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Career Information for Automotive Mechanics in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Automotive Mechanics in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Kankakee, Danville, and Decatur
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford

Salaries for Automotive Mechanics in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Bloomington, and Champaign. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Automotive Mechanics in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Auto Mechanic Schools in Illinois

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Lincoln College of Technology
Melrose Park

Lincoln College of Technology (LCT) has 37 campuses in 17 different states, with online programs as well, in a variety of different fields.

  • Programs: Automotive
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework

Lincoln College of Technology Automotive
Melrose Park

Automotive Technician Training at Lincoln! With comprehensive instruction from knowledgeable ASE Certified instructors, you'll get one-on-one, hands-on training, using techniques and industry-standard tools to complete computer diagnostics to engine dyno testing.

  • Programs: Automotive Technician, Automotive Technician Automotive Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Automotive Mechanics in Illinois

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Auto Mechanics
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Auto Mechanics
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Illinois Auto Mechanic Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Black Hawk CollegeMolineAssociate6,311
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburgAssociate2,693
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicagoAssociate11,354
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoAssociate6,140
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Highland Community College FreeportFreeportAssociate2,049
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community CollFairfieldAssociate2,102
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central CollegeOlneyAssociate1,610
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyAssociate4,103
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietAssociate13,149
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaAssociate5,041
Kishwaukee CollegeMaltaAssociate4,466
Lake Land CollegeMattoonAssociate7,177
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
McHenry County CollegeCrystal LakeAssociate5,274
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Morton CollegeCiceroAssociate5,057
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Prairie State CollegeChicago HeightsAssociate5,507
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
Spoon River CollegeCantonAssociate2,139
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Automotive Mechanics

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Automotive Mechanics

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Automotive Mechanics relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Kankakee410$35,9502.6
Danville190$29,2301.9
Decatur350$35,9201.8
Springfield730$38,4001.6
Bloomington420$41,2401.4
Champaign550$40,1201.3
Rockford900$38,3801.3
Peoria960$37,5301.2
Chicago18,140$43,7301
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