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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,89012,550View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,860580View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$46,83050View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$46,800670View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$46,7801,800View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,7703,870View salary detail
Motorboat Operators$46,760—View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,7501,800View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,7301,860View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,6801,540View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$46,640650View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$46,620330View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,500670View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$46,490710View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,43030,750View salary detail
Tax Preparers$46,4001,660View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$46,3808,780View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$46,3801,610View salary detail
Travel Agents$46,2501,150View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$46,1502,050View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,12022,060View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,02040,830View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,9209,350View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$45,8502,920View salary detail
Fence Erectors$45,800460View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$45,8001,410View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,7601,420View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$45,760560View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,6702,420View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$45,590950View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$45,540240View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,5206,050View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$45,490330View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$45,470210View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,4604,180View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$45,400310View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$45,310940View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$45,30040View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$45,2805,110View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$45,260570View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$45,2501,470View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$45,2501,470View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$45,2501,470View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$45,2501,470View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$45,2401,510View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,22023,470View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$45,18040View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,1401,800View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,14024,980View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters$44,960230View 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.