metropolitan statistical area · 28020

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$48,510
Total employment121,790

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area was $48,510 per year ($23.32 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 121,790 jobs. 350 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.

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 350 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area
Occupation
Registered Nurses$88,200$42.403,3001.25
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,790$13.843,2001.06
Retail Salespersons$33,660$16.183,1301.03
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,880$18.693,0902.81
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,350$21.323,0301.31
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,270$16.962,9700.88
Office Clerks, General$44,500$21.402,5301.31
General and Operations Managers$100,160$48.162,3300.85
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,090$16.872,2401.01
Cashiers$29,820$14.342,1700.89
Customer Service Representatives$44,130$21.221,9700.97
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,630$17.131,8101.04
Waiters and Waitresses$37,760$18.151,7400.98
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,880$26.871,5800.98
Nursing Assistants$39,500$18.991,2601.11
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$70,700$33.991,2601.30
Industrial Engineers$97,250$46.761,2404.34
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,700$22.451,2301.03
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,450Not published1,1801.09
Cooks, Restaurant$36,760$17.671,1401.03
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,500$18.031,1201.17
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,200$21.251,0800.80
Accountants and Auditors$77,140$37.091,0600.93
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,040$23.101,0400.97
Medical Assistants$46,690$22.459801.53
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,140$21.709701.52
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$66,910$32.179601.81
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,860$21.579301.24
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,640$31.568800.78
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$47,440$22.818801.89
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$90,730$43.628702.38
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,320$17.948601.15
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,180$22.688100.92
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,170Not published7300.66
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,410Not published7000.84
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,810$17.707000.99
Human Resources Specialists$64,560$31.046900.97
Electricians$65,690$31.586801.14
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,820$18.676605.60
Light Truck Drivers$45,460$21.866600.86
Project Management Specialists$97,590$46.926400.76
Machinists$49,440$23.776402.85
Construction Laborers$51,380$24.706200.72
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,820$29.726100.86
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,340$31.906101.77
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,260$49.166001.27
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,400$23.756005.52
Bartenders$37,660$18.115800.98
Driver/Sales Workers$44,210$21.255701.77
Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,280$17.925701.30
Financial Managers$130,760$62.865600.84
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,210$23.185601.02
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$48,040$23.105501.80
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,420$29.535500.56
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,040$36.565300.83
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,920$21.595200.85
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$48,800$23.465101.73
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,190$37.115001.03
Industrial Production Managers$127,770$61.434902.57
Mechanical Engineers$101,830$48.964902.10
Food Preparation Workers$31,410$15.104900.71
Sales Managers$128,360$61.714800.97
Security Guards$37,340$17.954700.47
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,580$18.554601.33
Pharmacy Technicians$45,970$22.104501.21
Training and Development Specialists$63,900$30.724401.23
Cooks, Fast Food$29,300$14.094400.88
Recreation Workers$33,510$16.114401.70
Software Developers$118,100$56.784300.33
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,270$29.464301.34
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$66,710$32.074101.08
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,510$17.564101.20
Childcare Workers$30,420$14.624101.01
Carpenters$61,060$29.364100.79
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$32,250$15.504000.60
Computer User Support Specialists$57,920$27.853900.70
Physicians, All Other$305,510$146.883901.45
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,300$18.903901.25
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,410$37.703800.45
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$66,750$32.093700.95
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,960$29.313701.20
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,510$22.843702.82
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,360$24.693704.87
Tutors$43,090$20.713602.61
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,530$22.853602.50
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,870$28.783600.74
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$128,560$61.813501.55
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$74,810$35.973400.65
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$30,190$14.513400.81
Dishwashers$29,250$14.063400.90
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,920$13.423401.01
Tellers$37,030$17.803401.31
Lawyers$112,400$54.043300.56
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,320$31.883200.62
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,390$66.063100.59
Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,190$22.213101.20
Chemical Technicians$65,250$31.373006.73
Nurse Practitioners$126,460$60.803001.18
Bus Drivers, School$44,670$21.473000.94
Construction Managers$103,810$49.912900.97
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,030$71.652901.70
Compliance Officers$75,890$36.482800.86
Computer Systems Analysts$93,740$45.072800.68
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$57,890$27.832801.01
Dental Assistants$46,920$22.562800.92
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,880$16.772801.22
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,440$21.362802.05
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$69,460Not published2700.56
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,410$22.312700.84
Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,090$29.852701.03
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,490$30.042604.42
Healthcare Social Workers$74,940$36.032601.75
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,380$17.492600.70
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,190$29.902600.98
Production Workers, All Other$35,620$17.132601.30
Logisticians$79,030$38.002501.26
Pharmacists$140,910$67.752500.98
Dental Hygienists$79,670$38.302501.46
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,570$21.432500.98
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,920$34.102500.68
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$47,560$22.872500.77
Managers, All Other$130,590$62.782400.49
Civil Engineers$96,060$46.182400.83
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$29,250$14.062400.77
Insurance Sales Agents$60,950$29.302400.65
Printing Press Operators$47,240$22.712402.08
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$100,340$48.242301.31
Management Analysts$91,170$43.832300.33
Personal Financial Advisors$77,890$37.452301.11
Chemists$105,220$50.592303.56
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,340$29.012302.23
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,200$28.942301.01
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$59,590$28.652200.90
Social and Community Service Managers$90,220$43.382201.35
Cost Estimators$77,780$37.392201.23
Coaches and Scouts$47,260Not published2201.12
Public Relations Specialists$61,660$29.642201.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,650$17.622202.27
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,000$17.792101.64
Physician Assistants$127,570$61.332101.61
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,140$37.572101.18
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,110$16.402100.86
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$57,250$27.522101.84
Bakers$35,430$17.042101.12
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$104,770Not published2000.79
Food Service Managers$62,860$30.222001.09
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,470$17.532001.30
Physical Therapists$97,920$47.081900.90
Phlebotomists$37,790$18.171901.66
Parts Salespersons$43,630$20.981900.90
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,730$29.681900.50
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,040$25.021901.34
Musicians and SingersNot published$53.071806.31
Medical Records Specialists$47,620$22.901801.21
Psychiatric Aides$55,100$26.491806.47
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksNot publishedNot published1801.09
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,410$20.391801.47
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,230$16.941800.61
Financial and Investment Analysts$79,440$38.191700.59
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$94,490$45.431702.00
Electrical Engineers$97,680$46.961701.11
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$53,090$25.531700.55
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$61,690$29.661700.44
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$32,240$15.501700.81
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,310$23.711700.96
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,240$19.351707.01
Administrative Services Managers$101,740$48.911600.78
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$81,650$39.261600.64
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$61,920$29.771601.51
Animal Caretakers$29,710$14.291600.78
Sheet Metal Workers$80,870$38.881601.65
Chief Executives$285,300$137.161500.91
Marketing Managers$131,500$63.221500.49
Human Resources Managers$131,350$63.151500.89
Data Scientists$80,830$38.861500.71
Graphic Designers$57,820$27.801500.99
Family Medicine Physicians$244,310$117.461501.81
Chefs and Head Cooks$63,050$30.311500.99
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$70,660$33.971501.21
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$52,600$25.291500.92
Food Batchmakers$38,420$18.471501.12
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,850$21.561501.58
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$49,180$23.651401.25
Loan Officers$72,330$34.771400.67
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,990$23.551400.88
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,110$16.881405.37
Rehabilitation Counselors$42,990$20.671301.81
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,620$31.551301.49
Respiratory Therapists$76,220$36.651301.17
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,840$35.981302.58
Psychiatric Technicians$45,220$21.741301.04
Surgical Technologists$66,270$31.861301.40
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$37,630$18.091300.64
Highway Maintenance Workers$46,480$22.351301.08
Facilities Managers$90,780$43.641200.97
Instructional Coordinators$75,550$36.321200.69
Occupational Therapists$81,520$39.191200.95
Opticians, Dispensing$37,780$18.161202.11
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,590$23.841200.92
Tool and Die Makers$61,940$29.781202.75
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,100$21.201201.55
Computer Occupations, All Other$81,940$39.391100.33
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$64,220Not published1100.52
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$34,310$16.501100.28
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,500$28.611101.17
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$51,290$24.661100.76
Roofers$59,280$28.501101.00
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,910$17.751101.29
Medical Equipment Repairers$48,290$23.221102.21
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$80,380$38.651000.38
Fundraisers$63,090$30.331001.11
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$87,160$41.911001.68
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$59,430$28.571000.95
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$31,510$15.151001.06
Library Assistants, Clerical$41,260$19.841001.56
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$64,500$31.011000.91
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,490$23.791000.82
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$58,920$28.331000.91
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,670$29.651000.74
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,600$24.811002.05
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,860$29.74903.16
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$77,150$37.09900.79
Dentists, General$187,770$90.27900.93
Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,320$30.44901.44
Physical Therapist Assistants$62,860$30.22900.99
Medical Equipment Preparers$43,250$20.79901.52
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$94,530$45.45900.72
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$82,730$39.77900.57
Real Estate Sales Agents$59,800$28.75900.60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,750$21.51900.76
