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Production Worker market brief · Rockford, IL

# Production Worker Jobs in Rockford, IL

47 production worker openings are live in the Rockford, IL area from 22 employers, led by Aerotek, Honeywell, and Express Employment Professionals. The middle half of posted salaries runs $36,920–$43,940 a year (median $41,600), from the 89% of listings that disclose pay.

Data updated Nov 5, 2026

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## Role and market snapshot

A quick read on demand before you open the live listings

**Tracked jobs**
: 47
: Live production worker openings currently tracked in the Rockford market.

**Companies hiring**
: 22
: Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.

**Median compensation**
: $41,600
: 89% of listings provide usable compensation data.

## Market analysis

Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market

Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.

Level mix

### Career ladder

[Entry-level](/jobs/production-worker/locations/rockford-il/entry-level)25 jobs

Mid-level3 jobs

Level coverage is 60%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.

30-day window

### Demand and salary

Current jobs

47

Hiring employers

22

Salary coverage

89%

Median experience

1.0 years

Within this market

### Employer tier lens

Startups & growing teams

31

12 companies · $40,560 median

Established employers

10

6 companies · $42,640 median

Coverage-gated

### Salary distribution

P25

$36,920

P50

$41,600

P75

$43,940

P90

$47,598

Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.

Use Metaintro

### Turn this market signal into momentum

Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.

- Open live production worker listings in Rockford
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach

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## Turn this market brief into a live search.

Use the signal

The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare production worker opportunities in Rockford, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.

- 47 live roles tracked in this market.
- 22 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

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## A practical market plan for Production Worker in Rockford

Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.

1. 01Read the demand 47 production worker openings across 22 employers establish the current Rockford opportunity set.
2. 02Choose the right rung Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
3. 03Prioritize employers Aerotek is one of the most active visible employers, with 7 current openings in this market view.
4. 04Open the live roles 24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.

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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.

## Where this market is hiring

Move from the Rockford market view into active employers and representative production worker openings

Employer activity · 22 companies

### Who is hiring in this market

The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.

[![Aerotek logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Ficons.duckduckgo.com%2Fip3%2Fwww.aerotek.com.ico&sig=BG3-8gyQjuiWcesFn_zMrVn2yFmfoKpLSXXM08pAvMw) AerotekStartups & growing teams7Open roles](/company/aerotek)[![Honeywell logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhoneywell.com%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Fhoncorp%2Fus-en%2Fcommon-assets%2Flogos%2Fhon-honeywell-technologies-logo-mini.svg&sig=GsJZ_2pdMd41yia3EthuKWmSd6dbkadC6JcwbRoqVxk) HoneywellStartups & growing teams7Open roles](/company/honeywell)[![Express Employment Professionals logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Ficons.duckduckgo.com%2Fip3%2Fwww.expresspros.com.ico&sig=pujImg_N_bnbRWPr-QWpMqTCUhr0rMeEVDfw4YhU5B0) Express Employment ProfessionalsStartups & growing teams4Open roles](/company/express-employment-professionals)[![Danfoss logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Ficons.duckduckgo.com%2Fip3%2Fdanfoss.com.ico) DanfossEstablished employers3Open roles](/company/danfoss)![Fairbanks Morse Defense logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fs2%2Ffavicons%3Fdomain%3Dfairbanksmorsedefense.com%26sz%3D128)
Fairbanks Morse DefenseEmployer profile3Open roles
[![QPS Employment Group logo](/api/company-logo?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqpsemployment.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F03%2Ffavicon-300x300.png&sig=crEG59Z_qbeLe-c3zylCGV51eGPdONhd0GJM3_sg9EQ) QPS Employment GroupStartups & growing teams3Open roles](/company/qps-employment-group)[![Cintas logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets-prd.cintas.com%2Fsf-assets%2Fimages%2Fdefault-source%2Fdefault-album%2Fcintas-logo-header.png) CintasStartups & growing teams2Open roles](/company/cintas)[![GE Aerospace logo](/api/favicon-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geaerospace.com%2Fthemes%2Fcustom%2Faero_sub_theme%2Ffavicon.ico) GE AerospaceEstablished employers2Open roles](/company/ge-aerospace)

Live opportunity sample · 24 of 47 matches

### Representative openings

Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.

