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Michigan's Demand Occupations	Average Hourly Wage	Projected Annual Job Openings	Percent Job Growth 2002-2012	Education and Training Beyond High School
Personal Financial Advisors	$57.56	131	29.5	Bachelor's degree
Sales Managers	$48.32	391	26.3	Bachelor's degree or higher plus work experience
Marketing Managers	$46.41	141	19.6	Bachelor's degree plus work experience
General and Operations Managers	$45.25	1,248	12.3	Bachelor's degree plus work experience
Financial Managers	$44.85	350	13.2	Bachelor's degree or higher plus work experience
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$44.35	341	28.5	Bachelor's degree or higher plus work experience
Construction Managers	$41.56	170	10.4	Degree preferred, long-term on-the-job training (OJT)
Medical and Health Services Managers	$36.32	304	22.3	Bachelor's degree plus work experience
Physician Assistants	$36.19	139	36.4	Bachelor's degree
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	$34.53	270	45.3	Bachelor's degree or higher
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	$34.40	446	36.5	Bachelor's degree or higher
Sales Representatives, Wholesale/Manufacturing Technical and Scientific Products	$33.86	605	18.4	Moderate OJT plus subject matter knowledge
Management Analysts	$33.83	420	24.9	Bachelor's degree or higher plus work experience
Computer Systems Analysts	$31.57	740	31.5	Bachelor's degree or higher
Physical Therapists	$30.27	184	27.3	Master's degree
Purchasing Agents excl. Wholesale, Retail and Farm Products	$27.94	378	11	Degree preferred plus work experience or OJT
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	$27.42	185	45.6	Bachelor's degree
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$27.04	87	16.1	Degree preferred, work experience plus OJT
Sales Representatives Wholesale/Manufacturing excl. Technical & Scientific Products	$26.59	2,251	18.2	Moderate OJT plus subject matter knowledge
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$26.46	265	30.2	Bachelor's degree
Cost Estimators	$26.31	324	16.6	Bachelor's degree plus work experience
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$26.09	60	12.4	Apprenticeship or postsecondary technical training
Advertising Sales Agents	$25.76	151	11.7	Moderate OJT
Electricians	$25.72	1,065	20.5	Apprenticeship, postsecondary technical training, or long-term OJT, state license
Public Relations Specialists	$25.61	263	25.2	Bachelor's degree
Registered Nurses	$25.30	3,132	18.9	Bachelor's or associate's degree
Dental Hygienists	$24.93	272	24.7	Associate's degree or apprenticeship
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$24.08	734	15.9	Apprenticeship, postsecondary technical training or long-term OJT, state license
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$23.68	125	15.3	Degree preferred, work experience
Sheet Metal Workers	$22.89	255	17.4	Apprenticeship or moderate OJT
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$22.34	181	17	Apprenticeship or long-term OJT
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$22.15	122	15.8	Degree preferred or long-term OJT
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$21.63	790	17.4	Specialized OJT
Heating/AC and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$21.59	269	27	Apprenticeship, postsecondary technical training or long-term OJT
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$20.81	363	10.1	Apprenticeship or moderate OJT
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, excl. Engines	$19.97	136	18	Apprenticeship or postsecondary technical training
Carpenters	$18.93	1,175	14.5	Apprenticeship, postsecondary technical training, or long-term OJT
Insulation Workers	$18.72	95	26.1	Apprenticeship or moderate OJT
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$18.65	234	24.6	Apprenticeship, postsecondary technical training, or long-term OJT
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$18.24	348	10.1	Degree preferred or moderate OJT
Roofers	$18.18	168	14.2	Apprenticeship or moderate OJT
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$17.71	330	14.1	Apprenticeship or moderate OJT
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	$17.24	1,908	18.2	Apprenticeship or moderate OJT
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$17.17	1,367	14.2	Moderate OJT
Construction Laborers	$15.94	552	13.2	Apprenticeship or moderate OJT
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$15.80	270	38.3	Expertise in subject matter
Human Resources Assistants excl. Payroll/Timekeeping	$15.46	149	13.5	Short-term OJT
Bill and Account Collectors	$15.17	372	19	Some college preferred, moderate OJT
Reservations and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$15.03	154	14.6	Short-term OJT

NOTE: The forecasts above highlight positive long-term growth occupations. They do not necessarily reflect current hiring demand.
Bureau of Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives www.michigan.gov/lmi