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Battle Creek, MI

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Battle Creek, MI metro area

Figures describe the Battle Creek, MI metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Battle Creek city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$48,690

Total employment54,600

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Battle Creek, MI metro area was $48,690 per year ($23.41 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 54,600 jobs. 226 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	5.50	2,710	$49,100
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	3.42	530	$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2.65	630	$67,690
Management Analysts	1.60	500	$91,560

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 226 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Battle Creek, MI metro area
Occupation
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$49,100	$23.61	2,710	5.50
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,100	$13.51	1,500	1.11
Registered Nurses	$97,520	$46.89	1,480	1.24
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$36,130	$17.37	1,440	0.95
Cashiers	$30,280	$14.56	1,390	1.28
Retail Salespersons	$32,460	$15.61	1,130	0.82
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,960	$17.29	1,060	1.36
Office Clerks, General	$46,200	$22.21	990	1.14
General and Operations Managers	$97,950	$47.09	920	0.74
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,130	$16.89	920	0.93
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,370	$17.49	750	0.93
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,160	$27.00	720	0.99
Nursing Assistants	$45,470	$21.86	690	1.35
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,760	$19.60	650	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$67,690	$32.55	630	2.65
Customer Service Representatives	$40,870	$19.65	620	0.68
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$88,320	$42.46	550	1.45
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,290	$17.93	530	1.23
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$71,130	$34.20	530	3.42
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,640	$23.39	530	0.99
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,000	$17.79	520	1.05
Management Analysts	$91,560	$44.02	500	1.60
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$65,090	Not published	500	1.03
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,500	Not published	490	0.99
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,040	$21.17	450	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$42,740	$20.55	420	1.08
Medical Assistants	$39,980	$19.22	400	1.40
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,130	$19.29	390	1.14
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,910	$24.00	390	2.96
Industrial Engineers	$93,350	$44.88	380	2.98
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,510	$22.84	370	0.76
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$65,360	$31.42	360	1.56
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,980	$15.86	360	1.18
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$48,440	$23.29	360	1.69
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,710	$32.07	350	0.81
Accountants and Auditors	$76,030	$36.55	340	0.66
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,820	$20.59	340	1.19
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,720	$22.94	340	1.36
Food Preparation Workers	$29,650	$14.26	330	1.05
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,360	$17.96	330	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,880	$29.75	330	0.65
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$52,190	$25.09	310	2.28
Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,710	$50.82	300	1.42
Computer Occupations, All Other	$112,400	$54.04	300	1.99
Security Guards	$37,200	$17.89	280	0.62
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,480	$18.02	280	0.89
Human Resources Specialists	$66,660	$32.05	270	0.85
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$36,710	$17.65	270	2.65
Food Batchmakers	$75,370	$36.24	270	4.42
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,640	Not published	260	0.71
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,580	$18.55	260	1.69
Bartenders	$39,430	$18.96	260	1.00
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$70,380	$33.84	250	0.80
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$72,780	$34.99	250	1.05
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$81,680	$39.27	250	1.17
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,680	$23.40	250	0.92
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$57,000	$27.40	240	1.71
Social and Human Service Assistants	$40,850	$19.64	240	1.58
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,190	$29.42	240	0.55
Machinists	$48,530	$23.33	240	2.42
Industrial Production Managers	$126,050	$60.60	230	2.60
Mechanical Engineers	$100,950	$48.54	230	2.25
Electricians	$76,630	$36.84	230	0.87
