metropolitan statistical area · 27100

Jackson, MI

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Jackson, MI metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$47,760

Total employment55,930

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Jackson, MI metro area was $47,760 per year ($22.96 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 55,930 jobs. 232 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
Machinists	6.25	650	$49,840
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3.23	1,630	$40,700
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2.32	500	$45,460
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2.10	510	$74,090
Cashiers	1.52	1,690	$29,370

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 232 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Jackson, MI metro area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,180	$16.43	1,700	1.09
Cashiers	$29,370	$14.12	1,690	1.52
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$40,700	$19.57	1,630	3.23
Retail Salespersons	$34,770	$16.72	1,210	0.86
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,390	$13.17	1,140	0.82
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,560	$16.61	1,000	0.98
Office Clerks, General	$44,260	$21.28	990	1.12
General and Operations Managers	$91,950	$44.21	970	0.77
Customer Service Representatives	$42,230	$20.30	830	0.89
Waiters and Waitresses	$39,920	$19.19	810	1.00
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,770	Not published	750	1.49
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$36,620	Not published	700	1.36
Nursing Assistants	$40,080	$19.27	690	1.32
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,620	$17.60	690	0.65
Machinists	$49,840	$23.96	650	6.25
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,080	$26.96	630	0.85
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,970	$16.81	530	0.67
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,020	$22.61	530	0.86
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,680	$17.63	520	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,090	$35.62	510	2.10
Accountants and Auditors	$81,470	$39.17	500	0.95
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,690	$23.41	500	1.01
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$45,460	$21.86	500	2.32
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,090	$22.64	480	0.87
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,520	$17.56	440	1.28
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,880	$21.58	410	1.02
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$72,310	$34.77	410	0.92
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,560	$31.52	410	0.79
Software Developers	$130,220	$62.61	390	0.64
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,210	$18.37	390	0.90
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$43,830	$21.07	380	1.29
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,510	$30.54	360	2.27
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,570	$28.16	350	0.77
Construction Laborers	$48,130	$23.14	340	0.87
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,920	$20.64	340	7.61
Light Truck Drivers	$41,610	$20.01	340	0.96
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,460	$14.17	330	1.42
Financial Managers	$149,930	$72.08	310	1.02
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$65,580	Not published	310	1.38
Industrial Engineers	$96,670	$46.48	300	2.29
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,490	$17.06	300	0.96
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,740	$19.11	300	0.87
Computer User Support Specialists	$50,800	$24.42	280	1.07
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,590	Not published	280	0.73
Childcare Workers	$30,860	$14.84	280	1.51
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,130	$17.37	280	0.84
Human Resources Specialists	$69,240	$33.29	270	0.83
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,340	$21.80	270	1.60
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,360	$18.44	270	1.69
Industrial Production Managers	$112,650	$54.16	260	2.92
Bartenders	$35,740	$17.19	260	0.95
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$29,600	$14.23	260	1.84
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$81,930	$39.39	250	1.49
Medical Assistants	$40,230	$19.34	240	0.80
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$65,160	$31.33	240	0.98
Electricians	$63,540	$30.55	240	0.89
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$51,870	$24.94	240	0.95
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,840	$21.56	240	3.83
Electrical Engineers	$109,240	$52.52	230	3.22
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,460	$20.89	230	0.81
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$65,510	$31.50	220	0.69
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,290	$30.91	220	0.95
Tellers	$37,750	$18.15	220	1.84
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$81,770	$39.31	220	0.99
Production Workers, All Other	$35,290	$16.97	220	2.39
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$170,400	$81.93	210	0.86
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$78,410	$37.70	210	1.21
