Muskegon Employment

Employment and Industries in the Muskegon, Michigan Area

The Muskegon region's economy is bolstered by numerous advanced manufacturing companies, specializing in plastics, metals and alternative energy. Jobs are also provided by other manufacturing industries including automotive, aerospace, defense and related industries, and office furniture.

A large number of the jobs in Muskegon, Michigan are found in the fields of healthcare, metal and metal products, transportation equipment, education, accommodation and food services, social services, and furniture and related products. About 27% of the labor force is employed in production, transportation and material moving occupations. Sales and office workers comprise about 22% of the workforce.

Facts regarding Muskegon Michigan: In 2008 the cost of living in Muskegon was 77.9 which is low when compared to the national average of 100. In 2009 the average earnings in the city was $26,000. About 9% of the residents over the age of 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or better.

The leading employers in the Muskegon area are provided below:

Alcoa-Howmet - Aerospace components manufacturing
L3 Communications - Armored vehicle manufacturing
Johnson Technologies - Turbine engine components manufacturing
Kaydon Corp - Precision bearings
Consumers Energy - Power plant
Mahle - Piston rings - aerospace
West Michigan Steel
Brunswick - Bowling products
Cannon-Muskegon Corporation - Specialty alloys
Wesco, Inc
Nugent Sand
Cole's Foods - Frozen Foods
Reid Supply Company
Michigan's Adventure - Amusement Park
Anderson Global
Mercy Health Partners - Healthcare
Knoll Inc
PrimeStar Solar

Some of the most common jobs held by college graduates include registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives; child, family and social workers; industrial engineers, mechanical engineers, pharmacists, sales managers, coaches and scouts, and computer programmers.

Some of the organizations that offer information and help to Muskegon businesses are:

The Muskegon Chronicle is read by those that want to stay up-to-date with the local business community.

Most Popular Jobs in Muskegon, 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	Registered nurses	1,700	55,340	$43,470 - 67,360	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	740	58,010	$36,160 - 79,340	14%	95%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	620	71,200	$29,000 - 140,720	8%	51%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	440	57,960	$34,320 - 94,000	6%	96%
5	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	400	51,650	$34,450 - 75,660	11%	95%
6	Accountants and auditors	350	73,630	$36,810 - 112,660	18%	79%
7	Child, family, and school social workers	230	47,050	$30,780 - 67,710	19%	77%
8	Industrial engineers	220	55,270	$36,860 - 75,650	20%	74%
9	Teachers and instructors, all other	210	50,210	$21,520 - 84,650	9%	54%
10	Mechanical engineers	200	60,960	$42,380 - 87,330	4%	78%
11	Chief executives	190	135,890	$64,870 -	2%	65%
12	Lawyers	170	100,730	$49,940 -	11%	99%
13	Pharmacists	170	94,240	$74,590 - 112,180	22%	97%
14	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	150	56,740	$37,320 - 75,550	20%	87%
15	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	130	88,140	$69,020 - 116,390	8%	78%
16	Sales managers	130	86,570	$32,730 - 159,740	10%	69%
17	Coaches and scouts	130	23,460	$15,260 - 54,600	15%	60%
18	Medical and health services managers	130	80,480	$55,260 - 113,830	16%	57%
19	Managers, all other	120	70,910	$45,140 - 101,770	7%	55%
20	Computer programmers	110	56,600	$35,180 - 88,660	0%	73%
21	Materials engineers	110	72,960	$55,260 - 99,050	4%	77%
22	Special education teachers, secondary school	110	57,340	$38,090 - 73,640	9%	87%
23	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110		$ -	12%	51%
24	Special education teachers, middle school	100	58,740	$37,280 - 79,080	16%	87%
25	Financial managers	100	87,880	$47,740 - 132,770	13%	60%
26	Engineering managers	100	90,740	$57,950 - 129,010	7%	84%
27	Dentists, general	100		$ -	9%	100%
28	Financial specialists, all other	90	49,010	$33,880 - 78,660	12%	50%
29	Training and development specialists	90	52,480	$22,490 - 90,890	18%	56%
30	Self-enrichment education teachers	80	33,680	$23,930 - 46,900	23%	54%
31	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	80	50,890	$20,310 - 75,930	13%	73%
32	Network and computer systems administrators	70	49,550	$25,880 - 73,870	27%	50%
33	Physical therapists	70	69,630	$49,330 - 90,520	27%	89%
34	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	70	47,800	$34,410 - 62,610	30%	77%
35	Graphic designers	70	33,670	$21,840 - 49,520	10%	55%
36	Medical and public health social workers	70	46,220	$30,110 - 62,920	24%	77%
37	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	50,650	$33,930 - 75,980	17%	56%
38	Physician assistants	60	73,470	$56,010 - 98,000	27%	67%
39	Occupational therapists	50	62,880	$46,850 - 80,550	23%	90%
40	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	57,610	$36,980 - 78,350	0%	96%
41	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	50		$ -	25%	67%
42	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	58,460	$41,810 - 92,720	8%	72%
43	Speech-language pathologists	50	61,450	$37,130 - 84,330	11%	98%
44	Computer specialists, all other	50	40,770	$16,100 - 82,290	15%	68%
45	Instructional coordinators	40	61,020	$35,840 - 91,960	23%	79%
46	Community and social service specialists, all other	40	34,460	$22,220 - 58,920	25%	58%
47	Dietitians and nutritionists	40	52,040	$41,030 - 66,930	9%	72%
48	Market research analysts	40	49,410	$22,670 - 94,270	20%	82%
49	Computer and information systems managers	40	93,750	$70,360 - 122,180	16%	73%
50	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	40	59,400	$49,770 - 68,460	12%	51%
51	Education, training, and library workers, all other	40	43,520	$25,050 - 68,550	11%	79%
52	Purchasing managers	40	71,490	$38,870 - 110,040	3%	57%
53	Librarians	30	54,070	$32,900 - 78,680	4%	85%
54	Clergy	30	48,100	$32,830 - 62,490	19%	75%
55	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	30	44,450	$27,500 - 69,540	18%	56%
56	Public relations specialists	30	49,360	$27,910 - 80,760	18%	81%
57	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	30	77,190	$44,960 - 100,400	16%	99%

