Detroit, MI Careers and Salaries

792 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Detroit, MI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$61,790	90	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$58,280	90	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,620	90	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$102,690	90	View salary detail
Archivists	$66,830	80	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$129,420	80	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$86,860	80	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$37,890	80	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$41,670	80	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$129,420	80	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$77,830	80	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$78,500	80	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,820	80	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$103,960	80	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$60,440	80	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$54,900	80	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$83,370	80	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$46,370	80	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$63,320	80	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$61,870	80	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$129,420	80	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$53,430	70	View salary detail
Rail Car Repairers	$46,480	70	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$139,210	70	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$73,690	70	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$87,370	70	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,630	70	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,480	70	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$77,290	70	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$55,360	70	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$61,570	70	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,880	70	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,530	70	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$40,150	70	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$59,160	70	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$38,650	60	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$50,820	60	View salary detail
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$54,690	60	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$109,140	60	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,190	60	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$141,220	60	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,960	60	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$48,230	50	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$45,640	50	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$44,270	50	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$35,000	50	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,330	50	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$47,150	50	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$88,100	50	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$37,550	50	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.