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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

What professions have the highest employment in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI. We note that the total employment in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI is 1,866,500. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 58,830 people (3.15 percent of the total employment in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI). The second most common job is the retail salesperson profession which employs 49,150 people (2.63 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,866,500
100.00% $48,000
2 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
58,830
3.15% $38,910
3 Retail Salespersons
49,150
2.63% $30,940
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers
46,500
2.49% $27,510
5 Registered Nurses
43,040
2.31% $81,050
6 Stockers and Order Fillers
40,340
2.16% $34,280
7 Office Clerks, General
38,800
2.08% $40,300
8 General and Operations Managers
37,150
1.99% $102,170
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
36,760
1.97% $28,620
10 Customer Service Representatives
36,430
1.95% $38,540
11 Cashiers
35,180
1.88% $27,510
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
30,970
1.66% $37,910
13 Waiters and Waitresses
27,250
1.46% $33,040
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
24,040
1.29% $30,880
15 Software Developers
23,050
1.23% $104,090
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
22,020
1.18% $53,560
17 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
20,750
1.11% $74,110
18 Mechanical Engineers
20,560
1.10% $99,690
19 Accountants and Auditors
18,420
0.99% $78,630
20 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
17,200
0.92% $64,750
21 Restaurant Cooks
16,360
0.88% $34,470
22 Nursing Assistants
16,330
0.87% $36,490
23 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
15,880
0.85% $46,140
24 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
15,470
0.83% $44,640
25 Industrial Engineers
15,270
0.82% $96,940
26 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
15,110
0.81% $40,910
27 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
14,630
0.78% $36,440
28 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
14,600
0.78% $38,160
29 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
13,370
0.72% $47,910
30 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
13,320
0.71% $68,460
31 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
13,180
0.71% $63,480
32 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
12,630
0.68% $45,720
33 Electricians
12,460
0.67% $65,860
34 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
12,330
0.66% $45,140
35 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
12,140
0.65% $39,730
36 Project Management Specialists
12,060
0.65% $100,170
37 Other Business Operations Specialists
12,000
0.64% $77,410
38 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
11,980
0.64% $35,990
39 Medical Secretaries
11,970
0.64% $38,230
40 Receptionists and Information Clerks
11,950
0.64% $33,270
41 Medical Assistants
11,570
0.62% $36,780
42 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
11,480
0.62% $65,870
43 Security Guards
11,450
0.61% $31,980
44 Construction Laborers
11,340
0.61% $47,300
45 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
10,840
0.58% $29,420
46 Human Resources Specialists
10,390
0.56% $64,720
47 Financial Managers
10,290
0.55% $132,310
48 Lawyers
10,160
0.54% $106,200
49 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
10,130
0.54% $76,020
50 Machinists
9,930
0.53% $47,440
51 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
9,850
0.53% $39,400
52 Computer User Support Specialists
9,830
0.53% $53,500
53 Computer Systems Analysts
9,790
0.52% $106,920
54 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
9,480
0.51% $49,850
55 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
8,890
0.48% $63,800
56 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
8,580
0.46% $64,950
57 Loan Officers
8,290
0.44% $83,510
58 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
8,270
0.44% $61,620
59 Architectural and Engineering Managers
8,020
0.43% $138,680
60 Computer and Information Systems Managers
7,760
0.42% $137,980
61 Management Analysts
7,750
0.42% $94,140
62 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
7,590
0.41% $77,330
63 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
7,100
0.38% $58,650
64 Sales Managers
7,020
0.38% $135,110
65 Engineers, All Other
6,940
0.37% $103,530
66 Childcare Workers
6,920
0.37% $28,100
67 Billing and Posting Clerks
6,910
0.37% $44,650
68 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
6,890
0.37% $73,680
69 Carpenters
6,880
0.37% $59,090
70 Driver/Sales Workers
6,750
0.36% $32,890
71 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
6,680
0.36% $64,200
72 Pharmacy Technicians
6,660
0.36% $36,610
73 Industrial Production Managers
6,370
0.34% $109,730
74 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
6,210
0.33% $49,880
75 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
6,140
0.33% $29,710
76 Bartenders
6,040
0.32% $32,760
77 Medical and Health Services Managers
6,020
0.32% $102,060
78 All Other Physicians
5,980
0.32% $198,940
79 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
5,980
0.32% $74,360
80 Packers and Packagers
5,860
0.31% $32,000
81 Electrical Engineers
5,560
0.30% $101,610
82 Dental Assistants
5,540
0.30% $40,070
83 Postal Service Mail Carriers
5,480
0.29% $55,640
84 Food Preparation Workers
5,460
0.29% $31,200
85 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
5,390
0.29% $77,600
86 Mechanical Engineering Technicians
5,220
0.28% $61,580
87 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
5,200
0.28% $44,830
88 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
5,100
0.27% $52,040
89 Counter and Rental Clerks
5,080
0.27% $37,590
90 Logisticians
4,980
0.27% $82,270
91 Pharmacists
4,920
0.26% $133,320
92 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
4,910
0.26% $28,380
93 Tool and Die Makers
4,890
0.26% $65,710
94 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4,840
0.26% $36,930
95 All Other Managers
4,810
0.26% $124,590
96 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
4,740
0.25% $26,820
97 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
4,650
0.25% $35,850
98 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,580
0.25% $63,160
99 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
4,560
0.24% $56,200
100 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
4,530
0.24% $61,290

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