Battle Creek Employment

Employment and Industries in the Battle Creek, Michigan 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 Battle Creek than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Battle Creek.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Battle Creek.
A list of any large public companies in Battle Creek.

Most Popular Jobs in Battle Creek, Michigan 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	1,430	76,760	$40,360 - 0	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	450	50,010	$31,280 - 70,560	14%	95%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	450	53,510	$34,540 - 72,630	11%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	440	56,530	$34,960 - 86,870	6%	96%
5	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	370	54,970	$29,930 - 94,730	8%	51%
6	Industrial engineers	360	65,830	$41,890 - 95,570	20%	74%
7	Accountants and auditors	270	52,840	$30,910 - 91,730	18%	79%
8	Management analysts	250	67,120	$45,730 - 88,010	22%	78%
9	Computer specialists, all other	190	64,090	$40,180 - 81,780	15%	68%
10	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	150	84,690	$65,290 - 116,010	8%	78%
11	Chief executives	150	140,560	$59,090 - 0	2%	65%
12	Child, family, and school social workers	150	53,270	$27,990 - 69,050	19%	77%
13	Social and human service assistants	140	31,270	$23,970 - 39,450	34%	58%
14	Self-enrichment education teachers	140	45,500	$25,210 - 63,340	23%	54%
15	Mechanical engineers	140	63,380	$42,550 - 91,930	4%	78%
16	Managers, all other	130	91,830	$46,530 - 132,660	7%	55%
17	Sales managers	120	81,520	$42,030 - 116,840	10%	69%
18	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	110	60,140	$27,520 - 100,430	18%	56%
19	Financial managers	110	88,710	$55,160 - 139,070	13%	60%
20	Public relations specialists	100	53,480	$32,310 - 85,920	18%	81%
21	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	90	46,140	$13,000 - 80,340	17%	56%
22	Engineering managers	90	105,450	$57,360 - 0	7%	84%
23	Lawyers	90	71,520	$51,720 - 104,110	11%	99%
24	Pharmacists	90	103,690	$85,040 - 136,720	22%	97%
25	Medical and health services managers	90	85,580	$40,670 - 133,460	16%	57%
26	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	57,910	$33,320 - 81,770	13%	73%
27	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	70	49,780	$34,390 - 73,620	5%	58%
28	Instructional coordinators	70	60,820	$31,860 - 98,450	23%	79%
29	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	70	59,920	$41,880 - 81,410	12%	51%
30	Dentists, general	70	164,400	$94,580 - 0	9%	100%
31	Physician assistants	70	70,990	$56,450 - 91,700	27%	67%
32	Education, training, and library workers, all other	60	32,530	$18,970 - 57,620	11%	79%
33	Graphic designers	60	33,310	$24,140 - 49,960	10%	55%
34	Special education teachers, middle school	50	47,510	$34,380 - 64,310	16%	87%
35	Computer programmers	50	68,040	$36,030 - 97,330	0%	73%
36	Network and computer systems administrators	50	55,440	$37,890 - 75,170	27%	50%
37	Physical therapists	50	81,240	$52,570 - 0	27%	89%
38	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	78,600	$45,180 - 131,660	16%	99%
39	Occupational therapists	40	62,510	$35,160 - 79,760	23%	90%
40	Librarians	40	56,840	$22,950 - 80,750	4%	85%
41	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	43,220	$27,400 - 61,250	25%	58%
42	Clergy	40	29,780	$11,870 - 64,500	19%	75%
43	Medical and public health social workers	40	51,640	$36,060 - 70,330	24%	77%
44	Civil engineers	40	58,930	$40,250 - 87,790	18%	87%
45	Human resources managers, all other	40	101,380	$51,740 - 0	11%	58%
46	Computer and information systems managers	40	84,190	$53,510 - 125,780	16%	73%
47	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30	35,070	$23,170 - 46,130	24%	78%
48	Speech-language pathologists	30	54,210	$30,240 - 75,910	11%	98%
49	Veterinarians	30		$0 - 0	35%	100%