Project Management Specialists	$100,280	$48.21	210	0.55
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$70,350	$33.82	210	1.51
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,910	$36.01	210	0.73
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,730	$22.47	200	8.13
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$33,340	$16.03	200	0.99
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$81,810	$39.33	190	0.48
Mechanical Engineers	$95,280	$45.81	190	1.83
Counter and Rental Clerks	$36,810	$17.70	190	1.31
Food Batchmakers	$45,970	$22.10	190	3.10
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$45,640	$21.94	190	3.19
Driver/Sales Workers	$41,220	$19.82	190	1.28
Management Analysts	$105,410	$50.68	180	0.56
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,700	$27.74	180	1.53
Tool and Die Makers	$63,410	$30.49	180	8.74
Sales Managers	$151,710	$72.94	170	0.75
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$102,630	Not published	170	1.48
Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,940	$52.37	170	0.77
Security Guards	$38,750	$18.63	170	0.37
Food Preparation Workers	$31,120	$14.96	170	0.52
Dishwashers	$30,420	$14.63	170	0.96
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,980	$13.45	170	1.10
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$29,650	$14.26	170	1.43
Compliance Officers	$71,680	$34.46	160	1.06
Social and Human Service Assistants	$36,650	$17.62	160	1.03
Lawyers	Not published	Not published	160	0.59
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$28,920	$13.90	160	0.84
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$59,860	$28.78	160	0.95
Managers, All Other	$165,710	$79.67	150	0.69
Dental Assistants	$45,540	$21.90	150	1.06
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,250	$22.24	150	1.02
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,680	$76.77	140	1.82
Computer Systems Analysts	$100,100	$48.13	140	0.74
Bakers	$36,150	$17.38	140	1.60
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,020	$18.28	140	2.59
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,350	$18.44	140	2.42
Bus Drivers, School	$45,440	$21.85	140	0.97
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$38,570	$18.54	130	0.77
Instructional Coordinators	$81,480	$39.17	130	1.58
Coaches and Scouts	$48,430	Not published	130	1.44
Pharmacists	$134,080	$64.46	130	1.16
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$71,890	$34.56	130	0.78
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$29,290	$14.08	130	1.94
Carpenters	$56,160	$27.00	130	0.53
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,790	$23.94	130	0.85
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$60,700	$29.18	120	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$54,290	$26.10	120	0.54
Loan Officers	$60,540	$29.10	110	1.09
Computer Occupations, All Other	$128,570	$61.81	110	0.71
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$48,870	$23.49	110	0.87
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,500	$18.03	110	0.96
Dental Hygienists	$78,990	$37.98	110	1.32
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$37,940	$18.24	110	0.92
Recreation Workers	$36,660	$17.62	110	0.93
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$57,580	$27.69	110	0.64
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$61,220	$29.43	110	0.76
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,800	$18.65	110	17.59
Construction Managers	$105,000	$50.48	100	0.75
Training and Development Specialists	$60,310	$29.00	100	0.63
Financial and Investment Analysts	$89,700	$43.12	100	0.79
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$80,210	Not published	100	8.14
Firefighters	$47,690	$22.93	100	0.82
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$30,640	$14.73	100	0.95
Insurance Sales Agents	$45,080	$21.67	100	0.57
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$46,750	$22.47	100	1.69
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$39,650	$19.06	100	1.10
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,960	$51.90	90	1.07
Food Service Managers	$62,200	$29.91	90	1.05
Social and Community Service Managers	$85,860	$41.28	90	1.16
Logisticians	$75,940	$36.51	90	1.00
Physical Therapists	$104,000	$50.00	90	0.93
Dietetic Technicians	$39,190	$18.84	90	7.94
Parts Salespersons	$44,030	$21.17	90	0.87
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$70,660	$33.97	90	1.54
Highway Maintenance Workers	$47,940	$23.05	90	1.58
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$63,030	$30.30	90	0.90
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$32,950	$15.84	90	0.65
Information Security Analysts	$130,010	$62.51	80	1.20
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$94,210	$45.30	80	0.71
Civil Engineers	$107,320	$51.60	80	0.60
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$77,430	$37.22	80	2.44
Speech-Language Pathologists	$92,630	$44.53	80	1.15
Nurse Practitioners	$129,460	$62.24	80	0.69
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,090	$14.47	80	0.74
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$133,680	$64.27	80	0.74
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,490	$22.83	80	1.21
