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The Detroit area is synonymous with the American automotive industry and is home to the big thee automobile makers General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company,and DaimlerChrysler. Volkswagen of America is also based in the area. Other major industry segments in the Detroit area include:
Emerging industries include:
The Detroit area is home to many Fortune 1000 companies. The largest company in the area is General Motors.Fortune 1000 companies in the Detroit metropolitan area include:
Other companies with headquarters or a significant presence in the Detroit area include:
Business awards given to the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn metropolitan area include:
For the business commuter, the Detroit area is served by by no fewer than nine highways and freeways, bus services by the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT), and the the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) for service to the suburbs. For air travel, the Detroit area is served by the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTE). DTE is the eleventh busiest airport in the United States measured by passenger volume. It is also a hub for Northwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines.
Business/economic development organizations in the greater Detroit area include:
Crain's Detroit Business, the "Business Section" of the Detroit Free Press, and the "Business Section" of the Detroit News are all good sources for news on the economy and business community in the Detroit area.
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 17,930 | 61,710 | $46,520 - 74,960 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 8,060 | 59,280 | $38,700 - 77,750 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 7,550 | 65,770 | $29,310 - 119,680 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 5,940 | 63,440 | $38,410 - 97,050 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Industrial engineers | 5,530 | 80,640 | $56,750 - 108,730 | 20% | 74% |
| 6 | Mechanical engineers | 3,800 | 82,200 | $54,200 - 110,590 | 4% | 78% |
| 7 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 3,650 | 61,580 | $39,470 - 81,010 | 6% | 96% |
| 8 | Computer software engineers, applications | 3,110 | 82,930 | $57,810 - 115,660 | 45% | 85% |
| 9 | Management analysts | 3,060 | 89,640 | $45,640 - 143,590 | 22% | 78% |
| 10 | Lawyers | 3,030 | 131,530 | $65,360 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 11 | Chief executives | 3,010 | 143,620 | $60,680 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 12 | Child, family, and school social workers | 3,010 | 49,060 | $29,790 - 72,640 | 19% | 77% |
| 13 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 2,950 | 62,630 | $39,020 - 83,850 | 11% | 95% |
| 14 | Financial managers | 2,720 | 111,600 | $65,790 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 15 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 2,440 | 63,840 | $36,020 - 97,780 | 17% | 56% |
| 16 | Computer specialists, all other | 2,400 | 76,460 | $38,320 - 113,270 | 15% | 68% |
| 17 | Social and human service assistants | 2,350 | 30,280 | $19,400 - 44,940 | 34% | 58% |
| 18 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 2,220 | 49,890 | $29,240 - 76,060 | 5% | 58% |
| 19 | Sales managers | 2,200 | 98,080 | $50,670 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 20 | Engineering managers | 2,190 | 118,940 | $79,520 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 21 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 1,980 | 73,860 | $33,160 - 121,720 | 12% | 51% |
| 22 | Computer and information systems managers | 1,850 | 112,700 | $69,790 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 23 | Electrical engineers | 1,840 | 82,260 | $57,120 - 109,390 | 6% | 81% |
| 24 | Medical and health services managers | 1,520 | 87,700 | $47,060 - 0 | 16% | 57% |
| 25 | Instructional coordinators | 1,510 | 58,430 | $33,300 - 89,530 | 23% | 79% |
| 26 | Public relations specialists | 1,490 | 58,100 | $32,100 - 88,150 | 18% | 81% |
