Exactly 14,150 of Illinois' 20,490 communications professionals work in River Forest. Between 2006 and 2010, in River Forest, there has been a 30% growth in the number of communications professionals. As the employment for communications professionals in River Forest has increased, overall employment in River Forest has also increased.

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As the number of communications professionals in River Forest has grown, salaries for communications professionals have also increased. In 2010 River Forest communications professionals earned an average yearly salary of $56,092. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for communications professionals in River Forest was $45,370 per year. The growth in the salary of communications professionals in River Forest is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

River Forest communications professionals earn a median yearly salary of $52,296. The difference in pay between the communications professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 236%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,926 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $90,564 per year.

Communications professional salaries in River Forest are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 2 accredited communications schools in the city. Many of River Forest's communications professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

River Forest's communications schools offer 2 communications degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 19 students completed communications courses in 2010.