Muskegon Employment

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

Most Popular Jobs in Muskegon, 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	1,350	55,300	$42,820 - 67,860	24%	56%
2	Teachers and instructors, all other	830	58,640	$20,140 - 108,820	9%	54%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	610	71,670	$35,240 - 142,810	8%	51%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	570	58,640	$40,520 - 80,610	14%	95%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	500	59,680	$39,020 - 89,220	6%	96%
6	Accountants and auditors	450	63,450	$37,260 - 93,560	18%	79%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	270	53,090	$36,360 - 70,880	11%	95%
8	Child, family, and school social workers	250	43,980	$28,490 - 58,280	19%	77%
9	Chief executives	220	131,740	$53,320 - 0	2%	65%
10	Mechanical engineers	210	54,120	$39,510 - 70,740	4%	78%
11	Coaches and scouts	180	29,290	$12,330 - 51,540	15%	60%
12	Sales managers	170	68,870	$31,870 - 139,520	10%	69%
13	Lawyers	150	93,130	$50,130 - 0	11%	99%
14	Pharmacists	150	87,340	$75,330 - 108,200	22%	97%
15	Computer programmers	140	56,900	$32,990 - 86,940	0%	73%
16	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	83,780	$61,170 - 114,080	8%	78%
17	Industrial engineers	120	60,360	$46,430 - 80,550	20%	74%
18	Managers, all other	110	70,590	$42,700 - 97,890	7%	55%
19	Financial managers	100	74,250	$39,490 - 112,100	13%	60%
20	Medical and public health social workers	100	46,740	$34,660 - 59,920	24%	77%
21	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	100	49,220	$17,950 - 75,940	13%	73%
22	Special education teachers, secondary school	90	55,020	$38,670 - 67,750	9%	87%
23	Engineering managers	90	86,030	$56,510 - 117,280	7%	84%
24	Medical and health services managers	90	78,050	$35,460 - 120,150	16%	57%
25	Special education teachers, middle school	80	53,750	$37,980 - 68,510	16%	87%
26	Training and development specialists	80	46,320	$22,790 - 76,560	18%	56%
27	Instructional coordinators	70	53,230	$28,580 - 82,610	23%	79%
28	Physical therapists	60	62,290	$48,080 - 78,580	27%	89%
29	Graphic designers	60	31,470	$19,310 - 41,390	10%	55%
30	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	60	68,420	$32,790 - 94,560	12%	51%
31	Speech-language pathologists	60	69,080	$46,240 - 99,500	11%	98%
32	Computer specialists, all other	60	45,240	$22,680 - 69,900	15%	68%
33	Social and human service assistants	50	28,480	$20,060 - 38,520	34%	58%
34	Engineers, all other	50	65,030	$41,500 - 93,020	6%	82%
35	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	50	51,580	$29,940 - 75,640	17%	56%
36	Network and computer systems administrators	50	52,940	$28,590 - 82,310	27%	50%
37	Public relations specialists	50	52,120	$29,610 - 76,290	18%	81%
38	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	50	70,300	$54,920 - 99,680	16%	99%
39	Occupational therapists	40	58,310	$43,590 - 87,090	23%	90%
40	Market research analysts	40	63,780	$23,990 - 113,900	20%	82%
41	Computer and information systems managers	40	91,980	$63,630 - 129,980	16%	73%
42	Computer software engineers, applications	40	80,230	$45,430 - 124,850	45%	85%
43	Education, training, and library workers, all other	40	48,650	$21,540 - 75,140	11%	79%
44	Sales and related workers, all other	40	39,790	$16,370 - 81,320	14%	62%
45	Librarians	30	53,230	$30,900 - 73,810	4%	85%
46	Clergy	30	41,880	$29,170 - 53,760	19%	75%
47	Financial specialists, all other	30	50,220	$31,910 - 79,600	12%	50%
48	Purchasing managers	30	76,450	$34,370 - 121,070	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	Cashiers	2,620	17,350	$12,250 - 24,080	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,540	21,200	$13,070 - 32,230	12%	25%
3	Office clerks, general	2,020	24,190	$13,730 - 34,680	13%	19%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,230	14,630	$11,440 - 21,440	11%	14%
5	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,060	23,850	$14,170 - 35,600	15%	4%
6	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	890	23,600	$19,810 - 28,170	18%	7%
7	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	880	37,900	$23,790 - 56,400	4%	25%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	810	22,180	$15,210 - 30,910	-7%	8%
9	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	800	25,940	$16,480 - 36,810	2%	5%
10	Customer service representatives	760	33,960	$19,050 - 65,140	25%	22%
11	Teacher assistants	740	26,100	$17,670 - 35,000	10%	18%
12	Home health aides	690	19,610	$15,890 - 23,980	49%	7%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	690	33,500	$21,260 - 46,190	10%	6%
14	Team assemblers	660	23,680	$16,400 - 36,500	0%	5%
15	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	650	33,670	$18,600 - 46,100	-6%	14%
