Niles, MI

244 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 35660.

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)	1,670
Cashiers	1,610
Retail Salespersons	1,590
Waiters and Waitresses	1,390
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	1,330
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,200
General and Operations Managers	1,100
Office Clerks, General	1,040
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,020
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	1,010
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations)	980
Customer Service Representatives	930
Cooks, Restaurant	840
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	750
Security Guards	740
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations)	690
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations)	690
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	640
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	640
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	610

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
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	21.26	100
Tool and Die Makers	7.17	160
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.32	140
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.96	330
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)	4.84	550
Machinists	4.81	530
Bus Drivers, School	3.75	580
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.52	200
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.51	170
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.08	190
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	2.79	240
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.59	100
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	2.56	240
Tellers	2.23	280
Highway Maintenance Workers	2.11	130
Printing Press Operators	2.02	110
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations)	1.98	280
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	1.91	120
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1.83	480
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations)	1.80	120

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
Family Medicine Physicians	$229,740
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)	$210,620
Dentists, General	$165,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,310
Marketing Managers	$159,810
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$150,350
Human Resources Managers	$148,360
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$146,850
Pharmacists	$140,290
Sales Managers	$136,880
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$128,480
Nurse Practitioners	$127,700
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$127,650
Lawyers	$123,030
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$113,680
Software Developers	$111,720
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	$109,470
Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,660
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$106,630
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations)	$106,320

