Wages by Occupation in Ann Arbor, MI

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Ann Arbor, MI metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 219,730 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $55,380 for all occupations combined. 434 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Ann Arbor, MI area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

58.7% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.1), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 100.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 125.3; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 65,628 residents (18.2% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±2,164; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.3% in 2025, with a labor force of about 207,282 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

62.5% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.2), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$28,220	$32,485
High school graduate	$35,213	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,557	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$64,118	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$90,705	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	18.8% (±3.1)	24.2%
High school graduate	15.6% (±1.8)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	10.3% (±1.2)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7% (±0.4)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	46.5%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	9.9%	10.0%
Business	12.7%	20.1%
Education	7.9%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	23.0%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	1,580	$80,040	$87,600	7.19	0.77
Administrative Services Managers	460	$122,790	$123,110	2.08	1.22
Aerospace Engineers	100	$102,290	$115,880	0.47	1.07
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	550	$62,140	$70,260	2.52	2.83
Aircraft Service Attendants	50	$41,360	$41,760	0.22	1.11
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	660	$34,530	$33,290	2.99	1.17
Animal Caretakers	320	$33,520	$34,130	1.47	0.86
Animal Trainers	80	$28,970	$33,220	0.35	2.88
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	200	$87,490	$94,950	0.91	1.32
Architectural and Civil Drafters	100	$59,280	$62,600	0.45	0.68
Architectural and Engineering Managers	670	$171,950	$181,860	3.07	2.17
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$106,140	$112,490	1.09	14.97
Art Directors	40	$101,880	$106,420	0.19	0.56
Athletic Trainers	100	$63,330	$79,310	0.47	2.37
Audio and Video Technicians	90	$45,160	$52,180	0.40	0.89
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	90	$35,320	$40,020	0.42	0.64
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	140	$54,400	$61,290	0.63	0.66
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	540	$58,420	$59,340	2.46	0.54
Bakers	330	$35,770	$37,680	1.51	0.99
Bartenders	780	$38,300	$47,190	3.56	0.73
Bicycle Repairers	30	$44,380	$43,260	0.15	1.92
Bill and Account Collectors	70	$49,810	$51,170	0.33	0.32
Billing and Posting Clerks	620	$49,260	$50,970	2.81	1.08
Biochemists and Biophysicists	90	$109,070	$114,540	0.40	1.82
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	60	$75,650	$89,270	0.25	1.66
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	290	$105,290	$126,760	1.30	4.04
Biological Scientists, All Other	90	$71,880	$87,720	0.40	1.10
Biological Technicians	160	$52,110	$54,880	0.72	1.60
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,510	$51,100	$53,090	6.86	0.78
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	—	$83,190	$77,300	—	—
Budget Analysts	90	$127,860	$117,690	0.43	1.42
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	220	$65,770	$67,050	1.01	0.54
Bus Drivers, School	210	$49,780	$49,810	0.94	0.36
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	280	$65,370	$60,760	1.27	1.24
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,400	$81,810	$86,260	6.37	0.91
Butchers and Meat Cutters	130	$39,630	$42,390	0.58	0.67
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	950	$79,500	$83,820	4.33	1.37
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	310	$81,890	$74,730	1.43	3.53
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$108,400	$96,150	1.12	1.53
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	110	$73,310	$74,010	0.49	0.69
Cargo and Freight Agents	—	$49,540	$53,110	—	—
Carpenters	640	$65,170	$66,750	2.90	0.67
Cashiers	4,510	$32,370	$33,380	20.52	1.03
