Labor

Competitive labor rates set the Greater Sterling area apart.

 

Area labor costs are:

  • Up to 10% lower than US averages
  • Up to 13% lower than Illinois averages
  • Up to 19% lower than suburban Chicago averages



Job Description Code #
 Employment
Median Hourly Mean Hourly
All Transportation & Material Handling
53-0000 13,270 $13.30
$14.28
First-Line Supervisors 53-1031 200 $23.78 $23.88
Tractor Trailer Drivers 
53-3032  
3,210  
$16.62 
$17.64
Conveyor Operators 53-7011 n/a
 $19.66
$19.87
Industrial Tractor Driver 53-7051 1,280
$13.41 $14.02
Laborers 53-7062 3,140 $11.09 $11.42