Battle Creek, Michigan Employment

Battle Creek Employment

Employment and Industries in the Battle Creek, Michigan Area

Battle Creek is also known as "Cereal City," due to being the world headquarters of Kellogg Company and home to Post Cereals. The city also includes a Ralston cereal facility. Jobs are also provided in other manufacturing industries, including packaging machinery, auto parts and metal and paper products.

The top employment sectors in Battle Creek are healthcare, manufacturing, accommodation and food services, transportation equipment, educational services, government and social assistance. Management, professional and related occupations comprise 25% of the labor force. Sales and office jobs provide 24% of the jobs in Battle Creek. Production, transportation and material moving workers comprise 21% of the city's labor force.

Jobs that are more common in Battle Creek when compared to most other cities are millwrights, logisticians, aircraft mechanics and service technicians; computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic; education and library workers, health technologists and technicians, team assemblers and computer specialists.

The leading employers in Battle Creek Michigan are shown below:

Denso Manufacturing
Battle Creek Health Systems
Kellogg Company
Federal Center
Battle Creek Public Schools
VA Medical Center
Kraft Foods, Inc., Post Division
TRMI, Inc
II Stanley Company
City of Battle Creek
Felpausch Food Centers
EPI, Inc
Meijer, Inc
Duncan Aviation
Kellogg Community College
Calhoun County Government
Lakeview Public Schools
EPI Printers/ARM
Hi-Lex Corporation
Koyo Corporation

Pertinent information about Battle Creek, Michigan: The average salary in Battle Creek in 2009 was $32,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was at 78.3 which is lower than the national average of 100. Approximately 17% of the adult population hold a bachelor's degree or better.

Some of the business organizations offering assistance to Battle Creek companies are:

Battlecreekenquirer.com provides up-to-date information for people wanting to keep current with Battle Creek business and industry activities.

