Grand Rapids Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Grand Rapids, 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	6,860	54,960	$40,930 - 67,370	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	4,660	59,090	$32,580 - 96,890	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	4,240	48,450	$30,410 - 72,310	14%	95%
4	Teachers and instructors, all other	3,360	47,950	$23,860 - 63,610	9%	54%
5	Accountants and auditors	2,880	56,470	$32,260 - 84,950	18%	79%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,480	52,190	$33,250 - 72,640	6%	96%
7	Chief executives	1,640	132,510	$48,610 - 0	2%	65%
8	Industrial engineers	1,320	63,690	$42,800 - 87,590	20%	74%
9	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,280	52,600	$29,960 - 75,790	11%	95%
10	Mechanical engineers	1,200	66,250	$44,160 - 94,430	4%	78%
11	Managers, all other	1,190	78,310	$42,640 - 120,530	7%	55%
12	Sales managers	1,190	83,600	$44,660 - 127,450	10%	69%
13	Computer specialists, all other	1,180	60,930	$26,280 - 94,420	15%	68%
14	Lawyers	1,160	107,520	$46,420 - 0	11%	99%
15	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	1,130	63,070	$25,380 - 108,550	12%	51%
16	Financial managers	1,020	82,510	$50,980 - 118,670	13%	60%
17	Child, family, and school social workers	980	54,220	$29,170 - 99,960	19%	77%
18	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	970	72,530	$26,380 - 0	25%	67%
19	Computer programmers	940	55,740	$34,190 - 80,890	0%	73%
20	Social and human service assistants	830	28,580	$17,890 - 45,070	34%	58%
21	Engineers, all other	820	69,020	$40,760 - 96,630	6%	82%
22	Computer software engineers, applications	810	70,260	$43,420 - 96,010	45%	85%
23	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	750	50,780	$31,330 - 72,430	17%	56%
24	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	740	50,190	$33,230 - 67,190	18%	56%
25	Coaches and scouts	720	26,930	$13,160 - 47,780	15%	60%
26	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	700	78,840	$57,890 - 101,850	8%	78%
27	Network and computer systems administrators	670	53,750	$31,670 - 82,810	27%	50%
28	Management analysts	660	73,660	$41,130 - 119,960	22%	78%
29	Graphic designers	650	45,760	$29,250 - 70,010	10%	55%
30	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	610	37,230	$23,460 - 52,660	30%	77%
31	Financial specialists, all other	610	51,500	$29,580 - 82,990	12%	50%
32	Sales and related workers, all other	610	39,150	$15,320 - 70,770	14%	62%
33	Public relations specialists	600	52,830	$22,720 - 91,240	18%	81%
34	Medical and health services managers	590	84,530	$48,490 - 141,870	16%	57%
35	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	580	49,930	$20,300 - 76,530	13%	73%
36	Market research analysts	570	65,460	$31,110 - 108,920	20%	82%
37	Pharmacists	570	90,260	$55,680 - 116,650	22%	97%
38	Computer software engineers, systems software	540	75,350	$48,960 - 109,480	28%	85%
39	Computer and information systems managers	530	86,720	$48,100 - 129,470	16%	73%
40	Engineering managers	500	82,400	$56,020 - 112,320	7%	84%
41	Medical and public health social workers	490	41,680	$29,200 - 54,220	24%	77%
42	Network systems and data communications analysts	450	96,270	$41,620 - 0	53%	57%
43	Computer systems analysts	440	63,190	$40,680 - 90,850	29%	68%
44	Commercial and industrial designers	430	56,130	$38,890 - 74,060	7%	55%
45	Insurance underwriters	410	49,630	$29,490 - 70,420	6%	53%
46	Speech-language pathologists	380	77,990	$42,240 - 115,030	11%	98%
47	Sales engineers	370	71,580	$43,870 - 99,910	9%	79%
48	Education, training, and library workers, all other	370	38,240	$27,250 - 56,410	11%	79%
49	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	370	51,910	$32,700 - 73,250	20%	87%
50	Training and development specialists	360	48,220	$29,710 - 71,400	18%	56%
51	Civil engineers	360	64,650	$46,030 - 84,330	18%	87%
52	Dentists, general	360	174,120	$109,490 - 0	9%	100%
53	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	350	71,370	$39,190 - 109,220	16%	99%
54	Physical therapists	340	62,870	$43,310 - 97,170	27%	89%
55	Instructional coordinators	330	63,520	$27,920 - 119,140	23%	79%
56	Marketing managers	320	78,100	$40,780 - 121,440	14%	69%
57	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	320	48,000	$27,180 - 79,030	5%	58%
58	Librarians	310	53,240	$25,860 - 76,530	4%	85%
59	Survey researchers	310	32,550	$13,590 - 72,170	16%	82%
60	Electrical engineers	310	58,410	$40,350 - 80,450	6%	81%
61	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	270	49,140	$29,730 - 72,120	18%	56%
62	Financial analysts	270	57,830	$37,160 - 85,930	34%	87%
63	Physician assistants	270	77,700	$62,320 - 96,460	27%	67%
