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
Crematory Operators	$40,970	130	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$40,780	40	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$40,460	1,320	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$40,350	7,190	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$40,280	2,220	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$40,280	2,220	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$40,280	2,220	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$40,260	1,510	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$40,250	840	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$40,160	5,130	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$40,140	40	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$40,110	530	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$40,100	310	View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators	$40,070	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$39,870	4,230	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$39,870	27,810	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$39,860	3,540	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$39,840	320	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$39,830	18,440	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$39,790	1,970	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,730	1,770	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,610	15,490	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$39,570	43,290	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$39,500	3,600	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,490	13,550	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,350	4,230	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,350	13,410	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$39,340	410	View salary detail
Tellers	$39,240	13,420	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$39,180	100	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$39,160	12,450	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$39,050	60	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$39,000	340	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$38,910	580	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,860	79,410	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,860	79,410	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$38,750	430	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$38,710	250	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,680	5,410	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$38,650	220	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$38,610	150	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$38,500	140	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,120	32,330	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,120	90	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,080	3,290	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,960	4,420	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$37,950	14,690	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,940	32,890	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$37,940	1,500	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$37,910	1,210	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.