Monroe Employment

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

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Most Popular Jobs in Monroe, 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	700	53,590	$28,060 - 85,400	14%	95%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	420	70,390	$22,760 - 99,670	9%	54%
3	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	390	54,760	$24,940 - 82,830	11%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	380	63,960	$40,130 - 91,910	6%	96%
5	Industrial engineers	340	76,050	$53,990 - 102,290	20%	74%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	230	60,510	$22,140 - 110,630	8%	51%
7	Accountants and auditors	190	51,560	$31,010 - 75,810	18%	79%
8	Social and human service assistants	110	26,790	$16,770 - 35,110	34%	58%
9	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	110	75,610	$54,790 - 95,530	8%	78%
10	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	90	52,660	$34,650 - 72,490	20%	87%
11	Special education teachers, secondary school	80	60,240	$38,550 - 86,190	9%	87%
12	Coaches and scouts	80		$0 - 0	15%	60%
13	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	70		$0 - 0	17%	56%
14	Financial managers	70	66,680	$35,860 - 114,070	13%	60%
15	Lawyers	70	87,810	$50,290 - 0	11%	99%
16	Engineering managers	70	102,800	$66,930 - 0	7%	84%
17	Pharmacists	60	94,030	$72,300 - 115,740	22%	97%
18	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	60	65,950	$29,880 - 93,170	13%	73%
19	Engineers, all other	50	77,960	$48,750 - 112,360	6%	82%
20	Education, training, and library workers, all other	50	26,870	$19,670 - 42,760	11%	79%
21	Sales managers	50	100,830	$41,670 - 0	10%	69%
22	Chief executives	50	159,000	$99,120 - 0	2%	65%
23	Medical and health services managers	50	67,460	$33,230 - 130,420	16%	57%
24	Special education teachers, middle school	40	55,970	$43,580 - 70,390	16%	87%
25	Instructional coordinators	40	62,350	$41,360 - 87,260	23%	79%
26	Network and computer systems administrators	40	51,660	$26,040 - 82,310	27%	50%
27	Management analysts	40	91,560	$55,020 - 117,080	22%	78%
28	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	40	60,530	$38,980 - 86,760	12%	51%
29	Mechanical engineers	40	64,360	$45,230 - 91,530	4%	78%
30	Speech-language pathologists	30	53,260	$34,040 - 73,890	11%	98%
31	Dentists, general	30	131,010	$70,670 - 0	9%	100%