64	Occupational therapists	260	62,950	$38,880 - 105,910	23%	90%
65	Health educators	260	55,320	$30,940 - 80,490	26%	58%
66	Purchasing managers	260	78,370	$45,860 - 123,780	3%	57%
67	Social and community service managers	250	56,480	$33,020 - 87,290	25%	72%
68	Editors	250	53,040	$26,440 - 94,780	2%	81%
69	Architects, except landscape and naval	240	76,040	$47,930 - 106,820	18%	88%
70	Advertising sales agents	230	61,690	$25,580 - 125,790	20%	56%
71	Special education teachers, secondary school	220	59,280	$43,700 - 75,220	9%	87%
72	Veterinarians	220	81,560	$51,280 - 0	35%	100%
73	Human resources managers, all other	220	75,780	$46,070 - 102,550	11%	58%
74	Reporters and correspondents	200	59,250	$24,520 - 117,240	1%	85%
75	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	190	48,380	$37,710 - 62,140	12%	51%
76	Writers and authors	180	41,480	$24,670 - 67,340	13%	84%
77	Floral designers	160	22,420	$15,780 - 33,790	0%	55%
78	Chemists	160	53,640	$41,160 - 63,090	9%	93%
79	Database administrators	150	61,810	$34,890 - 90,680	29%	72%
80	Education administrators, postsecondary	140	61,580	$40,360 - 84,610	14%	78%
81	Personal financial advisors	140	89,280	$41,270 - 0	41%	81%
82	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	130	50,190	$33,240 - 65,820	25%	93%
83	Legislators	120		$0 - 0	1%	65%
84	Electronics engineers, except computer	120	80,560	$32,680 - 0	4%	81%
85	Surveyors	100	51,720	$34,800 - 73,040	24%	82%
86	Detectives and criminal investigators	100	67,920	$49,670 - 94,190	17%	54%
87	Designers, all other	100	50,090	$25,890 - 77,600	12%	55%
88	Chiropractors	90	97,360	$49,080 - 128,490	14%	98%
89	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	90	105,800	$72,250 - 142,910	13%	74%
90	Compensation and benefits managers	90	73,110	$32,890 - 116,890	12%	58%
91	Occupational health and safety specialists	90	55,520	$36,930 - 72,440	8%	72%
92	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	90	101,730	$43,140 - 0	12%	94%
93	Producers and directors	90	50,300	$27,360 - 74,380	11%	75%
94	Special education teachers, middle school	80	53,380	$37,010 - 75,890	16%	87%
95	Meeting and convention planners	80	37,520	$20,880 - 54,820	20%	67%
96	Optometrists	80	94,690	$60,480 - 0	11%	100%
97	Rehabilitation counselors	80	51,090	$30,230 - 71,450	23%	73%
98	Budget analysts	80	55,220	$24,070 - 87,950	7%	78%
99	Advertising and promotions managers	80	63,320	$32,380 - 106,920	6%	76%
100	Public relations managers	80	76,530	$37,040 - 130,640	17%	75%

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	12,990	24,340	$13,550 - 41,370	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	9,030	25,190	$14,650 - 35,880	13%	19%
3	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	9,010	27,300	$17,400 - 42,100	2%	5%
4	Customer service representatives	7,820	28,440	$15,610 - 42,940	25%	22%
5	Waiters and waitresses	7,590	15,150	$11,620 - 21,830	11%	14%
6	Cashiers	7,020	18,060	$12,650 - 25,070	-2%	10%
7	Team assemblers	6,230	27,700	$19,330 - 36,430	0%	5%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	6,050	23,150	$15,370 - 35,370	15%	4%
9	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,770	15,950	$11,830 - 22,280	18%	5%
10	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	5,020	23,570	$17,450 - 29,450	18%	7%
11	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	4,910	37,080	$26,900 - 49,250	10%	4%
12	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,690	30,850	$20,810 - 41,490	13%	16%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	4,540	36,380	$21,940 - 50,080	10%	6%
14	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,210	24,090	$15,150 - 35,350	-7%	8%
15	Teacher assistants	4,200	25,630	$18,470 - 34,140	10%	18%
16	Packers and packagers, hand	4,110	18,760	$12,840 - 25,550	-11%	3%
17	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,970	30,240	$21,030 - 39,710	1%	18%
18	General and operations managers	3,840	86,660	$41,550 - [?]	2%	48%
19	Business operations specialists, all other	3,680	46,140	$20,170 - 80,500	21%	49%
20	Production workers, all other	3,490	27,860	$17,090 - 41,310	2%	5%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	3,480	30,450	$17,300 - 50,370	8%	4%
22	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	3,160	28,880	$16,570 - 46,100	-6%	14%
23	Helpers--production workers	3,110	24,730	$17,790 - 35,700	0%	4%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	3,110	24,780	$16,910 - 34,620	17%	13%
25	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,990	37,470	$25,110 - 49,930	15%	18%
