$17 Million Dollars on Trainees

In 2008, the State of Illinois Spent over 17 million dollars on wages for employees in training programs.

by Mark Cavers

In 2008, the State of Illinois paid $17,427,679 in combined wages to 1,245 trainees.  These positions ranged from “Meat & Poultry Insp Trainee” to “Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee” to “Cadet Trainee.”  The highest paid individual trainee was a “Revenue Special Agent Trainee,” who made $103,269.2, followed by a “Financial Inst Exam Trainee,” who made $73,200.28.

The groups with the most trainees were “mental health technician,” “correctional officer,” and “technical” with 207, 247, and 289 trainees respectively (see table below).  The group with the highest combined wages was “Mental Health Tech Trainee I” whose 207 employees were paid a combined $3,144,144.  The second highest was “Social Services Career Trainee” where the 107 employees made $2,475,601.

The Illinois Department of Transportation had the most trainees at 382, followed by the Department Of Human Services, which had 343 trainees.

You can find this information by going to IllinoisOpenGov.org, clicking on “Payroll” and searching for “Trainee” in the “Position” section.