Table 28
High Growth, High Openings, High
Wage Occupations, Requiring an Associate’s Degree – Northeast Michigan
Occupations
|
Annual
Openings
|
Growth
Rate
|
Wages
|
|
State
or U.S.
|
Local
|
%
difference
|
|
Dental
Hygienists
|
4
|
28.2
|
$20.09 (M)
|
$18.58 (L)
|
-
7.5
|
|
Registered
Nurses
|
16
|
8.0
|
$19.94 (M)
|
$18.73 (L)
|
-
6.1
|
|
Respiratory
Therapists
|
1
|
44.0
|
$16.27 (M)
|
$15.37 (L)
|
-
9.0
|
|
Medical
Records Technicians
|
2
|
35.3
|
$10.03 (M)
|
$ 9.68 (L)
|
-
3.5
|
|
Paralegals
|
1
|
42.9
|
$15.14 (M)
|
$12.56 (L)
|
-
17.0
|
Note:
(U) U.S. Wage, (M) Michigan Wage, (L) “Local” Wage – (Non-metro
balance of state covering northern lower Michigan, U.P. and rural areas
through out the state)
Source:
Michigan Department of Career
Development, Office of Labor Market Information |