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	3,670	23,400	$15,360 - 37,440	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,360	18,550	$15,290 - 23,940	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	1,380	27,420	$16,550 - 39,460	13%	19%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,230	17,910	$15,410 - 23,480	11%	14%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,170	17,430	$15,310 - 21,620	18%	5%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,010	26,430	$16,140 - 40,040	15%	4%
7	Food preparation workers	1,000	17,720	$15,390 - 21,750	15%	7%
8	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	920	26,460	$20,950 - 33,470	18%	7%
9	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	910	30,510	$18,640 - 40,580	1%	18%
10	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	870	38,660	$24,360 - 55,760	4%	25%
11	Home health aides	760	19,360	$16,420 - 24,240	49%	7%
12	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	740	22,230	$16,420 - 32,030	2%	5%
13	Maintenance and repair workers, general	730	36,810	$20,970 - 51,130	10%	6%
14	Team assemblers	720	28,840	$17,940 - 39,200	0%	5%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	700	31,630	$20,910 - 42,190	13%	16%
16	Stock clerks and order fillers	700	23,770	$15,560 - 35,290	-7%	8%
17	Helpers--production workers	650	21,610	$15,860 - 29,990	0%	4%
18	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	630	38,380	$27,260 - 55,980	-2%	6%
19	Teacher assistants	590	26,740	$16,790 - 36,260	10%	18%
20	Customer service representatives	590	30,900	$17,500 - 47,850	25%	22%
21	Receptionists and information clerks	590	26,020	$18,450 - 33,250	17%	13%
22	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	580	35,150	$22,990 - 47,970	-6%	14%
23	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	560	32,200	$18,210 - 46,360	10%	4%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	550	53,540	$35,740 - 75,880	-4%	15%
25	Cooks, restaurant	470	19,470	$16,300 - 24,120	12%	5%
26	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	450	25,180	$16,040 - 37,390	8%	4%
27	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	400	30,360	$19,880 - 41,620	-15%	0%
28	General and operations managers	390	90,330	$40,380 - 152,640	2%	48%
29	Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	380	19,000	$15,720 - 24,690	13%	6%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	370	28,460	$17,210 - 41,280	18%	6%
31	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	370	35,520	$26,520 - 41,120	5%	2%
32	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	360	34,400	$22,590 - 47,810	-14%	0%
33	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	360	40,490	$32,400 - 50,770	14%	7%
34	Child care workers	360	21,660	$15,680 - 29,060	18%	15%
35	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	360	53,950	$26,150 - 84,310	6%	29%
36	Business operations specialists, all other	350	56,110	$31,410 - 87,580	21%	49%
37	Bartenders	330	20,190	$15,690 - 30,110	11%	17%
38	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	320	27,660	$17,340 - 38,840	14%	4%
39	Healthcare support workers, all other	320	27,580	$17,430 - 35,190	16%	10%
40	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	320	32,360	$20,260 - 47,240	-12%	0%
41	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	320	26,000	$18,200 - 36,950	-8%	5%
42	Machinists	320	33,800	$20,950 - 47,860	-2%	3%
43	Counter and rental clerks	300	20,120	$15,580 - 29,020	23%	16%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	300	32,860	$20,290 - 49,780	11%	14%
45	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	300	33,390	$22,320 - 46,750	4%	6%
46	Electricians	290	51,010	$33,190 - 66,640	7%	7%
47	Dishwashers	290	16,790	$15,310 - 19,970	10%	3%
48	Medical assistants	280	27,190	$21,970 - 32,070	35%	10%
49	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	280	20,060	$15,560 - 25,950	13%	5%
50	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	270	32,830	$23,550 - 41,090	-11%	0%
51	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	260	38,200	$24,910 - 53,240	15%	18%
52	Security guards	260	26,780	$18,620 - 38,950	17%	13%
53	Bus drivers, school	260	31,440	$22,590 - 40,260	9%	4%
54	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	240	48,830	$36,090 - 62,860	11%	33%
55	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	230	46,490	$32,730 - 75,200	0%	42%
56	Construction laborers	220	32,930	$20,390 - 48,490	11%	5%
57	Physicians and surgeons, all other	220	142,290	$85,030 -	0%	0%
58	Packers and packagers, hand	220	22,070	$15,370 - 36,030	-11%	3%
59	Pharmacy technicians	220	26,890	$19,870 - 33,540	32%	16%
60	Tellers	210	22,190	$16,770 - 28,170	14%	16%
61	Personal and home care aides	210	19,950	$17,120 - 24,440	51%	10%
62	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	210	32,660	$23,660 - 40,380	4%	15%
63	Dental assistants	200	31,720	$26,740 - 38,670	29%	9%
64	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	200	57,530	$34,040 - 85,070	7%	13%
65	Industrial truck and tractor operators	200	30,140	$21,070 - 40,500	-1%	2%
66	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	190	72,120	$38,550 - 127,740	9%	10%
67	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	190	44,460	$28,830 - 62,430	4%	30%
68	Postal service mail carriers	190			1%	11%
69	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	180	21,470	$15,810 - 29,650	12%	6%
70	Fire fighters	180	30,870	$22,850 - 42,120	12%	18%
71	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	180	24,290	$15,500 - 41,640	12%	6%
72	Health technologists and technicians, all other	170	45,030	$29,050 - 66,370	15%	27%
73	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	170	24,010	$16,560 - 31,980	11%	5%
74	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	150	34,980	$18,480 - 48,230	3%	2%
75	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	150	19,690	$15,340 - 27,680	14%	3%
76	Carpenters	150	42,910	$28,250 - 64,310	10%	6%
77	Telemarketers	140	23,050	$20,110 - 25,160	-9%	14%
78	Pourers and casters, metal	140	33,310	$24,200 - 40,180	-16%	0%
79	Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	130	29,080	$16,710 - 52,680	8%	9%
80	Office and administrative support workers, all other	130	35,730	$22,370 - 49,700	-8%	32%
81	Computer support specialists	130	50,480	$29,750 - 79,450	13%	43%
82	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	130	36,160	$27,470 - 47,410	3%	18%
83	Medical secretaries	130	26,160	$20,090 - 33,650	17%	18%
84	Industrial production managers	120	80,020	$47,720 - 109,360	-5%	43%
85	Sales representatives, services, all other	120	46,690	$25,260 - 69,030	28%	48%
86	Bill and account collectors	120	30,440	$21,520 - 40,980	23%	13%
87	Industrial machinery mechanics	120	36,810	$27,370 - 50,050	9%	5%
88	Dental hygienists	120	52,770	$25,530 - 86,730	30%	33%
89	Bakers	110	19,620	$15,870 - 25,300	10%	8%
90	Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	110	33,050	$21,110 - 48,700	-20%	3%
91	Medical records and health information technicians	110	24,360	$17,550 - 32,700	18%	12%
92	Paralegals and legal assistants	110	46,140	$34,530 - 61,030	22%	45%
93	Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	100	44,760	$32,900 - 64,050	11%	29%
94	Tool and die makers	100	42,530	$34,170 - 51,660	-9%	5%
95	Loan officers	90	41,960	$27,380 - 60,200	12%	49%
96	Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	90	20,680	$15,620 - 30,360	1%	29%
97	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	23,520	$16,120 - 31,200	10%	5%
98	Preschool teachers, except special education	80	38,160	$21,950 - 61,080	26%	43%
99	File clerks	80	23,290	$16,740 - 30,730	-40%	20%
100	Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	80	39,860	$24,170 - 51,200	-18%	0%

