490
Rockford, IL	50	$34,120

Top States for Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	8,990	$34,360
California	6,650	$31,340
Illinois	6,630	$27,610
Texas	5,920	$29,850
Pennsylvania	4,920	$29,850
Florida	4,190	$27,850
Virginia	4,050	$29,280
Ohio	3,770	$30,770
Minnesota	2,920	$29,750
New Jersey	2,720	$33,050
Georgia	2,450	$28,050
Missouri	2,270	$30,460
Michigan	2,000	$31,080
Connecticut	1,860	$33,060
Maryland	1,810	$32,130
Massachusetts	1,770	$35,470
Iowa	1,550	$28,790
Tennessee	1,420	$28,140
North Carolina	1,380	$28,860
Wisconsin	1,300	$30,890

Below are the states where Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$46,860
Alaska	$40,500
Hawaii	$37,700
Rhode Island	$37,300
Washington	$35,570
Massachusetts	$35,470
Vermont	$35,250
New York	$34,360
New Hampshire	$33,590
Connecticut	$33,060

References

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

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