Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Michigan

896 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Michigan for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Social Workers, All Other	$62,140	1,700	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$62,090	1,000	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,900	12,160	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$61,780	440	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,700	3,940	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$61,700	590	View salary detail
Carpenters	$61,680	18,590	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,670	7,560	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,670	4,520	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,620	620	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$61,600	260	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$61,560	180	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$61,550	160	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,420	9,020	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$60,950	5,030	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$60,870	270	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,850	12,590	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$60,830	4,620	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$60,790	9,240	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$60,680	1,820	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,650	—	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$60,540	710	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$60,450	810	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,410	190	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$60,350	5,840	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$60,280	360	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$60,220	1,980	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$60,210	230	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$60,210	750	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$60,070	5,360	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,010	3,940	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$60,010	80	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$59,900	560	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,880	11,610	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$59,860	6,350	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$59,740	1,310	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$59,590	1,640	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$59,570	210	View salary detail
Roofers	$59,530	3,090	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	3,370	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$59,440	9,170	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$59,400	310	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$59,340	1,930	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$59,310	80	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$59,280	870	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,270	15,760	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,270	3,400	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$59,160	130	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$59,100	360	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$59,100	1,040	View salary detail

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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.