Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Kalamazoo, MI

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Residential Advisors	$43,890	50	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$43,630	190	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$43,250	90	View salary detail
Tutors	$43,090	360	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$42,990	130	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$42,760	70	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,410	180	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,230	50	View salary detail
File Clerks	$41,970	50	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$41,800	60	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$41,740	90	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$41,490	50	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$41,260	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,090	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$40,490	80	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$40,450	30	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$40,240	170	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,500	1,260	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,300	390	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,820	660	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,580	460	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,500	90	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$38,420	150	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,790	190	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$37,780	120	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,760	1,740	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,720	—	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,660	580	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,630	130	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,560	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,500	1,120	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,340	470	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,320	860	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,280	570	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$37,090	90	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,040	40	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,030	340	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,000	210	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,910	110	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,810	700	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,760	1,140	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,680	30	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,650	220	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,510	410	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,470	200	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,380	260	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,630	1,810	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$35,620	260	View salary detail
Bakers	$35,430	210	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,230	180	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.