Jackson Employment

Employment and Industries in the Jackson, Michigan Area

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Most Popular Jobs in Jackson, 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	Elementary school teachers, except special education	800	50,000	$28,970 - 70,080	14%	95%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	460	50,860	$31,560 - 70,910	6%	96%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	450	48,520	$24,670 - 86,240	8%	51%
4	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	440	55,610	$37,730 - 72,210	11%	95%
5	Engineers, all other	410	83,290	$54,210 - 115,680	6%	82%
6	Accountants and auditors	400	57,440	$32,340 - 86,450	18%	79%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	230	47,430	$26,740 - 70,620	19%	77%
8	Mechanical engineers	220	70,370	$47,870 - 100,140	4%	78%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	210	79,490	$61,410 - 102,570	8%	78%
10	Industrial engineers	190	69,940	$45,250 - 101,420	20%	74%
11	Computer systems analysts	190	70,400	$47,700 - 94,790	29%	68%
12	Chief executives	170	133,620	$66,980 - 0	2%	65%
13	Financial managers	160	72,780	$34,620 - 111,730	13%	60%
14	Engineering managers	140	114,910	$76,860 - 0	7%	84%
15	Pharmacists	120	90,420	$45,340 - 116,870	22%	97%
16	Management analysts	120	85,520	$40,310 - 0	22%	78%
17	Sales managers	120	77,850	$41,980 - 137,070	10%	69%
18	Managers, all other	110	105,310	$43,710 - 0	7%	55%
19	Coaches and scouts	110	19,010	$12,250 - 28,430	15%	60%
20	Lawyers	100	90,450	$52,330 - 0	11%	99%
21	Medical and health services managers	100	62,460	$38,590 - 90,260	16%	57%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	90	47,590	$28,760 - 69,610	13%	73%
23	Network and computer systems administrators	80	53,320	$34,370 - 78,430	27%	50%
24	Librarians	70	54,240	$31,910 - 72,740	4%	85%
25	Instructional coordinators	70	62,260	$36,790 - 95,570	23%	79%
26	Health educators	70	48,110	$30,750 - 62,120	26%	58%
27	Electrical engineers	70	64,590	$48,180 - 88,600	6%	81%
28	Public relations specialists	70	40,460	$22,830 - 61,980	18%	81%
29	Social and community service managers	60	43,870	$29,030 - 57,820	25%	72%
30	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	65,220	$32,520 - 96,060	17%	56%
31	Community and social service specialists, all other	60	41,060	$24,280 - 58,590	25%	58%
32	Financial specialists, all other	60	52,500	$41,110 - 68,720	12%	50%
33	Special education teachers, secondary school	60	53,330	$39,040 - 71,060	9%	87%
34	Computer and information systems managers	50	81,750	$60,520 - 116,470	16%	73%
35	Computer software engineers, applications	50	71,050	$52,550 - 96,760	45%	85%
36	Dentists, general	50	158,660	$72,980 - 0	9%	100%
37	Occupational therapists	40	52,240	$37,510 - 68,970	23%	90%
38	Training and development specialists	40	51,430	$25,130 - 87,420	18%	56%
39	Advertising sales agents	40		$0 - 0	20%	56%
40	Medical and public health social workers	40	43,170	$32,390 - 56,400	24%	77%
41	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	30	42,550	$25,580 - 66,580	18%	56%
42	Graphic designers	30	39,860	$29,570 - 54,610	10%	55%
43	Self-enrichment education teachers	30	28,680	$13,300 - 40,860	23%	54%
44	Financial analysts	30	75,930	$39,780 - 119,830	34%	87%
45	Sales and related workers, all other	30	36,990	$20,140 - 65,880	14%	62%