[Electrical AssemblerEntry-levelAerotekMachesney Park, Illinois$41,600Posted Oct 31, 2026](/job/electrical-assembler-at-aerotek-e450aef2-22ed-5048-b2c8-610e2ddd8c29)[AssemblerLive roleQPS Employment GroupJanesville, Wisconsin$38,688Posted Oct 31, 2026](/job/assembler-at-qps-employment-group-64dd0ce3-4066-51f2-b1dc-eef3a91a4f80)[assemblerLive roleQPS Employment GroupJanesville, Wisconsin$41,808Posted Oct 31, 2026](/job/assembler-at-qps-employment-group-6fdb7c0e-c217-5985-8814-6dd0cb8001d1)[Assembler - Level 1Entry-levelHoneywellFreeport, Illinois$34,800Posted Oct 30, 2026](/job/assembler-level-1-at-honeywell-9d076129-3034-5d9a-a4b4-d4ea38f629ca)[Assembler - Level 1Entry-levelHoneywellFreeport, Illinois$34,800Posted Oct 30, 2026](/job/assembler-level-1-at-honeywell-c7227fb2-5091-5508-a22f-f285fb8f41c5)[Assembler - Level 1Entry-levelHoneywellFreeport, Illinois$34,800Posted Oct 30, 2026](/job/assembler-level-1-at-honeywell-7b755141-c80a-5267-ad39-2b3bdff7325f)[Assembler - Level 1Entry-levelHoneywellFreeport, Illinois$34,800Posted Oct 30, 2026](/job/assembler-level-1-at-honeywell-0418cd65-5c70-51a3-bdb7-4ae91a503426)[Assembler Large EngineLive roleFairbanks Morse DefenseBeloit, WisconsinPosted Oct 30, 2026](/job/assembler-large-engine-at-fairbanks-morse-defense-12ab128b-46ac-5df2-ba58-59ec3b9dbd79)
#### More production worker openings in Rockford

- [Hose Assembler · Express Employment Professionals](/job/hose-assembler-at-express-employment-professionals-7563fb52-8d90-5146-b118-1e4c1dfe5882)
- [Assembler - Level 4 · Honeywell](/job/assembler-level-4-at-honeywell-2b3c3b7b-27e2-5e6e-bb9f-c7ecab6e5a39)
- [Assembler - Level 1 · Honeywell](/job/assembler-level-1-at-honeywell-6fe1ba87-a64e-5949-96bb-c1e13b21d1aa)
- [Production Associate · OwensCorning](/job/production-associate-at-owens-corning-f502e594-c958-5608-b0c9-55f107e5f10b)
- [Skilled Assembler 1st Shift Tues-Fri (4x10) · GE Aerospace](/job/skilled-assembler-1st-shift-tues-fri-4x10-at-ge-aerospace-0fd6821c-2f79-5a2c-898e-fabd00c1ee46)
- [Skilled Assembler 1st Shift Tues-Fri (4x10) · GE Aerospace](/job/skilled-assembler-1st-shift-tues-fri-4x10-at-ge-aerospace-d657be15-fb8f-5e1f-acd9-f9d3f727aef2)
- [Production Operator · General Mills](/job/production-operator-at-general-mills-0b681db0-3c33-5459-a746-f31c2f387600)
- [General Production Worker · Aerotek](/job/general-production-worker-at-aerotek-6c8b19db-7260-55e2-99ed-8990e581300f)
- [Production Associate - Garment Hanger/Inspector - 2nd Shift · Cintas](/job/production-associate-garment-hanger-inspector-2nd-shift-at-cintas-6fbdf800-cd45-50d9-bf1b-509e5383a933)
- [1st Shift Production Associate · Express Employment Professionals](/job/1st-shift-production-associate-at-express-employment-professionals-e2beac39-ea69-5b31-ae8d-6899c91bc75f)
- [Assembler · Express Employment Professionals](/job/assembler-at-express-employment-professionals-98d6c36b-272f-57a7-878e-83db91e871b4)
- [Assembler - Day Shift · Express Employment Professionals](/job/assembler-day-shift-at-express-employment-professionals-249f0641-cda9-591e-9596-50883edf7940)
- [General Production Worker · Aerotek](/job/general-production-worker-at-aerotek-90c03868-92d2-51a1-b701-81775f62eec1)
- [Heavy Industrial Assembler · Aerotek](/job/heavy-industrial-assembler-at-aerotek-b2a2cf8c-f9d7-5c35-9f0f-697de57c434a)
- [Heavy Industrial Assembler · Aerotek](/job/heavy-industrial-assembler-at-aerotek-c4ad3cb0-2aba-5c91-9c39-800b1e3278c8)
- [Production Associate 1st shift · Danfoss](/job/production-associate-1st-shift-at-danfoss-31ee0d6b-2bd7-51fc-a1bc-fd0a6ea4194f)

[Explore all 47 matching jobs](/jobs/search?q=Production+Worker+jobs+in+Rockford%2C+IL)

## Production Worker jobs in Rockford: what applicants need to know

Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.

1. 01### How many production worker jobs are open in Rockford? Metaintro tracks 47 live production worker openings from 22 employers in the Rockford, IL area over the last 30 days.
2. 02### What do production worker jobs in Rockford pay? The median posted salary is $41,600 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $36,920 to $43,940. Based on the 89% of current listings that disclose pay.
3. 03### Which companies are hiring for production worker jobs in Rockford? Aerotek, Honeywell, Express Employment Professionals, and Danfoss have the most open production worker roles here right now, out of 22 hiring employers.

## Continue with the next market signal

Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster

Nearby cities

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Level views

Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.

[Entry-level Production Worker](/jobs/production-worker/locations/rockford-il/entry-level)

## Labor market data

Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Rockford market

- [Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.](/layoffs)
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- [2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.](/layoffs/year-in-review/2026)
- [WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.](/warn-notices)
- [Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.](/data/hiring-demand)
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