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	Cashiers	1,450	17,890	$12,740 - 23,140	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	1,430	21,980	$13,440 - 32,130	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,320	13,830	$11,430 - 17,600	18%	5%
4	Office clerks, general	1,180	22,340	$12,960 - 32,430	13%	19%
5	Waiters and waitresses	920	15,160	$11,380 - 24,580	11%	14%
6	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	900	37,090	$23,490 - 58,540	10%	4%
7	Team assemblers	700	28,590	$18,690 - 36,460	0%	5%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	640	26,010	$15,110 - 36,450	15%	4%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	610	27,050	$15,370 - 41,050	-7%	8%
10	Teacher assistants	570	24,190	$19,230 - 33,800	10%	18%
11	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	550	20,240	$12,510 - 31,400	2%	5%
12	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	520	41,390	$21,360 - 61,540	11%	14%
13	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	480	28,750	$19,690 - 39,120	13%	16%
14	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	480	67,610	$34,930 - 98,220	-4%	15%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	480	30,670	$22,200 - 41,210	1%	18%
16	Industrial truck and tractor operators	450	39,210	$21,710 - 56,790	-1%	2%
17	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	440	51,720	$31,950 - 70,060	-6%	14%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	430	40,600	$23,460 - 56,000	4%	25%
19	Maintenance and repair workers, general	420	42,450	$25,640 - 63,080	10%	6%
20	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	380	22,830	$17,500 - 29,990	18%	7%
21	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	340	50,040	$25,090 - 74,030	11%	4%
22	Carpenters	310	41,310	$29,410 - 66,710	10%	6%
23	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	300	33,420	$24,670 - 45,240	15%	18%
24	Machinists	280	37,370	$19,690 - 45,830	-2%	3%
25	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	270	27,390	$16,070 - 53,830	14%	3%
26	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	260	24,690	$17,790 - 34,570	4%	6%
27	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	250	19,380	$13,580 - 28,100	13%	5%
28	General and operations managers	250	75,860	$26,430 - 130,990	2%	48%
29	Receptionists and information clerks	250	22,110	$15,820 - 29,890	17%	13%
30	Helpers--production workers	240	24,210	$13,420 - 46,630	0%	4%
31	Customer service representatives	240	28,810	$21,500 - 38,520	25%	22%
32	Counter and rental clerks	230	21,390	$16,300 - 26,960	23%	16%
33	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	230	20,580	$15,870 - 28,430	18%	6%
34	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	230	38,970	$26,870 - 49,600	14%	7%
35	Cooks, restaurant	210	22,350	$16,720 - 30,090	12%	5%
36	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	210	41,960	$22,890 - 68,640	6%	29%
37	Personal and home care aides	190	18,760	$14,460 - 24,250	51%	10%
38	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	190	27,920	$13,380 - 44,310	8%	4%
39	Bartenders	180	17,820	$11,880 - 26,060	11%	17%
40	Bus drivers, school	180	33,070	$28,880 - 39,600	9%	4%
41	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	170	46,600	$35,630 - 60,080	11%	33%
42	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	170	60,650	$35,570 - 91,040	7%	13%
43	Postal service mail carriers	170	42,680	$33,470 - 55,450	1%	11%
44	Construction laborers	160	34,200	$25,600 - 45,240	11%	5%
45	Cost estimators	160	61,460	$28,400 - 81,490	19%	32%
46	Business operations specialists, all other	160	49,980	$25,460 - 73,840	21%	49%
47	Child care workers	160	19,040	$15,070 - 24,590	18%	15%
48	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	150	24,520	$18,940 - 31,610	11%	5%
49	Medical assistants	120	29,450	$23,480 - 40,020	35%	10%
50	Packers and packagers, hand	120	18,560	$12,500 - 26,320	-11%	3%
51	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	120	15,140	$11,510 - 22,380	12%	6%
52	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	110	16,570	$12,210 - 20,170	10%	17%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	110	49,280	$35,690 - 61,390	8%	3%
54	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	110	31,690	$24,070 - 43,510	4%	15%
55	Pharmacy technicians	110	24,880	$17,840 - 32,390	32%	16%
56	Dental assistants	100	27,280	$22,680 - 31,610	29%	9%
57	Bill and account collectors	100	29,430	$19,820 - 39,310	23%	13%
58	Dental hygienists	100	51,080	$43,380 - 60,420	30%	33%
59	Insurance sales agents	100		$[?] - [?]	13%	45%
60	Cooks, short order	90	17,140	$12,150 - 23,000	5%	5%
61	Industrial production managers	90	91,310	$49,290 - 144,680	-5%	43%
62	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	90	52,970	$31,560 - 82,630	0%	42%
63	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	17,780	$11,860 - 26,270	10%	5%
64	Computer support specialists	80	36,420	$21,100 - 58,600	13%	43%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	80	49,050	$27,530 - 83,570	4%	30%
66	Dishwashers	70	17,000	$12,680 - 21,510	10%	3%
67	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	70	25,000	$20,400 - 31,030	0%	22%
68	Court, municipal, and license clerks	70	31,630	$26,240 - 38,290	9%	24%
69	File clerks	60	26,880	$21,280 - 32,100	-40%	20%
70	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	60	52,680	$40,660 - 78,030	9%	10%
71	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	50	33,210	$21,070 - 46,510	11%	29%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	50	41,620	$25,140 - 64,600	13%	11%
73	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	50	38,120	$24,360 - 54,810	2%	11%
74	Medical secretaries	50	28,850	$23,690 - 35,280	17%	18%
75	Real estate sales agents	50		$[?] - [?]	11%	45%
76	Administrative services managers	50	82,150	$39,580 - 116,570	12%	40%
77	Protective service workers, all other	40	36,820	$24,630 - 48,870	13%	31%
78	Appraisers and assessors of real estate	40	43,100	$27,150 - 65,090	17%	44%
79	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	40	39,520	$20,530 - 59,460	13%	17%
80	Postal service clerks	40	42,840	$35,300 - 49,540	1%	11%
81	Construction and building inspectors	40	44,170	$33,440 - 60,430	18%	23%
82	Loan officers	40	63,400	$14,990 - 112,760	12%	49%
83	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	40	33,420	$25,550 - 44,680	3%	18%
84	Maintenance workers, machinery	40	49,700	$36,290 - 58,900	0%	0%
85	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	40	59,640	$13,070 - 94,700	4%	38%
86	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	30	44,480	$23,720 - 58,230	16%	43%
87	Industrial engineering technicians	30	41,210	$27,690 - 61,190	10%	18%
88	First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	30	32,700	$16,810 - 62,310	18%	15%

