Michigan City Employment

Employment and Industries in the Michigan City, Indiana Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Michigan City than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Michigan City.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Michigan City.
A list of any large public companies in Michigan City.

Most Popular Jobs in Michigan City, Indiana Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	770	54,650	$37,080 - 72,970	24%	56%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	520	28,770	$15,860 - 56,310	9%	54%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	450	44,470	$29,670 - 61,330	14%	95%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	330	47,990	$23,660 - 86,480	8%	51%
5	Accountants and auditors	270	53,460	$29,830 - 83,180	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	56,520	$31,370 - 95,440	11%	95%
7	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	100	33,450	$22,370 - 48,190	15%	51%
8	Medical and health services managers	100	71,190	$39,990 - 106,230	16%	57%
9	Industrial engineers	100	59,100	$44,670 - 78,710	20%	74%
10	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	90	69,210	$30,570 - 0	12%	51%
11	Sales managers	90	79,120	$50,160 - 106,290	10%	69%
12	Financial managers	80	66,890	$36,700 - 108,730	13%	60%
13	Chief executives	70	126,200	$48,630 - 0	2%	65%
14	Mechanical engineers	70	57,730	$38,590 - 77,450	4%	78%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	60	69,500	$50,240 - 91,600	8%	78%
16	Engineering managers	60	90,460	$54,110 - 134,100	7%	84%
17	Network and computer systems administrators	60	58,250	$38,770 - 78,030	27%	50%
18	Pharmacists	60	83,450	$32,250 - 108,070	22%	97%
19	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	50	46,110	$34,510 - 60,070	30%	77%
20	Lawyers	50	65,270	$39,320 - 98,390	11%	99%
21	Marketing managers	40	73,710	$38,650 - 114,520	14%	69%
22	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	48,650	$26,980 - 66,100	18%	56%
23	Training and development specialists	40	40,020	$22,680 - 65,080	18%	56%
24	Physical therapists	40	70,540	$54,400 - 91,160	27%	89%
25	Floral designers	40	23,660	$13,590 - 41,660	0%	55%
26	Librarians	40	42,970	$19,000 - 62,010	4%	85%
27	Detectives and criminal investigators	40	40,190	$33,360 - 47,760	17%	54%
28	Computer systems analysts	30	63,100	$31,650 - 88,210	29%	68%
29	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	30	42,040	$28,430 - 60,520	20%	87%
30	Computer and information systems managers	30	66,440	$35,400 - 100,850	16%	73%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	1,680	21,110	$13,570 - 29,410	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,670	17,850	$12,370 - 25,630	-2%	10%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,090	15,440	$11,740 - 19,950	18%	5%
4	Team assemblers	910	22,180	$13,770 - 31,040	0%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	880	14,160	$11,480 - 19,430	11%	14%
6	Stock clerks and order fillers	870	22,870	$14,940 - 31,230	-7%	8%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	820	21,690	$14,490 - 31,570	15%	4%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	760	27,790	$19,400 - 36,640	13%	16%
9	Customer service representatives	740	23,430	$12,940 - 37,820	25%	22%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	650	27,020	$18,660 - 38,150	1%	18%
11	Office clerks, general	650	23,950	$13,840 - 36,770	13%	19%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	630	40,310	$25,630 - 54,900	10%	4%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	630	25,410	$15,630 - 34,670	2%	5%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	590	33,790	$19,770 - 52,110	10%	6%
15	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	540	36,690	$23,760 - 48,610	4%	25%
16	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	540	21,330	$16,550 - 27,660	18%	7%
17	Packers and packagers, hand	540	20,100	$13,890 - 28,010	-11%	3%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	500	47,020	$28,360 - 69,710	-4%	15%
19	General and operations managers	440	87,050	$44,540 - [?]	2%	48%
20	Machinists	430	37,500	$28,690 - 48,860	-2%	3%
21	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	410	20,900	$15,620 - 28,580	18%	6%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	400	42,890	$24,040 - 71,600	6%	29%
23	Industrial truck and tractor operators	390	29,110	$18,140 - 41,960	-1%	2%
24	Carpenters	380	39,660	$25,340 - 66,350	10%	6%
25	Security guards	380	25,710	$18,890 - 34,980	17%	13%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	360	26,000	$18,250 - 35,190	11%	14%
27	Bus drivers, school	350	26,960	$13,580 - 39,060	9%	4%
28	Teacher assistants	340	18,940	$13,440 - 23,630	10%	18%
29	Construction laborers	340	32,850	$20,760 - 52,840	11%	5%
30	Helpers--production workers	340	25,970	$16,730 - 35,140	0%	4%
31	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	300	31,980	$23,320 - 43,440	15%	18%
32	Receptionists and information clerks	280	20,700	$16,220 - 26,730	17%	13%
33	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	280	16,000	$12,360 - 19,600	13%	5%
34	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	280	34,280	$23,980 - 51,860	5%	2%
35	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	270	26,370	$17,890 - 33,530	-4%	5%
36	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	260	24,900	$17,780 - 34,300	4%	6%
37	Food preparation workers	260	16,190	$12,330 - 21,140	15%	7%
38	Bartenders	260	16,440	$11,950 - 22,560	11%	17%
39	Tellers	240	20,190	$17,040 - 23,350	14%	16%
40	Highway maintenance workers	240	27,920	$22,170 - 34,130	9%	5%
41	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	230	24,710	$16,830 - 33,410	8%	4%
42	Cooks, fast food	230	13,750	$11,680 - 17,300	8%	5%
43	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	230	31,040	$20,030 - 45,560	-6%	14%
44	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	230	34,660	$27,800 - 41,950	14%	7%
45	Cooks, restaurant	220	19,940	$13,180 - 29,000	12%	5%
46	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	220	34,600	$19,660 - 55,540	14%	4%
