General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations programs in Illinois
33 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Illinois
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Illinois earn a median of $66,900 a year across 69,910 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $73,510 | 51,310 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $47,990 | 36,940 |
| Parts Salespersons | $42,240 | 8,500 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $107,570 | 7,350 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $88,820 | 5,280 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.