| 27 | Pharmacists | 1,480 | 91,530 | $77,120 - 115,060 | 22% | 97% |
| 28 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 1,450 | 65,890 | $28,710 - 96,520 | 53% | 57% |
| 29 | Training and development specialists | 1,330 | 53,820 | $15,430 - 97,750 | 18% | 56% |
| 30 | Market research analysts | 1,220 | 81,040 | $46,740 - 121,120 | 20% | 82% |
| 31 | Physical therapists | 1,210 | 70,520 | $51,560 - 99,460 | 27% | 89% |
| 32 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 1,200 | 51,600 | $41,460 - 63,190 | 12% | 51% |
| 33 | Network and computer systems administrators | 1,190 | 60,420 | $40,930 - 86,180 | 27% | 50% |
| 34 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 1,180 | 64,180 | $32,880 - 116,850 | 18% | 56% |
| 35 | Medical and public health social workers | 1,160 | 41,600 | $26,720 - 57,290 | 24% | 77% |
| 36 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 1,140 | 44,910 | $29,400 - 60,580 | 25% | 58% |
| 37 | Sales and related workers, all other | 1,130 | 51,940 | $20,070 - 99,410 | 14% | 62% |
| 38 | Advertising sales agents | 1,100 | 93,240 | $32,560 - 0 | 20% | 56% |
| 39 | Civil engineers | 1,070 | 65,460 | $42,760 - 94,340 | 18% | 87% |
| 40 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 1,060 | 31,100 | $20,360 - 44,010 | 15% | 51% |
| 41 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 1,060 | 56,790 | $32,550 - 80,950 | 13% | 73% |
| 42 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 1,050 | 80,600 | $56,430 - 104,800 | 28% | 85% |
| 43 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 980 | 76,720 | $55,790 - 101,650 | 4% | 81% |
| 44 | Librarians | 920 | 54,310 | $36,980 - 76,190 | 4% | 85% |
| 45 | Graphic designers | 860 | 49,770 | $32,350 - 72,070 | 10% | 55% |
| 46 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 840 | 67,510 | $50,050 - 93,150 | 17% | 54% |
| 47 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 820 | 35,920 | $21,470 - 51,690 | 30% | 77% |
| 48 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 740 | 38,110 | $24,720 - 58,140 | 23% | 54% |
| 49 | Occupational therapists | 730 | 57,070 | $38,880 - 76,490 | 23% | 90% |
| 50 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 680 | 104,080 | $49,500 - 0 | 14% | 78% |
| 51 | Social and community service managers | 650 | 59,450 | $37,500 - 89,780 | 25% | 72% |
| 52 | Dentists, general | 640 | 182,360 | $97,110 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 53 | Database administrators | 630 | 64,870 | $34,770 - 93,910 | 29% | 72% |
| 54 | Marketing managers | 590 | 98,920 | $48,860 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 55 | Mental health counselors | 590 | 36,510 | $27,200 - 47,580 | 30% | 73% |
| 56 | Editors | 550 | 45,470 | $26,770 - 72,960 | 2% | 81% |
| 57 | Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors | 530 | 36,730 | $16,950 - 67,560 | 34% | 73% |
| 58 | Human resources managers, all other | 530 | 111,130 | $64,370 - 0 | 11% | 58% |
| 59 | Sales engineers | 520 | 82,100 | $53,780 - 107,390 | 9% | 79% |
| 60 | Operations research analysts | 510 | 71,840 | $47,890 - 110,450 | 11% | 71% |
| 61 | Coaches and scouts | 510 | 25,750 | $12,140 - 47,630 | 15% | 60% |
| 62 | Chemists | 500 | 55,290 | $33,620 - 93,000 | 9% | 93% |
| 63 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 450 | 75,920 | $52,770 - 111,850 | 18% | 88% |
| 64 | Technical writers | 450 | 62,430 | $38,330 - 96,970 | 20% | 74% |
| 65 | Purchasing managers | 440 | 101,440 | $65,590 - 0 | 3% | 57% |
| 66 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 420 | 105,180 | $49,500 - 0 | 12% | 94% |
| 67 | Credit analysts | 420 | 57,990 | $31,390 - 107,400 | 2% | 60% |
| 68 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 420 | 61,670 | $35,950 - 91,290 | 16% | 99% |
| 69 | Speech-language pathologists | 410 | 62,570 | $38,320 - 88,630 | 11% | 98% |
| 70 | Medical scientists, except epidemiologists | 400 | 57,080 | $37,880 - 77,560 | 20% | 99% |
| 71 | Private detectives and investigators | 390 | 42,410 | $29,850 - 61,210 | 18% | 52% |
| 72 | Meeting and convention planners | 380 | 42,120 | $25,740 - 60,700 | 20% | 67% |
| 73 | Social workers, all other | 370 | 58,910 | $35,490 - 73,670 | 18% | 77% |
