Jackson Employment

Employment and Industries in the Jackson, Michigan Area

Jackson's leading employment segments are trade, transportation and utilities; the government, manufacturing, education, healthcare, and leisure and hospitality. About 23% of the labor force is comprised of production, transportation and material moving workers. Approximately 21% of the workforce is found in management, professional and related occupations. The city also has numerous plastics workers and metal and metal products workers.

Notable industries in the region include imaging and optics, telecommunications, high-technology, medical manufacturing, and printing and publishing. In addition, research is done by companies as well as medical facilities and educational institutions in fields such as digital imaging, fuel cells, biotech and health imaging.

The significant employers in the Jackson region are provided below:

CMS Energy Corporation - Energy provider
Allegiance Health - Healthcare
Foote Health System - Healthcare/hospice
Michigan Department of Corrections - Correctional institutions
Consumers Energy - Utilities
Michigan Automotive Compressor - Automotive parts
City of Jackson - Government
Meijer, Inc - Department store
Jackson Public Schools - Education
Eaton Corp - Aircraft parts and equipment
Walmart - Department store
TAC Manufacturing - Steering wheel assemblies
Jackson Community College - Education
Jackson County Intermediate School Dist - Education
Michigan Seat Co/Jackson Canvas - Seats (Agri./ind.)
TRW Inc - Disc Brakes
Great Lakes Home Health & Hospice - Home Health/Hospice
Mac Steel Div. of Quanex - Alloy steel
Melling Tool Company - Tools
CertainTeed Corp/Wolverine Vinyl Siding - Vynl siding
Alro Steel Corp - Steel Service Center
Dawn Food Products - Flour mixes/equipment

The following is a list of high-tech employers located in the Jackson Michigan region:

US Com Inc - Telecommunications
Sparton - Electronic manufacturing
Eagle Communications - Satellite Antenna Systems
Tenneco Automotive - Engineering and research
McGilvra Engineering Inc - Electronics
Commonwealth Associates, Inc - Electrical Engineering

Some of the most popular jobs in Jackson filled by college graduates are teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, electrical engineers, coaches and scouts, mechanical engineers; child, family and school social workers; financial managers, network and computer systems administrators; and medical and health services managers.

Pertinent information about Jackson, Michigan: In 2007 the estimated median household income was $31,000. The cost of living index in 2008 was at 79.2 which is lower than the nation's average of 100. About 14% of the adult population has a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Those interested in staying current with Jackson Michigan business activities may want to read the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

