Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Battle Creek, MI

303 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Battle Creek, MI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,760	650	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$40,720	50	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,610	50	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,130	390	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$40,000	140	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,980	400	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,510	100	View salary detail
Bartenders	$39,430	260	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,070	90	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,680	70	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,580	260	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,550	80	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,800	200	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,490	50	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,480	280	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,360	330	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,320	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,290	530	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,200	280	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,100	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,000	520	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,910	50	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,830	100	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$36,800	40	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$36,710	270	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,370	750	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,310	120	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,220	190	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,960	1,060	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,930	80	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,810	170	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$35,680	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,520	70	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$35,500	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,260	50	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,130	920	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,770	70	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,530	70	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$33,280	80	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,980	360	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$32,460	1,130	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$32,080	160	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$31,940	80	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$31,600	170	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,310	110	View salary detail
Nannies	$30,940	160	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$30,940	160	View salary detail
Cashiers	$30,280	1,390	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$29,650	330	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,140	130	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.