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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Emergency Medical Technicians	$39,120	530	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$39,100	550	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$39,060	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,970	590	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$38,830	100	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,740	1,290	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,730	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$38,730	430	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$38,480	480	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,470	1,820	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$38,430	30	View salary detail
Bartenders	$38,430	2,730	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$38,360	520	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,340	5,870	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$38,130	50	View salary detail
Tutors	$38,070	480	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,940	370	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,810	70	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,800	1,790	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,760	3,150	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,740	1,640	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$37,640	1,960	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$37,570	150	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$37,560	70	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,470	610	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,470	4,590	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$37,430	80	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$37,420	310	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,360	4,850	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$37,350	1,530	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,320	170	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$37,280	870	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,240	4,290	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,190	1,040	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,170	3,130	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$36,960	780	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$36,930	70	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,870	140	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,620	780	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$36,580	50	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$36,490	30	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$36,420	730	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$36,130	18,840	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,130	18,840	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$36,090	590	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,060	30	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,000	940	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$35,970	850	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,900	760	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$35,900	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.