26	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,960	51,920	$32,310 - 75,040	-4%	15%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,890	40,510	$22,570 - 62,300	4%	25%
28	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,860	48,780	$28,610 - 72,560	6%	29%
29	Food preparation workers	2,850	18,880	$13,090 - 24,860	15%	7%
30	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	2,830	34,380	$19,330 - 59,410	-14%	0%
31	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,730	32,400	$22,000 - 53,190	-1%	2%
32	Tool and die makers	2,590	52,440	$34,650 - 75,390	-9%	5%
33	Machinists	2,480	35,700	$21,840 - 52,250	-2%	3%
34	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	2,460	23,340	$13,780 - 33,940	-4%	5%
35	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,450	29,780	$20,130 - 40,660	4%	6%
36	Electricians	2,380	47,330	$29,780 - 69,680	7%	7%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	2,360	39,320	$21,640 - 57,020	14%	4%
38	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,260	22,750	$15,350 - 31,740	18%	6%
39	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,240	37,550	$26,740 - 50,710	14%	7%
40	Security guards	2,220	22,910	$16,070 - 34,700	17%	13%
41	Carpenters	2,200	36,710	$24,520 - 49,440	10%	6%
42	Sales representatives, services, all other	2,190	65,050	$32,020 - 112,400	28%	48%
43	Cooks, restaurant	2,100	19,920	$13,210 - 26,710	12%	5%
44	Construction laborers	2,070	28,590	$18,600 - 39,340	11%	5%
45	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	2,040	27,900	$17,560 - 41,260	-12%	0%
46	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,030	26,770	$17,690 - 41,090	11%	14%
47	Bus drivers, school	1,900	31,670	$25,780 - 36,730	9%	4%
48	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,870	18,500	$13,980 - 23,960	13%	5%
49	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	1,870	31,140	$16,730 - 45,620	-8%	5%
50	Bartenders	1,720	15,960	$11,620 - 25,520	11%	17%
51	Home health aides	1,700	21,710	$16,910 - 27,910	49%	7%
52	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,690	37,410	$24,490 - 57,970	5%	2%
53	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,610	30,110	$21,530 - 39,590	4%	15%
54	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,580	20,360	$11,950 - 30,760	12%	6%
55	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,480	57,370	$36,560 - 84,460	7%	13%
56	Office and administrative support workers, all other	1,420	34,270	$19,770 - 53,000	-8%	32%
57	Medical assistants	1,400	26,520	$19,190 - 34,910	35%	10%
58	Loan officers	1,320	57,590	$22,840 - 123,070	12%	49%
59	Cooks, short order	1,310	17,870	$12,950 - 24,280	5%	5%
60	Dishwashers	1,280	15,420	$11,880 - 19,330	10%	3%
61	Computer support specialists	1,190	40,500	$25,840 - 57,980	13%	43%
62	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	1,180	56,900	$36,240 - 86,560	9%	10%
63	Cooks, fast food	1,170	16,590	$12,140 - 21,940	8%	5%
64	Tellers	1,100	20,250	$16,230 - 25,060	14%	16%
65	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,100	54,020	$30,730 - 77,250	9%	5%
66	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	1,080	15,530	$11,920 - 19,580	10%	17%
67	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,060	35,550	$24,180 - 56,110	0%	3%
68	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,040	46,960	$30,190 - 63,290	11%	4%
69	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,040	17,530	$12,200 - 24,890	10%	8%
70	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	1,030	42,200	$28,000 - 58,790	4%	30%
71	Insurance sales agents	1,020	66,630	$31,250 - 125,170	13%	45%
72	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,010	47,680	$28,450 - 60,770	11%	33%
73	Medical secretaries	990	27,690	$20,960 - 35,360	17%	18%
74	Parts salespersons	970	32,200	$19,100 - 49,660	-1%	6%
75	Child care workers	950	20,160	$15,020 - 27,960	18%	15%
76	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	940	34,650	$20,740 - 49,660	-2%	6%
77	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	930	47,640	$30,910 - 71,480	0%	42%
78	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	920	37,160	$22,420 - 53,980	8%	9%
79	Postal service mail carriers	890	43,200	$33,550 - 51,890	1%	11%
80	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	890	17,090	$11,850 - 25,490	12%	6%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	880	69,680	$33,380 - 109,380	4%	38%
82	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	870	29,530	$20,300 - 42,820	-26%	6%
83	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	870	24,310	$19,130 - 31,270	11%	5%
84	Counter and rental clerks	870	26,560	$14,730 - 43,210	23%	16%
85	Food servers, nonrestaurant	870	19,870	$13,370 - 26,870	16%	9%