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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.*
Pourers and casters, metal	33,310	140	45.2
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	19,000	380	23.6
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,830	270	20
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,050	110	15.4
Materials engineers	72,960	110	15
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,360	400	13.1
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	38,380	630	13.1
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,980	150	10.9
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,360	320	6.9
Health technologists and technicians, all other	45,030	170	6.3
Healthcare support workers, all other	27,580	320	4.3
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,400	360	4.2
Helpers--production workers	21,610	650	3.7
Tool and die makers	42,530	100	3.3
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,150	580	3.3
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	26,000	320	3.2
Dentists, general		100	3
Food preparation workers	17,720	1,000	2.9
Special education teachers, middle school	58,740	100	2.7
Industrial engineers	55,270	220	2.7
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	35,520	370	2.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other	29,080	130	2.4
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,540	550	2.2
Child, family, and school social workers	47,050	230	2.2
Mechanical engineers	60,960	200	2.2
Home health aides	19,360	760	2.2
Special education teachers, secondary school	57,340	110	2.1
Machinists	33,800	320	2.1
Physicians and surgeons, all other	142,290	220	2.1
Industrial production managers	80,020	120	2
Retail salespersons	23,400	3,670	2
Bakers	19,620	110	2
Coaches and scouts	23,460	130	2
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	46,490	230	1.9
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	38,660	870	1.8
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	56,740	150	1.8
Team assemblers	28,840	720	1.8
Fire fighters	30,870	180	1.8
Cashiers	18,550	2,360	1.7
Dental hygienists	52,770	120	1.7
Pharmacy technicians	26,890	220	1.7
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,460	920	1.7
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	44,460	190	1.7
Dental assistants	31,720	200	1.7
Bartenders	20,190	330	1.6
Medical records and health information technicians	24,360	110	1.6
Counter and rental clerks	20,120	300	1.6
Chief executives	135,890	190	1.6
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,650	400	1.6
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	36,160	130	1.6

