Bay City, MI

178 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 13020.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Occupation	Employment
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	1,380
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	1,040
Retail Salespersons	920
Cashiers	910
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	810
Office Clerks, General	770
Stockers and Order Fillers	740
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	700
General and Operations Managers	650
Waiters and Waitresses	570
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	510
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations)	500
Nursing Assistants	490
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations)	350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	350
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	340
Cooks, Restaurant	330
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	330
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	330
Customer Service Representatives	330

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Occupation	Location quotient	Employment
Chemists	13.84	250
Physical Therapist Assistants	4.30	110
Psychiatric Technicians	3.82	130
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations)	3.24	350
Machinists	3.19	200
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	3.12	170
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2.45	210
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	2.26	190
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2.17	210
Physical Therapists	2.11	120
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations)	2.06	160
Driver/Sales Workers	1.97	170
Recreation Workers	1.89	140
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1.74	260
Postal Service Mail Carriers	1.72	120
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	1.65	1,380
Tellers	1.61	120
Nursing Assistants	1.56	490
Counter and Rental Clerks	1.48	130
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1.47	140

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)	$247,680
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$204,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$160,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$159,850
Pharmacists	$135,330
Chemists	$132,480
Sales Managers	$130,760
Nurse Practitioners	$127,830
Software Developers	$124,420
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$124,130
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$117,620
Management Analysts	$114,610
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	$113,810
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$104,830
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations)	$102,590
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$102,060
Lawyers	$101,540
Electrical Engineers	$101,480
Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,050
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$100,820

