Illinois was 1.8% below the U.S. median for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. It ranked 24 of 52 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois was 100, or 0% below the national price level. Its housing index was 93.9.
National-price-dollar proxy
$37,496
WageScope divides the published Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Illinois: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 31-9096 and BLS area 17.
Questions, answered
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay in Illinois: common questions
What is the median wage for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Illinois?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $37,480 per year for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Illinois. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay higher in Illinois than nationally?
Illinois's published median was 1.8% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Illinois?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 100.0 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs does BLS estimate in Illinois?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers job, not a generic wage number.
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What the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median says in Illinois
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median in Illinois at $37,480 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 31-9096 and BLS area 17.
BLS lists 3,270 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $39,410 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Illinois's Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is 1.8% below the U.S. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $38,150 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 31-9096 and area 17. SOC 31-9096 names Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Area 17 names Illinois. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 31-9096/17 row reports 3,270 wage and salary jobs, 0.54 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.66 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 31-9096/17, the annual median is $37,480 per year, while the matching mean is $39,410 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 17 facts behind this Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers page
Area 17 reports 6,098,130 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,130. Its annual median is $51,960. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 31-9096 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Illinois runs from $32,900 at the 10th percentile to $127,770 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,960. The median is $51,960. The 75th percentile is $83,060. This is a place check, not a pay range for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 17. They do not show related skills or a path into Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
1. Area 17, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 195,390 jobs, $40,550 annual median, 32.04 jobs per 1,000, and 1.69 location quotient.
2. Area 17, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 171,300 jobs, $103,570 annual median, 28.09 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
3. Area 17, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 139,630 jobs, $34,490 annual median, 22.9 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Illinois wage ladder for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
The 10th percentile is $31,550 per year. The 25th percentile is $35,110 per year. The median is $37,480 per year. The 75th percentile is $43,420 per year. The 90th percentile is $47,000 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $35,110 per year to $43,420 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $15,450. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Illinois has a annual median of $37,480 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $38,150 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Illinois. Illinois is 1.8% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Illinois sits for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Illinois ranks 24 of 52 among states and territories with a published annual median for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 24 of 52 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
21. Utah has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,560 per year, 580 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.41.
22. Idaho has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,530 per year, 680 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.97.
23. New Mexico has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,500 per year, 520 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.73.
Pay leaders
Where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 31-9096, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Rhode Island has the highest published median in this set, at $49,770 per year. Illinois sits at $37,480 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Rhode Island has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $49,770 per year, or $12,290 above Illinois. BLS lists 380 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.93.
2. District of Columbia has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $49,080 per year, or $11,600 above Illinois. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.41.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in this same-source set, at 16,080 jobs. Illinois has 3,270. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 16,080 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 12,810 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $46,260 per year, or $8,780 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.08.
2. Texas has 8,440 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 5,170 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $34,850 per year, or $2,630 below Illinois. Its location quotient is 0.74.
Local-share leaders
Where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers takes the largest share of local jobs
Oregon has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.98. Illinois has 0.66. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Oregon has a location quotient of 1.98, a gap of 1.32 from Illinois. BLS lists 3,170 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $44,370 per year, or $6,890 above Illinois.
2. North Carolina has a location quotient of 1.72, a gap of 1.06 from Illinois. BLS lists 6,910 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,070 per year, or $410 below Illinois.
Job scale and share
How common Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is in Illinois
BLS lists 3,270 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs in Illinois. It also lists 0.54 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.66. A value of 1 means Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers beside other roles in Illinois
The all-occupations median in Illinois is $51,960 per year. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $37,480 per year. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is 27.9% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Illinois. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Illinois median of $37,580 per year. BLS lists 53,540 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
2. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Illinois median of $37,680 per year. BLS lists 109,240 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
3. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Illinois median of $37,810 per year. BLS lists 93,760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Illinois table, at 195,390 jobs. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has 3,270 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 6,098,130. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 195,390 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 192,120 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $40,550 per year, or $3,070 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.69.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Illinois
Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Illinois role table, at $165,880 per year. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has $37,480 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,960 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Financial Managers has a median of $165,880 per year in Illinois, or $128,400 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 52,720 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.6.
2. Software Developers has a median of $132,110 per year in Illinois, or $94,630 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 56,310 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.85.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Illinois
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has the highest location quotient in the bounded Illinois role table, at 1.69. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has 0.66. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.69 in Illinois, a gap of 1.03 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 195,390 jobs and a median of $40,550 per year, or $3,070 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
2. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.6 in Illinois, a gap of 0.94 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 52,720 jobs and a median of $165,880 per year, or $128,400 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
Price-level view
What $37,480 may mean after the Illinois price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Illinois is 100.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $37,480 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median by 100.0 divided by 100. The result is $37,496 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 93.9. Goods are 103.8. Utilities are 85.0. Other services are 100.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers row is 12.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.5%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 3,270 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $39,410 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. It uses a Illinois place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $37,480 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers row for Illinois does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 3,270 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.66 is not a growth score. Rank 24 of 52 is not a place score. The 100.0 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 31-9096 in BLS area 17. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 3,270 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 17, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 138,910 jobs, $95,990 annual median, 22.78 jobs per 1,000, and 1.05 location quotient.
