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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

What professions have the highest employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI. We note that the total employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI is 549,710. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 19,480 people (3.54 percent of the total employment in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI). The second most common job is the laborers and freight, stock, and material mover profession which employs 15,590 people (2.84 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
549,710
100.00% $42,730
2 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
19,480
3.54% $36,070
3 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
15,590
2.84% $32,060
4 Registered Nurses
14,200
2.58% $77,050
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers
13,960
2.54% $27,200
6 Retail Salespersons
13,040
2.37% $29,430
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
12,660
2.30% $31,910
8 Office Clerks, General
10,970
2.00% $39,070
9 Customer Service Representatives
10,800
1.96% $37,850
10 General and Operations Managers
10,740
1.95% $95,160
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
10,380
1.89% $30,170
12 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
9,370
1.70% $49,900
13 Cashiers
8,740
1.59% $27,340
14 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
7,680
1.40% $29,010
15 Waiters and Waitresses
7,480
1.36% $29,650
16 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
7,220
1.31% $64,150
17 Nursing Assistants
5,530
1.01% $35,550
18 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
5,200
0.95% $37,750
19 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4,990
0.91% $42,390
20 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
4,850
0.88% $38,150
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
4,740
0.86% $43,680
22 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
4,720
0.86% $61,680
23 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
4,610
0.84% $42,660
24 Accountants and Auditors
4,560
0.83% $65,090
25 Restaurant Cooks
4,460
0.81% $33,940
26 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
4,440
0.81% $38,290
27 Packers and Packagers
4,150
0.75% $32,390
28 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
4,110
0.75% $37,300
29 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
4,040
0.73% $61,860
30 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
4,020
0.73% $39,750
31 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
4,000
0.73% $29,850
32 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
3,970
0.72% $36,970
33 Software Developers
3,860
0.70% $91,330
34 Industrial Engineers
3,710
0.67% $81,660
35 Mechanical Engineers
3,710
0.67% $80,000
36 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
3,640
0.66% $57,920
37 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
3,540
0.64% $35,010
38 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
3,490
0.63% $61,890
39 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
3,440
0.63% $61,040
40 Machinists
3,430
0.62% $46,100
41 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
3,400
0.62% $36,890
42 Medical Secretaries
3,350
0.61% $37,950
43 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
3,290
0.60% $59,450
44 Electricians
3,160
0.57% $59,780
45 Human Resources Specialists
3,100
0.56% $60,010
46 Construction Laborers
3,050
0.55% $44,830
47 Other Production Workers
3,020
0.55% $31,420
48 Receptionists and Information Clerks
3,010
0.55% $31,870
49 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
2,970
0.54% $36,520
50 Project Management Specialists
2,920
0.53% $83,160
51 Carpenters
2,910
0.53% $50,000
52 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
2,870
0.52% $44,390
53 Other Business Operations Specialists
2,850
0.52% $62,340
54 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
2,800
0.51% $48,060
55 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
2,540
0.46% $61,270
56 Security Guards
2,490
0.45% $24,820
57 Childcare Workers
2,460
0.45% $26,920
58 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
2,440
0.44% $65,480
59 Medical Assistants
2,390
0.43% $36,580
60 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
2,390
0.43% $28,770
61 Financial Managers
2,380
0.43% $123,440
62 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
2,340
0.43% $36,730
63 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
2,270
0.41% $63,540
64 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
2,260
0.41% $61,050
65 Industrial Production Managers
2,240
0.41% $103,190
66 Computer User Support Specialists
2,200
0.40% $51,800
67 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
2,190
0.40% $57,210
68 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
2,130
0.39% $41,790
69 Bartenders
1,980
0.36% $31,440
70 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
1,890
0.34% $60,370
71 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
1,850
0.34% $72,190
72 Tool and Die Makers
1,800
0.33% $62,040
73 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
1,770
0.32% $48,200
74 Sales Managers
1,760
0.32% $123,850
75 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
1,690
0.31% $50,230
76 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
1,660
0.30% $28,260
77 Pharmacy Technicians
1,630
0.30% $39,400
78 Management Analysts
1,620
0.29% $81,080
79 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
1,620
0.29% $49,150
80 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
1,610
0.29% $46,290
81 Medical and Health Services Managers
1,580
0.29% $100,160
82 Dishwashers
1,570
0.29% $27,460
83 Insurance Sales Agents
1,540
0.28% $61,710
84 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
1,520
0.28% $24,120
85 Driver/Sales Workers
1,480
0.27% $37,050
86 Coaches and Scouts
1,440
0.26% $40,770
87 Lawyers
1,420
0.26% $122,680
88 Food Preparation Workers
1,420
0.26% $29,850
89 Computer and Information Systems Managers
1,400
0.25% $128,850
90 Tellers
1,390
0.25% $36,430
91 Billing and Posting Clerks
1,380
0.25% $40,120
92 Dental Assistants
1,340
0.24% $46,300
93 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
1,340
0.24% $37,560
94 Computer Systems Analysts
1,330
0.24% $91,520
95 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
1,330
0.24% $34,900
96 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
1,320
0.24% $71,280
97 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
1,310
0.24% $57,910
98 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
1,310
0.24% $27,950
99 Mechanical Engineering Technicians
1,290
0.23% $61,990
100 Training and Development Specialists
1,280
0.23% $60,680

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