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	160	$59,630	$59,180	0.71	0.54
Chefs and Head Cooks	260	$60,910	$64,590	1.18	0.92
Chemical Engineers	50	$78,660	$91,550	0.24	1.77
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	90	$45,590	$53,800	0.41	0.46
Chemical Technicians	100	$47,880	$51,970	0.44	1.20
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$138,330	$139,320	0.36	2.79
Chemists	230	$67,050	$82,970	1.04	1.95
Chief Executives	260	$335,900	$341,790	1.18	0.90
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	480	$60,940	$65,500	2.21	0.87
Childcare Workers	760	$32,700	$33,380	3.47	1.04
Chiropractors	30	$74,160	$92,760	0.15	0.61
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	70	$67,240	$66,280	0.30	0.67
Civil Engineers	220	$97,570	$99,210	1.00	0.42
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	60	$90,470	$86,710	0.29	0.14
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	260	$32,610	$34,300	1.18	0.48
Clergy	120	$54,000	$56,670	0.54	1.48
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	170	$78,280	$84,360	0.75	1.54
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,030	$79,400	$70,250	4.70	2.20
Coaches and Scouts	410	$59,890	$98,960	1.86	1.16
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	110	$49,360	$52,800	0.51	0.50
Commercial Pilots	530	$126,400	$115,170	2.40	7.83
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$105,440	$108,210	0.43	2.29
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	260	$58,360	$58,350	1.18	1.70
Community Health Workers	90	$59,210	$66,190	0.39	0.98
Compensation and Benefits Managers	30	$162,720	$174,160	0.15	1.05
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	110	$84,280	$87,870	0.51	0.70
Compliance Officers	390	$73,460	$109,320	1.77	0.66
Computer and Information Research Scientists	50	$151,110	$143,030	0.21	0.89
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,220	$171,200	$172,290	5.55	1.29
Computer Hardware Engineers	50	$117,040	$128,130	0.23	0.47
Computer Network Architects	210	$131,320	$123,890	0.94	0.82
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	120	$46,640	$51,270	0.56	0.52
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	40	$62,780	$68,670	0.19	1.02
Computer Occupations, All Other	390	$106,240	$109,120	1.79	0.64
Computer Programmers	310	$85,580	$86,980	1.40	2.35
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	160	$136,090	$137,170	0.72	3.14
Computer Systems Analysts	1,080	$104,550	$106,390	4.92	1.47
Computer User Support Specialists	1,540	$55,010	$59,030	7.02	1.52
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	70	$38,120	$43,990	0.33	0.78
Conservation Scientists	60	$65,110	$82,790	0.27	1.62
Construction and Building Inspectors	110	$73,910	$73,290	0.51	0.54
Construction Laborers	510	$50,910	$54,190	2.31	0.33
Construction Managers	320	$105,670	$117,300	1.43	0.59
Cooks, All Other	40	$39,540	$39,190	0.17	1.37
Cooks, Fast Food	420	$29,690	$31,790	1.91	0.46
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	610	$40,250	$41,680	2.76	0.97
Cooks, Restaurant	1,600	$38,290	$39,380	7.27	0.80
Cooks, Short Order	110	$32,020	$33,720	0.49	0.55
Correctional Officers and Jailers	370	$68,520	$69,400	1.69	0.69
Cost Estimators	180	$80,550	$82,480	0.82	0.57
Counselors, All Other	40	$40,270	$53,300	0.17	0.91
Counter and Rental Clerks	420	$39,150	$43,090	1.93	0.75
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	140	$48,120	$53,890	0.65	0.56
Credit Analysts	30	$77,070	$75,770	0.15	0.36
Credit Counselors	160	$59,570	$58,160	0.74	4.12
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	50	$32,190	$36,010	0.23	0.37
Curators	60	$82,150	$95,110	0.26	3.30
Customer Service Representatives	3,440	$39,480	$43,960	15.66	0.94
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	410	$42,650	$47,590	1.89	1.71
Data Entry Keyers	130	$40,780	$43,570	0.58	0.71
Data Scientists	340	$112,680	$107,870	1.52	0.90
Database Administrators	100	$108,740	$103,990	0.45	1.01
Database Architects	140	$127,990	$131,840	0.64	1.49
Dental Assistants	490	$53,370	$51,410	2.25	0.90
Dental Hygienists	360	$91,900	$89,020	1.66	1.16
Dental Laboratory Technicians	30	$61,370	$60,220	0.14	0.64
Dentists, General	190	$174,870	$208,620	0.85	1.06
Designers, All Other	30	$50,810	$64,080	0.14	2.26
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	50	$105,780	$119,520	0.25	0.34
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	200	$85,120	$88,720	0.89	1.54
Dietetic Technicians	70	$36,910	$37,940	0.34	1.65