5. Area 17, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 134,100 jobs, $38,060 annual median, 21.99 jobs per 1,000, and 0.79 location quotient.
6. Area 17, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 127,590 jobs, $33,910 annual median, 20.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.84 location quotient.
25. Virginia has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,450 per year, 4,810 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.44.
26. Vermont has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,290 per year, 370 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.51.
27. North Dakota has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,160 per year, 270 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.77.
3. Massachusetts has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $46,670 per year, or $9,190 above Illinois. BLS lists 2,130 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.72.
4. California has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $46,260 per year, or $8,780 above Illinois. BLS lists 16,080 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.08.
5. New Jersey has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $46,160 per year, or $8,680 above Illinois. BLS lists 3,270 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.94.
6. Maine has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $45,510 per year, or $8,030 above Illinois. BLS lists 690 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 1.32.
7. Minnesota has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $45,280 per year, or $7,800 above Illinois. BLS lists 1,450 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.6.
8. Maryland has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $44,770 per year, or $7,290 above Illinois. BLS lists 2,220 jobs there, compared with 3,270 in Illinois. The location quotient is 0.99.
3. North Carolina has 6,910 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 3,640 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $37,070 per year, or $410 below Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.72.
4. Florida has 6,790 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 3,520 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $37,830 per year, or $350 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 0.84.
5. New York has 5,790 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 2,520 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $44,750 per year, or $7,270 above Illinois. Its location quotient is 0.73.
6. Virginia has 4,810 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 1,540 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $37,450 per year, or $30 below Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.44.
7. Ohio has 4,640 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 1,370 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $36,340 per year, or $1,140 below Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.03.
8. Georgia has 4,570 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 1,300 jobs from Illinois. Its median is $35,850 per year, or $1,630 below Illinois. Its location quotient is 1.15.
3. Vermont has a location quotient of 1.51, a gap of 0.85 from Illinois. BLS lists 370 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,290 per year, or $190 below Illinois.
4. Washington has a location quotient of 1.51, a gap of 0.85 from Illinois. BLS lists 4,380 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $44,150 per year, or $6,670 above Illinois.
5. Virginia has a location quotient of 1.44, a gap of 0.78 from Illinois. BLS lists 4,810 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,450 per year, or $30 below Illinois.
6. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.39, a gap of 0.73 from Illinois. BLS lists 770 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $36,910 per year, or $570 below Illinois.
7. Arkansas has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.72 from Illinois. BLS lists 1,460 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $34,570 per year, or $2,910 below Illinois.
8. Kansas has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.68 from Illinois. BLS lists 1,570 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $35,680 per year, or $1,800 below Illinois.
4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Illinois median of $36,990 per year. BLS lists 64,210 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Illinois median of $38,060 per year. BLS lists 134,100 jobs and a location quotient of 0.79.
6. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a Illinois median of $39,490 per year. BLS lists 53,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
7. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Illinois median of $35,370 per year. BLS lists 126,610 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
8. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Illinois median of $34,490 per year. BLS lists 139,630 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
2. General and Operations Managers has 171,300 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 168,030 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $103,570 per year, or $66,090 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
3. Cashiers has 139,630 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 136,360 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $34,490 per year, or $2,990 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.15.
4. Registered Nurses has 138,910 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 135,640 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $95,990 per year, or $58,510 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.05.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 134,100 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 130,830 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $38,060 per year, or $580 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.79.
6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 127,590 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 124,320 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $33,910 per year, or $3,570 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.84.
7. Retail Salespersons has 126,610 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 123,340 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $35,370 per year, or $2,110 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.83.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 109,240 jobs in Illinois, a gap of 105,970 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $37,680 per year, or $200 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
3. Management Analysts has a median of $104,270 per year in Illinois, or $66,790 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 45,820 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.3.
4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $103,570 per year in Illinois, or $66,090 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 171,300 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $95,990 per year in Illinois, or $58,510 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 138,910 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.05.
6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,230 per year in Illinois, or $42,750 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 54,930 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $79,990 per year in Illinois, or $42,510 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 44,670 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $75,320 per year in Illinois, or $37,840 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 61,520 jobs, compared with 3,270 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.13.
3. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a location quotient of 1.42 in Illinois, a gap of 0.76 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 69,910 jobs and a median of $66,900 per year, or $29,420 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
4. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Illinois, a gap of 0.73 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 76,460 jobs and a median of $44,140 per year, or $6,660 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
5. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 1.3 in Illinois, a gap of 0.64 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 45,820 jobs and a median of $104,270 per year, or $66,790 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
6. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Illinois, a gap of 0.59 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 171,300 jobs and a median of $103,570 per year, or $66,090 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
7. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Illinois, a gap of 0.56 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 47,190 jobs and a median of $47,380 per year, or $9,900 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.21 in Illinois, a gap of 0.55 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 68,640 jobs and a median of $45,960 per year, or $8,480 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay in Illinois (31-9096/17) | BLS 2025
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