Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division is petroleum engineer with an average annual salary of $113,870. The second highest paying job is airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineer (average salary $112,390). The salary and the employment information in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Petroleum Engineers	$113,870	$69,540	0
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$112,390	$78,150	2,670
3	Environmental Science Teachers	$109,440	$40,440	0
4	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$108,660	$73,600	220
5	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$108,190	$67,620	60
6	Materials Scientists	$107,030	$72,150	30
7	Other Physical Scientists	$102,520	$81,930	30
8	Environmental Engineers	$101,130	$63,590	400
9	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$99,430	$58,080	40
10	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$95,810	$61,060	0
11	Mechanical Engineers	$95,390	$66,010	11,140
12	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$93,610	$45,880	60
13	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$91,690	$42,020	70
14	Postsecondary Library Science Teachers	$91,010	$66,630	40
15	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$88,370	$62,730	40
16	Actuaries	$82,080	$59,410	70
17	Hydrologists	$81,690	$57,790	30
18	Riggers	$73,040	$40,740	110
19	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$72,640	$46,060	60
20	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$71,310	$53,050	0
21	Emergency Management Directors	$70,680	$41,310	30
22	Postsecondary History Teachers	$69,630	$37,960	50
23	Microbiologists	$69,280	$43,610	40
24	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$68,180	$40,550	2,580
25	Instructional Coordinators	$67,250	$37,920	800
26	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$66,600	$34,960	40
27	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$66,190	$45,810	370
28	Forensic Science Technicians	$59,240	$27,140	90
29	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,010	$37,290	110
30	Hearing Aid Specialists	$57,540	$30,370	40
31	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$55,970	$44,200	30
32	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$54,760	$31,330	2,530
33	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$53,340	$35,310	30
34	Archivists	$52,410	$33,980	40
35	First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers	$50,420	$30,040	730
36	Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers	$50,170	$25,190	150
37	Wood Patternmakers	$49,730	$35,490	60
38	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$49,610	$28,150	2,720
39	Mechanical Door Repairers	$49,430	$34,540	40
40	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$48,840	$35,160	30
41	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$46,990	$27,590	280
42	Biological Technicians	$46,900	$35,930	90
43	Medical Appliance Technicians	$45,240	$40,330	0
44	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	$44,410	$25,590	50
45	All other assemblers and fabricators	$44,390	$27,400	24,380
46	Public Address System and Other Announcers	$43,140	$19,400	0
47	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$43,060	$31,800	60
48	Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$42,730	$27,840	80
49	Highway Maintenance Workers	$42,100	$26,480	670
50	Correspondence Clerks	$41,890	$31,360	30
51	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$41,630	$30,130	1,270
52	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$40,390	$19,180	1,350
53	Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,260	$19,830	210
54	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$39,220	$25,530	40
55	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$39,080	$18,990	50
56	Judicial Law Clerks	$38,870	$28,380	70
57	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$38,690	$28,510	280
58	Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	$36,250	$20,790	70
59	Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters Helpers	$36,200	$24,500	100
60	Upholsterers	$35,290	$27,370	30
61	Communications Equipment Operators, All Other	$35,180	$31,470	30
62	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,160	$27,340	150
63	Electricians Helpers	$35,080	$25,700	40
64	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,890	$25,110	40
65	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$34,860	$19,790	170
66	Occupational Therapy Aides	$34,070	$25,470	40
67	Grinding and Polishing Workers	$33,470	$21,980	50
68	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$32,790	$27,450	0
69	Furniture Finishers	$31,950	$22,910	60
70	Psychiatric Aides	$31,080	$19,590	670
71	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$30,700	$18,440	90
72	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$30,660	$19,040	40
73	Agricultural Inspectors	$30,510	$26,170	60
74	Gaming Cage Workers	$30,410	$20,790	200
75	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$28,550	$21,300	110
76	Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers	$28,370	$22,110	40
77	Gaming Service Workers, All Other	$26,860	$18,780	140
78	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$25,770	$16,840	50
79	Concierges	$25,560	$19,450	130
80	Substitute Teachers	$25,320	$20,430	4,140
81	Animal Trainers	$24,590	$19,410	0
82	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$24,020	$18,820	0
83	Bicycle Repairers	$23,820	$18,050	0
84	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$22,780	$19,000	0
85	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$22,300	$19,660	0
86	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$21,230	$17,980	50
87	Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$20,680	$16,930	0
88	Tour and Travel Guides	$20,490	$18,770	590
89	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$20,050	$18,170	50
90	Carpenters Helpers	$19,990	$17,680	0
91	Other Grounds Maintenance Workers	$18,970	$17,940	0
92	Shampooers	$18,850	$17,430	0

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