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
Security Guards	$40,060	180	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$39,840	60	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$39,800	70	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$39,730	60	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,710	30	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,680	70	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,600	70	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,420	50	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$39,270	120	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$38,950	70	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$38,790	30	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,780	270	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,750	630	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,750	630	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,690	150	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,640	220	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,420	880	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,130	90	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,130	110	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,070	60	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$38,070	160	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,970	820	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,900	130	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$37,860	140	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,810	90	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,300	200	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,300	610	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,270	1,060	View salary detail
Orderlies	$36,940	30	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,900	540	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,260	40	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,090	270	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,090	50	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,770	490	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,690	140	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,650	290	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,460	1,260	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,280	90	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,070	140	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,060	110	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$34,990	30	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,950	120	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,950	220	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$34,670	40	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$34,540	2,390	View salary detail
Tutors	$34,510	50	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,500	200	View salary detail
Nannies	$33,100	230	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$33,100	230	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$31,980	400	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.