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Careers in Battle Creek, MI

Part of Michigan.

Battle Creek, MI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.541, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 5.1% · 57,100 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Family Medicine Physicians$292,490
  2. 2Physicians, All Other$238,660
  3. 3Chief Executives$211,560
  4. 4Architectural and Engineering Managers$152,500
  5. 5Dentists, General$148,460

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators2,710 employed
  2. 2Fast Food and Counter Workers1,500 employed
  3. 3Registered Nurses1,480 employed
  4. 4Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,440 employed
  5. 5Cashiers1,390 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic7.63× national avg
  2. 2Special Education Teachers, All Other6.21× national avg
  3. 3Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators5.50× national avg
  4. 4Food Batchmakers4.42× national avg
  5. 5Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.24× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Family Medicine Physicians$323,047
  2. 2Physicians, All Other$263,593
  3. 3Chief Executives$233,662
  4. 4Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,432
  5. 5Dentists, General$163,970

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Michigan state page.