| 74 | Personal financial advisors | 370 | 86,190 | $36,210 - 0 | 41% | 81% |
| 75 | Insurance underwriters | 350 | 51,590 | $36,750 - 72,820 | 6% | 53% |
| 76 | Physician assistants | 330 | 79,650 | $63,070 - 103,770 | 27% | 67% |
| 77 | Public relations managers | 330 | 92,670 | $60,320 - 0 | 17% | 75% |
| 78 | Floral designers | 310 | 22,120 | $15,530 - 32,970 | 0% | 55% |
| 79 | Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 310 | 75,950 | $56,400 - 105,780 | 10% | 74% |
| 80 | Rehabilitation counselors | 290 | 42,010 | $14,290 - 67,420 | 23% | 73% |
| 81 | Producers and directors | 290 | 58,410 | $37,290 - 88,140 | 11% | 75% |
| 82 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 280 | 54,000 | $27,750 - 93,810 | 15% | 72% |
| 83 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 270 | 34,600 | $13,230 - 57,750 | 11% | 79% |
| 84 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 260 | 50,370 | $37,130 - 65,240 | 9% | 72% |
| 85 | Reporters and correspondents | 250 | 31,740 | $19,550 - 39,560 | 1% | 85% |
| 86 | Surveyors | 240 | 54,380 | $35,660 - 73,490 | 24% | 82% |
| 87 | Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 240 | 62,690 | $42,410 - 79,980 | 0% | 96% |
| 88 | Interior designers | 230 | 44,170 | $20,580 - 63,090 | 20% | 55% |
| 89 | Compensation and benefits managers | 220 | 98,260 | $46,450 - 0 | 12% | 58% |
| 90 | Occupational health and safety specialists | 220 | 61,580 | $40,430 - 92,950 | 8% | 72% |
| 91 | Optometrists | 210 | 93,160 | $68,480 - 119,130 | 11% | 100% |
| 92 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 210 | 25,310 | $15,110 - 35,340 | 11% | 55% |
| 93 | Chemical engineers | 200 | 73,420 | $44,090 - 112,420 | 8% | 91% |
| 94 | Legislators | 200 | 42,060 | $12,960 - 64,870 | 1% | 65% |
| 95 | Art directors | 200 | 73,400 | $39,480 - 128,090 | 9% | 58% |
| 96 | Veterinarians | 200 | 77,290 | $61,670 - 98,540 | 35% | 100% |
| 97 | Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 180 | 122,390 | $62,550 - 0 | 5% | 99% |
| 98 | Chiropractors | 170 | 86,590 | $21,140 - 0 | 14% | 98% |
| 99 | Clergy | 160 | 35,020 | $20,140 - 54,520 | 19% | 75% |
| 100 | Health educators | 160 | 45,310 | $29,240 - 69,220 | 26% | 58% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 23,200 | 21,650 | $12,900 - 32,520 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Office clerks, general | 18,750 | 26,110 | $14,650 - 38,000 | 13% | 19% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 18,070 | 19,200 | $13,100 - 28,740 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 15,310 | 17,270 | $11,990 - 23,780 | 18% | 5% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 14,570 | 25,440 | $14,820 - 38,990 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 13,730 | 28,290 | $16,330 - 47,230 | 2% | 5% |
| 7 | Waiters and waitresses | 13,580 | 16,660 | $11,680 - 25,860 | 11% | 14% |
| 8 | Customer service representatives | 13,460 | 34,490 | $20,960 - 54,640 | 25% | 22% |
| 9 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 10,230 | 42,310 | $29,280 - 57,830 | 10% | 4% |
| 10 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 9,710 | 25,410 | $15,030 - 39,250 | -7% | 8% |
| 11 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 8,350 | 33,930 | $22,850 - 46,150 | 13% | 16% |
| 12 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 8,280 | 26,110 | $19,220 - 31,770 | 18% | 7% |
| 13 | Security guards | 8,060 | 25,540 | $16,140 - 37,240 | 17% | 13% |
| 14 | Teacher assistants | 8,020 | 26,510 | $16,340 - 35,310 | 10% | 18% |
| 15 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 7,610 | 43,260 | $29,460 - 59,620 | 15% | 18% |
| 16 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 7,550 | 33,120 | $23,880 - 44,290 | 1% | 18% |
| 17 | Food preparation workers | 7,170 | 17,150 | $11,870 - 25,820 | 15% | 7% |
| 18 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 7,100 | 44,400 | $24,540 - 67,130 | 10% | 6% |
| 19 | General and operations managers | 6,840 | 103,580 | $48,270 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 20 | Home health aides | 6,330 | 19,600 | $15,540 - 25,700 | 49% | 7% |
