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Traverse City, MI

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Traverse City, MI metro area

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

Median annual wage, all occupations$47,470
Total employment68,440

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Traverse City, MI metro area was $47,470 per year ($22.82 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 68,440 jobs. 296 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
OccupationLocation quotientEmploymentMedian annual
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1.97820$37,970
Bartenders1.82610$37,300
Cooks, Restaurant1.701,060$37,270
Waiters and Waitresses1.611,610$41,380
Construction Laborers1.53740$48,400
Office Clerks, General1.521,650$44,470

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 296 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

Published occupations in the Traverse City, MI metro area
Occupation
Retail Salespersons$34,540$16.612,3901.39
Registered Nurses$83,690$40.242,0201.36
Cashiers$30,920$14.871,8501.36
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,560$13.731,7301.02
Office Clerks, General$44,470$21.381,6501.52
Waiters and Waitresses$41,380$19.891,6101.61
General and Operations Managers$84,300$40.531,5801.03
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,460$17.051,2601.01
Cooks, Restaurant$37,270$17.921,0601.70
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,480$17.541,0500.55
Customer Service Representatives$42,030$20.219600.84
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,350$22.288901.48
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,420$18.478800.90
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,970$18.258201.97
Construction Laborers$48,400$23.277401.53
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,700$27.747400.81
Nursing Assistants$41,900$20.147001.10
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,030$20.697001.31
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,550$22.387001.43
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,860Not published6401.03
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,200$21.256400.85
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,750$18.636300.49
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,760$29.696200.99
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,850$22.526200.91
Accountants and Auditors$74,820$35.976100.95
Bartenders$37,300$17.936101.82
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,900$17.745401.34
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$42,180$20.285301.26
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,770$17.204901.28
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,470$30.044900.90
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$37,840$18.194700.76
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,960$36.524601.29
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$66,020Not published4500.74
Light Truck Drivers$42,650$20.504401.02
Medical Assistants$42,580$20.474301.20
Carpenters$59,230$28.474201.44
Food Preparation Workers$31,980$15.374001.02
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,790$22.024002.27
Electricians$61,650$29.643901.18
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,200Not published3800.81
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,110$29.863500.63
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,460$28.593400.85
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$66,080$31.773401.16
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,430$13.673201.81
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$52,220$25.113201.02
Financial Managers$119,810$57.603100.85
Cooks, Fast Food$28,740$13.823001.08
Insurance Sales Agents$63,150$30.363001.42
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,310$21.303000.84
Dental Assistants$46,910$22.552901.72
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$35,650$17.142901.21
Driver/Sales Workers$43,430$20.882901.59
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,270$13.592801.50
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,200$29.422801.35
Human Resources Specialists$64,480$31.002700.68
Pharmacy Technicians$45,360$21.812701.29
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$38,780$18.642701.37
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,790$29.712701.39
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$65,460$31.472700.90
Bakers$36,090$17.352702.64
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,610$50.292600.99
Project Management Specialists$83,720$40.252600.55
Dishwashers$31,130$14.972601.24
Machinists$49,420$23.762602.07
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,450$23.782604.02
Sales Managers$104,090$50.042400.87
Computer User Support Specialists$56,520$27.172400.75
Physical Therapists$101,640$48.862402.06
Food Batchmakers$45,610$21.932403.09
Childcare Workers$33,100$15.912301.02
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,170$36.142300.86
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,340$22.762300.67
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550$28.632201.29
Tellers$38,640$18.582201.53
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$34,950$16.802201.89
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$44,190$21.242200.82
Construction Managers$97,540$46.902101.27
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,590$29.132101.18
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,580Not published2000.71
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,300$17.932001.16
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$54,020$25.972001.21
Packers and Packagers, Hand$34,500$16.592000.81
Food Service Managers$62,520$30.061901.83
Lawyers$107,460$51.671900.56
Dental Hygienists$81,570$39.221901.92
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,100$30.341900.94
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$61,920$29.771800.83
