Lansing Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Lansing, 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	Accountants and auditors	1,930	54,820	$33,680 - 77,540	18%	79%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,810	54,120	$33,940 - 73,560	14%	95%
3	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,670	46,550	$24,510 - 76,560	9%	54%
4	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,400	58,500	$26,400 - 115,310	8%	51%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,050	57,500	$34,640 - 74,690	11%	95%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,000	57,580	$36,620 - 77,120	6%	96%
7	Chief executives	870	142,760	$62,200 - 0	2%	65%
8	Lawyers	850	110,680	$57,220 - 0	11%	99%
9	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	650	56,900	$36,690 - 75,390	17%	56%
10	Child, family, and school social workers	620	47,780	$24,090 - 73,470	19%	77%
11	Computer programmers	600	63,660	$42,700 - 88,350	0%	73%
12	Public relations specialists	590	60,690	$35,350 - 91,110	18%	81%
13	Industrial engineers	560	73,030	$51,990 - 97,020	20%	74%
14	Coaches and scouts	550	35,080	$12,430 - 66,330	15%	60%
15	Sales and related workers, all other	550	31,930	$16,700 - 47,170	14%	62%
16	Civil engineers	500	65,880	$47,720 - 88,200	18%	87%
17	Managers, all other	490	84,900	$45,840 - 125,020	7%	55%
18	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	480	49,820	$31,260 - 69,650	18%	56%
19	Social and human service assistants	460	33,790	$21,850 - 47,800	34%	58%
20	Engineers, all other	440	73,330	$47,600 - 100,660	6%	82%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	400	81,080	$60,060 - 109,130	8%	78%
22	Sales managers	400	75,310	$40,330 - 118,130	10%	69%
23	Instructional coordinators	390	73,270	$41,930 - 115,110	23%	79%
24	Financial managers	390	84,850	$55,220 - 119,080	13%	60%
25	Insurance underwriters	380	60,300	$37,530 - 87,060	6%	53%
26	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	370	44,510	$21,270 - 72,460	12%	51%
27	Computer software engineers, applications	350	72,650	$48,740 - 96,210	45%	85%
28	Medical and health services managers	340	81,090	$49,130 - 140,720	16%	57%
29	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	320	48,040	$29,620 - 70,400	13%	73%
30	Librarians	310	67,660	$35,490 - 128,920	4%	85%
31	Graphic designers	310	40,430	$27,920 - 56,030	10%	55%
32	Pharmacists	290	107,160	$80,240 - 131,000	22%	97%
33	Training and development specialists	280	54,090	$31,630 - 77,130	18%	56%
34	Network and computer systems administrators	280	56,480	$37,620 - 79,300	27%	50%
35	Mechanical engineers	280	64,850	$43,480 - 93,160	4%	78%
36	Management analysts	260	62,550	$31,830 - 121,300	22%	78%
37	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	250	76,860	$30,370 - 0	25%	67%
38	Computer and information systems managers	240	82,390	$46,020 - 118,030	16%	73%
39	Advertising sales agents	220	53,600	$33,560 - 72,100	20%	56%
40	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	210	55,260	$36,800 - 76,020	20%	87%
41	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	200	52,350	$28,270 - 74,800	5%	58%
42	Personal financial advisors	190	125,820	$30,940 - 0	41%	81%
43	Network systems and data communications analysts	180	52,700	$29,400 - 75,580	53%	57%
44	Physical therapists	180	66,270	$48,680 - 90,500	27%	89%
45	Architects, except landscape and naval	170	64,870	$47,710 - 88,260	18%	88%
46	Special education teachers, middle school	170	57,820	$39,540 - 74,440	16%	87%
47	Market research analysts	170	53,870	$25,540 - 104,480	20%	82%
48	Engineering managers	160	84,880	$48,830 - 127,610	7%	84%
49	Medical and public health social workers	160	46,310	$29,840 - 65,030	24%	77%
50	Detectives and criminal investigators	150	56,910	$43,220 - 67,960	17%	54%
51	Health educators	140	53,410	$30,730 - 75,610	26%	58%
52	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	140	52,860	$35,870 - 76,060	16%	99%
53	Electronics engineers, except computer	130	70,580	$44,290 - 99,860	4%	81%
54	Special education teachers, secondary school	120	58,130	$40,350 - 74,550	9%	87%
55	Electrical engineers	120	62,450	$37,590 - 95,690	6%	81%
56	Occupational therapists	110	56,530	$43,400 - 72,350	23%	90%
57	Meeting and convention planners	110	33,240	$21,430 - 54,200	20%	67%
58	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	53,200	$36,260 - 71,160	0%	96%
59	Speech-language pathologists	110	59,190	$42,200 - 78,620	11%	98%