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	2,540	21,900	$13,100 - 31,560	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	1,810	18,490	$12,690 - 27,170	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,730	22,710	$14,730 - 33,800	13%	19%
4	Cooks, fast food	1,120	14,680	$11,780 - 17,890	8%	5%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	890	16,390	$11,720 - 22,590	18%	5%
6	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	860	31,110	$21,610 - 43,380	1%	18%
7	Waiters and waitresses	850	15,560	$11,640 - 24,210	11%	14%
8	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	800	30,100	$20,030 - 42,170	13%	16%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	800	24,820	$19,250 - 31,270	18%	7%
10	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	770	26,190	$15,000 - 36,860	15%	4%
11	Team assemblers	770	30,270	$21,140 - 40,200	0%	5%
12	Machinists	770	29,740	$16,410 - 44,360	-2%	3%
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	720	22,610	$16,170 - 33,400	2%	5%
14	Teacher assistants	720	24,580	$18,950 - 30,560	10%	18%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	720	24,640	$14,200 - 39,530	-7%	8%
16	Production workers, all other	680	25,240	$12,710 - 45,910	2%	5%
17	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	670	36,940	$25,430 - 49,910	10%	4%
18	Home health aides	600	18,650	$15,220 - 22,520	49%	7%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	600	34,640	$16,830 - 52,390	10%	6%
20	General and operations managers	580	90,490	$42,330 - [?]	2%	48%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	560	57,410	$32,650 - 90,620	-4%	15%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	530	38,130	$21,270 - 56,570	4%	25%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	510	50,390	$25,980 - 98,040	6%	29%
24	Packers and packagers, hand	440	16,410	$11,760 - 25,940	-11%	3%
25	Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	420	50,510	$34,250 - 69,040	10%	46%
26	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	420	36,270	$21,950 - 57,790	-6%	14%
27	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	410	34,050	$19,260 - 47,940	11%	14%
28	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	400	38,950	$26,560 - 52,420	15%	18%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	400	28,190	$14,030 - 46,960	8%	4%
30	Tellers	390	22,000	$16,530 - 27,670	14%	16%
31	Receptionists and information clerks	390	24,160	$16,910 - 33,820	17%	13%
32	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	380	33,320	$21,760 - 45,250	-2%	6%
33	Construction laborers	370	33,440	$22,200 - 47,890	11%	5%
34	Helpers--production workers	370	27,550	$16,580 - 41,600	0%	4%
35	Business operations specialists, all other	370	60,460	$39,760 - 89,500	21%	49%
36	Food preparation workers	340	19,080	$12,940 - 26,820	15%	7%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	330	43,740	$25,750 - 62,030	14%	4%
38	Cooks, short order	320	17,220	$12,300 - 23,340	5%	5%
39	Medical secretaries	310	27,440	$23,060 - 31,510	17%	18%
40	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	310	26,910	$18,730 - 37,270	4%	6%
41	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	300	21,160	$13,200 - 31,300	18%	6%
42	Cooks, restaurant	290	20,950	$14,850 - 30,150	12%	5%
43	Electricians	270	49,870	$24,350 - 74,630	7%	7%
44	Dishwashers	270	15,680	$12,210 - 19,180	10%	3%
45	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	270	30,880	$19,650 - 44,200	5%	2%
46	Office and administrative support workers, all other	250	43,580	$27,290 - 55,510	-8%	32%
47	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	240	20,950	$12,680 - 29,500	13%	5%
48	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	240	40,160	$24,710 - 56,260	11%	33%
49	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	240	57,420	$31,810 - 86,240	7%	13%
50	Child care workers	230	16,690	$11,820 - 25,090	18%	15%
51	Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	220	40,070	$21,630 - 56,290	-22%	0%
52	Tool and die makers	210	43,070	$28,340 - 56,650	-9%	5%
53	Industrial machinery mechanics	200	51,300	$21,870 - 71,410	9%	5%
54	Personal and home care aides	200	20,560	$16,930 - 24,170	51%	10%
55	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	190	37,490	$29,170 - 47,870	14%	7%
56	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	190	22,830	$16,500 - 29,030	11%	5%
57	Industrial truck and tractor operators	190	29,990	$18,750 - 38,600	-1%	2%
58	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	190	26,070	$17,540 - 35,150	4%	15%
59	Postal service mail carriers	190	43,590	$34,050 - 54,150	1%	11%
60	Pharmacy technicians	190	24,720	$17,370 - 34,580	32%	16%
61	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	180	31,180	$21,190 - 46,190	8%	9%
62	Industrial production managers	180	91,770	$38,240 - [?]	-5%	43%
63	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	180	30,570	$20,630 - 47,680	-14%	0%
64	Driver/sales workers	180	34,040	$15,340 - 68,020	-4%	4%
65	Medical assistants	170	26,010	$20,430 - 33,830	35%	10%
66	Bartenders	170	17,090	$12,370 - 22,860	11%	17%
67	Security guards	170	20,990	$14,230 - 34,150	17%	13%
68	Carpenters	170	39,370	$26,040 - 56,240	10%	6%
69	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	150	25,760	$15,440 - 40,410	-11%	0%
70	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	150	16,580	$12,390 - 22,480	12%	6%
71	Bus drivers, school	150	29,790	$24,160 - 35,720	9%	4%
72	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	150	28,890	$19,730 - 43,840	-20%	3%
73	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	150	54,060	$25,480 - 94,260	0%	42%
74	Dental assistants	140	27,670	$23,410 - 36,030	29%	9%
75	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	140	18,880	$14,160 - 23,160	10%	5%
76	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	140	16,570	$12,470 - 21,920	10%	17%
77	Dental hygienists	140	54,280	$36,170 - 71,200	30%	33%
78	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	140	43,170	$27,240 - 60,230	4%	30%
79	Bill and account collectors	130	28,960	$20,700 - 37,870	23%	13%
80	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	130	55,330	$36,480 - 91,060	9%	10%
81	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	120	50,120	$32,270 - 69,180	7%	6%
82	Dental laboratory technicians	120	41,210	$28,730 - 57,830	4%	12%
83	Insurance sales agents	120	63,980	$25,570 - 145,390	13%	45%
84	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	110	43,850	$29,570 - 59,210	12%	3%
85	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	110	21,050	$13,040 - 28,840	14%	3%
86	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	110	43,420	$32,490 - 57,330	8%	3%
87	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	110	34,060	$24,120 - 45,420	-15%	0%
88	Switchboard operators, including answering service	110	22,310	$16,590 - 29,310	-7%	10%
89	Recreation workers	110	18,170	$13,580 - 26,650	13%	47%
90	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	110	32,350	$20,080 - 45,330	-8%	5%
91	Sales representatives, services, all other	100	78,380	$19,690 - [?]	28%	48%
92	Tire repairers and changers	100	21,120	$16,660 - 26,090	20%	6%
93	Loan officers	100	45,680	$26,450 - 76,260	12%	49%
94	Computer support specialists	100	41,650	$27,360 - 63,830	13%	43%
95	Food service managers	100	46,770	$27,810 - 71,260	5%	24%
96	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	100	20,180	$11,940 - 34,040	27%	47%
97	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	100	22,100	$12,120 - 39,930	12%	6%
98	Word processors and typists	90	30,760	$16,090 - 40,230	-11%	19%
99	Legal secretaries	90	34,250	$27,570 - 42,470	12%	18%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	90	76,030	$33,330 - 136,040	4%	38%