16	Food preparation workers	640	16,830	$11,920 - 24,230	15%	7%
17	Receptionists and information clerks	640	23,170	$14,550 - 31,040	17%	13%
18	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	630	33,050	$23,830 - 44,140	-15%	0%
19	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	610	29,120	$20,060 - 38,480	1%	18%
20	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	600	25,980	$15,110 - 45,560	8%	4%
21	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	570	29,420	$19,560 - 40,550	13%	16%
22	General and operations managers	570	83,680	$37,260 - [?]	2%	48%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	550	51,570	$37,480 - 66,870	-4%	15%
24	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	470	32,880	$21,580 - 44,170	5%	2%
25	Cooks, restaurant	460	17,230	$13,090 - 20,320	12%	5%
26	Machinists	460	39,030	$26,260 - 48,260	-2%	3%
27	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	450	23,900	$14,630 - 36,020	18%	6%
28	Healthcare support workers, all other	400	25,350	$14,880 - 32,370	16%	10%
29	Counter and rental clerks	380	18,900	$14,830 - 24,010	23%	16%
30	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	380	48,230	$26,590 - 72,970	6%	29%
31	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	370	26,080	$18,020 - 36,650	14%	4%
32	Bus drivers, school	370	29,920	$23,790 - 35,970	9%	4%
33	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	360	16,050	$11,560 - 22,740	13%	6%
34	Packers and packagers, hand	360	20,530	$12,170 - 30,410	-11%	3%
35	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	360	35,850	$29,370 - 44,660	14%	7%
36	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	350	36,310	$21,490 - 55,300	10%	4%
37	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	340	18,870	$12,520 - 25,720	13%	5%
38	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	340	27,610	$19,140 - 40,130	-14%	0%
39	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	330	35,810	$25,160 - 49,360	15%	18%
40	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	330	29,290	$22,100 - 37,690	-2%	6%
41	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	320	28,280	$18,740 - 37,090	4%	6%
42	Dishwashers	300	15,120	$11,600 - 19,990	10%	3%
43	Electricians	290	52,610	$35,600 - 73,370	7%	7%
44	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	290	30,070	$16,020 - 45,270	-12%	0%
45	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	290	33,750	$21,290 - 51,110	-8%	5%
46	Business operations specialists, all other	270	47,320	$25,520 - 71,730	21%	49%
47	Medical secretaries	260	26,070	$20,800 - 33,970	17%	18%
48	Medical assistants	250	24,280	$20,020 - 29,510	35%	10%
49	Office and administrative support workers, all other	250	24,990	$12,200 - 41,370	-8%	32%
50	Child care workers	250	19,180	$14,900 - 26,100	18%	15%
51	Personal and home care aides	250	19,270	$16,220 - 23,110	51%	10%
52	Industrial truck and tractor operators	240	32,120	$20,530 - 45,920	-1%	2%
53	Security guards	230	21,840	$15,680 - 29,890	17%	13%
54	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	220	49,210	$31,090 - 73,570	7%	13%
55	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	220	28,910	$21,410 - 37,790	4%	15%
56	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	220	23,970	$12,370 - 37,850	12%	6%
57	Bartenders	210	16,390	$12,690 - 20,900	11%	17%
58	Tool and die makers	210	42,430	$27,530 - 56,870	-9%	5%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	200	57,020	$35,310 - 86,170	9%	10%
60	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	200	54,020	$34,580 - 78,460	0%	42%
61	Pharmacy technicians	200	25,740	$19,820 - 32,550	32%	16%
62	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	190	46,610	$34,540 - 56,610	11%	33%
63	Postal service mail carriers	190	42,950	$33,900 - 50,210	1%	11%
64	Bill and account collectors	180	26,130	$18,100 - 37,190	23%	13%
65	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	180	22,010	$16,260 - 27,990	11%	5%
66	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	180	37,930	$26,040 - 47,610	4%	30%
67	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	180	14,810	$11,860 - 18,320	10%	8%
68	Dental hygienists	170	39,400	$22,760 - 57,950	30%	33%
69	Carpenters	170	37,160	$21,540 - 55,930	10%	6%
70	Court, municipal, and license clerks	160	32,250	$24,590 - 38,220	9%	24%
71	Telemarketers	160	22,930	$15,120 - 28,940	-9%	14%
72	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	150	16,490	$11,610 - 26,650	12%	6%
73	Industrial production managers	140	79,250	$50,320 - 106,640	-5%	43%
74	Computer support specialists	140	31,160	$21,280 - 50,240	13%	43%
75	Fire fighters	140	32,030	$16,680 - 53,100	12%	18%
76	Medical records and health information technicians	130	27,670	$19,210 - 37,430	18%	12%