Most Popular Jobs in Jackson, Michigan Metro Area (2008 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	780	49,570	$32,460 - 67,390	14%	95%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	650	47,980	$19,620 - 68,170	9%	54%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	540	58,310	$32,110 - 93,080	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	450	45,220	$33,400 - 65,470	6%	96%
5	Electrical engineers	310	72,030	$38,310 - 103,180	6%	81%
6	Accountants and auditors	300	75,370	$37,750 - 126,530	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	230	52,610	$36,550 - 66,640	11%	95%
8	Engineering managers	220	114,440	$85,090 - 158,710	7%	84%
9	Coaches and scouts	190	42,530	$15,430 - 65,980	15%	60%
10	Mechanical engineers	190	66,520	$40,790 - 102,030	4%	78%
11	Child, family, and school social workers	190	44,320	$33,830 - 58,660	19%	77%
12	Managers, all other	150	95,770	$57,600 - 138,230	7%	55%
13	Financial managers	140	75,200	$32,610 - 124,320	13%	60%
14	Network and computer systems administrators	140	57,870	$37,230 - 81,890	27%	50%
15	Chief executives	140	124,440	$62,560 -	2%	65%
16	Medical and health services managers	130	75,340	$31,210 - 100,230	16%	57%
17	Computer systems analysts	120	70,740	$45,530 - 99,370	29%	68%
18	Sales managers	120	86,350	$33,110 -	10%	69%
19	Lawyers	120	87,380	$49,980 - 146,760	11%	99%
20	Industrial engineers	110	64,560	$42,810 - 92,020	20%	74%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	75,480	$54,310 - 97,180	8%	78%
22	Sales and related workers, all other	110	27,470	$15,770 - 49,400	14%	62%
23	Pharmacists	110	102,470	$86,280 - 127,650	22%	97%
24	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	110	45,030	$29,970 - 63,530	13%	73%
25	Computer software engineers, applications	110	72,480	$53,440 - 99,390	45%	85%
26	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	100		$ -	30%	77%
27	Financial specialists, all other	100	47,540	$34,120 - 63,300	12%	50%
28	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	100	55,010	$43,820 - 65,250	11%	58%
29	Social and community service managers	80	60,320	$38,020 - 80,890	25%	72%
30	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	80	50,260	$15,620 - 100,100	17%	56%
31	Librarians	80	45,990	$31,320 - 68,970	4%	85%
32	Medical and public health social workers	80	46,530	$32,900 - 66,080	24%	77%
33	Management analysts	80	91,330	$49,380 - 113,410	22%	78%
34	Training and development specialists	70	59,930	$27,370 - 85,720	18%	56%
35	Civil engineers	70	77,330	$55,890 - 104,280	18%	87%
36	Computer and information systems managers	70	100,950	$64,000 - 134,800	16%	73%
37	Special education teachers, middle school	60	47,320	$35,870 - 61,750	16%	87%
38	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	60	55,630	$37,430 - 79,970	20%	87%
39	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	46,290	$34,620 - 61,930	0%	96%
40	Network systems and data communications analysts	50	65,660	$37,820 - 102,720	53%	57%
41	Special education teachers, secondary school	50	44,930	$34,120 - 63,220	9%	87%
42	Education, training, and library workers, all other	50	38,750	$28,270 - 56,980	11%	79%
43	Health educators	50	54,250	$41,900 - 71,850	26%	58%
44	Dentists, general	50	171,180	$81,340 -	9%	100%
45	Computer specialists, all other	50	55,630	$23,460 - 84,420	15%	68%
46	Marketing managers	40	84,860	$36,600 - 135,600	14%	69%
47	Advertising sales agents	40	39,120	$15,840 - 54,480	20%	56%
48	Environmental engineers	40	84,260	$66,950 - 114,460	25%	86%
49	Engineers, all other	40	78,190	$54,410 - 106,680	6%	82%
50	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	40	37,330	$26,450 - 55,610	5%	58%
51	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	40	59,300	$30,610 - 98,470	18%	56%
52	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	26,390	$15,850 - 56,650	25%	58%
53	Self-enrichment education teachers	40	34,210	$25,900 - 42,940	23%	54%
54	Occupational health and safety specialists	40	74,930	$50,800 - 101,850	8%	72%
55	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	50,110	$32,830 - 63,750	9%	72%
56	Public relations specialists	40	41,630	$22,900 - 75,690	18%	81%
57	Physical therapists	40		$ -	27%	89%
58	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	59,520	$40,380 - 93,860	18%	56%
59	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	30		$ -	25%	67%
60	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	30		$ -	24%	78%
61	Legislators	30	36,790	$15,060 - 78,360	1%	65%
62	Purchasing managers	30	71,810	$36,490 - 129,400	3%	57%