Jobs in Battle Creek

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	53500	$48,500	$23.32	100
2	Production Occupations	7860	$40,350	$19.4	5.6
3	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	6230	$38,940	$18.72	13.75
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	4650	$26,440	$12.71	8.7
5	Sales and Related Occupations	4270	$37,190	$17.88	9.5
6	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	4080	$76,780	$36.92	5.85
7	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	3300	$34,310	$16.49	6.7
8	Healthcare Support Occupations	3050	$30,250	$14.54	2.85
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2780	$34,790	$16.73	0.8
10	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	2730	$72,200	$34.71	5.35
11	Management Occupations	2650	$109,880	$52.83	6.35
12	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	2610	$48,420	$23.28	6
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	2550	$51,350	$24.69	3.75
14	Fast Food and Counter Workers	1800	$23,060	$11.09	2.45
15	Construction and Extraction Occupations	1710	$52,410	$25.2	4.6
16	Registered Nurses	1670	$70,320	$33.81	1.95
17	Cashiers	1610	$23,170	$11.14	2.2
18	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	1530	$29,860	$14.36	3.6
19	Personal Care and Service Occupations	1420	$32,540	$15.64	4.65
20	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1280	$26,630	$12.8	0
21	Community and Social Service Occupations	1230	$47,670	$22.92	1.75
22	Retail Salespersons	1130	$30,290	$14.56	2.7
23	Office Clerks, General	1090	$37,670	$18.11	1.9
24	Nursing Assistants	1040	$30,840	$14.82	0.95
25	Protective Service Occupations	1020	$49,270	$23.69	2.2
26	Stockers and Order Fillers	980	$27,070	$13.02	1.25
27	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	970	$78,840	$37.9	1.7
28	General and Operations Managers	880	$113,380	$54.51	1.5
29	Waiters and Waitresses	840	$27,190	$13.07	1.65
30	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	760	$83,110	$39.96	3
31	Customer Service Representatives	750	$35,150	$16.9	1.75
32	Machinists	740	$50,400	$24.23	0.2
33	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	660	$36,070	$17.34	1.4
34	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	640	$31,880	$15.33	1.5
35	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	630	$80,680	$38.79	0.7
36	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	580	$63,460	$30.51	0.4
37	Management Analysts	550	$75,760	$36.42	0.55
38	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	540	$43,230	$20.78	1.2
39	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	520	$25,220	$12.12	0.9
40	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	510	$34,730	$16.7	1.8
41	Cooks, Restaurant	480	$27,420	$13.18	0.9
42	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	480	$58,540	$28.14	0.2
43	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	470	$27,600	$13.27	0.4
44	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	460	$38,760	$18.64	1.05
45	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	440	$71,310	$34.28	0.85
46	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	440	$38,320	$18.42	0.4
47	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	410	$39,270	$18.88	0.9
48	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	390	$49,350	$23.73	0.5
49	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	380	$59,550	$28.63	0.95
50	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	380	$36,220	$17.41	0.4
51	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	370	$47,340	$22.76	1.8
52	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	370	$36,630	$17.61	0.35
53	Childcare Workers	360	$23,610	$11.35	0.7
54	Accountants and Auditors	320	$68,710	$33.03	0.9
55	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	320	$43,410	$20.87	0.5
56	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	320	$45,650	$21.95	0.95
57	Electricians	310	$61,580	$29.6	0.45
58	Medical Assistants	300	$32,890	$15.81	0.45
59	Security Guards	300	$29,820	$14.34	0.7
60	Computer Occupations, All Other	290	$82,550	$39.69	0.3
61	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	290	$41,710	$20.05	0.6
62	Mechanical Engineers	290	$94,300	$45.34	0.2
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	290	$59,930	$28.81	0.4
64	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	280	$24,700	$11.88	0.3
65	Industrial Engineers	280	$79,750	$38.34	0.2
66	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	280	$47,250	$22.72	0.4
67	Receptionists and Information Clerks	280	$27,300	$13.13	0.7
68	Human Resources Specialists	250	$61,360	$29.5	0.4
69	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	250	$28,340	$13.63	0.75
70	Social and Human Service Assistants	240	$31,220	$15.01	0.3
71	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	230	$33,770	$16.24	0.1
72	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	220	$47,930	$23.04	0.2
73	Light Truck Drivers	220	$28,800	$13.85	0.6
74	Medical and Health Services Managers	220	$90,760	$43.63	0.3
75	Carpenters	210	$49,120	$23.62	0.6
76	Financial Managers	210	$125,420	$60.3	0.4
77	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	210	$75,310	$36.21	0.3
78	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	200	$34,750	$16.71	0.1
79	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	200	$54,730	$26.31	0.2
80	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	190	$30,960	$14.88	0.3
81	Industrial Production Managers	190	$109,620	$52.7	0.1
82	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	190	$45,790	$22.01	0.2
83	Construction Laborers	180	$43,600	$20.96	0.9
84	Postal Service Mail Carriers	180	$49,880	$23.98	0.2
85	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	$41,320	$19.87	0.1
86	Pharmacists	170	$122,510	$58.9	0.2
87	Pharmacy Technicians	170	$32,960	$15.85	0.3
88	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	170	$55,680	$26.77	0.7
89	Tellers	170	$28,090	$13.51	0.25
90	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	160	$64,930	$31.21	0.4
91	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	160	$58,490	$28.12	0.2
92	Bartenders	150	$31,620	$15.2	0.4
93	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	150	$72,930	$35.06	0.25
94	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	150	$24,730	$11.89	0.2
95	Legal Occupations	150	$94,820	$45.59	0.8
96	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$45,600	$21.93	0.1
97	Computer User Support Specialists	140	$51,330	$24.68	0.4
98	Dental Hygienists	140	$57,960	$27.87	0.1
99	Firefighters	140	$59,230	$28.48	0.2
100	Parts Salespersons	140	$32,020	$15.39	0.2