77	Service station attendants	120	16,880	$14,990 - 19,020	13%	6%
78	Sales representatives, services, all other	120	35,690	$16,970 - 58,890	28%	48%
79	Protective service workers, all other	110	24,120	$16,050 - 45,040	13%	31%
80	Bakers	100	21,960	$14,860 - 28,310	10%	8%
81	Electrical power-line installers and repairers	100	51,110	$38,190 - 68,050	7%	6%
82	Cooks, short order	100	17,390	$14,460 - 23,140	5%	5%
83	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	100	38,430	$25,680 - 49,410	-18%	0%
84	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	100	21,130	$16,180 - 29,300	14%	3%
85	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	100		$[?] - [?]	11%	29%
86	Industrial machinery mechanics	100	47,090	$28,380 - 79,710	9%	5%
87	Radiologic technologists and technicians	100	42,530	$25,790 - 58,920	15%	25%
88	Insurance sales agents	100	57,770	$25,180 - 104,740	13%	45%
89	Butchers and meat cutters	100	25,060	$19,990 - 31,170	2%	2%
90	Mechanical drafters	90	45,740	$29,330 - 64,680	5%	25%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	90	43,170	$26,660 - 72,160	13%	17%
92	Demonstrators and product promoters	90	21,520	$17,060 - 27,250	18%	26%
93	Recreation workers	90	21,180	$15,430 - 31,600	13%	47%
94	Grinding and polishing workers, hand	90	30,830	$22,390 - 39,910	-6%	4%
95	Painters, construction and maintenance	80	29,200	$17,460 - 48,790	12%	6%
96	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	22,220	$13,230 - 29,000	10%	5%
97	Preschool teachers, except special education	80	31,320	$19,460 - 61,310	26%	43%
98	Motorboat mechanics	80	32,010	$19,520 - 42,720	19%	5%
99	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	80	28,460	$18,390 - 44,260	2%	11%
100	Medical transcriptionists	80	28,060	$24,640 - 32,010	14%	10%

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Jobs More Common Near Muskegon Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	38,430	100	30.6
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	16,050	360	26.1
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,050	630	18.6
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	29,290	330	7.1
Tool and die makers	42,430	210	6.8
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,070	290	6.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,350	400	6.1
Court, municipal, and license clerks	32,250	160	6
Teachers and instructors, all other	58,640	830	5
Protective service workers, all other	24,120	110	4.4
Service station attendants	16,880	120	4.1
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	33,750	290	4.1
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	51,110	100	4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,880	470	3.7
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,670	650	3.7
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,610	340	3.6
Coaches and scouts	29,290	180	3.5
Machinists	39,030	460	3.3
Child, family, and school social workers	43,980	250	2.6
Bus drivers, school	29,920	370	2.6
Dental hygienists	39,400	170	2.6
Mechanical engineers	54,120	210	2.5
Home health aides	19,610	690	2.5
Industrial production managers	79,250	140	2.4
Office and administrative support workers, all other	24,990	250	2.3
Medical and public health social workers	46,740	100	2.2
Butchers and meat cutters	25,060	100	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,570	550	2.2
Medical records and health information technicians	27,670	130	2.1
Counter and rental clerks	18,900	380	2.1
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,900	880	2
Cashiers	17,350	2,620	2
Food preparation workers	16,830	640	1.9
Chief executives	131,740	220	1.8
Bakers	21,960	100	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	25,740	200	1.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,600	890	1.8
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,020	200	1.8
Fire fighters	32,030	140	1.8
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,780	120	1.7
Office clerks, general	24,190	2,020	1.7
Teacher assistants	26,100	740	1.7
Physicians and surgeons, all other	139,840	130	1.6
Industrial engineers	60,360	120	1.6
Medical secretaries	26,070	260	1.6
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	25,980	600	1.6
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	37,930	180	1.6
Pharmacists	87,340	150	1.6
Cooks, short order	17,390	100	1.6
Team assemblers	23,680	660	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Muskegon, 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	58,640	1.63	830
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	33,750	1.35	290
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,670	1.33	610
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,640	1.26	570
Teacher assistants	26,100	1.25	740
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	59,680	1.24	500
