Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations programs in Illinois
6 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, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Illinois earn a median of $73,510 a year across 51,310 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $79,120 | 40,560 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $47,990 | 36,940 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $99,840 | 27,920 |
| Marketing Managers | $162,860 | 21,140 |
| Parts Salespersons | $42,240 | 8,500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
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.
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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 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.