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$48,500	53,500
Production Occupations	$40,350	7,860
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$38,940	6,230
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$26,440	4,650
Sales and Related Occupations	$37,190	4,270
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$76,780	4,080
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$34,310	3,300
Healthcare Support Occupations	$30,250	3,050
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$34,790	2,780
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$72,200	2,730
Management Occupations	$109,880	2,650
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$48,420	2,610
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$51,350	2,550
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,060	1,800
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$52,410	1,710
Registered Nurses	$70,320	1,670
Cashiers	$23,170	1,610
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$29,860	1,530
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$32,540	1,420
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$26,630	1,280
Community and Social Service Occupations	$47,670	1,230
Retail Salespersons	$30,290	1,130
Office Clerks, General	$37,670	1,090
Nursing Assistants	$30,840	1,040
Protective Service Occupations	$49,270	1,020
Stockers and Order Fillers	$27,070	980
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$78,840	970
General and Operations Managers	$113,380	880
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,190	840
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$83,110	760
Customer Service Representatives	$35,150	750
Machinists	$50,400	740
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$36,070	660
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,880	640
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,680	630
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,460	580
Management Analysts	$75,760	550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$43,230	540
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,220	520
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,730	510
Cooks, Restaurant	$27,420	480
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$58,540	480
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$27,600	470
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$38,760	460
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,310	440
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,320	440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$39,270	410
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$49,350	390
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,550	380
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,220	380

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$48,500

53,500

Production Occupations

$40,350

7,860

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$38,940

6,230

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$26,440

4,650

Sales and Related Occupations

$37,190

4,270

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$76,780

4,080

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$34,310

3,300

Healthcare Support Occupations

$30,250

3,050

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

$34,790

2,780

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$72,200

2,730

Management Occupations

$109,880

2,650

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$48,420

2,610

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$51,350

2,550

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$23,060

1,800

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$52,410

1,710

Registered Nurses

$70,320

1,670

Cashiers

$23,170

1,610

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$29,860

1,530

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$32,540

1,420

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$26,630

1,280

Community and Social Service Occupations

$47,670

1,230

Retail Salespersons

$30,290

1,130

Office Clerks, General

$37,670

1,090

Nursing Assistants

$30,840

1,040

Protective Service Occupations

$49,270

1,020

Stockers and Order Fillers

$27,070

980

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$78,840

970

General and Operations Managers

$113,380

880

Waiters and Waitresses

$27,190

840

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$83,110

760

Customer Service Representatives

$35,150

750

Machinists

$50,400

740

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$36,070

660

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$31,880

640

Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other

$80,680

630

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

$63,460

580

Management Analysts

$75,760

550

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$43,230

540

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$25,220

520

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$34,730

510

Cooks, Restaurant

$27,420

480

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

$58,540

480

Substitute Teachers, Short-Term

$27,600

470

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$38,760

460

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$71,310

440

Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

$38,320

440

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$39,270

410

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

$49,350

390

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$59,550

380

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$36,220

380

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$48,500	53,500
Production Occupations	$40,350	7,860
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$38,940	6,230
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$26,440	4,650
Sales and Related Occupations	$37,190	4,270
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$76,780	4,080
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$34,310	3,300
Healthcare Support Occupations	$30,250	3,050
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$34,790	2,780
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$72,200	2,730
Management Occupations	$109,880	2,650
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$48,420	2,610
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$51,350	2,550
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$52,410	1,710
Registered Nurses	$70,320	1,670
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$29,860	1,530
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$32,540	1,420
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$26,630	1,280
Community and Social Service Occupations	$47,670	1,230
Retail Salespersons	$30,290	1,130
Office Clerks, General	$37,670	1,090
Nursing Assistants	$30,840	1,040
Protective Service Occupations	$49,270	1,020
Stockers and Order Fillers	$27,070	980
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$78,840	970
General and Operations Managers	$113,380	880
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,190	840
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$83,110	760
Customer Service Representatives	$35,150	750
Machinists	$50,400	740
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$36,070	660
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,880	640
Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,680	630
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,460	580
Management Analysts	$75,760	550
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$43,230	540
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,220	520
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,730	510
Cooks, Restaurant	$27,420	480
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$58,540	480
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$27,600	470
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$38,760	460
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,310	440
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$38,320	440
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$39,270	410
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$49,350	390
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,550	380
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$36,220	380
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$47,340	370
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$36,630	370