60	Marketing managers	100	78,910	$44,130 - 110,130	14%	69%
61	Social and community service managers	100	54,070	$38,010 - 72,140	25%	72%
62	Surveyors	100	51,570	$26,440 - 78,670	24%	82%
63	Operations research analysts	100	78,460	$45,300 - 0	11%	71%
64	Biological technicians	100	38,530	$24,560 - 57,540	16%	60%
65	Occupational health and safety specialists	90	60,530	$41,520 - 79,920	8%	72%
66	Veterinarians	90	69,690	$47,880 - 82,760	35%	100%
67	Rehabilitation counselors	80	51,550	$33,470 - 64,370	23%	73%
68	Database administrators	80	63,880	$40,240 - 90,620	29%	72%
69	Dentists, general	80	188,360	$128,860 - 0	9%	100%
70	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	80	29,070	$13,020 - 59,540	11%	55%
71	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	70	42,460	$25,880 - 60,390	30%	77%
72	Physician assistants	70	81,130	$60,820 - 101,320	27%	67%
73	Public relations managers	70	83,080	$53,250 - 120,040	17%	75%
74	Landscape architects	60	56,370	$23,370 - 80,630	16%	88%
75	Legislators	60	43,930	$12,250 - 80,080	1%	65%
76	Mental health counselors	60	37,250	$25,150 - 58,860	30%	73%
77	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	53,640	$40,480 - 71,450	9%	72%
78	Statisticians	50	66,590	$48,510 - 88,070	9%	93%
79	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	47,660	$32,090 - 66,540	24%	78%
80	Compensation and benefits managers	50	66,390	$38,500 - 104,280	12%	58%
81	Optometrists	50	89,660	$30,650 - 131,850	11%	100%
82	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	50	97,330	$50,770 - 0	5%	99%
83	Social workers, all other	50	36,580	$22,470 - 62,180	18%	77%
84	Actuaries	50	80,880	$49,630 - 117,630	24%	99%
85	Purchasing managers	50	76,170	$45,380 - 110,360	3%	57%
86	Advertising and promotions managers	50	100,100	$45,370 - 129,990	6%	76%
87	Credit analysts	50	44,560	$28,120 - 81,350	2%	60%
88	Human resources managers, all other	50	72,810	$49,030 - 93,350	11%	58%
89	Materials engineers	40	64,960	$46,130 - 90,150	4%	77%
90	Private detectives and investigators	40	36,800	$20,310 - 53,240	18%	52%
91	Sales engineers	40	77,880	$47,680 - 125,950	9%	79%
92	Clergy	40	34,230	$12,900 - 53,460	19%	75%
93	Natural sciences managers	40	88,750	$51,010 - 122,730	11%	93%
94	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	40	74,550	$34,740 - 129,300	11%	99%
95	Tax preparers	40	31,720	$24,410 - 44,920	0%	54%
96	Technical writers	40	46,410	$31,070 - 65,030	20%	74%
97	Foresters	30	64,100	$45,450 - 80,470	5%	86%
98	Writers and authors	30	43,830	$25,370 - 57,800	13%	84%
99	Curators	30	40,410	$33,100 - 54,160	23%	86%
100	Budget analysts	30	63,030	$41,250 - 86,960	7%	78%

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	7,820	22,880	$13,620 - 35,610	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	5,090	17,700	$12,420 - 25,150	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	4,960	27,880	$15,760 - 41,420	13%	19%
4	Waiters and waitresses	3,500	14,170	$11,560 - 17,780	11%	14%
5	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,490	32,660	$20,850 - 45,070	1%	18%
6	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,440	30,000	$16,790 - 52,730	2%	5%
7	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3,400	15,730	$11,770 - 22,060	18%	5%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	3,290	24,020	$13,190 - 36,160	15%	4%
9	Customer service representatives	3,060	32,420	$21,360 - 45,680	25%	22%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,920	32,600	$20,680 - 45,940	13%	16%
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,860	24,150	$14,450 - 38,420	-7%	8%
12	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,740	42,410	$27,740 - 56,520	15%	18%
13	General and operations managers	2,740	90,740	$47,080 - 143,500	2%	48%
14	Teacher assistants	2,280	23,840	$14,170 - 33,970	10%	18%
15	Receptionists and information clerks	2,000	25,620	$15,790 - 38,910	17%	13%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,950	33,620	$18,550 - 51,280	10%	6%
17	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,850	24,790	$20,070 - 29,300	18%	7%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,730	42,650	$21,020 - 64,960	4%	25%
19	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	1,680	36,420	$24,180 - 51,030	10%	4%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,580	47,250	$25,270 - 73,900	6%	29%
21	Food preparation workers	1,550	19,740	$12,700 - 28,500	15%	7%
22	Home health aides	1,450	20,220	$15,570 - 27,950	49%	7%