Dietitians and Nutritionists	220	$69,690	$71,190	0.99	1.99
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	510	$34,830	$36,120	2.32	0.66
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	40	$49,270	$59,410	0.17	1.16
Dishwashers	510	$34,440	$33,780	2.34	0.76
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	180	$49,030	$52,880	0.82	0.63
Driver/Sales Workers	580	$38,790	$41,460	2.63	1.00
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$185,830	$234,120	0.31	4.21
Economists	50	$128,960	$131,430	0.22	1.91
Editors	210	$64,670	$71,920	0.96	1.63
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$80,370	$86,760	0.22	0.61
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	350	$104,140	$107,690	1.60	0.76
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	790	$144,340	$179,990	3.60	3.10
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	110	$59,340	$60,400	0.50	1.06
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	180	$105,640	$113,890	0.84	2.14
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	160	$51,030	$58,490	0.75	0.98
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	470	$62,710	$63,400	2.15	0.95
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	100	$68,420	$72,420	0.44	0.72
Electrical Engineers	810	$109,240	$115,530	3.69	2.89
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	390	$47,240	$54,210	1.77	1.11
Electricians	610	$81,450	$79,540	2.78	0.57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	130	$136,560	$140,810	0.60	0.96
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,630	$64,060	$68,450	7.44	0.83
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	140	$63,040	$61,290	0.62	0.62
Emergency Medical Technicians	340	$42,010	$42,090	1.53	1.32
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	60	$61,680	$60,650	0.27	1.24
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	710	$140,450	$165,360	3.22	12.45
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	70	$81,640	$76,810	0.34	0.88
Engineers, All Other	250	$121,530	$118,910	1.12	1.13
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	350	$137,400	$117,620	1.61	4.34
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	90	$68,220	$80,220	0.39	1.61
Environmental Engineers	90	$109,140	$109,060	0.40	1.60
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	250	$82,060	$97,540	1.15	2.01
Epidemiologists	50	$64,770	$77,360	0.25	3.17
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	430	$74,660	$77,780	1.94	0.66
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	620	$52,720	$52,090	2.81	1.35
Facilities Managers	330	$107,170	$107,930	1.50	1.50
Family Medicine Physicians	160	$214,100	$208,180	0.72	1.04
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	90	$38,570	$40,640	0.40	0.24
Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,800	$33,220	$32,620	21.86	0.88
File Clerks	90	$47,120	$50,370	0.42	0.89
Financial and Investment Analysts	340	$98,620	$102,060	1.56	0.67
Financial Managers	820	$139,500	$160,420	3.73	0.69
Financial Risk Specialists	60	$125,020	$129,420	0.27	0.67
Financial Specialists, All Other	140	$66,080	$78,780	0.65	0.77
Firefighters	160	$48,460	$49,770	0.73	0.33
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	430	$82,000	$87,320	1.98	0.38
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	50	$85,300	$86,800	0.24	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	150	$49,010	$55,610	0.69	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	70	$73,130	$74,540	0.33	0.51
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,250	$42,340	$45,540	5.70	0.72
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	120	$49,330	$53,530	0.57	0.49
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	150	$55,960	$58,820	0.67	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	620	$83,240	$84,770	2.83	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	120	$79,890	$88,170	0.57	0.41
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,330	$64,880	$69,210	6.06	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$46,790	$50,600	0.38	0.51
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	60	$99,450	$103,080	0.29	0.29
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	650	$67,470	$72,140	2.98	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,200	$47,540	$51,050	5.44	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	30	$61,910	$63,960	0.15	0.28
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	390	$58,120	$63,730	1.80	0.45
Floral Designers	60	$37,350	$39,520	0.27	1.05