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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.*
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	50,510	420	34.1
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,890	150	21.1
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,760	150	13
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	40,070	220	12
Dental laboratory technicians	41,210	120	8.7
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	33,320	380	8.7
Production workers, all other	25,240	680	8.2
Engineers, all other	83,290	410	8.1
Tool and die makers	43,070	210	7.2
Machinists	29,740	770	5.8
Cooks, fast food	14,680	1,120	5.6
Cooks, short order	17,220	320	5.3
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	50,120	120	5.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	31,180	180	4
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,060	110	3.5
Industrial production managers	91,770	180	3.3
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	79,490	210	3.2
Tire repairers and changers	21,120	100	3.2
Mechanical engineers	70,370	220	2.8
Industrial engineers	69,940	190	2.8
Child, family, and school social workers	47,430	230	2.6
Industrial machinery mechanics	51,300	200	2.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,270	420	2.5
Office and administrative support workers, all other	43,580	250	2.5
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,410	560	2.4
Home health aides	18,650	600	2.3
Dental hygienists	54,280	140	2.3
Coaches and scouts	19,010	110	2.3
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	30,880	270	2.2
Helpers--production workers	27,550	370	2.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,610	440	2.1
Medical secretaries	27,440	310	2.1
Engineering managers	114,910	140	2
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,570	180	2
Team assemblers	30,270	770	1.9
Tellers	22,000	390	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	24,720	190	1.8
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	18,880	140	1.8
Teacher assistants	24,580	720	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,820	800	1.7
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	32,350	110	1.7
Switchboard operators, including answering service	22,310	110	1.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,830	190	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,000	800	1.6
Office clerks, general	22,710	1,730	1.5
Packers and packagers, hand	16,410	440	1.5
Retail salespersons	21,900	2,540	1.5
Chief executives	133,620	170	1.5
Postal service mail carriers	43,590	190	1.5
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	57,420	240	1.5