23	Cooks, fast food	1,360	15,100	$11,760 - 19,280	8%	5%
24	Cooks, restaurant	1,310	19,480	$14,340 - 25,170	12%	5%
25	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,310	23,880	$16,360 - 35,140	18%	6%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,300	30,820	$18,100 - 54,900	8%	4%
27	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,190	32,350	$23,770 - 43,480	4%	15%
28	Production workers, all other	1,170	22,120	$12,010 - 40,650	2%	5%
29	Carpenters	1,120	42,100	$26,210 - 58,650	10%	6%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,100	30,090	$16,940 - 46,430	11%	14%
31	Construction laborers	1,090	37,140	$22,060 - 51,530	11%	5%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,060	42,270	$20,940 - 67,630	14%	4%
33	Packers and packagers, hand	1,040	16,220	$11,710 - 24,430	-11%	3%
34	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,020	60,170	$31,160 - 91,570	-4%	15%
35	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,010	45,360	$21,710 - 62,480	11%	33%
36	Security guards	990	22,100	$16,750 - 29,500	17%	13%
37	Tellers	980	26,740	$20,190 - 35,280	14%	16%
38	Bus drivers, school	960	31,210	$24,040 - 40,230	9%	4%
39	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	950	18,910	$13,080 - 24,790	13%	5%
40	Electricians	940	47,610	$25,460 - 69,780	7%	7%
41	Driver/sales workers	890	19,560	$11,750 - 32,480	-4%	4%
42	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	890	57,600	$34,440 - 82,880	9%	47%
43	Team assemblers	890	29,080	$19,160 - 41,670	0%	5%
44	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	870	30,890	$18,860 - 50,820	4%	6%
45	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	840	46,840	$24,070 - 68,610	-6%	14%
46	Child care workers	750	17,870	$12,100 - 26,150	18%	15%
47	Personal and home care aides	740	20,610	$15,630 - 27,490	51%	10%
48	All other information and record clerks	730	30,240	$20,420 - 40,170	-12%	21%
49	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	720	40,500	$30,500 - 49,520	14%	7%
50	Counter and rental clerks	690	20,310	$13,800 - 28,440	23%	16%
51	Computer support specialists	680	53,370	$27,360 - 74,900	13%	43%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	660	56,340	$26,660 - 88,500	7%	13%
53	Insurance sales agents	640	62,930	$32,080 - 94,880	13%	45%
54	Legal secretaries	620	39,660	$30,460 - 50,030	12%	18%
55	Postal service mail carriers	610	43,490	$34,380 - 50,900	1%	11%
56	Medical assistants	600	27,410	$19,160 - 35,400	35%	10%
57	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	600	22,940	$13,170 - 36,260	12%	6%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	600	62,260	$40,280 - 82,240	9%	10%
59	Medical secretaries	590	28,580	$21,500 - 36,430	17%	18%
60	Dishwashers	570	16,350	$11,860 - 22,350	10%	3%
61	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	570	17,830	$11,910 - 27,310	12%	6%
62	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	570	15,070	$11,590 - 20,950	10%	8%
63	Helpers--production workers	560	21,680	$15,210 - 28,910	0%	4%
64	Bartenders	560	15,870	$11,750 - 21,950	11%	17%
65	Industrial truck and tractor operators	550	38,100	$19,900 - 56,820	-1%	2%
66	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	540	19,620	$12,490 - 28,560	10%	5%
67	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	530	43,750	$30,280 - 61,330	8%	3%
68	Preschool teachers, except special education	530	23,780	$14,950 - 34,240	26%	43%
69	Data entry keyers	530	27,320	$16,440 - 37,670	-4%	18%
70	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	530	47,340	$22,760 - 71,920	11%	4%
71	Amusement and recreation attendants	520	20,170	$12,840 - 29,460	24%	22%
72	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	520	14,940	$11,770 - 19,370	10%	17%
73	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	500	19,560	$14,460 - 25,310	14%	3%
74	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	500	31,750	$20,690 - 44,900	-14%	0%
75	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	470	20,890	$14,220 - 28,410	13%	6%
76	Dental hygienists	460	58,980	$47,900 - 72,950	30%	33%
77	Court, municipal, and license clerks	460	34,060	$25,900 - 40,280	9%	24%
78	Healthcare support workers, all other	450	33,580	$24,350 - 47,090	16%	10%
79	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	450	42,820	$25,440 - 62,770	8%	9%
80	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	440	42,430	$29,020 - 49,720	-7%	12%