86	Dental assistants	860	33,140	$25,750 - 43,260	29%	9%
87	Preschool teachers, except special education	860	37,910	$13,770 - 96,350	26%	43%
88	Driver/sales workers	840	24,830	$13,310 - 44,350	-4%	4%
89	Bill and account collectors	820	32,080	$23,590 - 42,770	23%	13%
90	Recreation workers	810	24,420	$16,680 - 36,990	13%	47%
91	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	800	27,120	$18,320 - 37,010	-15%	0%
92	Sheet metal workers	780	47,570	$29,680 - 71,880	7%	4%
93	Loan interviewers and clerks	770	27,480	$18,860 - 37,030	0%	24%
94	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	760	38,630	$14,700 - 56,060	12%	3%
95	Automotive body and related repairers	760	44,770	$25,490 - 62,640	12%	3%
96	Mechanical drafters	750	49,720	$34,730 - 65,130	5%	25%
97	Industrial production managers	750	72,180	$44,320 - 107,440	-5%	43%
98	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	740	41,880	$26,310 - 49,640	-7%	12%
99	Cost estimators	740	52,190	$36,720 - 75,400	19%	32%
100	Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	730	59,610	$28,360 - 95,490	0%	36%

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Jobs More Common Near Grand Rapids 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	24,550	220	13.4
Tool and die makers	52,440	2,590	11.3
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,800	450	9.3
Survey researchers	32,550	310	8
Construction and related workers, all other	36,800	680	6.9
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,550	1,060	6.1
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,200	430	6.1
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,900	2,040	6
Conveyor operators and tenders	28,650	430	5.9
Production workers, all other	27,860	3,490	5.4
Commercial and industrial designers	56,130	430	5.4
Graders and sorters, agricultural products	16,790	370	5.2
Designers, all other	50,090	100	4.9
Cutters and trimmers, hand	22,920	280	4.7
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	28,320	430	4.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,380	2,830	4.1
Mechanical drafters	49,720	750	4
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,550	290	3.8
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	33,170	140	3.7
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,430	170	3.6
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	31,140	1,870	3.6
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,630	200	3.6
Numerical tool and process control programmers	48,410	130	3.6
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	44,440	220	3.5
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,120	800	3.2
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	36,140	450	3.1
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	28,610	110	2.8
Cooks, short order	17,870	1,310	2.8
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation	31,130	110	2.8
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,650	940	2.7
Teachers and instructors, all other	47,950	3,360	2.7
Media and communication workers, all other	46,820	140	2.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	37,160	920	2.6
Education, training, and library workers, all other	38,240	370	2.6
Personal care and service workers, all other	22,720	330	2.5
Industrial engineers	63,690	1,320	2.4
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	23,340	2,460	2.4
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,110	580	2.4
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,720	220	2.4
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	28,880	3,160	2.4
Machinists	35,700	2,480	2.4
Computer specialists, all other	60,930	1,180	2.4
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	32,180	170	2.3
Helpers--production workers	24,730	3,110	2.3
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	37,230	610	2.1
Engineers, all other	69,020	820	2.1
Team assemblers	27,700	6,230	2
Maintenance workers, machinery	39,010	370	2
Industrial engineering technicians	43,990	320	2
Mechanical engineers	66,250	1,200	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Grand Rapids, Michigan Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Network systems and data communications analysts	96,270	1.6	450
Preschool teachers, except special education	37,910	1.59	860
Reporters and correspondents	59,250	1.53	200
Child, family, and school social workers	54,220	1.41	980
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	32,180	1.37	170
Advertising sales agents	61,690	1.36	230
Teachers and instructors, all other	47,950	1.33	3,360
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	33,020	1.33	130
