Careers, Wages and Trends Overview. Find out how to utilize the Career, Wages, and Trends tool and learn about the information that is available to help you in your career search.

1. Find Demand Occupations and
Explore Careers to Find the Right Match for You.
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2. Explore Careers,
Wages & Trends.
There are three different ways
you can start searching for
different jobs on the Career,
Wages and Trends page.
OPTION 1
• You can type in a
career of your interest
in the search box.
• It will then generate a
list of jobs for you to
view that match your
search.

3. Explore Careers,
Wages & Trends.
There are three different ways
you can start searching for
different jobs on the Career,
Wages and Trends page.
OPTION 2
• You can explore careers
in-depth from any of
Illinois’ 16 career
pathways by clicking the
pathway you are
interested in.
• Once you click on a
pathway you will be able
to view a list of jobs in
that pathway. Be sure to check Illinois workNet out on
your phone or tablet as well.

4. Explore Careers,
Wages & Trends.
There are three different ways
you can start searching for
different jobs on the Career,
Wages and Trends page.
OPTION 3
• You can click on the link
Searching for and Selecting
Demand Occupations which
will take you to the Demand
Occupations Search.
• Fill in your region, choose
from one of the 6 in demand
Career Clusters, and pick a
pathway or type in a
keyword to view a list of in
demand jobs in your region.

5. Once you find a career your interested in you can
click on it to learn more about it. Options include
an overview of the job, employment outlooks,
wages and trends, skills and interests needed,
education, workplace knowledge, workplace
conditions, wages, etc.
Bookmark any of your favorite careers and
they will be saved in your
My Dashboard for easy access.

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.