| 21 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 6,330 | 34,620 | $19,600 - 53,920 | 8% | 4% |
| 22 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 6,130 | 52,690 | $32,270 - 77,450 | 6% | 29% |
| 23 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 5,640 | 39,050 | $22,980 - 56,040 | 4% | 25% |
| 24 | Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 5,600 | 50,960 | $39,730 - 61,950 | 11% | 33% |
| 25 | Team assemblers | 5,390 | 37,180 | $19,270 - 57,390 | 0% | 5% |
| 26 | Receptionists and information clerks | 5,190 | 24,630 | $16,230 - 34,030 | 17% | 13% |
| 27 | Packers and packagers, hand | 5,110 | 23,390 | $12,760 - 41,110 | -11% | 3% |
| 28 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 4,520 | 64,520 | $38,240 - 92,060 | -4% | 15% |
| 29 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 4,490 | 37,930 | $19,100 - 59,780 | -6% | 14% |
| 30 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 4,440 | 32,970 | $20,050 - 49,780 | 11% | 14% |
| 31 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4,410 | 22,110 | $15,400 - 29,600 | 13% | 5% |
| 32 | Child care workers | 4,370 | 21,660 | $14,480 - 31,320 | 18% | 15% |
| 33 | Cooks, restaurant | 4,280 | 23,120 | $16,790 - 30,830 | 12% | 5% |
| 34 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 4,260 | 37,530 | $22,920 - 56,330 | -1% | 2% |
| 35 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 4,010 | 37,390 | $24,040 - 55,690 | -14% | 0% |
| 36 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 3,910 | 42,550 | $15,880 - 70,280 | 14% | 4% |
| 37 | Electricians | 3,900 | 63,670 | $39,180 - 81,350 | 7% | 7% |
| 38 | Tellers | 3,800 | 24,440 | $17,010 - 32,780 | 14% | 16% |
| 39 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 3,310 | 33,670 | $19,140 - 55,090 | 4% | 6% |
| 40 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 3,310 | 23,680 | $14,030 - 36,310 | 18% | 6% |
| 41 | Cooks, fast food | 3,290 | 14,560 | $11,590 - 18,200 | 8% | 5% |
| 42 | Carpenters | 3,250 | 45,940 | $25,980 - 69,550 | 10% | 6% |
| 43 | Driver/sales workers | 3,130 | 36,850 | $13,860 - 67,040 | -4% | 4% |
| 44 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 3,030 | 35,260 | $24,560 - 47,390 | 4% | 15% |
| 45 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 2,790 | 68,270 | $43,890 - 97,110 | 7% | 13% |
| 46 | Postal service mail carriers | 2,720 | 44,200 | $39,980 - 49,870 | 1% | 11% |
| 47 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 2,590 | 43,480 | $40,380 - 49,810 | -7% | 12% |
| 48 | Bartenders | 2,560 | 18,030 | $12,000 - 27,250 | 11% | 17% |
| 49 | Machinists | 2,520 | 43,120 | $27,380 - 59,950 | -2% | 3% |
| 50 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 2,520 | 15,720 | $11,830 - 21,010 | 10% | 8% |
| 51 | Computer support specialists | 2,470 | 47,150 | $29,650 - 68,290 | 13% | 43% |
| 52 | Recreation workers | 2,440 | 20,310 | $12,560 - 32,550 | 13% | 47% |
| 53 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 2,420 | 42,680 | $32,030 - 52,940 | 14% | 7% |
| 54 | Medical assistants | 2,400 | 26,460 | $20,590 - 33,420 | 35% | 10% |
| 55 | Construction laborers | 2,400 | 35,400 | $20,680 - 49,940 | 11% | 5% |
| 56 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 2,310 | 16,290 | $11,830 - 21,770 | 10% | 17% |
| 57 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 2,280 | 33,520 | $15,410 - 57,650 | 14% | 3% |
| 58 | Loan officers | 2,200 | 49,130 | $24,760 - 88,850 | 12% | 49% |
| 59 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 2,160 | 45,000 | $26,670 - 65,750 | 4% | 30% |
| 60 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 2,090 | 51,620 | $29,390 - 87,920 | 28% | 48% |
| 61 | Medical secretaries | 2,040 | 30,500 | $23,830 - 37,180 | 17% | 18% |
| 62 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 2,030 | 36,370 | $13,580 - 56,710 | -8% | 32% |
| 63 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 1,990 | 57,190 | $32,960 - 76,970 | 11% | 4% |
| 64 | Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 1,930 | 33,910 | $18,140 - 46,050 | 1% | 29% |
| 65 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 1,930 | 18,680 | $12,120 - 26,020 | 12% | 6% |