47	Electricians	200	47,860	$23,910 - 70,130	7%	7%
48	Word processors and typists	200	24,360	$18,860 - 28,950	-11%	19%
49	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	190	25,930	$19,800 - 33,520	4%	15%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	190	45,800	$27,130 - 66,970	7%	13%
51	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	190	54,890	$34,320 - 72,870	8%	3%
52	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	180	55,120	$35,790 - 73,250	11%	4%
53	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	170	37,180	$31,250 - 44,820	11%	33%
54	Dishwashers	170	14,340	$11,560 - 19,790	10%	3%
55	Medical assistants	160	24,520	$19,690 - 32,780	35%	10%
56	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	160	30,880	$21,800 - 41,700	-14%	0%
57	Foundry mold and coremakers	160	30,030	$23,320 - 42,420	-22%	0%
58	Medical secretaries	160	27,770	$19,430 - 44,490	17%	18%
59	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	160	32,320	$23,880 - 46,070	-2%	6%
60	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	150	36,130	$19,700 - 56,020	-22%	0%
61	Child care workers	150	21,290	$13,320 - 33,650	18%	15%
62	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	140	40,200	$25,150 - 54,760	4%	30%
63	Recreation workers	130	25,860	$16,220 - 31,640	13%	47%
64	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	130	20,910	$14,660 - 26,910	11%	5%
65	Sheet metal workers	130	36,520	$25,360 - 56,430	7%	4%
66	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	130	18,800	$12,870 - 26,850	14%	3%
67	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	130	19,880	$11,910 - 28,320	12%	6%
68	Machine feeders and offbearers	130	16,860	$11,960 - 22,430	-14%	0%
69	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	120	20,420	$13,880 - 39,680	-8%	5%
70	Driver/sales workers	120	23,730	$12,920 - 34,130	-4%	4%
71	Postal service mail carriers	120	44,100	$34,220 - 55,730	1%	11%
72	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	13,600	$11,570 - 17,050	12%	6%
73	Grinding and polishing workers, hand	120	25,810	$19,190 - 35,000	-6%	4%
74	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	110	34,480	$21,690 - 51,260	-12%	0%
75	Food service managers	110	46,160	$29,620 - 61,930	5%	24%
76	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	110	54,710	$26,990 - 74,630	9%	10%
77	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	110	43,070	$29,710 - 62,070	9%	3%
78	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	110	32,660	$23,040 - 44,020	-12%	4%
79	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	110	34,030	$19,610 - 55,620	-15%	0%
80	Food servers, nonrestaurant	110	15,870	$11,680 - 20,620	16%	9%
81	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	29,770	$17,750 - 43,180	3%	18%
82	Sewing machine operators	100	19,370	$13,600 - 25,750	-26%	5%
83	Industrial production managers	100	69,650	$43,760 - 97,550	-5%	43%
84	Computer support specialists	90	32,900	$21,890 - 49,390	13%	43%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	90	44,530	$28,160 - 61,420	10%	17%
86	Loan officers	90	45,400	$25,810 - 93,770	12%	49%
87	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	15,460	$11,930 - 19,050	10%	17%
88	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	90	35,740	$25,270 - 47,640	12%	3%
89	Cost estimators	90	47,870	$25,380 - 83,470	19%	32%
90	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	90	23,950	$16,370 - 31,490	-4%	4%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	80	37,020	$22,540 - 51,270	13%	17%
92	Dental assistants	80	29,240	$22,170 - 38,460	29%	9%
93	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	80	37,830	$24,760 - 47,550	0%	3%
94	Nonfarm animal caretakers	80	17,370	$11,940 - 26,460	18%	16%
95	Tool and die makers	80	47,990	$41,280 - 56,390	-9%	5%
96	Sales representatives, services, all other	80	45,540	$28,630 - 72,050	28%	48%
97	Legal secretaries	70	27,510	$21,000 - 34,240	12%	18%
98	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	70	34,880	$23,920 - 52,090	13%	11%
99	Order clerks	70	25,780	$20,770 - 31,540	-23%	16%
100	Industrial machinery mechanics	70	39,380	$27,160 - 62,750	9%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Michigan City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Foundry mold and coremakers	30,030	160	98
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	25,810	120	12.6
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,130	150	10.5
Highway maintenance workers	27,920	240	9.9
Word processors and typists	24,360	200	5.1
Machine feeders and offbearers	16,860	130	4.8
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,320	160	4.7
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,660	110	4.7
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,030	110	4.4
Teachers and instructors, all other	28,770	520	4.3
Machinists	37,500	430	4.2
Bus drivers, school	26,960	350	3.4
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,480	110	3.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,280	280	3
Team assemblers	22,180	910	2.9
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,020	500	2.7
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,370	270	2.7
Sheet metal workers	36,520	130	2.7
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	33,450	100	2.6
Helpers--production workers	25,970	340	2.5
Packers and packagers, hand	20,100	540	2.4
Industrial production managers	69,650	100	2.3
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	20,420	120	2.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,880	160	2.3
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,110	390	2.3
Food servers, nonrestaurant	15,870	110	2.1
Food service managers	46,160	110	2
Sewing machine operators	19,370	100	1.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	54,890	190	1.9
Bartenders	16,440	260	1.9
Industrial engineers	59,100	100	1.9
Recreation workers	25,860	130	1.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	31,040	230	1.8
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,870	870	1.7