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Jobs More Common Near Monroe Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Industrial engineers	76,050	340	8.3
Teachers and instructors, all other	70,390	420	4.5
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	51,720	440	4.4
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	27,390	270	3.6
Machinists	37,370	280	3.6
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	50,040	340	3.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	67,610	480	3.4
Industrial truck and tractor operators	39,210	450	3.4
Cost estimators	61,460	160	3.2
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,760	390	3.1
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	41,390	520	3.1
Team assemblers	28,590	700	2.9
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,610	110	2.8
Dental hygienists	51,080	100	2.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,090	900	2.7
Physicians and surgeons, all other	160,150	110	2.5
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	13,830	1,320	2.5
Helpers--production workers	24,210	240	2.4
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,590	700	2.3
Teacher assistants	24,190	570	2.3
Bus drivers, school	33,070	180	2.3
Postal service mail carriers	42,680	170	2.3
Counter and rental clerks	21,390	230	2.2
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,520	150	2.1
Cashiers	17,890	1,450	1.9
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	63,960	380	1.9
Pharmacy technicians	24,880	110	1.8
Waiters and waitresses	15,160	920	1.8
Office clerks, general	22,340	1,180	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	40,600	430	1.8
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,650	170	1.7
Bartenders	17,820	180	1.7
Social and human service assistants	26,790	110	1.7
Personal and home care aides	18,760	190	1.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	46,600	170	1.6
Dental assistants	27,280	100	1.6
Stock clerks and order fillers	27,050	610	1.6
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,970	230	1.5
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	24,690	260	1.5
Insurance sales agents		100	1.5
Maintenance and repair workers, general	42,450	420	1.5
Retail salespersons	21,980	1,430	1.4
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,280	110	1.4
Carpenters	41,310	310	1.4
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,570	110	1.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,830	380	1.4
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,010	640	1.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,380	250	1.3
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,140	120	1.3
Child care workers	19,040	160	1.3

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

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Teachers and instructors, all other	70,390	1.95	420
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	51,720	1.59	440
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	41,390	1.45	520
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	27,390	1.41	270
Industrial truck and tractor operators	39,210	1.38	450
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	67,610	1.35	480
Bus drivers, school	33,070	1.33	180
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	63,960	1.33	380
Maintenance and repair workers, general	42,450	1.31	420
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,280	1.23	110
Stock clerks and order fillers	27,050	1.23	610
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,010	1.22	640
Construction laborers	34,200	1.18	160
Cost estimators	61,460	1.16	160
Teacher assistants	24,190	1.16	570
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,590	1.15	700
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,760	1.15	390
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	50,040	1.14	340
Industrial engineers	76,050	1.13	340
Carpenters	41,310	1.13	310
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	31,690	1.13	110
Medical assistants	29,450	1.13	120
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,650	1.12	170
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,520	1.12	150
Team assemblers	28,590	1.12	700
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,510	1.12	230
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,670	1.12	480
Cooks, restaurant	22,350	1.1	210
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,380	1.1	250
Helpers--production workers	24,210	1.08	240
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	40,600	1.08	430
Child care workers	19,040	1.07	160
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	27,920	1.06	190
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	38,970	1.06	230
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	37,090	1.05	900
Machinists	37,370	1.05	280
Physicians and surgeons, all other	160,150	1.05	110
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	46,600	1.05	170
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,570	1.02	110
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	22,830	1.02	380
Cashiers	17,890	1.02	1,450
Customer service representatives	28,810	1.02	240
Bartenders	17,820	1.01	180
Social and human service assistants	26,790	1.01	110
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,610	1	110
Personal and home care aides	18,760	1	190
Receptionists and information clerks	22,110	0.99	250
Packers and packagers, hand	18,560	0.98	120
Postal service mail carriers	42,680	0.98	170
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	15,140	0.97	120

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	160,150	110
Chief executives	159,000	50
Dentists, general	131,010	30
Engineering managers	102,800	70
Sales managers	100,830	50
Pharmacists	94,030	60
Management analysts	91,560	40
Industrial production managers	91,310	90
Lawyers	87,810	70
Environmental engineers	85,880
Administrative services managers	82,150	50
Engineers, all other	77,960	50
Industrial engineers	76,050	340
General and operations managers	75,860	250
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	75,610	110
Teachers and instructors, all other	70,390	420
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	67,610	480
Medical and health services managers	67,460	50
Financial managers	66,680	70
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	65,950	60
Mechanical engineers	64,360	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	63,960	380
Loan officers	63,400	40
Instructional coordinators	62,350	40
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	62,030
Cost estimators	61,460	160
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	60,650	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60,530	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	60,510	230
Special education teachers, secondary school	60,240	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	59,640	40
Registered nurses	59,480
Special education teachers, middle school	55,970	40
Sheet metal workers	55,050
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	54,760	390
Elementary school teachers, except special education	53,590	700
Speech-language pathologists	53,260	30
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	52,970	90
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	52,680	60
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	52,660	90
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	51,720	440
Network and computer systems administrators	51,660	40
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	51,630
Accountants and auditors	51,560	190
Dental hygienists	51,080	100
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	50,040	340
Business operations specialists, all other	49,980	160
Maintenance workers, machinery	49,700	40
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	49,280	110
Librarians	49,160

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