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Careers in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

Part of Michigan.

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI’s regional price level is below the national average (index 94.84, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 4.5% · 123,982 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$305,510
  2. 2Chief Executives$285,300
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$244,310
  4. 4Pediatricians, General$232,880
  5. 5Dentists, General$187,770

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Registered Nurses3,300 employed
  2. 2Fast Food and Counter Workers3,200 employed
  3. 3Retail Salespersons3,130 employed
  4. 4Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators3,090 employed
  5. 5Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand3,030 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders7.01× national avg
  2. 2Chemical Technicians6.73× national avg
  3. 3Psychiatric Aides6.47× national avg
  4. 4Musicians and Singers6.31× national avg
  5. 5Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic5.60× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$322,132
  2. 2Chief Executives$300,822
  3. 3Family Medicine Physicians$257,602
  4. 4Pediatricians, General$245,550
  5. 5Dentists, General$197,986

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.