Security Guards$40,060$19.261800.32
Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,510$28.131801.24
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$52,000$25.001801.83
Highway Maintenance Workers$59,220$28.471802.62
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,130$29.871800.67
Training and Development Specialists$61,280$29.461700.86
Self-Enrichment Teachers$46,530$22.371701.17
Physician Assistants$134,180$64.511702.31
Bus Drivers, School$48,480$23.311700.97
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,070$18.301600.74
Medical Records Specialists$49,340$23.721601.87
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$58,940$28.341601.71
Industrial Production Managers$104,390$50.191501.41
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,690$18.601500.80
Pharmacists$143,050$68.771501.04
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,240$30.401501.15
Cost Estimators$63,070$30.321401.46
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,520$37.751400.28
Software Developers$95,860$46.091400.19
Mechanical Engineers$98,900$47.551401.06
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,260$29.931400.48
Firefighters$46,990$22.591400.90
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$35,070$16.861401.06
Recreation Workers$37,860$18.201400.93
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,340$22.281401.49
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,690$17.161401.19
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$102,390Not published1300.90
Personal Financial Advisors$88,100$42.361301.10
Loan Officers$63,820$30.681301.11
Industrial Engineers$86,560$41.611300.81
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$61,990$29.801300.61
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,290$29.471302.65
Chefs and Head Cooks$57,000$27.401301.48
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,280$23.691301.65
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,420$23.761300.71
Sewing Machine Operators$37,900$18.221302.90
Civil Engineers$94,280$45.331200.72
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,270$27.061200.68
Occupational Therapists$84,260$40.511201.70
Nurse Practitioners$123,910$59.571200.85
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$68,060$32.721200.82
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$39,270$18.881201.78
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,950$16.801200.89
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$70,660$33.971201.82
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,870$22.541204.66
Social and Community Service Managers$78,420$37.701101.17
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$91,290$43.891100.82
Public Relations Specialists$61,760$29.691100.88
Physicians, All Other$280,490$134.851100.70
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,130$18.331102.04
Parts Salespersons$47,060$22.621100.95
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,320$29.961101.41
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,060$16.861100.64
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,450$68.011000.34
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,260$44.841001.03
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,540$36.801000.68
Fundraisers$63,400$30.481001.97
Insurance Underwriters$69,500$33.411002.18
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,780$29.701000.67
Speech-Language Pathologists$87,160$41.901001.29
Paramedics$59,140$28.431002.23
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$51,720$24.871004.81
Administrative Services Managers$93,960$45.18900.75
Compliance Officers$61,870$29.75900.51
Computer Systems Analysts$96,510$46.40900.40
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$52,450$25.22900.39
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$49,680$23.88901.52
Graphic Designers$49,940$24.01901.08
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,990$22.11903.02
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$67,900$32.64905.11
Phlebotomists$45,310$21.79901.36
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$37,810$18.18900.66
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,980$28.36901.94
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$58,360$28.06900.45
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,890$21.58901.22
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,130$18.33901.57
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,280$16.96901.04
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,390$29.03901.59
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$41,080$19.75900.82
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$79,440$38.19905.86
Facilities Managers$79,770$38.35801.15
Managers, All Other$110,070$52.92800.30
Management Analysts$94,690$45.52800.20
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,230Not published800.73
Instructional Coordinators$83,400$40.09800.78
Dentists, General$171,740$82.57801.46
Opticians, Dispensing$42,050$20.22802.52
Correctional Officers and Jailers$60,760$29.21800.46
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$58,140$27.95801.39
Animal Caretakers$31,970$15.37800.72
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$60,760$29.21800.37
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,140$24.59800.94
Printing Press Operators$44,380$21.34801.31
Production Workers, All Other$41,420$19.91800.73
Human Resources Managers$109,140$52.47700.70
Architectural and Engineering Managers$136,170$65.47700.77
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$67,830$32.61704.08
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$53,380$25.66701.14
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$39,680$19.08701.01
Coaches and Scouts$39,800Not published700.68
Emergency Medical Technicians$38,950$18.72700.86
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$80,990$38.94700.98
Protective Service Workers, All Other$40,330$19.39702.05
Pest Control Workers$46,150$22.19701.46
