Finding a State Job

The State of Illinois provides job opportunities in a wide range of occupations and titles. The State actively recruits applicants with disabilities and is an affirmative action employer for people with disabilities. 

The majority of State agencies hire via the Central Management Services (CMS) Division of Recruitment and Retention, which administers several programs and services for people with disabilities through the CMS Disabled Workers Programs. These programs include the Disabled Workers Trainee Program, the Alternative Employment Program, and the Successful Disability Opportunities Program.

Note: The following entities conduct their own hiring. Applicants can contact the agency in question for further information regarding employment.

• Illinois Attorney General’s Office
• Illinois Comptroller’s Office
• Illinois Lieutenant Governor’s Office
• Illinois Secretary of State’s Office
• Illinois Treasurer’s Office
• State Board of Education
• Illinois Tollway
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Illinois State Police, for Sworn positions
• Office of the Executive Inspector General
• State Board of Elections
• Illinois Commerce Commission
• Teachers’ Retirement System
• Illinois Auditor General’s Office