All 244 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	400	$75,140	0.72
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	70	$96,120	0.67
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	210	$28,130	1.40
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	140	$29,870	1.34
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-9041`	240	$146,850	2.79
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	40	$51,160	0.72
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	270	$49,450	1.01
Bakers `51-3011`	130	$33,730	1.44
Bartenders `35-3011`	520	$38,970	1.78
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	100	$44,450	0.63
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	500	$48,070	0.93
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	580	$47,210	3.75
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	90	$59,590	0.78
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	140	$77,250	0.33
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	70	$35,350	1.32
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	210	$70,390	1.09
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2032`	30	$77,630	0.77
Carpenters `47-2031`	180	$54,620	0.69
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,610	$29,550	1.35
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers `47-2051`	70	$55,590	0.85
Chefs and Head Cooks `35-1011`	120	$58,570	1.57
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders `51-9011`	50	$44,750	0.88
Chemical Technicians `19-4031`	40	$77,840	2.01
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) `11-1011`	60	$210,620	0.81
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	160	$59,790	1.04
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	230	$28,400	1.14
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	70	$92,620	0.49
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators `13-1031`	60	$76,400	0.46
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	80	$33,590	0.53
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists `19-3033`	40	$69,470	1.25
Coaches and Scouts `27-2022`	110	$37,830	1.14
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9124`	190	$39,200	3.08
Commercial and Industrial Designers `27-1021`	50	Not available	3.97
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	90	$61,800	0.54
Computer Network Support Specialists `15-1231`	30	$59,970	0.60
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators `51-9161`	120	$43,680	1.91
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers `51-9162`	40	$60,850	3.88
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	110	Not available	0.64
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) `15-1211`	100	$97,100	0.52
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	220	$49,450	0.81
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	150	$162,310	0.59
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	290	$46,530	0.68
Construction Managers `11-9021`	90	$99,550	0.64
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) `47-4011`	50	$63,720	0.88
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door `49-9012`	60	$103,580	3.09
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	320	$28,240	1.28
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	270	$36,180	1.57
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	840	$36,610	1.55
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	70	$70,720	0.83
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	170	$36,650	1.11
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	90	$48,840	1.29
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	930	$43,620	0.92
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4031`	330	$41,090	4.96
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) `15-2051`	50	$95,350	0.52
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	130	$46,170	0.87
Dental Hygienists `29-1292`	100	$80,020	1.15
Dentists, General `29-1021`	40	$165,950	0.77
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers `29-2032`	40	$81,330	1.25
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	260	$31,160	1.24
Dishwashers `35-9021`	280	$31,580	1.53
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	80	$46,570	1.00
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	200	$35,210	1.27
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	160	$99,430	1.27
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other `25-9099`	40	$48,070	0.92
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	140	$49,240	1.04
Electrical Engineers `17-2071`	130	$104,310	1.70
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers `49-9051`	60	$99,850	1.23
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians `17-3023`	40	$79,820	1.20
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2028`	50	$47,190	0.53
Electricians `47-2111`	240	$64,060	0.82
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	750	$60,760	1.41
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	60	$66,830	1.01
Emergency Medical Technicians `29-2042`	30	$34,640	0.50
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling `11-9072`	40	$64,670	2.60
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	80	$57,980	0.47
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors `39-9031`	190	$37,700	1.50
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	80	$76,960	1.35
Family Medicine Physicians `29-1215`	40	$229,740	0.89
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse `45-2092`	160	$36,300	1.54
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	1,670	$27,740	1.12
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	260	$127,650	0.79
Financial and Investment Analysts `13-2051`	30	$82,070	0.25
Firefighters `33-2011`	110	$50,600	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	130	$73,010	0.43
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services `39-1014`	40	$43,350	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers `33-1021`	40	$76,370	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	610	$37,290	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	70	$46,080	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	50	$58,310	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	250	$78,220	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	70	$97,340	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	410	$62,580	0.73
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers `39-1022`	30	$38,540	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	80	$82,160	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	480	$72,720	1.83
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	500	$44,440	1.15
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers `33-1091`	80	Not available	2.57
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	150	$50,440	0.64
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	340	$29,640	0.98
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	110	$31,840	0.95
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	160	$61,360	1.79
Foundry Mold and Coremakers `51-4071`	100	$39,450	21.26
Fundraisers `13-1131`	50	$63,120	1.22
General Internal Medicine Physicians `29-1216`	70	Not available	2.71
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	1,100	$85,850	0.82
Graphic Designers `27-1024`	90	$58,420	1.14
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4033`	140	$40,000	5.32
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	80	$36,960	0.65
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	50	$58,420	0.63
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	240	$58,130	1.49
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	640	$48,780	0.81
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers `49-9098`	30	$43,320	0.92
Helpers--Production Workers `51-9198`	60	$37,870	0.89
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	130	$57,120	2.11
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	1,010	$30,540	0.61
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	280	$27,650	1.66
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	170	$32,350	1.69
Human Resources Managers `11-3121`	70	$148,360	0.86
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	270	$66,050	0.77
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) `17-2112`	280	$92,820	1.98
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	270	$63,230	1.57
