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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

What professions have the highest employment in Ann Arbor, MI? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Ann Arbor, MI. We note that the total employment in Ann Arbor, MI is 211,200. The most popular job is the postsecondary teaching assistant profession, which employs 11,840 people (5.61 percent of the total employment in Ann Arbor, MI). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 10,400 people (4.92 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Ann Arbor, MI is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Ann Arbor, MI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	211,200	100.00%	$49,150
2	Postsecondary Teaching Assistants	11,840	5.61%	$39,510
3	Registered Nurses	10,400	4.92%	$79,030
4	Office Clerks, General	5,200	2.46%	$36,400
5	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,850	2.30%	$27,270
6	Retail Salespersons	4,370	2.07%	$30,430
7	Customer Service Representatives	3,450	1.63%	$37,500
8	General and Operations Managers	3,370	1.60%	$104,370
9	Recreation Workers	3,080	1.46%	$26,220
10	Nursing Assistants	3,060	1.45%	$36,890
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,050	1.44%	$27,990
12	Cashiers	2,980	1.41%	$26,560
13	Software Developers	2,810	1.33%	$103,980
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,780	1.32%	$37,520
15	Waiters and Waitresses	2,740	1.30%	$31,200
16	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,720	1.29%	$32,380
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,500	1.18%	$46,990
18	Other Business Operations Specialists	2,300	1.09%	$64,450
19	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	2,270	1.07%	$34,710
20	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,220	1.05%	$36,150
21	Mechanical Engineers	1,840	0.87%	$98,570
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,750	0.83%	$45,880
23	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,660	0.79%	$30,520
24	Medical Secretaries	1,660	0.79%	$38,600
25	Computer User Support Specialists	1,610	0.76%	$51,590
26	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,570	0.74%	$32,140
27	Restaurant Cooks	1,520	0.72%	$34,090
28	Tutors	1,500	0.71%	$31,030
29	Medical Assistants	1,480	0.70%	$38,580
30	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,460	0.69%	$45,890
31	Accountants and Auditors	1,450	0.69%	$72,990
32	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,400	0.66%	$67,860
33	Project Management Specialists	1,390	0.66%	$82,720
34	All Other Physicians	1,350	0.64%	$227,930
35	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,290	0.61%	$36,100
36	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,280	0.61%	$66,620
37	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,280	0.61%	$37,690
38	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,270	0.60%	$62,520
39	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	1,260	0.60%	$165,630
40	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,250	0.59%	$75,270
41	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,160	0.55%	$64,480
42	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,110	0.53%	$34,750
43	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,100	0.52%	$116,520
44	Human Resources Specialists	1,070	0.51%	$65,780
45	Management Analysts	1,050	0.50%	$87,320
46	Library Assistants, Clerical	1,000	0.47%	$25,060
47	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	990	0.47%	$65,070
48	Computer Systems Analysts	970	0.46%	$92,000
49	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	960	0.45%	$46,590
50	Computer and Information Systems Managers	950	0.45%	$136,390
51	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	940	0.45%	$49,910
52	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	870	0.41%	$40,190
53	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	860	0.41%	$59,210
54	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	850	0.40%	$59,560
55	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	840	0.40%	$38,440
56	Pharmacy Technicians	830	0.39%	$39,720
57	Financial Managers	810	0.38%	$131,150
58	Childcare Workers	800	0.38%	$28,300
59	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	760	0.36%	$73,330
60	Security Guards	760	0.36%	$36,130
61	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	760	0.36%	$44,060
62	Industrial Engineers	750	0.36%	$96,580
63	Architectural and Engineering Managers	720	0.34%	$166,250
64	Radiologic Technologists	720	0.34%	$76,950
65	Nurse Practitioners	700	0.33%	$125,380
66	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	700	0.33%	$40,440
67	Lawyers	690	0.33%	$99,440
68	Bartenders	690	0.33%	$31,200
69	Postsecondary Education Administrators	680	0.32%	$130,540
70	Carpenters	670	0.32%	$57,080
71	Construction Laborers	670	0.32%	$47,610
72	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	670	0.32%	$63,780
73	Electricians	660	0.31%	$77,070
74	Commercial Pilots	650	0.31%	$77,220
75	Psychiatric Technicians	640	0.30%	$64,000
76	Physician Assistants	630	0.30%	$131,150
77	Other Postsecondary Teachers	620	0.29%	$129,450
78	Pharmacists	610	0.29%	$136,360
79	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	600	0.28%	$30,160
80	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	590	0.28%	$45,250
81	Dental Assistants	590	0.28%	$46,610
82	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	570	0.27%	$97,740
83	Billing and Posting Clerks	570	0.27%	$43,980
84	Sales Managers	560	0.27%	$133,830
85	Electrical Engineers	550	0.26%	$100,000
86	Food Preparation Workers	550	0.26%	$31,010
87	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	530	0.25%	$135,120
88	Public Relations Specialists	530	0.25%	$64,970
89	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	520	0.25%	$50,120
90	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	520	0.25%	$36,830
91	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	520	0.25%	$39,350
92	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	520	0.25%	$49,070
93	Healthcare Social Workers	510	0.24%	$62,440
94	Nurse Anesthetists	510	0.24%	$195,070
95	All Other Managers	500	0.24%	$126,800
96	Training and Development Specialists	500	0.24%	$65,510
97	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	500	0.24%	$66,970
98	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	500	0.24%	$79,050
99	Machinists	500	0.24%	$47,820
100	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	500	0.24%	$54,770

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