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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Michigan

What professions have the highest employment in Michigan? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Michigan. We note that the total employment in Michigan is 4,247,470. The most popular job is the miscellaneous assemblers and fabricator profession, which employs 118,400 people (2.79 percent of the total employment in Michigan). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 113,450 people (2.67 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Michigan is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Michigan (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
4,247,470
100.00% $45,500
2 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
118,400
2.79% $37,350
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
113,450
2.67% $27,050
4 Retail Salespersons
112,710
2.65% $29,920
5 Registered Nurses
101,470
2.39% $79,180
6 Office Clerks, General
94,720
2.23% $38,800
7 Stockers and Order Fillers
91,640
2.16% $32,130
8 General and Operations Managers
87,240
2.05% $95,380
9 Cashiers
85,210
2.01% $27,080
10 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
82,230
1.94% $28,570
11 Customer Service Representatives
82,200
1.94% $37,430
12 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
73,820
1.74% $35,470
13 Waiters and Waitresses
63,810
1.50% $30,980
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
60,560
1.43% $30,810
15 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
54,280
1.28% $49,930
16 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
45,650
1.07% $66,260
17 Software Developers
42,200
0.99% $101,070
18 Nursing Assistants
41,050
0.97% $36,130
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
39,570
0.93% $40,300
20 Restaurant Cooks
38,400
0.90% $33,130
21 Accountants and Auditors
37,970
0.89% $73,160
22 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
37,910
0.89% $44,530
23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
37,670
0.89% $62,450
24 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
37,630
0.89% $40,230
25 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
32,070
0.76% $36,080
26 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
32,010
0.75% $37,960
27 Mechanical Engineers
31,950
0.75% $95,470
28 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
30,520
0.72% $29,320
29 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
29,840
0.70% $61,260
30 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
28,900
0.68% $44,150
31 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
28,890
0.68% $35,430
32 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
28,540
0.67% $39,430
33 Other Business Operations Specialists
28,350
0.67% $72,030
34 Construction Laborers
28,350
0.67% $45,330
35 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
27,900
0.66% $62,880
36 Industrial Engineers
26,410
0.62% $90,200
37 Receptionists and Information Clerks
26,280
0.62% $31,990
38 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
26,140
0.62% $64,280
39 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
26,050
0.61% $43,590
40 Medical Secretaries
25,940
0.61% $37,730
41 Electricians
25,440
0.60% $62,460
42 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
24,840
0.58% $40,580
43 Medical Assistants
24,710
0.58% $36,790
44 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
23,660
0.56% $38,130
45 Machinists
23,490
0.55% $46,070
46 Human Resources Specialists
22,770
0.54% $62,100
47 Security Guards
22,730
0.54% $31,250
48 Project Management Specialists
22,720
0.53% $91,320
49 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
21,830
0.51% $62,990
50 Computer User Support Specialists
21,570
0.51% $51,470
51 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
20,550
0.48% $47,900
52 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
20,410
0.48% $63,920
53 Financial Managers
20,040
0.47% $128,010
54 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
20,010
0.47% $59,770
55 Carpenters
18,510
0.44% $51,180
56 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
17,260
0.41% $28,740
57 Bartenders
16,780
0.40% $28,710
58 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
16,350
0.38% $64,950
59 Childcare Workers
16,230
0.38% $26,960
60 Lawyers
16,120
0.38% $106,190
61 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
16,050
0.38% $67,600
62 Packers and Packagers
16,010
0.38% $31,530
63 Management Analysts
15,830
0.37% $83,990
64 Computer Systems Analysts
15,300
0.36% $104,070
65 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
15,250
0.36% $67,270
66 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
15,110
0.36% $57,040
67 Pharmacy Technicians
14,890
0.35% $36,940
68 Driver/Sales Workers
14,300
0.34% $34,330
69 Postsecondary Teaching Assistants
14,290
0.34% $39,510
70 Industrial Production Managers
14,190
0.33% $104,510
71 Billing and Posting Clerks
13,950
0.33% $41,250
72 Medical and Health Services Managers
13,750
0.32% $100,090
73 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
13,710
0.32% $63,770
74 Computer and Information Systems Managers
13,670
0.32% $133,740
75 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
13,590
0.32% $36,060
76 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
13,400
0.32% $75,330
77 Sales Managers
13,400
0.32% $130,460
78 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
13,390
0.32% $42,230
79 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
13,370
0.31% $51,780
80 Loan Officers
13,140
0.31% $79,000
81 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
12,660
0.30% $62,390
82 Food Preparation Workers
12,490
0.29% $29,740
83 Architectural and Engineering Managers
12,490
0.29% $136,980
84 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
12,240
0.29% $37,020
85 All Other Physicians
11,970
0.28% $209,300
86 Insurance Sales Agents
11,790
0.28% $57,210
87 Postal Service Mail Carriers
11,770
0.28% $53,680
88 Dishwashers
11,570
0.27% $26,700
89 Social and Human Service Assistants
11,550
0.27% $34,380
90 Dental Assistants
11,390
0.27% $42,870
91 Tellers
11,250
0.26% $36,550
92 Counter and Rental Clerks
11,170
0.26% $36,840
93 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
11,140
0.26% $27,770
94 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
11,000
0.26% $44,030
95 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
10,940
0.26% $59,280
96 Other Production Workers
10,880
0.26% $33,070
97 School Bus Drivers
10,770
0.25% $40,030
98 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
10,720
0.25% $26,260
99 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
10,460
0.25% $58,010
100 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
10,460
