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
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants$43,880380View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$43,85040View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$43,680610View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$43,4904,520View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$43,470150View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers$43,4001,800View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,320210View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,1401,440View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians$43,01080View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses$42,9308,080View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$42,700210View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$42,390950View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$42,2902,000View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$42,17080View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$42,14080View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$42,070600View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,0504,270View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,970350View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$41,920150View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$41,8903,980View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$41,850330View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing$41,820370View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$41,79060View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,760730View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$41,540120View salary detail
Residential Advisors$41,360190View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$41,36090View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$41,3004,680View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$41,1803,640View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,150810View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians$41,11060View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$40,830—View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$40,830—View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$40,820250View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$40,820250View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$40,820250View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$40,820250View salary detail
Security Guards$40,8103,100View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers$40,630290View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$40,4401,500View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$40,4307,020View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$40,160170View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,12030View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$40,110140View salary detail
Parts Salespersons$39,8901,380View salary detail
Medical Assistants$39,8902,800View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,750440View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$39,590280View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,390180View salary detail
Concierges$39,230240View 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.