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,010$20.20701.58
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$47,960$23.06702.60
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,190$29.42700.39
Sheet Metal Workers$65,940$31.70701.42
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,450$23.30701.00
Tire Repairers and Changers$42,120$20.25701.48
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,600$19.04700.98
Chief Executives$248,510$119.47600.72
Marketing Managers$137,590$66.15600.36
Lodging Managers$60,170$28.93603.29
Data Scientists$77,420$37.22600.48
Electrical Engineers$101,210$48.66600.64
Urban and Regional Planners$79,270$38.11603.07
Library Technicians$39,730$19.10601.85
Family Medicine Physicians$168,080$80.81601.17
Surgical Technologists$63,230$30.40601.22
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,360$22.77600.73
Physical Therapist Aides$27,370$13.16602.81
Medical Equipment Preparers$39,840$19.16601.80
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$50,280$24.17600.79
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,200$23.17600.88
Postal Service Clerks$62,130$29.87601.73
Roofers$50,720$24.38601.00
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$52,620$25.30603.06
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,690$29.18600.99
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$108,970$52.39601.08
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$40,150$19.30600.59
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,070$18.31600.89
Tool and Die Makers$63,260$30.41602.58
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,570$22.39600.84
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$56,180$27.01500.35
Financial and Investment Analysts$80,100$38.51500.31
Architectural and Civil Drafters$52,050$25.03501.01
Healthcare Social Workers$63,360$30.46500.65
Community Health Workers$62,160$29.88501.90
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$80,090Not published500.97
Tutors$34,510$16.59500.70
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$54,950$26.42500.97
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$73,050$35.12500.91
Cooks, Short Order$36,090$17.35500.87
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$82,160$39.50500.54
Real Estate Sales Agents$60,470$29.07500.61
Public Safety Telecommunicators$55,550$26.71501.02
Data Entry Keyers$40,450$19.45500.89
Construction and Building Inspectors$70,730$34.01500.79
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$64,230$30.88502.25
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,420$18.95501.68
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,190$21.73500.72
Logisticians$75,180$36.15400.35
Property Appraisers and Assessors$63,880$30.71401.70
Computer Network Support Specialists$63,720$30.64400.66
Computer Occupations, All Other$82,330$39.58400.20
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$76,840$36.94400.94
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,570$29.12401.26
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$73,500$35.34401.06
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$78,660$37.82401.13
Biological TechniciansNot publishedNot published401.32
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,400$38.17400.61
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$55,260$26.57400.65
Social Workers, All Other$66,880$32.15401.60
Health Education Specialists$58,700$28.22401.46
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$72,690$34.95401.07
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,600$26.25400.94
Producers and DirectorsNot publishedNot published400.60
Optometrists$118,030$56.75402.34
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,250$23.20400.79
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$49,620$23.86401.58
Residential Advisors$43,410$20.87401.18
Advertising Sales Agents$49,200$23.65400.89
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$102,850$49.45400.29
Bill and Account Collectors$47,770$22.97400.61
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,550$25.75400.62
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$34,670$16.67401.45
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,360$23.25403.76
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,540$22.37402.43
Medical Equipment RepairersNot publishedNot published401.24
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,260$17.44403.18
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,030$22.61401.07
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$66,780$32.11403.14
Helpers--Production Workers$42,220$20.30400.54
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,820$23.47301.03
Computer Programmers$85,590$41.15300.76
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$48,040$23.10302.03
Clergy$53,640$25.79301.30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$70,850Not published300.65
Editors$57,200$27.50300.80
Dietitians and Nutritionists$59,890$28.79301.00
Veterinarians$124,330$59.78300.83
Dietetic Technicians$38,790$18.65302.48
Orderlies$36,940$17.76301.31
Medical Transcriptionists$46,400$22.31301.74
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$74,850$35.99300.72
Bailiffs$25,960$12.48304.29
Transportation Security Screeners$61,110$29.38301.54
Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,990$16.82300.49
Sales Engineers$82,780$39.80301.35
Order Clerks$40,470$19.46301.04
Couriers and Messengers$39,710$19.09301.09
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$55,750$26.80300.86
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$77,570$37.30300.81
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$53,550$25.75304.97
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$80,390$38.65Not publishedNot published
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,370$23.74Not publishedNot published
Library Assistants, Clerical$29,790$14.32Not publishedNot published
Musicians and SingersNot published$43.69Not 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.