Food Preparation Workers	590	$34,100	$34,160	2.68	0.47
Food Scientists and Technologists	40	$105,420	$100,270	0.20	2.34
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	360	$34,170	$33,450	1.64	0.87
Food Service Managers	350	$68,150	$71,460	1.58	1.03
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	190	$84,000	$94,120	0.87	6.82
Fundraisers	390	$67,610	$75,630	1.77	2.47
Fundraising Managers	180	$141,800	$160,720	0.84	3.37
General and Operations Managers	3,180	$106,000	$133,580	14.47	0.64
Graphic Designers	280	$55,020	$61,640	1.25	0.99
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$40,500	$45,410	0.23	0.53
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	350	$35,490	$48,640	1.58	0.80
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	40	$112,980	$127,640	0.19	1.41
Health Education Specialists	—	$43,510	$51,680	—	—
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	170	$71,440	$72,360	0.79	3.22
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$136,600	$134,510	—	—
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	550	$52,990	$59,940	2.52	2.14
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	220	$91,020	$101,330	1.02	5.52
Healthcare Social Workers	560	$75,070	$73,710	2.54	2.10
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	170	$54,540	$56,190	0.76	1.07
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	460	$75,000	$74,760	2.07	0.79
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,270	$59,230	$58,260	5.79	0.44
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	60	$40,470	$43,690	0.28	0.45
Helpers--Production Workers	100	$36,330	$37,810	0.46	0.43
Highway Maintenance Workers	130	$63,770	$61,170	0.57	0.57
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,410	$36,710	$37,330	15.50	0.56
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	500	$29,570	$31,940	2.27	0.81
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	220	$35,460	$35,020	1.02	0.61
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	130	$51,220	$50,730	0.61	1.05
Human Resources Managers	240	$143,670	$154,870	1.11	0.79
Human Resources Specialists	1,110	$77,770	$81,740	5.05	0.86
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	110	$77,080	$77,960	0.52	1.06
Industrial Engineers	930	$105,610	$114,230	4.21	1.79
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	390	$62,790	$66,250	1.77	0.63
Industrial Production Managers	340	$130,470	$134,510	1.55	0.98
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	250	$48,340	$52,850	1.13	0.23
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	90	$60,610	$59,970	0.40	0.46
Information Security Analysts	250	$105,010	$104,730	1.15	0.94
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	800	$46,060	$51,230	3.65	0.95
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	120	$54,230	$58,470	0.56	0.49
Instructional Coordinators	330	$81,120	$79,550	1.49	1.01
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	100	$59,370	$64,450	0.43	0.31
Insurance Sales Agents	200	$58,930	$72,800	0.91	0.29
Insurance Underwriters	30	$77,750	$90,590	0.15	0.23
Interior Designers	90	$58,600	$56,160	0.40	0.86
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	670	$51,640	$52,780	3.07	3.22
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,880	$38,080	$39,800	13.12	0.92
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	40	$62,970	$65,200	0.19	1.35
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	90	$57,310	$61,760	0.40	0.56
Labor Relations Specialists	90	$95,180	$87,610	0.43	1.03
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,010	$43,470	$43,640	9.13	0.48
Landscape Architects	70	$83,150	$91,220	0.32	2.57
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,270	$38,710	$41,810	5.77	0.94
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	110	$34,990	$35,550	0.51	0.40
Lawyers	640	$132,920	$153,320	2.92	0.60
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	130	$61,660	$58,370	0.61	0.60
Legal Support Workers, All Other	70	$95,890	$110,740	0.30	1.02
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	330	$83,200	$82,000	1.52	1.77
Library Assistants, Clerical	840	$34,510	$37,240	3.81	6.93
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	520	$64,670	$67,320	2.36	0.57
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	90	$52,510	$57,220	0.41	0.86
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	390	$42,330	$39,710	1.77	1.75
Light Truck Drivers	660	$43,960	$50,750	3.01	0.48
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	210	$50,730	$53,830	0.94	0.89