| 66 | Food servers, nonrestaurant | 1,890 | 21,530 | $12,700 - 29,850 | 16% | 9% |
| 67 | Counter and rental clerks | 1,880 | 22,420 | $15,300 - 38,690 | 23% | 16% |
| 68 | Bus drivers, school | 1,870 | 26,010 | $12,890 - 36,020 | 9% | 4% |
| 69 | Pharmacy technicians | 1,860 | 27,700 | $19,990 - 35,940 | 32% | 16% |
| 70 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 1,840 | 45,770 | $32,970 - 61,210 | 12% | 3% |
| 71 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 1,830 | 21,440 | $12,420 - 34,420 | 12% | 6% |
| 72 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 1,800 | 72,530 | $44,040 - 95,430 | 9% | 10% |
| 73 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 1,780 | 36,130 | $17,110 - 66,010 | 26% | 43% |
| 74 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 1,780 | 80,030 | $44,330 - 123,820 | 4% | 38% |
| 75 | Helpers--production workers | 1,730 | 24,920 | $16,140 - 36,780 | 0% | 4% |
| 76 | Bill and account collectors | 1,730 | 35,580 | $24,510 - 46,740 | 23% | 13% |
| 77 | Loan interviewers and clerks | 1,710 | 29,930 | $19,020 - 41,160 | 0% | 24% |
| 78 | Amusement and recreation attendants | 1,690 | 18,530 | $12,390 - 27,270 | 24% | 22% |
| 79 | All other information and record clerks | 1,690 | 31,620 | $15,340 - 47,500 | -12% | 21% |
| 80 | Dishwashers | 1,620 | 16,760 | $12,030 - 22,140 | 10% | 3% |
| 81 | Dental assistants | 1,610 | 32,340 | $23,950 - 44,590 | 29% | 9% |
| 82 | Fire fighters | 1,600 | 49,090 | $34,930 - 63,950 | 12% | 18% |
| 83 | Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers | 1,590 | 48,950 | $33,040 - 71,880 | 9% | 3% |
| 84 | Industrial production managers | 1,570 | 95,240 | $56,260 - 137,560 | -5% | 43% |
| 85 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 1,560 | 24,800 | $17,950 - 32,080 | 11% | 5% |
| 86 | Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 1,560 | 44,150 | $24,130 - 70,440 | 5% | 2% |
| 87 | First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators | 1,520 | 55,790 | $32,560 - 89,480 | 10% | 17% |
| 88 | Automotive body and related repairers | 1,500 | 36,550 | $21,100 - 60,060 | 12% | 3% |
| 89 | Interviewers, except eligibility and loan | 1,420 | 28,750 | $23,630 - 35,730 | 10% | 24% |
| 90 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 1,420 | 52,150 | $29,890 - 78,790 | 13% | 17% |
| 91 | Parking lot attendants | 1,370 | 18,730 | $13,910 - 23,600 | 12% | 14% |
| 92 | Court, municipal, and license clerks | 1,360 | 33,450 | $21,990 - 45,050 | 9% | 24% |
| 93 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 1,350 | 58,740 | $39,740 - 79,290 | 9% | 47% |
| 94 | Personal and home care aides | 1,330 | 17,410 | $14,710 - 21,390 | 51% | 10% |
| 95 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1,320 | 20,610 | $14,950 - 26,500 | 10% | 5% |
| 96 | Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 1,320 | 22,690 | $15,550 - 32,010 | 13% | 15% |
| 97 | Dental hygienists | 1,270 | 60,960 | $53,060 - 72,480 | 30% | 33% |
| 98 | Cost estimators | 1,270 | 76,840 | $40,320 - 116,990 | 19% | 32% |
| 99 | Radiologic technologists and technicians | 1,260 | 50,850 | $39,490 - 62,940 | 15% | 25% |
| 100 | Insurance claims and policy processing clerks | 1,250 | 31,550 | $21,540 - 45,190 | 0% | 22% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners | 32,400 | 550 | 11 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 41,930 | 970 | 6.9 |
| Power plant operators | 53,250 | 370 | 5.9 |
| Industrial engineers | 80,640 | 5,530 | 5.5 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 137,060 | 4,520 | 4.2 |
| Occupational health and safety technicians | 39,630 | 100 | 4.1 |
| Pourers and casters, metal | 30,290 | 160 | 4.1 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 38,790 | 350 | 4 |
| Court, municipal, and license clerks | 33,450 | 1,360 | 3.7 |
| Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants | 15,820 | 280 | 3.4 |
| Mechanical engineers | 82,200 | 3,800 | 3.4 |
| Emergency management specialists | 61,080 | 100 | 3.3 |
| Pediatricians, general | 151,830 | 340 | 3.3 |