Speech-language pathologists	77,990	1.33	380
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	44,440	1.32	220
Paralegals and legal assistants	53,490	1.31	460
Sales representatives, services, all other	65,050	1.31	2,190
Industrial machinery mechanics	54,020	1.29	1,100
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	59,610	1.28	730
Bus drivers, school	31,670	1.28	1,900
Health educators	55,320	1.27	260
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	31,140	1.25	1,870
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	24,300	1.25	730
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,380	1.24	2,830
Insurance sales agents	66,630	1.23	1,020
Service station attendants	23,290	1.23	150
Teacher assistants	25,630	1.23	4,200
Tool and die makers	52,440	1.23	2,590
Special education teachers, secondary school	59,280	1.21	220
Counter and rental clerks	26,560	1.21	870
Graphic designers	45,760	1.21	650
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	27,300	1.21	9,010
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	21,610	1.21	130
Sheet metal workers	47,570	1.2	780
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	36,070	1.19	210
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	33,170	1.19	140
Automotive body and related repairers	44,770	1.19	760
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	38,370	1.19	290
Office and administrative support workers, all other	34,270	1.19	1,420
Dentists, general	174,120	1.18	360
Nonfarm animal caretakers	22,750	1.17	160
Plasterers and stucco masons	45,520	1.17	120
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	38,570	1.17	410
Personal financial advisors	89,280	1.17	140
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers	27,620	1.17	320
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,550	1.17	1,060
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	46,300	1.16	660
Construction and building inspectors	53,610	1.16	260
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,450	1.15	3,480
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	50,190	1.15	740
Instructional coordinators	63,520	1.15	330
Food batchmakers	27,860	1.15	370
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters	31,580	1.14	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,400	1.14	2,730
Highway maintenance workers	37,670	1.14	320

Highest Paying Jobs in Grand Rapids, Michigan Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	176,880	90
Dentists, general	174,120	360
Surgeons	173,310	90
Physicians and surgeons, all other	156,030	890
Internists, general	145,950	190
Family and general practitioners	142,080	220
Pediatricians, general	136,440	40
Chief executives	132,510	1,640
Lawyers	107,520	1,160
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	105,800	90
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	101,730	90
Chiropractors	97,360	90
Network systems and data communications analysts	96,270	450
Tax preparers	95,030	70
Optometrists	94,690	80
Interior designers	94,640
Pharmacists	90,260	570
Personal financial advisors	89,280	140
Computer and information systems managers	86,720	530
General and operations managers	86,660	3,840
Construction managers	85,400	400
Environmental engineers	85,340
Medical and health services managers	84,530	590
Sales managers	83,600	1,190
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	83,220	40
Financial managers	82,510	1,020
Engineering managers	82,400	500
Veterinarians	81,560	220
Electronics engineers, except computer	80,560	120
Chemical engineers	79,690
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	78,840	700
Purchasing managers	78,370	260
Managers, all other	78,310	1,190
Marketing managers	78,100	320
Speech-language pathologists	77,990	380
Physician assistants	77,700	270
Public relations managers	76,530	80
Architects, except landscape and naval	76,040	240
Human resources managers, all other	75,780	220
Training and development managers	75,720	70
Computer software engineers, systems software	75,350	540
Management analysts	73,660	660
Compensation and benefits managers	73,110	90
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	73,050	200
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	72,530	970
Industrial production managers	72,180	750
Sales engineers	71,580	370
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	71,370	350
Computer hardware engineers	71,200
Computer software engineers, applications	70,260	810

Large Companies Headquartered in Grand Rapids

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Universal Forest Prods.	2.7
Steelcase	2.6
Spartan Stores	2

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