Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Grand Rapids, MI

690 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Grand Rapids, MI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,780600View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$49,730210View salary detail
Roofers$49,630380View salary detail
Credit Counselors$49,53080View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$49,500120View salary detail
File Clerks$49,420170View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,400860View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,3103,340View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,250640View salary detail
Chemical Technicians$49,230240View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,070280View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$49,040340View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$48,98050View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,9202,520View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,910520View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,870770View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$48,860270View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$48,780140View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$48,780560View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,770320View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,68070View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,550290View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,5505,070View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,5305,470View salary detail
Community Health Workers$48,360190View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers$48,320190View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,260780View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,24070View salary detail
Paramedics$48,150360View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$48,120150View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$48,11060View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,080660View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,970220View salary detail
Glaziers$47,850260View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$47,810360View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians$47,80030View salary detail
Construction Laborers$47,7803,990View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$47,7202,780View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,6701,210View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,630580View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$47,6001,630View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,510150View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$47,490830View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,490830View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$47,320110View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$47,260190View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,2201,320View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,220130View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$47,100—View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$47,060260View 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.