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	2,300	24,980	$15,600 - 37,210	12%	25%
2	Office clerks, general	1,690	28,000	$17,260 - 40,710	13%	19%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,460	18,010	$15,360 - 23,150	18%	5%
4	Cashiers	1,420	18,720	$15,290 - 25,750	-2%	10%
5	Team assemblers	1,080	24,500	$16,830 - 37,370	0%	5%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	940	26,190	$19,230 - 31,910	18%	7%
7	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	870	31,960	$22,530 - 44,620	1%	18%
8	Waiters and waitresses	780	16,770	$15,190 - 19,810	11%	14%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	760	25,940	$15,880 - 42,600	-7%	8%
10	Machinists	760	35,030	$18,330 - 49,510	-2%	3%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	730	27,320	$17,420 - 39,100	15%	4%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	690	35,640	$23,520 - 48,630	10%	4%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	680	31,410	$20,960 - 46,240	13%	16%
14	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	630	21,220	$16,230 - 27,480	2%	5%
15	Food preparation workers	590	19,540	$15,840 - 26,680	15%	7%
16	General and operations managers	590	89,440	$40,290 - 139,380	2%	48%
17	Teacher assistants	570	22,220	$15,820 - 30,360	10%	18%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	560	37,500	$22,480 - 56,610	4%	25%
19	Customer service representatives	560	30,710	$18,040 - 46,460	25%	22%
20	Business operations specialists, all other	520	66,170	$41,480 - 94,040	21%	49%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	480	53,340	$31,140 - 82,230	-4%	15%
22	Personal and home care aides	470	18,440	$16,060 - 22,060	51%	10%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	420	40,760	$28,290 - 52,940	15%	18%
24	Packers and packagers, hand	410	19,940	$15,350 - 29,590	-11%	3%
25	Maintenance and repair workers, general	400	37,550	$18,820 - 58,130	10%	6%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	380	28,780	$15,870 - 49,090	8%	4%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	370	27,460	$19,580 - 37,130	17%	13%
28	Cooks, fast food	360	17,500	$15,410 - 20,790	8%	5%
29	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	360	28,810	$22,370 - 37,350	4%	15%
30	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	360	41,820	$34,400 - 50,220	14%	7%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	350	46,400	$27,380 - 64,100	6%	29%
32	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	340	21,130	$16,060 - 25,670	18%	6%
33	Construction laborers	330	37,940	$25,200 - 52,340	11%	5%
34	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	330	36,510	$19,550 - 60,920	-6%	14%
35	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	320	43,230	$26,790 - 60,620	14%	4%
36	Medical assistants	310	30,180	$22,410 - 39,070	35%	10%
37	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	310	32,400	$20,990 - 48,500	11%	14%
38	Cooks, restaurant	280	23,110	$16,540 - 34,260	12%	5%
39	Child care workers	280	19,710	$15,390 - 28,390	18%	15%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	270	30,340	$21,510 - 39,680	4%	6%
41	Tellers	260	23,310	$17,240 - 30,160	14%	16%
42	Dishwashers	260	18,590	$15,590 - 21,760	10%	3%
43	Tool and die makers	250	47,100	$29,730 - 68,480	-9%	5%
44	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	240	33,010	$23,160 - 42,190	-2%	6%
45	Production workers, all other	230	35,200	$20,740 - 56,650	2%	5%
46	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	220	57,270	$40,930 - 77,360	4%	18%
47	Pharmacy technicians	220	27,680	$19,780 - 38,850	32%	16%
48	Helpers--production workers	210	26,110	$19,720 - 34,980	0%	4%
49	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	210	22,030	$16,000 - 31,060	13%	5%
50	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	200	27,200	$21,650 - 32,170	11%	5%
51	Industrial truck and tractor operators	200	32,890	$20,440 - 57,430	-1%	2%
52	Driver/sales workers	190	28,710	$15,570 - 60,130	-4%	4%
53	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	190	59,340	$35,320 - 89,560	7%	13%
54	Electricians	190	57,350	$23,450 - 87,490	7%	7%
55	Postal service mail carriers	190			1%	11%
56	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	180	30,280	$20,800 - 45,640	-14%	0%
57	Industrial machinery mechanics	180	48,060	$29,810 - 67,400	9%	5%
58	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	170	46,790	$31,420 - 61,690	11%	33%
59	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	170	20,190	$15,180 - 27,580	10%	5%
60	Food servers, nonrestaurant	170	22,920	$16,820 - 29,410	16%	9%
61	Bartenders	160	16,640	$15,170 - 20,540	11%	17%
62	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	160	22,310	$15,560 - 34,530	27%	47%
63	Counter and rental clerks	160	21,700	$15,250 - 32,640	23%	16%
64	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	150	38,260	$23,090 - 58,640	8%	9%
65	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	150	28,160	$15,940 - 40,130	-8%	5%
66	Bus drivers, school	150	31,550	$21,850 - 41,000	9%	4%
67	Library technicians	140	24,990	$17,260 - 31,790	9%	27%
68	Home health aides	140	19,670	$16,080 - 25,550	49%	7%
69	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	140	32,400	$21,320 - 47,160	-22%	0%
70	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	140	20,470	$15,490 - 27,260	14%	3%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	140	59,400	$41,440 - 80,130	9%	10%
72	Dental hygienists	130	52,440	$34,360 - 74,950	30%	33%
73	Industrial production managers	130	86,910	$48,350 - 130,990	-5%	43%
74	Recreation workers	130	19,340	$15,300 - 26,900	13%	47%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	130	58,350	$52,720 - 64,730	13%	25%
76	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	130	17,910	$15,300 - 22,930	10%	17%
77	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	130	19,850	$15,500 - 28,920	12%	6%
78	Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	120	23,530	$16,950 - 34,210	0%	3%
79	Preschool teachers, except special education	120	28,800	$17,250 - 50,260	26%	43%
80	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	120	34,740	$22,750 - 58,600	5%	2%
81	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	120	23,730	$15,450 - 33,390	12%	6%
82	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	120	56,710	$36,240 - 77,500	11%	4%
83	Dental laboratory technicians	110	45,190	$34,980 - 62,050	4%	12%
84	Refuse and recyclable material collectors	110	24,720	$21,210 - 31,350	7%	3%
85	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	110	34,650	$21,550 - 57,680	-15%	0%
86	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	100	30,310	$16,000 - 41,580	3%	18%
87	Insurance sales agents	100	68,470	$34,050 - 150,240	13%	45%
88	Court, municipal, and license clerks	100	34,000	$25,430 - 47,360	9%	24%
89	Carpenters	100	43,530	$34,250 - 59,220	10%	6%
90	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	100	44,390	$35,240 - 53,600	8%	3%
91	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	100	56,860	$39,220 - 87,010	0%	42%
92	Cost estimators	100	57,830	$40,310 - 76,770	19%	32%
93	Bill and account collectors	100	33,110	$24,900 - 48,040	23%	13%
94	Office and administrative support workers, all other	100	41,670	$24,840 - 50,650	-8%	32%
95	Computer support specialists	90	37,160	$21,450 - 49,410	13%	43%
96	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	90	40,330	$19,560 - 62,640	4%	30%
97	Dental assistants	90	31,220	$21,640 - 41,520	29%	9%
98	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	90	46,530	$28,220 - 64,170	9%	3%
99	Sales representatives, services, all other	80			28%	48%
100	Food service managers	80	46,770	$25,590 - 78,950	5%	24%