All 178 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	260	$73,320	0.82
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	70	$29,070	0.78
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	30	$29,340	0.56
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-9041`	60	$160,560	1.25
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	50	$47,940	1.45
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	200	$47,830	1.31
Bakers `51-3011`	60	$33,340	1.15
Bartenders `35-3011`	220	$34,720	1.32
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	100	$44,780	1.12
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	330	$47,730	1.12
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	60	$44,020	0.65
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	90	$60,530	1.37
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	80	$71,220	0.35
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	50	$29,660	1.65
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	90	$64,070	0.80
Carpenters `47-2031`	80	$55,520	0.56
Cashiers `41-2011`	910	$29,150	1.36
Chefs and Head Cooks `35-1011`	40	$49,310	0.87
Chemical Technicians `19-4031`	80	$78,120	6.52
Chemists `19-2031`	250	$132,480	13.84
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) `11-1011`	40	$247,680	0.79
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	210	$55,810	2.45
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	90	$28,660	0.76
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	50	$85,690	0.62
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	100	$28,440	1.15
Clergy `21-2011`	50	$56,810	3.62
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists `19-3033`	30	$83,610	1.89
Coaches and Scouts `27-2022`	60	Not available	1.07
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	50	$70,140	0.56
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators `51-9161`	40	$41,990	1.17
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	40	$94,820	0.32
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	110	$55,020	0.68
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	100	$159,850	0.67
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	250	$47,360	1.05
Construction Managers `11-9021`	70	$99,730	0.85
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door `49-9012`	40	$100,820	3.70
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	140	$34,950	1.47
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	330	$35,420	1.08
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	50	$71,660	1.01
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	130	$35,810	1.48
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	50	$48,810	1.40
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	330	$38,880	0.58
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4031`	40	$38,740	1.14
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	90	$45,070	1.03
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	90	$79,920	1.93
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	60	$29,120	0.47
Dishwashers `35-9021`	120	$29,470	1.15
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	40	$45,140	0.83
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	170	$48,340	1.97
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	100	$99,390	1.44
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other `25-9099`	60	$45,920	2.17
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	100	$56,690	1.24
Electrical Engineers `17-2071`	50	$101,480	1.15
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2028`	50	$46,560	1.00
Electricians `47-2111`	210	$80,450	1.28
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	350	$74,010	1.16
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	50	$70,660	1.57
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (4 O*NET occupations) `19-2041`	40	$77,440	2.29
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	40	$58,660	0.44
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	50	$104,830	1.37
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	1,380	$28,060	1.65
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	120	$124,130	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	110	$72,680	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	340	$37,380	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	70	$36,870	1.68
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	40	$58,080	1.23
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	120	$78,050	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	40	$61,880	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	180	$59,210	0.57
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	260	$74,610	1.74
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	330	$43,430	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	120	$55,750	0.87
Food Batchmakers `51-3092`	40	$34,060	0.97
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	150	$28,790	0.80
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	70	$32,370	1.09
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	90	$55,870	1.70
Funeral Attendants `39-4021`	40	$28,900	5.37
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	650	$81,450	0.85
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	70	$30,720	1.06
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	40	$70,960	1.09
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	70	$60,170	0.78
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	510	$57,320	1.13
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	40	$48,780	1.31
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	1,040	$34,100	1.11
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	90	$27,060	0.95
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	50	$29,830	0.96
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	120	$63,200	0.63
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) `17-2112`	160	$102,590	2.06
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	210	$78,960	2.17
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	170	$113,810	3.12
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	130	$45,120	0.75
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	120	$45,910	0.95
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `49-9099`	30	$44,000	0.86
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	40	$81,290	0.73
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	50	$45,370	0.47
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	700	$30,160	1.45
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	500	$38,610	0.77
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	290	$35,820	1.40
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	50	$28,080	1.18
Lawyers `23-1011`	60	$101,540	0.39
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	30	$62,190	1.03
Library Assistants, Clerical `43-4121`	60	$30,330	3.40
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	150	$61,380	1.05
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers `33-9092`	50	$25,960	1.48
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	130	$35,380	0.62
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1081`	70	$58,800	1.35
Machinists `51-4041`	200	$52,780	3.19
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	200	$30,360	1.04
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	300	$45,300	0.92
Management Analysts `13-1111`	30	$114,610	0.17
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	40	$117,620	0.29
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	110	$55,220	0.58
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	60	$96,000	1.01
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	210	$38,540	1.19
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	240	$42,820	1.16
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	150	$101,050	1.12
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	150	$38,270	0.49
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other `53-3099`	30	$29,790	3.07
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-9121`	50	$204,120	1.99
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	40	$78,020	0.53
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	50	$127,830	0.67
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	490	$38,260	1.56
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	30	$102,060	1.01
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	80	$80,880	2.37
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	770	$38,100	1.43
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	140	$75,310	1.39
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders `51-9111`	190	$47,350	2.26
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	100	$30,080	0.83
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	60	$64,200	1.25
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	40	$54,170	0.48
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	80	$38,310	1.42
Pharmacists `29-1051`	60	$135,330	0.80
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	130	$37,790	1.24
Physical Therapist Assistants `31-2021`	110	$58,970	4.30
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	120	$93,450	2.11
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	110	$74,490	1.06
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	200	$71,020	1.35
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	120	$68,640	1.72
Power Plant Operators (3 O*NET occupations) `51-8013`	50	$98,930	8.24
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	70	$36,570	0.66
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists `21-1092`	50	$61,310	2.63
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	60	$74,030	0.72
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	90	$94,170	0.37
Psychiatric Technicians `29-2053`	130	$47,780	3.82
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	40	$62,610	0.72
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	240	$33,860	1.21
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	140	$30,830	1.89
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	810	Not available	1.10
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	40	$39,520	1.99
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	920	$33,320	1.09
Roofers `47-2181`	50	$48,000	1.74
Sales Managers `11-2022`	110	$130,760	0.81
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	120	$58,120	0.45
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	280	$57,200	1.06
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	220	$58,690	0.94
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	330	$43,750	0.89
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	40	$55,270	0.35
Security Guards `33-9032`	70	$29,820	0.24
Self-Enrichment Teachers `25-3021`	30	$36,350	0.48
Sheet Metal Workers `47-2211`	60	$58,060	2.30
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	130	$44,000	0.72
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	60	$33,090	1.02
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	60	$84,000	1.24
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	120	$37,100	1.27
Software Developers `15-1252`	90	$124,420	0.25
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	80	$79,540	2.09
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	740	$33,320	1.20
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	350	$37,620	3.24
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	300	$31,510	0.97
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers `49-9052`	60	$59,490	3.04
Tellers `43-3071`	120	$37,310	1.61
Tool and Die Makers `51-4111`	30	$69,240	2.80
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	40	$60,270	0.44
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3071`	50	$83,950	1.08
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers `31-9096`	40	$35,740	1.30
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	570	$40,500	1.15
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	80	$59,620	2.92
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	130	$57,760	1.46