Light Truck Drivers	$42,740	$20.55	230	0.67
Construction Laborers	$56,700	$27.26	220	0.58
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,100	Not published	210	0.98
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,970	$25.47	210	1.42
Tellers	$37,800	$18.17	200	1.72
Driver/Sales Workers	$44,820	$21.55	200	1.40
Project Management Specialists	$97,600	$46.92	190	0.50
Software Developers	$126,050	$60.60	190	0.32
Recreation Workers	$36,220	$17.42	190	1.66
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,600	$22.40	190	4.24
Financial Managers	$127,370	$61.24	180	0.60
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,170	$22.20	180	1.10
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,510	$28.61	180	1.52
Sales Managers	$132,120	$63.52	170	0.75
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$73,840	$35.50	170	1.01
Computer User Support Specialists	$58,410	$28.08	170	0.66
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,810	$17.21	170	0.91
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,840	$21.56	170	1.18
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$31,600	$15.19	170	1.81
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,870	$36.48	170	0.59
Dishwashers	$32,080	$15.42	160	0.97
Childcare Workers	$30,940	$14.88	160	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$64,510	$31.02	160	0.72
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$78,020	$37.51	150	0.87
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$100,460	Not published	140	1.24
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,500	$73.32	140	1.75
Training and Development Specialists	$60,560	$29.12	140	0.86
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$68,370	$32.87	140	0.80
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$40,000	$19.23	140	1.48
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$73,900	$35.53	140	0.83
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,740	$24.39	140	2.58
Coaches and Scouts	$46,350	Not published	130	1.44
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,140	$13.53	130	0.86
Carpenters	$62,140	$29.88	130	0.56
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$58,810	$28.27	130	1.29
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,100	$28.90	130	0.90
Food Service Managers	$58,500	$28.13	120	1.40
Social and Community Service Managers	$92,650	$44.54	120	1.66
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$61,200	$29.42	120	0.99
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,310	$17.46	120	0.72
Firefighters	$52,200	$25.09	120	0.98
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,070	$19.75	120	2.29
Marketing Managers	$140,680	$67.63	110	0.78
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,770	$68.64	110	0.49
Pharmacists	$140,240	$67.43	110	0.97
Occupational Therapists	$102,230	$49.15	110	1.94
Nurse Practitioners	$124,630	$59.92	110	0.96
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$27,790	$13.36	110	0.80
Sheet Metal Workers	$72,370	$34.80	110	2.60
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,310	$15.05	110	0.56
Logisticians	$78,850	$37.91	100	1.08
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$69,120	$33.23	100	1.94
Physical Therapists	$103,920	$49.96	100	1.09
Physical Therapist Assistants	$66,310	$31.88	100	2.64
Dental Assistants	$44,860	$21.57	100	0.71
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,040	$22.62	100	0.67
Bakers	$36,830	$17.71	100	1.15
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,510	$19.00	100	1.63
Printing Press Operators	$44,830	$21.55	100	1.92
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$42,900	$20.63	100	1.75
Facilities Managers	$82,870	$39.84	90	1.73
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$104,240	$50.12	90	1.13
Construction Managers	$102,300	$49.18	90	0.66
Managers, All Other	$141,130	$67.85	90	0.43
Compliance Officers	$72,240	$34.73	90	0.62
Healthcare Social Workers	$70,820	$34.05	90	1.41
Social Workers, All Other	$92,830	$44.63	90	4.16
Instructional Coordinators	$82,380	$39.61	90	1.16
Insurance Sales Agents	$57,510	$27.65	90	0.54
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,070	$18.78	90	7.63
Production Workers, All Other	$43,850	$21.08	90	1.00
Administrative Services Managers	$95,040	$45.69	80	0.82
Computer Systems Analysts	$97,110	$46.69	80	0.45
Data Scientists	Not published	Not published	80	0.88
Speech-Language Pathologists	$97,470	$46.86	80	1.24
Dental Hygienists	$79,700	$38.32	80	1.00
Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,540	$28.63	80	1.17
Animal Caretakers	$31,940	$15.36	80	0.82
Parts Salespersons	$38,550	$18.53	80	0.86
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$64,570	$31.05	80	0.49
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,930	$17.27	80	1.18
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$33,280	$16.00	80	0.59
Human Resources Managers	$123,250	$59.26	70	0.91
Loan Officers	$59,640	$28.67	70	0.69
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$92,280	$44.36	70	0.67
