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Transportation Inspectors in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Transportation Inspector? Read this first!

6.7% Jobs Projection
$86,470 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Transportation Inspectors in Illinois is growing faster than average.

  • Transportation Inspectors in Illinois earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transportation Inspectors Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 780 people working as Transportation Inspectors in the year 2018.

There were 860 Transportation Inspectors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 270 Transportation Inspectors working in it, which means Illinois has more Transportation Inspectors than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Transportation Inspectors in this state are growing at a rate of 6.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.7%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 130 annual job openings, and 1,280 total jobs in 2026 for Transportation Inspectors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,900 annual jobs and 29,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Inspectors Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Inspectors ranged from $39,370 to $132,890 with $86,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.93 to $63.89. The median hourly rate was $41.57.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $41.74 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.17.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Transportation Inspectors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Inspectors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 470 $89,170
St. Louis, MO-IL 160 $91,000
Springfield, IL 90 $83,580

Top States for Transportation Inspectors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Transportation Inspectors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 4,520 $86,510
California 3,760 $73,620
Georgia 1,280 $77,960
Florida 1,120 $83,170
Washington 1,050 $75,190
Pennsylvania 830 $57,370
Ohio 780 $49,180
Illinois 780 $86,470
Arizona 760 $52,430
Virginia 750 $74,590
New Jersey 740 $62,040
Massachusetts 630 $66,670
Colorado 540 $70,940
Oklahoma 530 $80,600
Missouri 410 $71,160
Utah 400 $40,180
Kansas 390 $92,300
Maryland 380 $64,440
Michigan 330 $76,090
Arkansas 300 $71,950

Below are the states where Transportation Inspectors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maine $113,480
District of Columbia $106,660
Alaska $105,840
Kansas $92,300
North Dakota $90,160
Wisconsin $90,160
Minnesota $88,930
Nebraska $87,250
Idaho $87,240
Texas $86,510

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