Couriers and Messengers$37,560$18.06901.69
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,320$21.79900.48
Butchers and Meat Cutters$41,740$20.07900.81
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,500$18.51901.63
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$37,090$17.83901.96
Helpers--Production Workers$41,090$19.75900.71
Parking Attendants$33,040$15.89900.85
Purchasing Managers$125,220$60.20801.21
Natural Sciences Managers$114,480$55.04800.93
Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,300$29.95800.93
Library Technicians$30,500$14.66801.48
Speech-Language Pathologists$87,150$41.90800.58
Veterinarians$115,210$55.39801.17
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,720$24.38800.83
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$46,060$22.15800.93
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$40,490$19.47800.95
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,270$29.46800.66
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,850$24.45801.47
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,810$16.73800.42
Engineers, All Other$104,190$50.09700.56
Community Health Workers$46,010$22.12701.51
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$52,570$25.27700.88
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,330Not published700.53
Optometrists$131,770$63.35701.95
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$27,380$13.17700.60
Pest Control Workers$45,110$21.69700.86
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,350$22.76700.47
Order Clerks$42,760$20.56701.20
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$27,440$13.19702.84
Glaziers$47,400$22.79701.42
Construction and Building Inspectors$71,040$34.15700.65
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$61,870$29.74703.11
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$33,950$16.32700.88
Mechanical Drafters$72,940$35.07601.96
Microbiologists$89,240$42.90604.11
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$75,190$36.15600.87
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$65,200Not published600.73
Interior Designers$59,820$28.76600.99
Producers and Directors$61,030$29.34600.54
Athletic TrainersNot publishedNot published602.42
Massage Therapists$50,010$24.04600.73
Firefighters$45,480$21.86600.24
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$28,660$13.78604.63
Bill and Account Collectors$47,500$22.84600.51
Data Entry Keyers$41,800$20.10600.64
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$59,910$28.80601.78
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$45,650$21.95601.43
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,200$27.02603.27
Mechanical Door Repairers$61,190$29.42602.95
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$76,010$36.54600.78
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,680$23.89500.84
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$70,420$33.86501.61
Computer Programmers$78,880$37.93500.66
Chemical Engineers$96,190$46.25502.73
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$83,470$40.13500.37
Health Education Specialists$52,630$25.30500.89
Clergy$59,780$28.74501.15
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$50,840Not published500.61
Audio and Video Technicians$60,210$28.95500.85
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$74,460$35.80501.93
Residential Advisors$43,890$21.10500.76
File Clerks$41,970$20.18500.86
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$46,860$22.53500.74
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$57,680$27.73500.30
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$59,880$28.79501.00
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$42,230$20.30500.71
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$60,200$28.94501.22
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$44,780$21.53500.53
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,970$30.76502.51
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$41,490$19.95501.47
Public Relations Managers$110,060$52.91400.77
Fundraising Managers$122,340$58.82401.32
Education Administrators, All Other$64,340$30.93400.93
Lodging Managers$59,850$28.77401.20
Labor Relations Specialists$79,550$38.24400.78
Budget Analysts$60,570$29.12401.08
Financial Specialists, All Other$58,430$28.09400.34
Information Security Analysts$103,000$49.52400.25
Computer Network Support Specialists$69,560$33.44400.39
Computer Network Architects$104,880$50.43400.31
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,300$28.03400.83
Urban and Regional Planners$82,100$39.47401.06
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$62,480$30.04401.36
Social Workers, All Other$48,750$23.44400.72
Commercial and Industrial Designers$80,150$38.53401.42
General Internal Medicine PhysiciansNot publishedNot published400.82
Pediatricians, General$232,880$111.96401.43
Physical Therapist Aides$27,920$13.42401.04
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$84,800$40.77400.47
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$34,310$16.50400.48
Tour and Travel Guides$34,020$16.36400.86
Advertising Sales Agents$60,170$28.93400.57
Sales Engineers$96,320$46.31401.03
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,040$17.81401.37
New Accounts Clerks$46,840$22.52401.54
Training and Development Managers$96,400$46.35300.86
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$66,560$32.00300.38
Property Appraisers and Assessors$62,080$29.85300.68
Credit Analysts$67,940$32.67300.62
Web Developers$81,130$39.01300.58
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,640$29.15300.46
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$59,820$28.76302.66
School Psychologists$82,300$39.57300.63
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$49,820$23.95300.91
Interpreters and Translators$61,610$29.62300.75
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$40,450$19.45300.44
Postal Service Clerks$62,910$30.25300.59
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,740$28.72300.40
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,680$17.64300.70
Tile and Stone Setters$60,010$28.85301.24
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$44,960$21.61301.20
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,560$30.08300.65
Medical Appliance Technicians$51,670$24.84303.69
Biochemists and Biophysicists$63,630$30.59Not publishedNot published
Credit Counselors$46,850$22.52Not publishedNot published
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$51,730$24.87Not publishedNot published
Emergency Medical Technicians$37,720$18.13Not publishedNot published
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$58,970$28.35Not publishedNot published
Home Appliance Repairers$52,170$25.08Not publishedNot published
Sewing Machine Operators$34,960$16.81Not publishedNot 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.