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Jobs More Common Near Jackson Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	58,350	130	22.7
Tool and die makers	47,100	250	9.8
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,400	140	9.2
Dental laboratory technicians	45,190	110	9.1
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	55,010	100	6.4
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	33,010	240	5.9
Machinists	35,030	760	5.8
Electrical engineers	72,030	310	5.7
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,530	120	5.1
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,650	110	4.2
Library technicians	24,990	140	4
Teachers and instructors, all other	47,980	650	3.9
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	57,270	220	3.8
Engineering managers	114,440	220	3.4
Coaches and scouts	42,530	190	3.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	38,260	150	3.3
Court, municipal, and license clerks	34,000	100	3.3
Team assemblers	24,500	1,080	3.2
Production workers, all other	35,200	230	3.1
Personal and home care aides	18,440	470	3
Refuse and recyclable material collectors	24,720	110	3
Food servers, nonrestaurant	22,920	170	2.7
Industrial production managers	86,910	130	2.6
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,280	180	2.5
Mental health and substance abuse social workers		100	2.5
Mechanical engineers	66,520	190	2.5
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,190	170	2.3
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,340	480	2.3
Sales and related workers, all other	27,470	110	2.2
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,510	330	2.2
Dental hygienists	52,440	130	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	44,320	190	2.1
Industrial machinery mechanics	48,060	180	2.1
Financial specialists, all other	47,540	100	2
Cooks, fast food	17,500	360	2
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,190	940	2
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	28,810	360	2
Food preparation workers	19,540	590	2
Pharmacy technicians	27,680	220	2
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	22,310	160	2
Medical assistants	30,180	310	1.8
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,200	200	1.8
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	28,160	150	1.8
Office clerks, general	28,000	1,690	1.7
Elementary school teachers, except special education	49,570	780	1.7
Packers and packagers, hand	19,940	410	1.6
Postal service mail carriers		190	1.6
Industrial engineers	64,560	110	1.6
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,480	110	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,010	1,460	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Jackson, Michigan Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teachers and instructors, all other	47,980	1.26	650
Accountants and auditors	75,370	1.26	300
Dental laboratory technicians	45,190	1.24	110
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	56,710	1.23	120
Electricians	57,350	1.22	190
Construction laborers	37,940	1.22	330
Production workers, all other	35,200	1.21	230
Bus drivers, school	31,550	1.21	150
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	27,320	1.19	730
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	43,230	1.19	320
Coaches and scouts	42,530	1.19	190
Managers, all other	95,770	1.16	150
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	27,200	1.15	200
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	22,030	1.15	210
Receptionists and information clerks	27,460	1.15	370
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	19,850	1.14	130
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,650	1.14	110
Food servers, nonrestaurant	22,920	1.14	170
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,940	1.14	760
Preschool teachers, except special education	28,800	1.13	120
Business operations specialists, all other	66,170	1.12	520
Helpers--production workers	26,110	1.1	210
Office clerks, general	28,000	1.1	1,690
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	57,270	1.1	220
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,960	1.1	870
Driver/sales workers	28,710	1.1	190
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,890	1.09	200
Maintenance and repair workers, general	37,550	1.09	400
Child, family, and school social workers	44,320	1.09	190
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,190	1.09	940
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,510	1.09	330
Industrial machinery mechanics	48,060	1.08	180
Dishwashers	18,590	1.08	260
Medical assistants	30,180	1.07	310
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,400	1.07	310
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	30,340	1.06	270
Cooks, restaurant	23,110	1.06	280
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	28,160	1.06	150
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	38,260	1.06	150
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	41,820	1.06	360
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	58,350	1.05	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	40,760	1.05	420
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,010	1.05	1,460
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	52,610	1.05	230
Engineering managers	114,440	1.04	220
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,340	1.04	190
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,280	1.04	180
Tool and die makers	47,100	1.04	250
Customer service representatives	30,710	1.03	560
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	58,310	1.03	540

