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Illinois Jobs in Hospitality and Tourism to Grow
By carpenjl | August 18, 2008
Those currently seeking a job in Illinois may want to check out the state’s hospitality and tourism industry, which is expected to grow over the next six years.
According to an article by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, employment in the hospitality and tourism industry is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2014.
“Job opportunities in the hospitality industry should be plentiful, especially in urban areas,” the article notes. “The large number of young and part-time workers in this industry generate substantial replacement needs. Numerous job opportunities will be available for people with limited job skills, first-time job seekers, senior citizens and those seeking part-time work schedules.
“Also contributing to job growth will be the increase in population and dual-income families and the dining sophistication of consumers,” the article adds. “In the hospitality and tourism industry, food preparation and serving workers, janitors and cleaners, food preparation workers, maids and housekeeping cleaners and restaurant cooks will have the most annual average job openings.”
The leisure and hospitality industry in Illinois employed 530,200 in July 2008, an increase of only .1 percent from last year, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Career options in the hospitality and tourism industry include:
- janitors and cleaners 3,758 annual openings and a median salary of $20,792
- combined food preparation and serving workers with 4,365 annual openings and a median salary of $14,833
- maids and housekeeping cleaners with 1,631 annual openings and a median salary of $17,361
- food preparation workers with 1,981 annual openings and a median salary of $17,087
- fast food cooks with 1,474 annual openings and a median salary of $14,839
- restaurant cooks with 1,365 annual openings and a median salary of $18,469
- bartenders with 1,143 annual openings and a median salary of $15,147
- recreation workers with 524 annual openings and a median salary of $19,937
- restaurant hosts and hostesses with 615 annual openings and a median salary of $16,087
- food service managers with 352 annual openings and a median salary of $38,067
- amusement and recreation attendants with 2,770 annual openings and a median salary of $16,044
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