Network Technician apprenticeships in Decatur, IL
Decatur, IL is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a network technician looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — DECATUR, IL
Decatur: ~2 of 40 (~5%) on the OEWS log-normal baseline · market pressure 28/100 — Low pressure.
Source: Census ACS 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: OEWS six-figure log-normal estimate (ACS annual-earner count unavailable).
Decatur, IL is one of Illinois's labor markets for network technicians. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a network technician inside the Decatur metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.
Decatur, IL network technicians earn a median of $66,590 (BLS OEWS Decatur MSA, May 2024). For Illinois context, statewide pay runs from $19/hr at entry to $31/hr at the state median and $47/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $64K avg salary. The Decatur metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Decatur metro, estimated six-figure network technician jobs: ~2 of 40 (~5%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. Projections Central long-term pressure score: 28/100 (Low, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 17K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Illinois shows ~593 of 6.6K (~9%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide network technician programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Illinois programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Illinois rules apply in the Decatur metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Decatur metro often source network technician apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.
NETWORK TECHNICIAN PAY SNAPSHOT — DECATUR, IL
$66,590 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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