0.25% $24,820
101 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
10,340
0.24% $31,770
102 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
10,310
0.24% $47,660
103 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
10,300
0.24% $53,850
104 Recreation Workers
10,240
0.24% $28,460
105 Pharmacists
10,200
0.24% $132,340
106 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
10,090
0.24% $59,710
107 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
10,070
0.24% $29,100
108 Electrical Engineers
9,800
0.23% $99,520
109 Training and Development Specialists
9,730
0.23% $61,650
110 Tool and Die Makers
9,610
0.23% $63,170
111 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
9,600
0.23% $61,050
112 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
9,480
0.22% $50,040
113 Engineers, All Other
9,280
0.22% $98,840
114 All Other Managers
9,230
0.22% $111,800
115 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
8,790
0.21% $50,460
116 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
8,720
0.21% $49,160
117 Compliance Officers
8,590
0.20% $65,890
118 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
8,560
0.20% $35,470
119 Coaches and Scouts
8,310
0.20% $39,900
120 Public Relations Specialists
8,190
0.19% $62,690
121 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
8,170
0.19% $38,060
122 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
8,150
0.19% $33,570
123 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
8,130
0.19% $101,330
124 Food Service Managers
8,130
0.19% $61,730
125 Mechanical Engineering Technicians
7,970
0.19% $61,990
126 Logisticians
7,940
0.19% $79,810
127 Correctional Officers and Jailers
7,860
0.19% $60,320
128 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
7,820
0.18% $50,960
129 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
7,780
0.18% $61,110
130 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
7,730
0.18% $28,580
131 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
7,440
0.18% $58,780
132 Dental Hygienists
7,400
0.17% $72,660
133 Parts Salespersons
7,360
0.17% $33,730
134 Civil Engineers
7,350
0.17% $78,720
135 Bakers
7,270
0.17% $29,170
136 Fast Food Cooks
7,260
0.17% $27,290
137 Nurse Practitioners
7,250
0.17% $109,250
138 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
7,210
0.17% $28,610
139 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
7,140
0.17% $33,420
140 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
7,070
0.17% $70,690
141 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
7,050
0.17% $83,470
142 Physical Therapists
7,040
0.17% $93,600
143 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
6,990
0.16% $38,810
144 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
6,870
0.16% $51,340
145 Financial Analysts
6,860
0.16% $80,600
146 Computer Occupations, All Other
6,810
0.16% $85,090
147 Construction Managers
6,810
0.16% $100,950
148 Radiologic Technologists
6,710
0.16% $63,880
149 Firefighters
6,640
0.16% $48,790
150 Personal Financial Advisors
6,630
0.16% $80,940
151 Cost Estimators
6,510
0.15% $68,180
152 Administrative Services Managers
6,490
0.15% $104,350
153 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
6,450
0.15% $45,440
154 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
6,450
0.15% $86,930
155 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
6,280
0.15% $44,620
156 Property, Real Estate Managers
6,100
0.14% $59,510
157 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
6,010
0.14% $33,210
158 Graphic Designers
5,980
0.14% $54,080
159 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
5,970
0.14% $28,960
160 Helpers--Production Workers
5,970
0.14% $35,880
161 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
5,960
0.14% $119,010
162 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
5,790
0.14% $28,260
163 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
5,790
0.14% $38,710
164 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
5,740
0.14% $58,760
165 Healthcare Social Workers
5,700
0.13% $58,970
166 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
5,590
0.13% $39,070
167 Marketing Managers
5,540
0.13% $125,150
168 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
5,460
0.13% $40,280
169 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
5,430
0.13% $78,620
170 Physician Assistants
5,370
0.13% $115,520
171 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
5,250
0.12% $45,740
172 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
5,200
0.12% $45,550
173 Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)
5,110
0.12% $99,010
174 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
5,110
0.12% $48,890
175 Postsecondary Education Administrators
5,100
0.12% $98,340
176 Industrial Engineering Technicians
5,020
0.12% $60,580
177 Human Resources Managers
5,000
0.12% $113,930
178 Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
4,960
0.12% $44,390
179 Tutors
4,950
0.12% $31,030
180 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
4,870
0.11% $45,020
181 Printing Press Operators
4,780
0.11% $37,890
182 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
4,770
0.11% $46,090
183 Social and Community Service Managers
4,640
0.11% $77,770
184 Bill and Account Collectors
4,640
0.11% $38,880
185 Respiratory Therapists
4,630
0.11% $64,490
186 Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
4,520
0.11% $47,990
187 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
4,500
0.11% $31,300
188 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
4,470
0.11% $49,070
189 Occupational Therapists
4,400
0.10% $82,450
190 Food Batchmakers
4,340
0.10% $37,840
191 Other Teachers and Instructors
4,330
0.10% $47,120
192 Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators
4,310
0.10% $49,130
193 Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla
4,300
0.10% $39,450
194 Emergency Medical Technicians
4,280
0.10% $34,090
195 Speech-Language Pathologists
4,200
0.10% $81,820
196 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
4,170
0.10% $100,960
197 Computer Programmers
4,150
0.10% $79,720
198 Sheet Metal Workers
4,130
0.10% $63,880
199 Medical Records Specialists
4,070
0.10% $42,630
200 Data Entry Keyers
4,050
0.10% $36,240

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Most popular jobs in major cities/areas of Michigan

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Grand Rapids-Wyoming Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
Jackson Midland
Muskegon-Norton Shores Flint
South Bend-Mishawaka Bay City
Ann Arbor Battle Creek
Lansing-East Lansing Kalamazoo-Portage
Niles-Benton Harbor Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills Monroe
Holland-Grand Haven


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