81	Dental assistants	440	33,130	$27,160 - 40,290	29%	9%
82	Telemarketers	440	22,330	$17,250 - 29,720	-9%	14%
83	Library technicians	430	27,380	$13,140 - 43,760	9%	27%
84	Bill and account collectors	430	29,840	$19,850 - 41,050	23%	13%
85	Machinists	430	46,410	$28,030 - 68,920	-2%	3%
86	Sales representatives, services, all other	420	47,250	$25,100 - 79,990	28%	48%
87	Parts salespersons	410	30,040	$16,210 - 47,210	-1%	6%
88	Recreation workers	410	23,440	$14,300 - 34,350	13%	47%
89	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	400	26,280	$18,940 - 34,760	11%	5%
90	Food service managers	400	36,500	$20,230 - 63,810	5%	24%
91	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	380	29,200	$13,680 - 58,950	27%	47%
92	Pharmacy technicians	380	29,300	$21,210 - 37,310	32%	16%
93	Cooks, short order	360	15,640	$11,650 - 20,540	5%	5%
94	Health technologists and technicians, all other	350	39,910	$25,590 - 66,020	15%	27%
95	Loan officers	350	60,130	$28,270 - 103,270	12%	49%
96	Computer operators	350	40,300	$25,760 - 50,410	-24%	27%
97	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	340	54,540	$32,650 - 75,540	0%	42%
98	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	340	37,140	$24,700 - 50,910	5%	2%
99	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	340	63,150	$33,570 - 96,320	4%	38%
100	Printing machine operators	330	34,260	$19,750 - 52,100	-5%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Lansing Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	20,890	470	10
Engine and other machine assemblers	34,800	100	5.8
Millwrights	56,700	210	5.6
Court, municipal, and license clerks	34,060	460	5
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	22,650	160	5
Radio and television announcers		180	4.9
Education teachers, postsecondary	53,580	220	4.7
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,760	100	4.6
Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other	41,620	200	4.5
Health technologists and technicians, all other	39,910	350	4.2
Production workers, all other	22,120	1,170	3.9
Structural iron and steel workers	48,030	250	3.5
Library technicians	27,380	430	3.5
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,440	210	3.2
Coaches and scouts	35,080	550	3.1
Teachers and instructors, all other	46,550	1,670	2.9
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	46,090	140	2.9
Surgeons	194,690	150	2.9
Hazardous materials removal workers	38,970	120	2.9
Insurance underwriters	60,300	380	2.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	42,820	450	2.8
Medical equipment preparers	29,500	130	2.8
Civil engineering technicians	38,780	290	2.7
Instructional coordinators	73,270	390	2.7
Construction and related workers, all other	37,770	120	2.6
Sales and related workers, all other	31,930	550	2.6
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	61,830	200	2.6
Engineers, all other	73,330	440	2.4
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	36,030	150	2.4
Protective service workers, all other	32,830	200	2.3
All other information and record clerks	30,240	730	2.3
Prepress technicians and workers	33,630	200	2.3
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	36,060	220	2.3
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,600	890	2.3
Veterinary technologists and technicians	39,750	200	2.3
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	56,900	650	2.3
Industrial engineers	73,030	560	2.2
Mechanical drafters	50,420	190	2.2
Chief executives	142,760	870	2.1
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,700	240	2.1
Dental hygienists	58,980	460	2.1
Opticians, dispensing	28,900	160	2.1
Computer operators	40,300	350	2
Health educators	53,410	140	2
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,580	450	2
Painters, transportation equipment	47,360	110	2
Bus drivers, school	31,210	960	2
Public relations specialists	60,690	590	2
Meeting and convention planners	33,240	110	1.9
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	49,820	480	1.9

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Personal financial advisors	125,820	1.65	190
Cement masons and concrete finishers	52,360	1.52	170
Veterinary technologists and technicians	39,750	1.47	200
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	46,840	1.44	840
Librarians	67,660	1.38	310
Automotive body and related repairers	51,360	1.37	200
Industrial truck and tractor operators	38,100	1.35	550
Computer support specialists	53,370	1.34	680