Loan Officers	320	$77,820	$81,990	1.47	0.83
Lodging Managers	30	$59,740	$64,330	0.15	0.55
Logisticians	380	$83,430	$88,700	1.75	1.08
Machinists	290	$55,500	$56,680	1.32	0.71
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	590	$35,270	$35,170	2.69	0.49
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	60	$37,800	$41,220	0.27	0.76
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,680	$49,170	$52,510	7.63	0.78
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	30	$51,370	$56,390	0.14	0.35
Management Analysts	1,050	$104,590	$107,720	4.80	0.83
Managers, All Other	420	$147,220	$153,200	1.93	0.48
Manicurists and Pedicurists	60	$35,990	$43,280	0.27	0.27
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,160	$66,210	$76,810	5.29	0.92
Marketing Managers	260	$141,000	$154,580	1.20	0.47
Massage Therapists	80	$60,370	$57,950	0.38	0.60
Materials Engineers	50	$105,950	$105,400	0.23	1.59
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	310	$137,720	$149,390	1.39	4.54
Mechanical Drafters	50	$67,980	$72,720	0.24	0.95
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	280	$84,150	$83,150	1.27	5.47
Mechanical Engineers	2,280	$127,310	$119,890	10.37	5.43
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,210	$127,940	$139,900	5.50	1.43
Medical Assistants	2,440	$43,180	$44,050	11.12	2.11
Medical Equipment Preparers	230	$50,030	$48,280	1.03	2.08
Medical Equipment Repairers	150	$83,020	$83,420	0.70	1.66
Medical Records Specialists	360	$62,420	$60,060	1.66	1.32
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	380	$85,120	$101,920	1.72	1.55
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,930	$46,740	$44,840	8.78	1.42
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	210	$53,200	$56,830	0.97	1.05
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	230	$63,770	$68,350	1.05	1.23
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	180	$39,330	$41,410	0.81	0.76
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	520	$62,520	$66,850	2.37	0.59
Millwrights	60	$90,320	$82,080	0.26	1.00
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,420	$38,200	$42,110	6.46	0.72
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	190	$35,150	$44,330	0.85	1.39
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	30	$62,310	$66,260	0.15	0.13
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	270	$39,170	$43,950	1.24	1.28
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	100	$34,280	$46,880	0.45	1.48
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	380	$61,320	$61,020	1.73	2.16
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$33,780	$39,390	0.35	4.43
Natural Sciences Managers	210	$144,200	$174,760	0.98	1.40
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	380	$96,580	$97,150	1.71	0.85
New Accounts Clerks	60	$50,170	$48,950	0.28	1.18
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	60	$67,850	$68,990	0.28	1.11
Nurse Anesthetists	290	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	1.31	3.93
Nurse Practitioners	870	$143,580	$148,610	3.98	1.91
Nursing Assistants	3,430	$44,570	$43,110	15.63	1.68
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	230	$109,080	$113,680	1.05	2.10
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	150	$85,610	$92,700	0.69	0.76
Occupational Therapists	280	$95,950	$92,050	1.28	1.23
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	140	$61,160	$58,580	0.65	0.53
Office Clerks, General	5,460	$38,350	$45,310	24.83	1.57
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	170	$62,490	$65,960	0.77	0.25
Operations Research Analysts	130	$84,290	$90,700	0.59	0.85
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	160	$48,560	$54,020	0.72	1.57
Opticians, Dispensing	90	$45,090	$47,540	0.42	0.88
Optometrists	50	$133,770	$143,260	0.23	0.84
Order Clerks	60	$50,330	$50,730	0.29	0.61
Orthotists and Prosthetists	90	$81,140	$79,290	0.41	6.74
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	60	$48,370	$50,880	0.25	1.09
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	260	$40,840	$45,320	1.18	0.49
Packers and Packagers, Hand	320	$34,940	$36,940	1.46	0.40
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	160	$59,210	$60,720	0.72	0.50
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$45,800	$47,880	0.19	0.30
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	380	$61,480	$65,880	1.74	0.69
Paramedics	240	$58,380	$59,020	1.08	1.67
Parking Attendants	130	$34,670	$32,990	0.59	0.66
Parts Salespersons	180	$45,330	$51,460	0.83	0.48
