Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Ann Arbor, MI

544 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Ann Arbor, MI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Opticians, Dispensing	$45,090	90	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,030	380	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$44,570	3,430	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$44,380	30	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,960	660	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$43,510	—	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,470	2,010	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,470	2,010	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$43,180	2,440	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$43,060	190	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,650	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,340	1,250	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$42,330	390	View salary detail
Security Guards	$42,100	630	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$42,010	340	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$41,960	280	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$41,360	50	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,840	260	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$40,780	130	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,500	50	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$40,470	60	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$40,270	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$40,250	610	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$40,230	2,710	View salary detail
Tellers	$39,900	360	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,630	130	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$39,540	40	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,480	3,440	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,330	180	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$39,250	90	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$39,190	1,500	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,170	270	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,150	420	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$38,990	12,860	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$38,920	130	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,900	50	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,790	580	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,710	1,270	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,570	90	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,530	2,110	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,350	5,460	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,350	250	View salary detail
Bartenders	$38,300	780	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,290	1,600	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$38,120	70	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,080	2,880	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$37,800	60	View salary detail
Photographers	$37,510	70	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,450	50	View salary detail
Tutors	$37,380	1,820	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.