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	240	$109,470	2.56
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	290	$41,690	0.97
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	370	$43,870	1.61
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `49-9099`	120	$44,950	1.80
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	60	$65,600	0.67
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	170	$60,570	0.90
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	1,020	$35,570	1.20
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	690	$37,790	0.61
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	640	$36,970	1.74
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	80	$34,540	0.99
Lawyers `23-1011`	110	$123,030	0.39
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6012`	30	$46,760	0.54
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	90	$50,120	1.67
Library Assistants, Clerical `43-4121`	60	$29,930	1.74
Library Technicians `25-4031`	30	$27,650	1.31
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	120	$74,530	0.49
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers `33-9092`	100	$28,170	1.57
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	250	$39,710	0.66
Loan Interviewers and Clerks `43-4131`	110	$46,350	1.77
Loan Officers `13-2072`	130	$64,250	1.26
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants `39-3093`	50	$28,050	7.67
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1081`	140	$82,330	1.41
Machinists `51-4041`	530	$50,430	4.81
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	410	$34,250	1.23
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	530	$44,310	0.90
Management Analysts `13-1111`	70	$91,130	0.21
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	90	$150,350	0.37
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	320	$75,470	0.93
Marketing Managers `11-2021`	90	$159,810	0.60
Massage Therapists `31-9011`	40	$69,580	0.97
Mechanical Drafters `17-3013`	50	$82,960	3.02
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (2 O*NET occupations) `17-3027`	60	$65,880	4.40
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	550	$106,320	4.84
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	290	$41,100	0.93
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	60	$48,350	0.83
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	320	$41,570	0.87
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	140	$106,660	0.60
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners `13-1121`	70	$47,360	1.35
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	80	$35,710	1.23
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2022`	290	$65,850	1.20
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	980	$37,970	1.80
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9023`	40	$39,420	1.10
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines `49-3042`	30	$62,550	0.45
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4072`	200	$36,600	3.52
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4081`	170	$40,100	3.51
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	70	$79,040	0.54
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	90	$127,700	0.70
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	590	$41,070	1.06
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	70	$113,680	1.20
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	50	$88,360	0.79
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	1,040	$42,180	1.09
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other `43-9199`	80	$61,410	1.11
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	130	$59,670	0.68
Opticians, Dispensing `29-2081`	50	$38,590	1.71
Order Clerks `43-4151`	40	$44,010	1.27
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics `49-3053`	40	$45,510	2.52
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders `51-9111`	80	$37,680	0.55
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	280	$34,270	1.30
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	50	$47,400	0.60
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9196`	100	$49,590	2.59
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	60	$51,820	0.39
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	70	$42,910	0.69
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks `43-3051`	50	$49,410	0.79
Personal Financial Advisors `13-2052`	60	$82,780	0.54
Pharmacists `29-1051`	90	$140,290	0.71
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	160	$45,260	0.89
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	80	$106,020	0.73
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	60	$128,480	0.88
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic `51-4193`	40	$35,290	3.49
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	90	$59,810	0.50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	360	$66,610	1.39
Postal Service Clerks `43-5051`	40	$60,530	1.44
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	190	$57,280	1.48
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	130	$35,050	0.70
Print Binding and Finishing Workers `51-5113`	60	$36,320	4.43
Printing Press Operators `51-5112`	110	$40,070	2.02
Procurement Clerks `43-3061`	30	$50,270	1.41
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	80	$41,350	0.83
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	100	$62,560	0.69
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	240	$90,590	0.59
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) `13-2020`	30	$71,730	1.37
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	70	$59,900	0.59
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	100	$62,630	0.95
Public Safety Telecommunicators `43-5031`	40	$55,130	1.09
Purchasing Managers `11-3061`	40	$100,890	1.26
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	330	$34,850	0.95
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	160	$33,140	1.27
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	1,330	Not available	1.02
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	60	$47,080	1.75
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	1,590	$34,170	1.05
Sales Managers `11-2022`	240	$136,880	0.99
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	220	$60,250	0.46
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	450	$61,170	0.94
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) `41-4011`	130	$81,380	1.14
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	480	$64,420	1.16
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	610	$43,140	0.93
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	100	$68,420	0.54
Security Guards `33-9032`	740	$35,690	1.49
Self-Enrichment Teachers `25-3021`	100	$36,310	0.81
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9012`	50	$48,250	2.05
Sheet Metal Workers `47-2211`	40	$55,920	0.91
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	410	$43,700	1.29
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	110	$36,130	1.11
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	160	$38,430	0.97
Software Developers `15-1252`	160	$111,720	0.25
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) `25-2052`	50	$65,970	0.51
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2058`	30	$69,150	0.52
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	60	$83,370	0.82
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	1,200	$34,750	1.10
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters `51-2041`	50	$45,270	2.23
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	80	$73,200	0.44
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term `25-3031`	50	$32,270	0.25
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	690	$35,490	1.26
Tellers `43-3071`	280	$39,160	2.23
Tool and Die Makers `51-4111`	160	$61,690	7.17
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	160	$69,110	0.89
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3071`	140	$106,630	1.69
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers `39-3031`	60	$32,200	1.34
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	1,390	$38,130	1.59
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	70	$59,940	1.33
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	230	$49,040	1.43
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-4122`	80	$50,370	6.64
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing `51-7042`	40	$39,790	1.63