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	29,770	100	1.7
Cashiers	17,850	1,670	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,690	540	1.7
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,200	140	1.7
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	26,000	360	1.6
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,790	590	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,440	1,090	1.6
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	43,070	110	1.6
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,900	410	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	45,800	190	1.5
Medical and health services managers	71,190	100	1.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	21,330	540	1.5
Cooks, fast food	13,750	230	1.5
Tellers	20,190	240	1.4
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,310	630	1.4
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,910	130	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Michigan City, Indiana Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	54,890	1.37	190
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	55,120	1.26	180
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,480	1.26	110
Child care workers	21,290	1.2	150
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,520	1.18	230
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,030	1.17	110
Helpers--production workers	25,970	1.16	340
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,660	1.16	110
Recreation workers	25,860	1.14	130
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	40,310	1.14	630
Construction laborers	32,850	1.14	340
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,410	1.12	630
Security guards	25,710	1.12	380
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	43,070	1.12	110
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,880	1.11	160
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,130	1.1	150
Electricians	47,860	1.09	200
Bus drivers, school	26,960	1.09	350
Carpenters	39,660	1.08	380
Packers and packagers, hand	20,100	1.06	540
Machinists	37,500	1.06	430
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,370	1.05	270
Foundry mold and coremakers	30,030	1.05	160
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,790	1.04	590
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,870	1.04	870
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	40,200	1.04	140
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	34,280	1.03	280
Industrial truck and tractor operators	29,110	1.03	390
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	21,690	1.02	820
Cashiers	17,850	1.02	1,670
Food service managers	46,160	1.02	110
Postal service mail carriers	44,100	1.01	120
Office clerks, general	23,950	1.01	650
Medical secretaries	27,770	1.01	160
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,710	1	110
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	34,600	1	220
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	42,890	0.99	400
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	25,810	0.99	120
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	32,320	0.98	160
Cooks, restaurant	19,940	0.98	220
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	27,020	0.98	650
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,440	0.98	1,090
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	36,690	0.98	540
Accountants and auditors	53,460	0.97	270
General and operations managers	87,050	0.97	440
Registered nurses	54,650	0.97	770
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	18,800	0.96	130
Driver/sales workers	23,730	0.96	120
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	20,910	0.96	130
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	31,040	0.96	230

Highest Paying Jobs in Michigan City, Indiana Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	180,700
Family and general practitioners	140,290	30
Chief executives	126,200	70
Engineering managers	90,460	60
General and operations managers	87,050	440
Pharmacists	83,450	60
Sales managers	79,120	90
Management analysts	78,220
Marketing managers	73,710	40
Medical and health services managers	71,190	100
Physical therapists	70,540	40
Industrial production managers	69,650	100
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	69,500	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	69,210	90
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	66,900
Financial managers	66,890	80
Computer and information systems managers	66,440	30
Lawyers	65,270	50
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	64,650	60
Computer systems analysts	63,100	30
Industrial engineers	59,100	100
Sales engineers	58,900
Network and computer systems administrators	58,250	60
Mechanical engineers	57,730	70
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	57,150	40
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,520	230
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	55,120	180
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	54,890	190
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	54,710	110
Registered nurses	54,650	770
Accountants and auditors	53,460	270
Automotive body and related repairers	50,910	30
Millwrights	49,790
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	48,650	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	47,990	330
Tool and die makers	47,990	80
Cost estimators	47,870	90
Electricians	47,860	200
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	47,020	500
Cement masons and concrete finishers	46,350	40
Food service managers	46,160	110
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	46,110	50
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	45,880
Administrative services managers	45,860	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	45,800	190
Sales representatives, services, all other	45,540	80
Loan officers	45,400	90
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	44,530	90
Elementary school teachers, except special education	44,470	450
Postal service clerks	44,420	30

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