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Production Workers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Production Worker? Read this first!

5.7% Jobs Projection
$32,910 Median Salary
5,170 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Production Workers in Illinois is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Production Workers Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 32,900 people working as Production Workers in the year 2018.

There were 53,610 Production Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20,710 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,830 Production Workers working in it, which means Illinois has more Production Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Production Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 5.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.4%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 5,170 annual job openings, and a total of 45,070 jobs for Illinois Production Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 31,400 annual jobs and 275,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Production Workers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Production Workers ranged from $21,790 to $57,380 with $32,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.48 to $27.59. The median hourly rate was $15.82.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.24 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.58.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Production Workers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 24,190 $32,840
St. Louis, MO-IL 3,730 $31,030
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2,680 $57,660
Peoria, IL 950 $39,430
Rockford, IL 800 $31,030
Kankakee, IL 370 $33,920
Decatur, IL 300 $45,060
Champaign-Urbana, IL 260 $43,060
Carbondale-Marion, IL 240 $20,340
Bloomington, IL 160 $37,890
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 110 $22,160
Springfield, IL 110 $32,620
Danville, IL 80 $36,590

Top States for Production Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Production Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Illinois 32,900 $32,910
California 28,120 $28,690
Tennessee 13,620 $27,330
Ohio 13,400 $32,410
Louisiana 9,840 $33,690
Georgia 9,260 $25,430
Texas 8,910 $29,950
Florida 8,690 $24,100
Iowa 6,590 $45,150
Oregon 6,450 $31,190
Missouri 6,420 $28,070
Michigan 6,240 $31,620
Alabama 5,980 $24,560
Virginia 5,060 $24,200
Kentucky 4,850 $24,840
Indiana 4,700 $34,710
New York 4,650 $34,000
New Jersey 4,300 $28,120
Minnesota 4,270 $35,730
Massachusetts 3,640 $34,310

Below are the states where Production Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $53,920
Alaska $52,340
New Mexico $49,700
South Dakota $47,490
District of Columbia $47,410
Iowa $45,150
Minnesota $35,730
Indiana $34,710
Connecticut $34,550
Maryland $34,400

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