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	2,230	20,730	$12,690 - 31,220	12%	25%
2	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,510	15,280	$11,540 - 22,600	18%	5%
3	Cashiers	1,340	17,560	$12,140 - 24,550	-2%	10%
4	Office clerks, general	1,100	23,180	$13,280 - 35,120	13%	19%
5	Waiters and waitresses	990	14,160	$11,550 - 18,370	11%	14%
6	Team assemblers	890	28,600	$19,670 - 41,960	0%	5%
7	Food preparation workers	860	16,370	$11,900 - 22,110	15%	7%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	770	26,160	$16,040 - 36,020	15%	4%
9	Maintenance and repair workers, general	740	39,660	$21,600 - 59,190	10%	6%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	730	25,570	$13,520 - 41,810	-7%	8%
11	Business operations specialists, all other	710	61,420	$39,190 - 87,400	21%	49%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	690	28,060	$16,390 - 42,020	13%	16%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	690	28,620	$20,750 - 36,460	1%	18%
14	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	680	30,550	$20,520 - 37,330	-4%	5%
15	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	630	25,470	$19,890 - 33,490	18%	7%
16	General and operations managers	590	83,670	$30,790 - 144,580	2%	48%
17	Teacher assistants	550	21,150	$16,520 - 27,350	10%	18%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	550	53,280	$33,090 - 74,320	-4%	15%
19	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	550	33,370	$21,730 - 48,710	-2%	6%
20	Customer service representatives	520	31,830	$18,600 - 50,590	25%	22%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	500	43,700	$22,260 - 64,230	6%	29%
22	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	490	32,830	$23,560 - 44,350	10%	4%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	470	39,210	$24,620 - 59,080	4%	25%
24	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	460	26,890	$16,300 - 37,620	4%	6%
25	Receptionists and information clerks	450	22,340	$14,010 - 31,470	17%	13%
26	Packers and packagers, hand	420	19,030	$11,880 - 33,150	-11%	3%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	390	28,310	$17,600 - 39,930	11%	14%
28	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	340	32,640	$23,900 - 50,930	-6%	14%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	340	33,780	$17,520 - 53,250	8%	4%
30	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	340	14,710	$11,560 - 18,840	10%	8%
31	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	320	26,370	$15,410 - 43,320	18%	6%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	310	51,340	$30,540 - 79,230	7%	13%
33	Logisticians	310	62,910	$51,910 - 78,260	17%	43%
34	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	300	26,830	$18,900 - 35,000	4%	15%
35	Industrial truck and tractor operators	290	32,230	$22,130 - 49,640	-1%	2%
36	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	290	19,320	$14,160 - 24,750	13%	5%
37	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	280	23,060	$17,430 - 28,900	11%	5%
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	280	39,030	$31,950 - 48,210	14%	7%
39	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	270	34,350	$15,510 - 58,390	14%	4%
40	Personal and home care aides	260	18,090	$15,180 - 22,520	51%	10%
41	Food batchmakers	260	27,060	$18,650 - 35,480	11%	5%
42	Carpenters	250	42,830	$25,820 - 67,850	10%	6%
43	Construction laborers	250	32,030	$19,870 - 44,950	11%	5%
44	Cooks, restaurant	240	19,310	$12,760 - 26,880	12%	5%
45	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	230	48,790	$38,120 - 57,920	11%	33%
46	Machinists	230	32,770	$23,800 - 44,720	-2%	3%
47	Electricians	220	48,760	$31,330 - 68,810	7%	7%
48	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	220	45,100	$37,870 - 55,800	8%	3%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	220	53,130	$30,710 - 73,330	9%	10%
50	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	210	38,850	$25,720 - 52,050	15%	18%
51	Helpers--production workers	200	30,340	$19,620 - 42,760	0%	4%
52	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	200	43,920	$24,810 - 73,620	0%	42%
53	Child care workers	200	19,730	$12,150 - 32,430	18%	15%
54	Counter and rental clerks	190	23,180	$15,250 - 38,090	23%	16%
55	Postal service mail carriers	180	43,340	$34,420 - 50,690	1%	11%
56	Medical assistants	170	26,090	$20,560 - 32,150	35%	10%
57	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	170	15,430	$11,970 - 19,280	10%	5%
58	Industrial production managers	170	86,510	$53,680 - 118,710	-5%	43%
59	Bartenders	160	15,750	$11,810 - 20,080	11%	17%
60	All other information and record clerks	160	35,900	$26,040 - 47,110	-12%	21%
61	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	160	15,170	$11,470 - 20,480	12%	6%
62	Bus drivers, school	150	25,060	$19,900 - 30,960	9%	4%
63	Dishwashers	140	15,040	$11,850 - 18,520	10%	3%
64	Sales representatives, services, all other	140	39,480	$19,190 - 64,870	28%	48%
65	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	140	27,180	$18,730 - 40,550	13%	4%
66	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	140	27,090	$21,190 - 34,570	5%	2%
67	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	130	29,800	$15,460 - 37,250	3%	18%
68	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	130	16,920	$12,070 - 23,570	12%	6%
69	Industrial machinery mechanics	130	43,240	$32,220 - 56,460	9%	5%
70	Pharmacy technicians	130	24,050	$18,300 - 31,700	32%	16%
71	Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	120	32,240	$23,250 - 42,930	-8%	3%
72	Dental hygienists	110	56,870	$47,030 - 71,740	30%	33%
73	Preschool teachers, except special education	110	24,540	$13,080 - 35,700	26%	43%
74	Cost estimators	110	60,250	$33,260 - 92,920	19%	32%
75	Automotive body and related repairers	110	34,570	$23,440 - 54,580	12%	3%
76	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	100	41,300	$27,030 - 57,660	4%	30%
77	Healthcare support workers, all other	100	28,370	$17,730 - 44,230	16%	10%
78	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	100	30,070	$21,370 - 40,080	-14%	0%
79	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	36,190	$21,680 - 49,780	-4%	4%
80	Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	100	44,680	$22,940 - 62,570	7%	0%
81	Computer support specialists	90	44,260	$24,390 - 71,930	13%	43%
82	Dental assistants	90	28,750	$21,440 - 36,120	29%	9%
83	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	90	15,150	$11,740 - 20,480	10%	17%
84	Administrative services managers	90	73,520	$47,270 - 98,210	12%	40%
85	Bakers	80	19,770	$12,790 - 27,600	10%	8%
86	Radiologic technologists and technicians	80	45,520	$30,680 - 60,520	15%	25%
87	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	80	27,440	$20,630 - 36,400	0%	22%
88	Driver/sales workers	80	20,470	$16,240 - 23,040	-4%	4%
89	Industrial engineering technicians	80	36,670	$26,380 - 52,020	10%	18%
90	Maintenance workers, machinery	80	39,100	$29,770 - 48,440	0%	0%
91	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	80	17,560	$14,260 - 21,850	17%	14%
92	Structural metal fabricators and fitters	80	41,420	$33,220 - 54,500	0%	0%
93	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	17,970	$13,730 - 22,270	14%	3%
94	Legal secretaries	70	30,290	$23,860 - 38,690	12%	18%
95	Sheet metal workers	70	57,320	$40,880 - 71,400	7%	4%
96	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	70	44,720	$26,800 - 64,720	9%	47%
97	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	70	35,980	$19,930 - 58,090	8%	9%
98	Food service managers	70	38,710	$23,870 - 53,950	5%	24%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	70	58,740	$33,590 - 87,540	4%	38%
100	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	60	48,460	$28,880 - 77,850	0%	36%

