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Maintenance and Repair Workers in Illinois

Maintenance and Repair Workers in Illinois

Is Illinois a good place for you to work as a Maintenance and Repair Worker?

6.7% Jobs Projection
$41,410 Median Salary
6,110 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Maintenance and Repair Workers in Illinois is growing faster than average.

  • Maintenance and Repair Workers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Maintenance and Repair Workers Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 63,350 people working as Maintenance and Repair Workers in the year 2018.

There were 61,320 Maintenance and Repair Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,030 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 15,870 Maintenance and Repair Workers working in it, which means Illinois has more Maintenance and Repair Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Maintenance and Repair Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.9%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 6,110 annual Maintenance and Repair Workers job openings in Illinois, and 61,300 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 154,700 annual jobs and 1,545,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Maintenance and Repair Workers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Maintenance and Repair Workers ranged from $22,680 to $71,380 with $41,410 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.91 to $34.32. The median hourly rate was $19.91.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.48 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Maintenance and Repair Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Maintenance and Repair Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 45,600 $42,830
St. Louis, MO-IL 12,610 $38,900
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2,260 $44,460
Rockford, IL 1,910 $37,150
Peoria, IL 1,890 $40,380
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1,870 $43,180
Carbondale-Marion, IL 850 $37,030
Springfield, IL 760 $35,040
Decatur, IL 730 $33,540
Bloomington, IL 680 $39,630
Danville, IL 470 $40,560
Kankakee, IL 470 $39,090
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 390 $29,960

Top States for Maintenance and Repair Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Maintenance and Repair Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 128,560 $42,530
Texas 112,020 $35,700
New York 108,050 $43,430
Florida 89,870 $33,600
Illinois 63,350 $41,410
Pennsylvania 59,920 $38,400
Ohio 54,960 $39,830
North Carolina 43,960 $37,890
Georgia 43,500 $35,590
Michigan 40,080 $35,360
Washington 35,400 $42,610
Indiana 34,840 $38,800
Wisconsin 34,600 $40,700
Virginia 32,260 $39,080
New Jersey 31,190 $42,800
Tennessee 28,790 $36,780
Arizona 28,410 $35,360
Missouri 28,150 $36,160
South Carolina 27,750 $34,630
Minnesota 24,320 $43,180

Below are the states where Maintenance and Repair Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $50,770
Alaska $48,640
Connecticut $46,340
Hawaii $45,650
Massachusetts $45,270
Rhode Island $43,890
New York $43,430
Minnesota $43,180
Nevada $42,940
New Jersey $42,800

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