Roofers	$58,320	$28.04	80	1.55
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$41,190	$19.80	80	6.87
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$33,470	$16.09	80	1.15
Administrative Services Managers	$106,250	$51.08	70	0.71
Human Resources Managers	$149,930	$72.08	70	0.84
Cost Estimators	$73,650	$35.41	70	0.92
Data Scientists	$107,640	$51.75	70	0.78
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$53,820	$25.88	70	0.37
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,030	$28.38	70	0.52
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$47,570	$22.87	70	1.67
Public Relations Specialists	$77,860	$37.43	70	0.72
Animal Caretakers	$29,810	$14.33	70	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$80,500	$38.70	70	0.94
Bill and Account Collectors	$38,860	$18.68	70	1.27
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$50,520	$24.29	70	1.13
Chief Executives	$298,440	$143.48	60	0.87
Marketing Managers	$159,090	$76.49	60	0.44
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$84,810	$40.77	60	0.49
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$50,090	$24.08	60	2.22
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$91,640	$44.06	60	1.73
Healthcare Social Workers	$62,160	$29.89	60	0.84
Tutors	$52,000	$25.00	60	0.98
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$36,480	$17.54	60	0.99
Occupational Therapists	$83,880	$40.33	60	0.97
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,980	$22.11	60	0.84
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,730	$23.91	60	1.12
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,910	$17.74	60	1.23
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,990	$19.23	60	0.64
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,020	$29.34	50	0.43
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$83,070	$39.94	50	1.54
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$81,860	Not published	50	1.14
Graphic Designers	$60,010	$28.85	50	0.66
Physician Assistants	$130,640	$62.81	50	0.82
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,800	$17.69	50	1.08
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$25,960	$12.48	50	0.91
Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,510	$28.61	50	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$52,130	$25.06	50	1.11
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,630	$25.78	50	0.87
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$46,400	$22.31	50	0.69
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$51,100	$24.57	50	0.69
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$60,270	$28.98	50	7.09
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,410	$24.72	50	5.20
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,110	$28.42	50	0.98
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$62,470	$30.03	50	4.40
Facilities Managers	$84,760	$40.75	40	0.78
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$44,700	$21.49	40	0.68
Fundraisers	$61,730	$29.68	40	1.06
Personal Financial Advisors	$111,990	$53.84	40	0.42
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$73,400	$35.29	40	1.60
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,480	$28.59	40	2.93
Social Workers, All Other	$60,230	$28.96	40	1.75
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$49,480	$23.79	40	1.01
Clergy	$54,870	$26.38	40	1.76
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$72,910	Not published	40	0.42
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$51,390	$24.71	40	0.22
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$58,780	$28.26	40	0.74
Dentists, General	$181,800	$87.41	40	0.96
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$74,530	$35.83	40	1.38
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$47,470	$22.82	40	0.79
Medical Records Specialists	$46,950	$22.57	40	0.54
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$95,820	$46.07	40	0.70
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$45,720	$21.98	40	1.21
Residential Advisors	$38,440	$18.48	40	1.23
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,120	$16.41	40	1.15
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$45,330	$21.79	40	2.23
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$59,880	$28.79	40	0.66
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,840	$19.64	40	1.78
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,180	$19.80	40	3.10
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,380	$22.30	40	1.66
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,680	$21.00	40	0.62
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$33,310	$16.01	40	1.02
Purchasing Managers	$144,120	$69.29	30	1.06
Mechanical Drafters	$68,760	$33.06	30	2.20
School Psychologists	$88,330	$42.47	30	1.36
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,070	$22.63	30	0.52
Data Entry Keyers	$45,970	$22.10	30	0.72
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$48,300	$23.22	30	1.32
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,000	$17.31	30	0.86
Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,990	$29.32	Not published	Not published
Rehabilitation Counselors	$41,140	$19.78	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.