Telecommunications line installers and repairers	57,230	1.33	120
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	30,000	1.33	3,440
Instructional coordinators	73,270	1.32	390
Helpers--electricians	32,770	1.31	130
Machinists	46,410	1.31	430
Teachers and instructors, all other	46,550	1.29	1,670
Industrial machinery mechanics	54,270	1.29	180
Construction laborers	37,140	1.28	1,090
Sheet metal workers	51,100	1.28	270
Public relations specialists	60,690	1.28	590
Social and human service assistants	33,790	1.28	460
Millwrights	56,700	1.26	210
Bus drivers, school	31,210	1.26	960
Painters, transportation equipment	47,360	1.25	110
Child, family, and school social workers	47,780	1.25	620
Healthcare support workers, all other	33,580	1.24	450
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	42,820	1.24	450
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	47,380	1.23	240
Health educators	53,410	1.23	140
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	42,270	1.22	1,060
Special education teachers, middle school	57,820	1.21	170
Switchboard operators, including answering service	27,220	1.21	230
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	24,750	1.21	150
Computer operators	40,300	1.21	350
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	39,820	1.21	240
Correctional officers and jailers	41,960	1.21	300
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,500	1.2	1,050
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	26,280	1.2	400
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	60,170	1.2	1,020
Tellers	26,740	1.2	980
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	48,790	1.2	280
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,580	1.19	1,000
Special education teachers, secondary school	58,130	1.19	120
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	32,660	1.19	3,490
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	55,260	1.18	210
Advertising sales agents	53,600	1.18	220
Amusement and recreation attendants	20,170	1.18	520
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	38,030	1.18	130
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	42,410	1.17	2,740
Brickmasons and blockmasons	50,180	1.17	220
Office clerks, general	27,880	1.17	4,960
Order clerks	31,550	1.17	270

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	194,690	150
Dentists, general	188,360	80
Family and general practitioners	166,950	90
Chief executives	142,760	870
Personal financial advisors	125,820	190
Lawyers	110,680	850
Pharmacists	107,160	290
Physicians and surgeons, all other	103,250	410
Advertising and promotions managers	100,100	50
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	97,330	50
General and operations managers	90,740	2,740
Optometrists	89,660	50
Natural sciences managers	88,750	40
Construction managers	87,220	200
Managers, all other	84,900	490
Engineering managers	84,880	160
Financial managers	84,850	390
Public relations managers	83,080	70
Computer and information systems managers	82,390	240
Physician assistants	81,130	70
Medical and health services managers	81,090	340
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	81,080	400
Industrial production managers	81,040	160
Actuaries	80,880	50
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	80,670	110
Marketing managers	78,910	100
Operations research analysts	78,460	100
Sales engineers	77,880	40
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	76,860	250
Purchasing managers	76,170	50
Sales managers	75,310	400
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	74,550	40
Computer software engineers, systems software	73,640
Social scientists and related workers, all other	73,450
Engineers, all other	73,330	440
Instructional coordinators	73,270	390
Industrial engineers	73,030	560
Human resources managers, all other	72,810	50
Computer software engineers, applications	72,650	350
Electronics engineers, except computer	70,580	130
Veterinarians	69,690	90
Administrative services managers	68,000	250
Librarians	67,660	310
Funeral directors	67,220	40
Statisticians	66,590	50
Compensation and benefits managers	66,390	50
Physical therapists	66,270	180
Civil engineers	65,880	500
Materials engineers	64,960	40
Architects, except landscape and naval	64,870	170

Large Companies Headquartered in Lansing

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Auto-Owners Insurance	5

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