Bus drivers, school	29,920	1.2	370
Electricians	52,610	1.2	290
Customer service representatives	33,960	1.2	760
Accountants and auditors	63,450	1.15	450
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,940	1.15	800
Child, family, and school social workers	43,980	1.15	250
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,050	1.14	630
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,120	1.13	240
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,850	1.12	1,060
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	48,230	1.11	380
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,780	1.11	120
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,090	1.11	270
Machinists	39,030	1.1	460
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,070	1.1	290
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,020	1.09	200
Packers and packagers, hand	20,530	1.08	360
Child care workers	19,180	1.08	250
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	18,870	1.07	340
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	23,900	1.07	450
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,280	1.06	320
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,490	1.06	150
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	29,120	1.06	610
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,600	1.06	890
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	23,970	1.05	220
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	46,610	1.05	190
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,020	1.04	200
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	33,670	1.04	650
Receptionists and information clerks	23,170	1.04	640
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	36,310	1.03	350
Maintenance and repair workers, general	33,500	1.03	690
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,570	1.03	550
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	28,910	1.03	220
Personal and home care aides	19,270	1.03	250
Court, municipal, and license clerks	32,250	1.02	160
Office clerks, general	24,190	1.02	2,020
Carpenters	37,160	1.02	170
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	22,010	1.01	180
Stock clerks and order fillers	22,180	1.01	810
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	37,900	1.01	880
Home health aides	19,610	1	690
Tool and die makers	42,430	0.99	210
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,610	0.99	340
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,880	0.99	470
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	35,810	0.99	330

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	139,840	130
Chief executives	131,740	220
Internists, general	129,570
Lawyers	93,130	150
Computer and information systems managers	91,980	40
Construction managers	87,730
Pharmacists	87,340	150
Engineering managers	86,030	90
Civil engineers	84,320
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	83,780	120
General and operations managers	83,680	570
Computer software engineers, applications	80,230	40
Industrial production managers	79,250	140
Medical and health services managers	78,050	90
Purchasing managers	76,450	30
Cost estimators	74,710	70
Financial managers	74,250	100
Administrative services managers	72,730	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,600	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,670	610
Managers, all other	70,590	110
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	70,300	50
Speech-language pathologists	69,080	60
Sales managers	68,870	170
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	68,420	60
Engineers, all other	65,030	50
Market research analysts	63,780	40
Chemists	63,560
Accountants and auditors	63,450	450
Physical therapists	62,290	60
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	61,410
Industrial engineers	60,360	120
Nuclear medicine technologists	60,340	40
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	59,680	500
Diagnostic medical sonographers	59,350	60
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,640	570
Teachers and instructors, all other	58,640	830
Occupational therapists	58,310	40
Insurance sales agents	57,770	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	57,020	200
Computer programmers	56,900	140
Registered nurses	55,300	1,350
Special education teachers, secondary school	55,020	90
Mechanical engineers	54,120	210
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	54,020	200
Special education teachers, middle school	53,750	80
Librarians	53,230	30
Instructional coordinators	53,230	70
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,090	270
Network and computer systems administrators	52,940	50

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