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
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$65,000	30	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$64,930	630	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$64,880	2,980	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$64,880	2,980	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,840	4,110	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$64,650	1,540	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$64,640	100	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$64,640	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$64,210	220	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$64,110	50	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,090	370	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$63,850	900	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,730	4,330	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$63,720	60	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$63,680	600	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$63,570	90	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$63,560	480	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$63,390	1,460	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,310	230	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$63,220	210	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,200	260	View salary detail
Curators	$63,190	40	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$63,010	100	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,620	3,160	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,470	490	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$62,370	870	View salary detail
Electricians	$62,240	2,880	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$62,170	1,430	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$62,160	190	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$62,160	190	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$62,160	190	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$62,160	190	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$62,140	130	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$62,090	650	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$61,960	50	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$61,950	1,010	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,900	5,080	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$61,890	610	View salary detail
Editors	$61,860	200	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,660	2,610	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,590	640	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$61,580	380	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$61,570	200	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,360	2,090	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$61,280	170	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,240	1,550	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,110	140	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,090	300	View salary detail
Riggers	$61,020	40	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,010	310	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.