| Private detectives and investigators | 42,410 | 390 | 3.2 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,390 | 4,010 | 3.1 |
| Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors | 75,950 | 310 | 3 |
| Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks | 33,910 | 1,930 | 3 |
| Education teachers, postsecondary | 42,620 | 540 | 2.9 |
| Fire inspectors and investigators | 59,380 | 110 | 2.9 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 122,390 | 180 | 2.8 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 44,210 | 170 | 2.8 |
| Transportation workers, all other | 38,130 | 380 | 2.7 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians | 47,350 | 540 | 2.7 |
| Transportation inspectors | 61,460 | 200 | 2.7 |
| Computer specialists, all other | 76,460 | 2,400 | 2.6 |
| Cardiovascular technologists and technicians | 44,120 | 500 | 2.6 |
| Instructional coordinators | 58,430 | 1,510 | 2.6 |
| Community and social service specialists, all other | 44,910 | 1,140 | 2.6 |
| Logisticians | 64,550 | 1,020 | 2.5 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders | 35,710 | 110 | 2.5 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 44,510 | 1,130 | 2.4 |
| Industrial engineering technicians | 42,950 | 720 | 2.4 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 41,960 | 630 | 2.4 |
| Numerical tool and process control programmers | 48,620 | 160 | 2.4 |
| Internists, general | 155,350 | 460 | 2.3 |
| Electrical engineers | 82,260 | 1,840 | 2.3 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 49,060 | 3,010 | 2.3 |
| Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers | 22,440 | 290 | 2.3 |
| Proofreaders and copy markers | 37,710 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 128,310 | 150 | 2.2 |
| Police and sheriff's patrol officers | 50,960 | 5,600 | 2.2 |
| Engineering managers | 118,940 | 2,190 | 2.2 |
| Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 43,480 | 2,590 | 2.2 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers | 28,740 | 1,100 | 2.2 |
| Optometrists | 93,160 | 210 | 2.2 |
| Physical therapist aides | 22,660 | 440 | 2.1 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 26,060 | 360 | 2.1 |
| Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 63,840 | 2,440 | 2.1 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 34,280 | 660 | 2.1 |
| Crane and tower operators | 45,280 | 380 | 2.1 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising sales agents | 93,240 | 2.05 | 1,100 |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 33,520 | 1.72 | 2,280 |
| Broadcast technicians | 50,970 | 1.56 | 160 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 44,510 | 1.53 | 1,130 |
| Preschool teachers, except special education | 36,130 | 1.52 | 1,780 |
| Driver/sales workers | 36,850 | 1.5 | 3,130 |
| Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 64,180 | 1.47 | 1,180 |
| Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers | 43,060 | 1.46 | 200 |
| Team assemblers | 37,180 | 1.46 | 5,390 |
| Cost estimators | 76,840 | 1.45 | 1,270 |
| Electricians | 63,670 | 1.45 | 3,900 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | 65,440 | 1.42 | 150 |
| Market research analysts | 81,040 | 1.4 | 1,220 |
| Mechanical drafters | 61,290 | 1.39 | 520 |
| Photographers | 41,370 | 1.39 | 240 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 49,620 | 1.38 | 310 |
| Special education teachers, middle school | 65,620 | 1.38 | 140 |
| Roofers | 46,170 | 1.38 | 320 |
| Sales and related workers, all other | 51,940 | 1.37 | 1,130 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | 55,920 | 1.37 | 470 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general | 44,400 | 1.37 | 7,100 |
| Lawyers | 131,530 | 1.36 | 3,030 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 41,930 | 1.36 | 970 |
| Order clerks | 36,460 | 1.35 | 1,220 |
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 37,390 | 1.35 | 4,010 |
| Property, real estate, and community association managers | 67,300 | 1.34 | 300 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 46,120 | 1.34 | 440 |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 44,150 | 1.33 | 1,560 |
| Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 54,510 | 1.33 | 160 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 104,080 | 1.33 | 680 |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators | 37,530 | 1.33 | 4,260 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 72,530 | 1.33 | 1,800 |
| Social workers, all other | 58,910 | 1.32 | 370 |
| Graphic designers | 49,770 | 1.31 | 860 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 42,170 | 1.31 | 710 |
| Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 62,630 | 1.31 | 2,950 |
| Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 34,620 | 1.31 | 6,330 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 57,190 | 1.31 | 1,990 |
| Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products | 61,050 | 1.31 | 740 |
| Sheet metal workers | 51,980 | 1.31 | 660 |
| Financial managers | 111,600 | 1.3 | 2,720 |
| Management analysts | 89,640 | 1.3 | 3,060 |
| Protective service workers, all other | 38,580 | 1.29 | 170 |
| Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks | 41,850 | 1.29 | 160 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 64,520 | 1.29 | 4,520 |
| Meter readers, utilities | 40,630 | 1.28 | 180 |
| Child, family, and school social workers | 49,060 | 1.28 | 3,010 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 52,150 | 1.28 | 1,420 |
| Writers and authors | 64,530 | 1.28 | 140 |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 52,080 | 1.28 | 740 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists | 195,820 | |
| Surgeons | 187,110 | 140 |
| Dentists, general | 182,360 | 640 |
| Family and general practitioners | 168,480 | 740 |
| Internists, general | 155,350 | 460 |
| Pediatricians, general | 151,830 | 340 |
| Psychiatrists | 147,750 | 90 |
| Chief executives | 143,620 | 3,010 |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 137,060 | 4,520 |
| Lawyers | 131,530 | 3,030 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 128,310 | 150 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 122,390 | 180 |
| Engineering managers | 118,940 | 2,190 |
| Computer and information systems managers | 112,700 | 1,850 |
| Financial managers | 111,600 | 2,720 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 111,130 | 530 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 105,180 | 420 |
| Education administrators, postsecondary | 104,080 | 680 |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | 103,740 | 70 |
| General and operations managers | 103,580 | 6,840 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 102,100 | 80 |
| Purchasing managers | 101,440 | 440 |
| Marketing managers | 98,920 | 590 |
| Compensation and benefits managers | 98,260 | 220 |
| Sales managers | 98,080 | 2,200 |
| Construction managers | 96,410 | 890 |
| Industrial production managers | 95,240 | 1,570 |
| Advertising sales agents | 93,240 | 1,100 |
| Optometrists | 93,160 | 210 |
| Public relations managers | 92,670 | 330 |
| Pharmacists | 91,530 | 1,480 |
| Survey researchers | 90,200 | |
| Funeral directors | 89,950 | 100 |
| Management analysts | 89,640 | 3,060 |
| Training and development managers | 87,790 | 130 |
| Medical and health services managers | 87,700 | 1,520 |
| Chiropractors | 86,590 | 170 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 86,190 | 160 |
| Personal financial advisors | 86,190 | 370 |
| Education administrators, all other | 85,290 | 80 |
| Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | 84,310 | 840 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 83,770 | 120 |
| Computer software engineers, applications | 82,930 | 3,110 |
| Electrical engineers | 82,260 | 1,840 |
| Mechanical engineers | 82,200 | 3,800 |
| Sales engineers | 82,100 | 520 |
| Administrative services managers | 81,230 | 1,160 |
| Market research analysts | 81,040 | 1,220 |
| Industrial engineers | 80,640 | 5,530 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 80,600 | 1,050 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| General Motors | 192.6 |
| DTE Energy | 9 |
| Comerica | 3.7 |
| American Axle & Mfg. | 3.4 |
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