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Muskegon, 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	50,210	1.32	210
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,200	1.26	620
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	72,120	1.24	190
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	21,470	1.23	180
Accountants and auditors	73,630	1.23	350
Computer support specialists	50,480	1.2	130
Bus drivers, school	31,440	1.2	260
Teacher assistants	26,740	1.2	590
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	53,950	1.2	360
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,400	1.18	360
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	28,460	1.17	370
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	33,390	1.17	300
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,010	1.16	740
Child, family, and school social workers	47,050	1.16	230
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	26,430	1.15	1,010
Office and administrative support workers, all other	35,730	1.15	130
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	56,740	1.13	150
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,960	1.13	440
Child care workers	21,660	1.12	360
Special education teachers, secondary school	57,340	1.11	110
Health technologists and technicians, all other	45,030	1.1	170
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,360	1.1	320
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	38,380	1.1	630
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	26,460	1.1	920
Carpenters	42,910	1.09	150
Electricians	51,010	1.09	290
Receptionists and information clerks	26,020	1.09	590
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	44,460	1.09	190
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	32,860	1.09	300
Packers and packagers, hand	22,070	1.08	220
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,830	1.08	270
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	36,160	1.08	130
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	88,140	1.08	130
Office clerks, general	27,420	1.08	1,380
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	32,660	1.08	210
Paralegals and legal assistants	46,140	1.08	110
Maintenance and repair workers, general	36,810	1.07	730
Security guards	26,780	1.06	260
Construction laborers	32,930	1.06	220
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,980	1.06	150
Team assemblers	28,840	1.06	720
Pourers and casters, metal	33,310	1.05	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	35,150	1.05	580
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	20,060	1.05	280
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	30,510	1.05	910
Stock clerks and order fillers	23,770	1.04	700
Customer service representatives	30,900	1.04	590
Bartenders	20,190	1.04	330
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	51,650	1.03	400
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	40,490	1.02	360

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

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	142,290	220
Chief executives	135,890	190
Lawyers	100,730	170
Pharmacists	94,240	170
Computer and information systems managers	93,750	40
Engineering managers	90,740	100
General and operations managers	90,330	390
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	88,140	130
Financial managers	87,880	100
Sales managers	86,570	130
Medical and health services managers	80,480	130
Industrial production managers	80,020	120
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	77,190	30
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	75,220	60
Accountants and auditors	73,630	350
Physician assistants	73,470	60
Materials engineers	72,960	110
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	72,120	190
Purchasing managers	71,490	40
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	71,200	620
Managers, all other	70,910	120
Physical therapists	69,630	70
Administrative services managers	63,760	70
Diagnostic medical sonographers	63,740	40
Occupational therapists	62,880	50
Real estate sales agents	62,700
Speech-language pathologists	61,450	50
Instructional coordinators	61,020	40
Mechanical engineers	60,960	200
Engineers, all other	60,440
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	59,400	40
Special education teachers, middle school	58,740	100
Occupational health and safety specialists	58,460	50
Elementary school teachers, except special education	58,010	740
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	57,960	440
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	57,610	50
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	57,530	200
Special education teachers, secondary school	57,340	110
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	56,740	150
Computer programmers	56,600	110
Social workers, all other	56,450
Business operations specialists, all other	56,110	350
Cost estimators	55,940	60
Registered nurses	55,340	1,700
Industrial engineers	55,270	220
Librarians	54,070	30
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	53,950	360
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	53,540	550
Radiologic technologists and technicians	53,000
Dental hygienists	52,770	120

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