Of the 209,180 business professionals employed in Illinois, 139,940 work in Joliet. There has been a 4% growth in the number of business professionals in Joliet between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of business professionals in Joliet has increased, overall employment in Joliet has also increased.

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As the number of business professionals in Joliet has grown, salaries for business professionals have also increased. Joliet business professionals made $94,219 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for business professionals in Joliet was $90,772 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Joliet.

Business professionals make a median salary of $75,044 per year in Joliet. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 151%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $45,520 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $114,265 per year.

Joliet business professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 2 accredited business schools in the city. Many of Joliet's business professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Joliet's business schools offer 15 business degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 197 students completed business courses in 2010.