Electrical Engineers	$95,970	$46.14	70	0.99
Lawyers	$104,770	$50.37	70	0.25
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$76,400	Not published	70	6.21
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,320	$17.94	70	0.63
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,680	$18.60	70	1.20
Public Relations Specialists	$63,590	$30.57	70	0.71
Physician Assistants	$130,870	$62.92	70	1.25
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$80,450	$38.68	70	0.62
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$50,180	$24.13	70	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,410	$22.79	70	1.08
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,770	$16.72	70	0.61
Helpers--Production Workers	$35,520	$17.08	70	1.18
Bus Drivers, School	$45,980	$22.11	70	0.48
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$33,530	$16.12	70	0.78
Chief Executives	$211,560	$101.71	60	0.83
Financial Specialists, All Other	$83,550	$40.17	60	1.19
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$60,940	$29.30	60	2.31
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$58,610	$28.18	60	1.19
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$64,900	$31.20	60	2.27
Respiratory Therapists	$81,440	$39.16	60	1.21
Medical Records Specialists	$45,150	$21.71	60	0.81
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$51,770	$24.89	60	0.96
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$70,660	$33.97	60	1.16
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	Not published	Not published	60	0.74
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$49,940	$24.01	60	0.93
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$49,050	$23.58	60	3.77
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$52,230	$25.11	60	1.40
Cost Estimators	$74,720	$35.92	50	0.57
Financial and Investment Analysts	$78,900	$37.93	50	0.43
Civil Engineers	$96,020	$46.16	50	0.41
Rehabilitation Counselors	$50,490	$24.27	50	1.58
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,720	$35.44	50	1.29
Tutors	$48,040	$23.10	50	0.83
Family Medicine Physicians	$292,490	$140.62	50	1.26
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$35,260	$16.95	50	1.16
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,800	$22.02	50	0.48
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$61,180	$29.41	50	0.27
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$52,660	$25.32	50	0.97
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,910	$17.75	50	1.53
New Accounts Clerks	$40,720	$19.58	50	3.71
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$52,290	$25.14	50	0.68
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$50,150	$24.11	50	0.72
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$43,570	$20.95	50	0.78
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,490	$18.03	50	1.09
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,610	$19.52	50	1.94
Tool and Die Makers	$62,440	$30.02	50	2.38
Labor Relations Specialists	$59,280	$28.50	40	1.68
Engineers, All Other	$112,260	$53.97	40	0.76
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$91,560	$44.02	40	1.29
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,340	Not published	40	0.96
Graphic Designers	$59,040	$28.39	40	0.52
Dentists, General	$148,460	$71.38	40	0.82
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$47,680	$22.92	40	0.85
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$48,690	$23.41	40	0.76
Order Clerks	$35,500	$17.07	40	1.60
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$49,660	$23.87	40	0.84
Construction and Building Inspectors	$70,660	$33.97	40	0.76
Highway Maintenance Workers	$56,200	$27.02	40	0.76
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$55,420	$26.65	40	0.69
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$68,390	$32.88	40	0.61
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$35,680	$17.16	40	3.20
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,810	$27.80	40	1.31
Parking Attendants	$36,800	$17.69	40	0.85
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$49,410	$23.75	30	0.67
Personal Financial Advisors	$54,470	$26.19	30	0.36
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$73,380	Not published	30	0.33
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$77,460	Not published	30	0.94
Musicians and Singers	Not published	$28.38	30	2.71
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$51,630	$24.82	30	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$95,800	$46.06	30	0.64
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$58,750	$28.25	30	1.15
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$80,680	$38.79	30	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$60,610	$29.14	30	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$51,200	$24.61	30	0.89
Procurement Clerks	$49,330	$23.72	30	1.54
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$77,290	$37.16	30	1.49
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,100	$17.84	30	0.87
Physicians, All Other	$238,660	$114.74	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.