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	140	$59,770	$60,020	0.63	0.64
Pediatricians, General	190	$81,550	$111,080	0.85	3.36
Personal Financial Advisors	320	$95,840	$145,280	1.44	0.84
Pharmacists	570	$166,350	$150,640	2.60	1.26
Pharmacy Technicians	1,030	$47,420	$48,900	4.70	1.55
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$105,520	$125,400	0.32	2.46
Phlebotomists	270	$45,220	$43,110	1.23	1.34
Photographers	70	$37,510	$44,420	0.30	0.90
Physical Therapist Aides	70	$33,790	$33,400	0.32	1.03
Physical Therapist Assistants	230	$61,200	$63,320	1.04	1.44
Physical Therapists	570	$106,980	$102,980	2.58	1.50
Physician Assistants	810	$135,310	$137,840	3.68	3.53
Physicians, All Other	—	$359,800	$365,500	—	—
Physicists	80	$64,380	$100,460	0.37	2.81
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$141,400	$140,250	0.36	4.25
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$37,450	$42,440	0.22	1.04
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	420	$78,210	$78,780	1.91	0.64
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	480	$74,410	$75,890	2.19	0.51
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$137,430	$166,230	0.66	6.04
Political Scientists	60	$86,290	$110,690	0.27	7.51
Postal Service Clerks	50	$68,810	$67,130	0.22	0.47
Postal Service Mail Carriers	400	$57,700	$61,490	1.83	0.87
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	330	$82,820	$96,510	1.48	1.54
Prepress Technicians and Workers	50	$45,480	$46,580	0.24	1.56
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	610	$37,070	$39,240	2.79	0.91
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	110	$45,250	$42,950	0.51	2.41
Printing Press Operators	210	$46,800	$46,740	0.97	1.05
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	60	$83,180	$80,810	0.28	0.48
Procurement Clerks	60	$52,740	$54,830	0.29	0.82
Producers and Directors	110	$67,600	$79,610	0.49	0.53
Production Workers, All Other	280	$41,960	$42,210	1.25	0.77
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	140	$61,780	$66,950	0.66	0.26
Project Management Specialists	1,430	$103,690	$106,090	6.53	0.95
Property Appraisers and Assessors	80	$74,740	$75,150	0.36	0.98
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	310	$62,080	$70,120	1.43	0.71
Psychiatric Technicians	580	$72,550	$68,620	2.65	2.63
Psychiatrists	110	$92,840	$184,820	0.48	2.68
Psychologists, All Other	140	$117,210	$93,200	0.65	5.37
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$142,840	$155,450	0.63	2.35
Public Relations Managers	160	$137,190	$139,250	0.75	1.55
Public Relations Specialists	490	$68,890	$75,800	2.23	1.22
Public Safety Telecommunicators	90	$62,040	$60,990	0.42	0.64
Purchasing Managers	130	$168,670	$168,290	0.61	1.12
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	680	$80,450	$77,510	3.11	2.10
Radiologists	60	$82,250	$102,250	0.28	1.63
Real Estate Brokers	—	$70,080	$87,020	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,500	$39,190	$39,180	6.81	1.16
Recreation Workers	3,190	$35,090	$37,290	14.50	6.80
Recreational Therapists	110	$70,960	$62,400	0.49	5.11
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	90	$46,310	$48,520	0.41	0.44
Registered Nurses	10,980	$103,450	$109,000	49.95	2.30
Rehabilitation Counselors	150	$47,310	$50,580	0.67	1.10
Religious Workers, All Other	40	$49,590	$50,930	0.18	1.78
Residential Advisors	330	$35,090	$39,240	1.50	2.76
Respiratory Therapists	390	$79,850	$80,840	1.77	1.97
Retail Salespersons	4,570	$35,040	$37,620	20.79	0.83
Roofers	80	$61,730	$66,830	0.39	0.44
Sales Engineers	110	$121,000	$126,320	0.52	1.56
Sales Managers	650	$148,630	$157,220	2.97	0.73
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,060	$75,310	$86,100	4.84	0.60
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,160	$77,590	$85,600	5.27	0.66
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	440	$133,550	$133,690	2.01	1.10
School Psychologists	90	$83,960	$88,290	0.40	0.97
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,040	$63,780	$70,090	4.73	0.69
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,290	$50,600	$51,440	10.42	0.95
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	220	$70,060	$97,330	0.99	0.31
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	50	$60,960	$70,380	0.23	0.41
Security Guards	630	$42,100	$43,610	2.88	0.35
Self-Enrichment Teachers	380	$45,030	$49,010	1.73	0.81
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$49,070	$53,070	0.20	0.51
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	50	$52,820	$57,590	0.21	1.07
