What professions added the most jobs in Michigan? In this article we look into this issue from two angles. First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1). Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2). The employment and salary information in Michigan is computed from data published by BLS [1] in May 2015.
Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014. We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Michigan increased from 3,755,890 to 4,073,730 with a net gain of 317,840. The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the profession of team assemblers with 59,940 jobs added. It is followed by the profession of combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food with 59,940 job added.
| Rank | Job Description | Jobs 2010 i |
Jobs 2014 i |
Change # i |
Change % i |
Salary 2014 i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Occupations | 3,755,890 | 4,073,730 | 317,840 | 8.46% | $33,830 |
| 2 | Team Assemblers | 41,860 | 101,800 | 59,940 | 143.19% | $30,790 |
| 3 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 70,140 | 98,220 | 28,080 | 40.03% | $17,980 |
| 4 | General and Operations Managers | 36,840 | 59,390 | 22,550 | 61.21% | $91,700 |
| 5 | Customer Service Representatives | 60,410 | 82,540 | 22,130 | 36.63% | $31,090 |
| 6 | Retail Salespersons | 127,520 | 141,610 | 14,090 | 11.05% | $20,940 |
| 7 | Personal Care Aides | 11,360 | 24,760 | 13,400 | 117.96% | $19,860 |
| 8 | Mechanical Engineers | 30,260 | 38,700 | 8,440 | 27.89% | $85,040 |
| 9 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 45,530 | 53,060 | 7,530 | 16.54% | $52,680 |
| 10 | Office Clerks, General | 107,700 | 114,870 | 7,170 | 6.66% | $26,560 |
| 11 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 19,270 | 26,120 | 6,850 | 35.55% | $33,830 |
| 12 | Helpers--Production Workers | 14,720 | 20,930 | 6,210 | 42.19% | $23,340 |
| 13 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 34,460 | 40,370 | 5,910 | 17.15% | $32,970 |
| 14 | Software Developers, Systems Software | 6,440 | 12,010 | 5,570 | 86.49% | $82,120 |
| 15 | Machinists | 21,440 | 26,550 | 5,110 | 23.83% | $39,410 |
| 16 | Software Developers, Applications | 9,880 | 14,960 | 5,080 | 51.42% | $77,560 |
| 17 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 7,090 | 12,170 | 5,080 | 71.65% | $24,860 |
| 18 | Management Analysts | 9,170 | 14,220 | 5,050 | 55.07% | $72,910 |
| 19 | Medical Secretaries | 8,150 | 13,040 | 4,890 | 60.00% | $30,110 |
| 20 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 28,130 | 32,900 | 4,770 | 16.96% | $46,230 |
| 21 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists* | 6,540 | 11,290 | 4,750 | 72.63% | $59,150 |
| 22 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 61,000 | 65,630 | 4,630 | 7.59% | $24,450 |
| 23 | Construction Laborers | 18,270 | 22,460 | 4,190 | 22.93% | $32,210 |
| 24 | Electrical Engineers | 4,430 | 8,580 | 4,150 | 93.68% | $78,900 |
| 25 | Cooks, Restaurant | 30,780 | 34,780 | 4,000 | 13.00% | $20,600 |
| 26 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 46,100 | 50,030 | 3,930 | 8.52% | $37,250 |
| 27 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 19,830 | 23,570 | 3,740 | 18.86% | $18,720 |
| 28 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 13,050 | 16,780 | 3,730 | 28.58% | $31,440 |
| 29 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 3,890 | 7,550 | 3,660 | 94.09% | $33,980 |
| 30 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 21,960 | 25,490 | 3,530 | 16.07% | $57,820 |
| 31 | Carpenters | 12,230 | 15,420 | 3,190 | 26.08% | $40,800 |
| 32 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 10,560 | 13,750 | 3,190 | 30.21% | $47,690 |
| 33 | Bartenders | 14,510 | 17,640 | 3,130 | 21.57% | $18,260 |
| 34 | Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other | 2,380 | 5,480 | 3,100 | 130.25% | $37,070 |
| 35 | Parts Salespersons | 4,710 | 7,770 | 3,060 | 64.97% | $27,820 |
| 36 | Internists, General | 2,500 | 5,490 | 2,990 | 119.60% | $133,020 |
| 37 | Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers | 24,250 | 27,220 | 2,970 | 12.25% | $27,520 |
| 38 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 9,520 | 12,370 | 2,850 | 29.94% | $35,130 |
| 39 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 9,540 | 12,260 | 2,720 | 28.51% | $48,280 |
| 40 | Industrial Engineers | 19,680 | 22,390 | 2,710 | 13.77% | $80,830 |
| 41 | Driver/Sales Workers | 8,730 | 11,430 | 2,700 | 30.93% | $19,050 |
| 42 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 1,530 | 4,190 | 2,660 | 173.86% | $24,200 |
| 43 | Financial Managers | 10,180 | 12,760 | 2,580 | 25.34% | $94,790 |
| 44 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 27,800 | 30,350 | 2,550 | 9.17% | $25,430 |
| 45 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 16,620 | 19,130 | 2,510 | 15.10% | $43,970 |
| 46 | Industrial Production Managers | 8,270 | 10,770 | 2,500 | 30.23% | $97,870 |
| 47 | Personal Financial Advisors | 3,090 | 5,540 | 2,450 | 79.29% | $59,920 |
| 48 | Waiters and Waitresses | 72,490 | 74,860 | 2,370 | 3.27% | $17,680 |
| 49 | Security Guards | 21,680 | 23,960 | 2,280 | 10.52% | $23,910 |
| 50 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 23,680 | 25,920 | 2,240 | 9.46% | $23,320 |
Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014. We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of riggers with a growth rate of 338.46%. It is followed by the profession of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders which grew by 257.14% in the same period.