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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

What professions have the highest employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Lansing-East Lansing, MI. We note that the total employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 202,550. The most popular job is the office clerk, general profession, which employs 6,670 people (3.29 percent of the total employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 5,500 people (2.72 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	202,550	100.00%	$47,880
2	Office Clerks, General	6,670	3.29%	$39,510
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,500	2.72%	$27,030
4	Customer Service Representatives	5,230	2.58%	$37,120
5	Retail Salespersons	4,820	2.38%	$29,690
6	General and Operations Managers	4,700	2.32%	$104,580
7	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,700	2.32%	$49,150
8	Stockers and Order Fillers	4,440	2.19%	$30,610
9	Other Business Operations Specialists	4,270	2.11%	$72,030
10	Cashiers	4,270	2.11%	$27,000
11	Registered Nurses	3,480	1.72%	$79,100
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	3,360	1.66%	$35,080
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,240	1.60%	$29,080
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,190	1.57%	$33,360
15	Software Developers	2,840	1.40%	$85,510
16	Waiters and Waitresses	2,810	1.39%	$30,040
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,650	1.31%	$30,230
18	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,320	1.15%	$52,080
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,250	1.11%	$47,210
20	Accountants and Auditors	2,050	1.01%	$71,470
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,950	0.96%	$45,040
22	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,840	0.91%	$65,260
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,800	0.89%	$61,530
24	Computer User Support Specialists	1,770	0.87%	$53,380
25	Restaurant Cooks	1,630	0.80%	$30,520
26	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,540	0.76%	$29,600
27	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,500	0.74%	$36,420
28	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,460	0.72%	$39,860
29	Nursing Assistants	1,400	0.69%	$34,980
30	Construction Laborers	1,320	0.65%	$47,410
31	Electricians	1,270	0.63%	$64,350
32	Human Resources Specialists	1,250	0.62%	$63,330
33	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,220	0.60%	$61,810
34	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,200	0.59%	$35,980
35	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,190	0.59%	$44,040
36	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,140	0.56%	$32,670
37	Carpenters	1,120	0.55%	$58,940
38	Lawyers	1,110	0.55%	$108,300
39	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,070	0.53%	$63,230
40	Administrative Services Managers	1,060	0.52%	$110,520
41	Management Analysts	1,060	0.52%	$80,810
42	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,050	0.52%	$64,770
43	Project Management Specialists	1,040	0.51%	$82,660
44	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,010	0.50%	$56,720
45	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	1,000	0.49%	$39,270
46	Medical Assistants	990	0.49%	$36,980
47	Medical Secretaries	990	0.49%	$37,950
48	Financial Managers	960	0.47%	$120,850
49	Public Relations Specialists	890	0.44%	$69,320
50	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	890	0.44%	$63,480
51	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	890	0.44%	$61,820
52	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	880	0.43%	$60,910
53	Machinists	850	0.42%	$47,810
54	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	830	0.41%	$59,990
55	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	810	0.40%	$64,530
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	810	0.40%	$72,800
57	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	810	0.40%	$38,840
58	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	810	0.40%	$39,890
59	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	800	0.39%	$48,920
60	Childcare Workers	780	0.39%	$27,060
61	Bartenders	770	0.38%	$28,710
62	Driver/Sales Workers	770	0.38%	$38,860
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	760	0.38%	$64,750
64	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	720	0.36%	$55,880
65	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	710	0.35%	$37,790
66	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	710	0.35%	$39,120
67	Computer and Information Systems Managers	690	0.34%	$108,540
68	Insurance Sales Agents	690	0.34%	$47,810
69	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	680	0.34%	$55,270
70	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	670	0.33%	$63,180
71	Industrial Engineers	650	0.32%	$97,520
72	Social and Human Service Assistants	650	0.32%	$35,930
73	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	650	0.32%	$74,250
74	School Bus Drivers	630	0.31%	$39,090
75	Insurance Underwriters	620	0.31%	$63,960
76	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	620	0.31%	$65,700
77	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	600	0.30%	$83,740
78	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	600	0.30%	$68,100
79	Pharmacy Technicians	590	0.29%	$36,250
80	Postsecondary Education Administrators	580	0.29%	$132,000
81	Civil Engineers	580	0.29%	$81,140
82	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	580	0.29%	$62,660
83	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	580	0.29%	$60,520
84	Security Guards	570	0.28%	$30,340
85	Billing and Posting Clerks	570	0.28%	$43,150
86	Computer Systems Analysts	560	0.28%	$86,610
87	Dishwashers	560	0.28%	$27,870
88	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	550	0.27%	$49,850
89	Training and Development Specialists	540	0.27%	$61,460
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	540	0.27%	$55,640
91	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	540	0.27%	$64,160
92	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	530	0.26%	$59,280
93	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	530	0.26%	$61,220
94	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	530	0.26%	$46,570
95	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	520	0.26%	$27,920
96	Tellers	520	0.26%	$36,470
97	Mechanical Engineers	510	0.25%	$82,780
98	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	510	0.25%	$33,660
99	Medical and Health Services Managers	500	0.25%	$101,230
100	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	500	0.25%	$26,720

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