Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Traverse City, MI

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Health Education Specialists	$58,700	40	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$58,510	180	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$58,360	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$58,140	80	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,700	740	View salary detail
Editors	$57,200	30	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,000	130	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$56,520	240	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$56,270	120	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$56,180	50	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$55,750	30	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$55,550	50	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$55,260	40	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$54,950	50	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$54,600	40	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$54,020	200	View salary detail
Clergy	$53,640	30	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$53,550	30	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,550	40	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$53,380	70	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$52,620	60	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$52,450	90	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$52,220	320	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$52,050	50	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$52,000	180	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$51,720	100	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,140	80	View salary detail
Roofers	$50,720	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$50,280	60	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$49,940	90	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$49,680	90	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$49,620	40	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$49,450	260	View salary detail
Machinists	$49,420	260	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,420	130	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,370	—	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$49,340	160	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$49,280	130	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$49,200	40	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$48,820	30	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$48,480	170	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$48,450	70	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$48,400	740	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$48,360	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$48,250	40	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$48,200	60	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$48,040	30	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$47,960	70	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$47,770	40	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$47,360	60	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.