The Illinois Department of Employment Security says employers in the state advertised more than 200,000 jobs online last month.
According to a news release, the majority of those advertisements were for full-time work.
The advertising reflects help-wanted activity for newly created and replacement positions.
Statewide, the five top advertised positions in January were truck drivers (7,014), registered nurses, (5,869), retail salespersons (4,644), marketing managers (4,181) and first-line supervisors of retail sales workers (4,145).
The median hourly wage for a truck driver is $20.57; registered nurse, $31.34; retail salesperson, $9.85; marketing managers, $48.78; and first-line supervisors of retail salesperson, $17.03. Typically, the positions include some benefits, such as health insurance, vacation and sick days.
Included in the data are more than 130,000 positions advertised on Illinoisjoblink.com. IDES operates the state’s hiring board.