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Jobs More Common Near Battle Creek Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	33,370	550	13.9
Logisticians	62,910	310	12.1
Food batchmakers	27,060	260	10.6
Internists, general		120	9.8
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,240	120	6.2
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	30,550	680	5.8
Industrial engineers	65,830	360	5.8
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	44,680	100	4.5
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	27,180	140	3.7
Industrial production managers	86,510	170	3.4
Computer specialists, all other	64,090	190	3.3
Food preparation workers	16,370	860	3
Self-enrichment education teachers	45,500	140	2.9
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,060	280	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,280	550	2.6
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,190	100	2.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,690	150	2.5
Team assemblers	28,600	890	2.5
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,510	450	2.4
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	15,430	170	2.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	32,640	340	2.2
Automotive body and related repairers	34,570	110	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	51,340	310	2.1
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	43,920	200	2.1
Business operations specialists, all other	61,420	710	2
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	14,710	340	2
All other information and record clerks	35,900	160	2
Mechanical engineers	63,380	140	2
Dental hygienists	56,870	110	2
Machinists	32,770	230	1.9
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	29,800	130	1.9
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	45,100	220	1.9
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	15,280	1,510	1.9
Child, family, and school social workers	53,270	150	1.8
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,240	130	1.8
Registered nurses	76,760	1,430	1.8
Healthcare support workers, all other	28,370	100	1.8
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60,140	110	1.8
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	26,890	460	1.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general	39,660	740	1.7
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	26,830	300	1.7
Packers and packagers, hand	19,030	420	1.6
Postal service mail carriers	43,340	180	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	28,310	390	1.5
Personal and home care aides	18,090	260	1.5
Retail salespersons	20,730	2,230	1.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,470	630	1.5
Chief executives	140,560	150	1.5
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	48,790	230	1.5
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,530	440	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Battle Creek, Michigan Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Child, family, and school social workers	53,270	1.39	150
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60,140	1.38	110
Registered nurses	76,760	1.36	1,430
Helpers--production workers	30,340	1.35	200
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	33,780	1.28	340
Self-enrichment education teachers	45,500	1.27	140
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,160	1.23	770
Maintenance and repair workers, general	39,660	1.22	740
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	30,550	1.22	680
Managers, all other	91,830	1.18	130
Social and human service assistants	31,270	1.18	140
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	26,370	1.18	320
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,530	1.17	440
Carpenters	42,830	1.17	250
All other information and record clerks	35,900	1.16	160
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,570	1.16	730
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	25,470	1.14	630
Cost estimators	60,250	1.14	110
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,230	1.14	290
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	45,100	1.13	220
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,690	1.13	150
Business operations specialists, all other	61,420	1.12	710
Customer service representatives	31,830	1.12	520
Team assemblers	28,600	1.12	890
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,510	1.12	450
Food batchmakers	27,060	1.11	260
Electricians	48,760	1.11	220
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	32,240	1.11	120
Child care workers	19,730	1.11	200
Construction laborers	32,030	1.11	250
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	48,790	1.1	230
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,320	1.09	290
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,920	1.09	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,850	1.08	210
Industrial production managers	86,510	1.08	170
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,010	1.07	450
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,280	1.06	550
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	39,030	1.06	280
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,060	1.06	280
Counter and rental clerks	23,180	1.06	190
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	39,210	1.04	470
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	28,620	1.04	690
Computer specialists, all other	64,090	1.04	190
Financial managers	88,710	1.03	110
Preschool teachers, except special education	24,540	1.03	110
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,240	1.03	130
Chief executives	140,560	1.02	150
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,970	1.02	370
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	33,370	1.02	550
Teacher assistants	21,150	1.02	550

