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Careers in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

Part of Indiana.

Michigan City-La Porte, IN’s regional price level is below the national average (index 91.682, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 3.8% · 51,425 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$354,700
  2. 2Pharmacists$148,110
  3. 3Sales Managers$140,630
  4. 4Architectural and Engineering Managers$131,760
  5. 5Financial Managers$128,900

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Fast Food and Counter Workers1,520 employed
  2. 2Retail Salespersons1,460 employed
  3. 3Cashiers1,040 employed
  4. 4Home Health and Personal Care Aides930 employed
  5. 5Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand870 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders16.27× national avg
  2. 2Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand11.88× national avg
  3. 3Food Batchmakers10.13× national avg
  4. 4Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic9.53× national avg
  5. 5Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic7.67× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$386,881
  2. 2Pharmacists$161,548
  3. 3Sales Managers$153,389
  4. 4Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,714
  5. 5Financial Managers$140,595

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 Indiana state page.