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
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$55,610	70	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$55,340	70	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$55,160	40	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$55,010	70	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$54,570	140	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$54,560	230	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$54,350	120	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$54,350	120	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$54,350	120	View salary detail
Range Managers	$54,170	70	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$54,170	70	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$54,170	70	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$53,960	60	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$53,570	460	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$53,470	70	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$53,470	70	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$53,290	630	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$53,110	60	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$52,730	70	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$52,730	70	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$52,730	70	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$52,520	50	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$52,520	50	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$52,510	170	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$52,420	290	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$52,150	60	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$52,060	—	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$51,480	60	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$51,240	110	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$51,030	100	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,980	340	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$50,900	510	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$50,800	260	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$50,650	50	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$50,590	90	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$50,530	40	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$50,490	1,470	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$50,480	370	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$50,450	90	View salary detail
Clergy	$50,410	370	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$50,340	90	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$50,180	120	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,110	3,460	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,970	190	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$49,960	1,090	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$49,930	90	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$49,910	520	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$49,860	180	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,830	430	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$49,820	30	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.