Highest Paying Jobs in Battle Creek, Michigan Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	164,400	70
Chief executives	140,560	150
Physicians and surgeons, all other	138,370	40
Family and general practitioners	134,250
Engineering managers	105,450	90
Pharmacists	103,690	90
Human resources managers, all other	101,380	40
Managers, all other	91,830	130
Financial managers	88,710	110
Industrial production managers	86,510	170
Medical and health services managers	85,580	90
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,690	150
Computer and information systems managers	84,190	40
General and operations managers	83,670	590
Market research analysts	81,850
Sales managers	81,520	120
Physical therapists	81,240	50
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	78,600	50
Financial specialists, all other	77,230
Registered nurses	76,760	1,430
Construction managers	76,240	50
Administrative services managers	73,520	90
Lawyers	71,520	90
Physician assistants	70,990	70
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	70,790	30
Computer programmers	68,040	50
Management analysts	67,120	250
Industrial engineers	65,830	360
Training and development specialists	65,750
Insurance sales agents	64,500	60
Computer specialists, all other	64,090	190
Mechanical engineers	63,380	140
Logisticians	62,910	310
Occupational therapists	62,510	40
Business operations specialists, all other	61,420	710
Instructional coordinators	60,820	70
Computer systems analysts	60,780
Cost estimators	60,250	110
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	60,140	110
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	59,920	70
Civil engineers	58,930	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	58,740	70
Mechanical drafters	58,520	30
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	57,910	90
Sheet metal workers	57,320	70
Dental hygienists	56,870	110
Librarians	56,840	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	56,530	440
Network and computer systems administrators	55,440	50
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	54,970	370

Large Companies Headquartered in Battle Creek

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