Set and Exhibit Designers	40	$52,210	$55,070	0.20	2.93
Sewing Machine Operators	70	$37,350	$39,250	0.32	0.47
Sheet Metal Workers	90	$75,460	$71,740	0.39	0.51
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	720	$45,250	$46,540	3.26	0.62
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	260	$36,110	$35,760	1.16	0.73
Skincare Specialists	70	$46,090	$49,390	0.33	0.70
Social and Community Service Managers	280	$92,240	$96,030	1.26	0.94
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,110	$38,530	$41,130	9.61	3.41
Social Science Research Assistants	190	$43,060	$51,060	0.85	4.31
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	230	$85,370	$88,420	1.05	4.42
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	150	$87,920	$109,960	0.70	8.65
Social Workers, All Other	250	$67,420	$73,820	1.15	2.84
Software Developers	2,740	$126,830	$126,090	12.48	1.15
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	260	$97,250	$93,960	1.20	1.00
Special Education Teachers, All Other	100	$79,080	$77,720	0.46	2.12
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	230	$66,710	$72,470	1.03	0.61
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	90	$81,710	$75,880	0.42	0.68
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	80	$68,270	$71,070	0.34	0.33
Special Effects Artists and Animators	50	$83,530	$83,770	0.21	1.66
Speech-Language Pathologists	250	$94,370	$90,580	1.13	0.96
Statisticians	90	$105,200	$113,860	0.43	2.29
Stockers and Order Fillers	2,500	$36,230	$40,030	11.39	0.63
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	320	$65,440	$71,610	1.47	0.47
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	130	$38,920	$41,800	0.57	0.17
Surgeons, All Other	120	$80,920	$106,230	0.54	3.37
Survey Researchers	60	$103,140	$101,790	0.29	5.48
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	30	$63,560	$66,750	0.14	0.38
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50	$67,390	$82,610	0.23	0.62
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	90	$62,500	$60,730	0.39	0.53
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,760	$36,030	$35,990	8.00	0.88
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	12,860	$38,990	$50,510	58.51	55.45
Technical Writers	60	$89,840	$97,120	0.25	0.86
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	160	$62,750	$69,880	0.72	0.80
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	80	$79,450	$72,820	0.36	0.57
Tellers	360	$39,900	$41,970	1.64	0.78
Tire Repairers and Changers	90	$39,250	$42,460	0.39	0.56
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	80	$51,270	$55,120	0.34	1.10
Tool and Die Makers	220	$61,250	$66,630	1.01	2.76
Tour and Travel Guides	200	$35,090	$35,810	0.92	2.66
Training and Development Managers	40	$122,650	$119,340	0.19	0.62
Training and Development Specialists	500	$74,660	$76,420	2.29	0.78
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	270	$106,650	$118,870	1.22	0.86
Travel Agents	30	$48,110	$50,850	0.14	0.39
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	60	$60,520	$60,680	0.29	0.82
Tutors	1,820	$37,380	$39,010	8.30	7.38
Urban and Regional Planners	50	$79,620	$81,900	0.24	0.83
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	120	$35,090	$35,210	0.55	0.70
Veterinarians	100	$127,270	$135,930	0.47	0.86
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	250	$38,350	$40,260	1.13	1.39
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	100	$49,900	$53,370	0.47	0.57
Waiters and Waitresses	2,710	$40,230	$46,830	12.34	0.84
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	130	$66,770	$67,380	0.57	0.69
Web and Digital Interface Designers	160	$56,920	$66,960	0.74	1.02
Web Developers	100	$89,000	$88,700	0.47	1.03
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	220	$54,180	$57,750	0.99	0.37
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$38,900	$41,150	0.22	1.10
Word Processors and Typists	30	$58,180	$55,680	0.14	0.63
Writers and Authors	190	$37,330	$46,040	0.86	2.80

Colleges in this area

5 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Concordia University Ann Arbor	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,135
Eastern Michigan University	Public	4-year or above	12,631
Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	51
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Public	4-year or above	52,855
Washtenaw Community College	Public	2-year	11,133

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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