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Jobs in Illinois
9704 active postings tracked in Illinois · collapsed to 3451 roles.
Illinois Job Market Score
- Pay is below the national median ($123k vs $140k national)
- Few reposted listings (18% appear duplicated)
- Slow inflow of new postings (only 25% from the last 14 days)
Illinois job market overview (May 2026)
The Illinois job market is currently cooling, with signs of slowing hiring activity. Out of 9,704 active job postings tracked here, 43% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in crew / cashier and store supervisor / manager, with food service / restaurants as the leading sector.
- 43% of postings in Illinois have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 1,395 new postings have appeared this week — about 14% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 18 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 1068+ days.
- 8% of postings list a salary range (799 of 9,704).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $123k.
- The most active employers right now are Taco Bell, Nvidia, and Dollar General.
What this means for job seekers
- Expect longer response times from employers — many roles sit open for over a month.
- Best opportunities are in crew / cashier and store supervisor / manager.
- Many employers don't list salary — be ready to ask early.
Illinois job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Illinois.
- 9,704Active postings
- 1,395Posted this week
- 4,151Open 30+ days43% of active
- 369Remote / hybrid4% of active
- 8%List salary799 of 9,704
- 14%Hourly108 of disclosed
- $123kMedian annual (max)
- $25.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 18dMedian agep90 1068d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Crew / Cashier1,105
- Store Supervisor / Manager868
- Retail Associate559
- Shift Supervisor / Service Lead484
- Restaurant Manager / GM421
- Engineering267
Top occupations (SOC)
- Fast Food and Counter Workers871
- Software Developers758
- Managers, All Other752
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553
- General and Operations Managers390
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186
Top sectors
- Food Service / Restaurants3,491
- Retail2,720
- Technology1,924
- Manufacturing1,220
- Financial Services754
- Consumer Goods746
Employment mix
- Unspecified8,282 · 85%
- Part-time641 · 7%
- Contract326 · 3%
- Full-time288 · 3%
- Intern104 · 1%
- Temporary72 · 1%
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