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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

What professions have the highest employment in Michigan City-La Porte, IN? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Michigan City-La Porte, IN. We note that the total employment in Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 39,600. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 1,580 people (3.99 percent of the total employment in Michigan City-La Porte, IN). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 1,210 people (3.06 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Michigan City-La Porte, IN is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Michigan City-La Porte, IN (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i
% of    
Empl. i
Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
39,600
100.00% $37,870
2 Retail Salespersons
1,580
3.99% $27,670
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
1,210
3.06% $23,060
4 Cashiers
1,060
2.68% $26,840
5 Office Clerks, General
850
2.15% $35,610
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
820
2.07% $33,730
7 Registered Nurses
740
1.87% $72,720
8 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
740
1.87% $25,260
9 Waiters and Waitresses
730
1.84% $21,900
10 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
720
1.82% $36,280
11 General and Operations Managers
690
1.74% $90,600
12 Stockers and Order Fillers
640
1.62% $29,970
13 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
550
1.39% $37,180
14 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
540
1.36% $65,200
15 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
530
1.34% $29,590
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
520
1.31% $43,960
17 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
490
1.24% $48,010
18 Packers and Packagers
480
1.21% $30,960
19 Customer Service Representatives
470
1.19% $37,620
20 Restaurant Cooks
450
1.14% $28,060
21 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
440
1.11% $48,690
22 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
410
1.04% $24,620
23 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
390
0.98% $57,820
24 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
380
0.96% $39,970
25 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
380
0.96% $39,980
26 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
360
0.91% $35,540
27 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
360
0.91% $42,310
28 Construction Laborers
350
0.88% $47,230
29 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
340
0.86% $50,200
30 Food Batchmakers
330
0.83% $36,460
31 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
320
0.81% $35,270
32 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
320
0.81% $35,690
33 Nursing Assistants
310
0.78% $33,890
34 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
300
0.76% $51,500
35 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
300
0.76% $36,390
36 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
290
0.73% $40,700
37 Medical Assistants
270
0.68% $37,720
38 Receptionists and Information Clerks
260
0.66% $30,600
39 Bartenders
250
0.63% $21,570
40 Machinists
250
0.63% $43,280
41 Accountants and Auditors
230
0.58% $64,490
42 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
230
0.58% $59,030
43 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
210
0.53% $26,920
44 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
210
0.53% $56,030
45 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
210
0.53% $45,610
46 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
210
0.53% $55,150
47 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
200
0.51% $50,400
48 Security Guards
190
0.48% $27,140
49 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
190
0.48% $35,990
50 Carpenters
190
0.48% $60,840
51 School Bus Drivers
190
0.48% $49,930
52 Fast Food Cooks
180
0.45% $24,960
53 Food Preparation Workers
180
0.45% $27,030
54 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
180
0.45% $62,300
55 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
180
0.45% $68,660
56 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
180
0.45% $52,000
57 Medical Secretaries
170
0.43% $35,400
58 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
170
0.43% $30,730
59 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
170
0.43% $36,950
60 Human Resources Specialists
160
0.40% $55,090
61 Industrial Engineers
160
0.40% $79,960
62 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
160
0.40% $59,800
63 Highway Maintenance Workers
160
0.40% $42,700
64 Electricians
150
0.38% $61,460
65 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
140
0.35% $29,970
66 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
140
0.35% $65,220
67 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
140
0.35% $44,920
68 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
140
0.35% $36,850
69 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
130
0.33% $54,280
70 Firefighters
130
0.33% $50,710
71 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
130
0.33% $21,520
72 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
130
0.33% $34,520
73 Industrial Production Managers
120
0.30% $94,110
74 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
120
0.30% $59,080
75 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
120
0.30% $40,480
76 Pharmacy Technicians
120
0.30% $35,930
77 Recreation Workers
120
0.30% $26,330
78 Tellers
120
0.30% $33,350
79 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
120
0.30% $40,100
80 Sales Managers
110
0.28% $106,740
81 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
110
0.28% $88,300
82 Medical and Health Services Managers
110
0.28% $97,140
83 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
110
0.28% $30,890
84 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
110
0.28% $57,040
85 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
110
0.28% $26,410
86 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
110
0.28% $23,950
87 Postal Service Mail Carriers
110
0.28% $55,970
88 Mechanical Engineers
100
0.25% $81,730
89 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
100
0.25% $44,840
90 Social and Human Service Assistants
100
0.25% $33,900
91 Dishwashers
100
0.25% $23,880
92 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
100
0.25% $28,210
93 Childcare Workers
100
0.25% $26,670
94 Counter and Rental Clerks
100
0.25% $32,760
95 Billing and Posting Clerks
100
0.25% $37,800
96 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
100
0.25% $49,350
97 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
100
0.25% $50,170
98 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
100
0.25% $38,590
99 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
100
0.25% $44,390
100 Financial Managers
90
0.23% $101,980

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