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    Chicago Anchors the Illinois Cath Lab Map

    Illinois cath lab work runs heavily through Chicago, where academic medical centers and large health systems carry interventional, structural-heart, and research-adjacent caseloads with busy call. Outside the metro, Springfield, Peoria, Rockford, and the downstate hospitals add steadier diagnostic and PCI coverage. Most employers use RCIS as the primary national qualification for cath lab technologists. At 0.28 cardiovascular-tech jobs per 1,000 jobs statewide, the market extends beyond a single posting, while PCI volume and structural-heart cases explain the differences among current roles.

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    Illinois Cath Lab Market Snapshot

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    The page's job mix is shown with 1,710 cardiovascular technologists employed in Illinois; about 0.28 of every 1,000 jobs statewide supplies a broader employment reference.

    7 Cath Lab Tech contracts are open in Illinois right now, with +2 added in the last 7 days. Open postings have been live about 18 days on average.

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    Open Cath Lab Tech jobs
    18 days
    Median time active
    +2
    Added last 7 days
    RCIS (CCI)
    Cath lab credential · RCIS (CCI), Cardiovascular Credentialing International · core national credential
    Why demand stays strong
    1,710
    Cardiovascular technologists employed in Illinois (SOC 29-2031, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    0.69×
    Illinois cardiovascular-tech concentration vs U.S. average (location quotient, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    0.28
    Cardiovascular-tech jobs per 1,000 jobs in Illinois (BLS OEWS May 2025)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · Cath Lab · Illinois

    Cath Lab Travel Pay by Illinois Metro

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    An Illinois cath lab assignment's weekly total reflects local staffing need, the metro's cost of living (housing and meal stipends are built into the weekly number), and the shift and call pattern.

    Highest weekly pay · Cath Lab Tech
    Peoria
    $3,396
    Rockford
    $3,177
    Huntley
    $3,020
    Olympia Fields
    $2,994
    Carbondale
    $2,681

    Chicago's heart programs run most of Illinois cath lab volume, from academic structural-heart work to system interventional labs, with stipends sized for city rents. Downstate programs in Springfield and Peoria post smaller totals against far cheaper housing. The RCIS is the credential that matters. Call burden at the academic programs is real and negotiable. The city-downstate spread is wide enough that the posted per-metro figures beat any Illinois average.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    The RCIS in Illinois Heart Programs

    Illinois treats operation of ionizing-radiation equipment as a separate authorization issue from invasive-cardiology certification. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security administers medical-radiation-technologist accreditation. The RCIS shows cath-lab competency, but it should not be treated as a substitute for Illinois accreditation when the assigned duties include operating fluoroscopic X-ray equipment. Ask the facility to identify the exact operator role and credential category before the traveler is submitted. The job order should also state whether the traveler scrubs, monitors, circulates, covers EP or vascular cases, takes call, and works independently after orientation. Chicago-area labs may divide roles across larger teams; regional hospitals may expect one traveler to cover more functions. That difference can determine both credential fit and workload. Illinois employs 1,710 cardiovascular technologists in the OEWS May 2025 file.

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    Illinois Cath Lab Travel Questions, Answered

    What does credentialing look like for cath lab tech travelers in Illinois?
    As Illinois listings show, Illinois regulates radiography through recognized-certification standards rather than an individual license, and no cath-lab-specific credential exists, so what applies to your contract depends on whether the role operates fluoroscopy. In Illinois, the Illinois sequence runs through the employer: RCIS carries the hire, and any fluoroscopy assignment is matched to recognized certification standards during credentialing.
    What does each Illinois cath lab tech listing show once the radius control is set?
    The whole Illinois cath lab tech board loads as one list, and a ZIP near Chicago or Springfield turns it into a ranked one. The distance figure on each card updates to your anchor, whether that is Chicago, Springfield, or a ZIP between them. In Illinois, checking the widened radius before declaring Illinois thin is a step worth its thirty seconds.
    How do interventional cardiology and EP or vascular duties overlap in Illinois?
    Complex and fast-paced. Chicago's academic and large health-system programs run higher-acuity interventional, structural-heart, and research-adjacent cases at some sites with busy call. It's a strong fit if you want complexity. For a steadier pace, the downstate hospitals carry more routine diagnostic and PCI work.
    Where is Illinois cath lab tech demand concentrated?
    Illinois employs well over a thousand cardiovascular techs, concentrated in the Chicago metro's academic and health-system programs, so cath lab assignments tend to track those programs with downstate hospitals adding coverage. For cath lab work in Illinois, the listings on this page carry posted weekly pay, so the comparison can start immediately.
    How should I rank active Illinois cath lab tech contracts?
    Academic and large health-system labs in Chicago take on higher-acuity interventional and structural-heart work, and call runs busy at research-adjacent sites. Look beyond the headline rate and compare radiation credentialing, call rotation, case mix, and scrub versus monitor duties. Those details determine how the assignment will feel week to week.