Highest Paying Jobs in Jackson, Michigan Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	171,180	50
Physicians and surgeons, all other	153,380
Chief executives	124,440	140
Engineering managers	114,440	220
Pharmacists	102,470	110
Computer and information systems managers	100,950	70
Managers, all other	95,770	150
Construction managers	92,380	40
Management analysts	91,330	80
General and operations managers	89,440	590
Lawyers	87,380	120
Industrial production managers	86,910	130
Sales managers	86,350	120
Marketing managers	84,860	40
Environmental engineers	84,260	40
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	79,360	80
Engineers, all other	78,190	40
Civil engineers	77,330	70
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,480	110
Accountants and auditors	75,370	300
Medical and health services managers	75,340	130
Financial managers	75,200	140
Occupational health and safety specialists	74,930	40
Computer software engineers, applications	72,480	110
Electrical engineers	72,030	310
Purchasing managers	71,810	30
Computer systems analysts	70,740	120
Insurance sales agents	68,470	100
Mechanical engineers	66,520	190
Business operations specialists, all other	66,170	520
Network systems and data communications analysts	65,660	50
Industrial engineers	64,560	110
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	62,790	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	62,550
Computer programmers	61,490
Social and community service managers	60,320	80
Training and development specialists	59,930	70
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	59,520	30
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	59,400	140
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	59,340	190
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	59,300	40
Millwrights	58,890
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers	58,350	130
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	58,310	540
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	57,870
Network and computer systems administrators	57,870	140
Cost estimators	57,830	100
Electricians	57,350	190
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	57,270	220
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	56,860	100

Large Companies Headquartered in Jackson

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
CMS Energy	6.3

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