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Office and administrative support workers, all other	43,580	1.51	250
Driver/sales workers	34,040	1.38	180
Managers, all other	105,310	1.36	110
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	32,350	1.3	110
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	43,740	1.26	330
Management analysts	85,520	1.24	120
Child, family, and school social workers	47,430	1.24	230
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,190	1.23	770
Helpers--production workers	27,550	1.23	370
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	50,510	1.23	420
Industrial machinery mechanics	51,300	1.22	200
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	40,070	1.22	220
Dental laboratory technicians	41,210	1.21	120
Bus drivers, school	29,790	1.2	150
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	34,050	1.2	410
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	43,850	1.19	110
Team assemblers	30,270	1.19	770
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,950	1.19	240
Insurance sales agents	63,980	1.18	120
Teacher assistants	24,580	1.18	720
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,060	1.17	110
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,610	1.17	440
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	50,390	1.16	510
Construction laborers	33,440	1.16	370
Engineering managers	114,910	1.16	140
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,410	1.14	560
Industrial production managers	91,770	1.14	180
Electricians	49,870	1.14	270
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	31,110	1.13	860
Stock clerks and order fillers	24,640	1.12	720
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,270	1.12	420
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	43,170	1.12	140
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	24,820	1.11	800
Business operations specialists, all other	60,460	1.11	370
Engineers, all other	83,290	1.11	410
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,570	1.1	180
Computer systems analysts	70,400	1.1	190
Personal and home care aides	20,560	1.09	200
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	43,420	1.09	110
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,060	1.09	150
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	21,050	1.08	110
Receptionists and information clerks	24,160	1.08	390
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	38,950	1.08	400
Carpenters	39,370	1.08	170
Elementary school teachers, except special education	50,000	1.07	800
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	28,190	1.07	400
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,580	1.07	150
Maintenance and repair workers, general	34,640	1.07	600
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	57,420	1.07	240
Food preparation workers	19,080	1.06	340

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Dentists, general	158,660	50
Chief executives	133,620	170
Engineering managers	114,910	140
Managers, all other	105,310	110
Industrial production managers	91,770	180
General and operations managers	90,490	580
Lawyers	90,450	100
Pharmacists	90,420	120
Management analysts	85,520	120
Engineers, all other	83,290	410
Computer and information systems managers	81,750	50
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	79,490	210
Sales representatives, services, all other	78,380	100
Sales managers	77,850	120
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	76,030	90
Financial analysts	75,930	30
Financial managers	72,780	160
Computer software engineers, applications	71,050	50
Computer systems analysts	70,400	190
Mechanical engineers	70,370	220
Industrial engineers	69,940	190
Cost estimators	68,570	80
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	65,220	60
Hazardous materials removal workers	65,050	30
Electrical engineers	64,590	70
Administrative services managers	64,160	80
Insurance sales agents	63,980	120
Medical and health services managers	62,460	100
Instructional coordinators	62,260	70
Civil engineers	61,090
Registered nurses	60,720
Business operations specialists, all other	60,460	370
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	58,320
Accountants and auditors	57,440	400
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	57,420	240
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	57,410	560
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	55,680	30
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	55,610	440
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	55,330	130
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	54,350
Dental hygienists	54,280	140
Librarians	54,240	70
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,060	150
Millwrights	53,800	50
Special education teachers, secondary school	53,330	60
Network and computer systems administrators	53,320	80
Financial specialists, all other	52,500	60
Occupational therapists	52,240	40
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	51,920	80
Training and development specialists	51,430	40

Large Companies Headquartered in Jackson

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
CMS Energy	6.3

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