4. 2010 Poverty by Education Muskegon County
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Less than high school diploma or GED High School graduate or GED Some College or Associate's Bachelor's
% of Poverty by Education
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5. Muskegon County Employment Forecasts by Occupational Group
5,450
4,450
3,450
2,450
1,450
450
Muskegon County 2008 Muskegon County 2018 Linear (Muskegon County 2018)
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6. Muskegon County Employment Forecasts by Occupational Group
11,000
9,000
7,000
5,000
3,000
1,000
Muskegon County 2008 Muskegon County 2018 Linear (Muskegon County 2018)
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7. Michigan Employment Forecasts by Occupational Group
270,000
220,000
170,000
120,000
70,000
20,000
Michigan 2008 Michigan 2018 Linear (Michigan 2018)
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8. Michigan Employment Forecasts by Occupational Group
625,000
525,000
425,000
325,000
225,000
125,000
25,000
Michigan 2008 Michigan 2018 Linear (Michigan 2018)
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10. Employment Change
Occupations
Number Percent
Pharmacy Technicians 65 29.8%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 30 29.1%
Medical Assistants 85 28.9%
Home Health Aides 205 28.4%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 35 26.0%
Dental Hygienists 35 22.5%
Registered Nurses 365 21.8%
Pharmacists 35 20.4%
Counter and Rental Clerks 70 19.0%
Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants 165 18.5%
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
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11. Employment Change
Occupations
Number Percent
Retail Salespersons 375 13.1%
Registered Nurses 365 21.8%
Office Clerks, General 235 11.3%
Combined Food Prep/Service Worker, Including Fast Food 215 12.7%
Home Health Aides 205 28.4%
Waiters and Waitresses 200 11.7%
Janitor/Cleaner, Except Maid/Housekeeping Cleaners 185 14.2%
Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants 165 18.5%
Customer Service Representatives 135 17.2%
First-Line Sup/Mgrs: Retail Sales Workers 125 8.2%
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
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12. Occupations Growth Rate Annual Openings Hourly Wage
Registered Nurses 21.8% 64 $26.61
Pharmacists 20.4% 6 $45.31
Physical Therapists 31.0% 4 $33.47
Dental Hygienists 22.5% 7 $25.37
Sales Representatives, Services - All
Other 22.9% 6 $22.45
Business Operations Specialists - All
Other 15.6% 9 $26.98
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 26.0% 5 $22.18
Lawyers 12.4% 8 $48.43
Medical and Public Health Social
Workers 20.6% 6 $22.22
Instructional Coordinators 23.2% 3 $29.33
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
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13. Occupations Numeric Job Growth Percent Job Growth Hourly Wage
Physical Therapists 25 31.0% $33.47
Network Systems and Data
Communication Analysts 20 32.3% $35.09
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Social
Worker 20 21.8% $22.98
Instructional Coordinators 15 23.2% $29.33
Computer Systems Analysts 10 27.3% $37.80
Social/Community Service Managers 10 21.9% $29.26
Veterinarians 10 21.3% $42.21
Psychology Teachers - Postsecondary 5 23.5% $23.91
Logisticians 5 21.1% $33.55
Personal Financial Advisors 5 37.5% $42.84
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
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14. Occupations Numeric Job Growth Percent Job Growth Hourly Wage
Registered Nurses 365 21.8% $26.61
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 35 26.0% $22.18
Dental Hygienists 35 22.5% $25.37
Sales Representatives, Services, All
Other 30 22.9% $22.45
Physical Therapist Assistants 15 38.9% $19.22
Surgical Technologists 15 25.9% $19.18
Cardiovascular
Technologists/Technicians 10 22.5% $23.97
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics
Instructors 10 30.6% $12.68
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 10 24.4% $30.64
Veterinary Technologists and
Technicians 5 24.0% $15.67
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
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15. Occupations Numeric Job Growth Percent Job Growth Hourly Wage
Home Health Aides 205 28.4% $9.31
Medical Assistants 85 28.9% $13.07
Pharmacy Technicians 65 29.8% $12.93
Amusement and Recreation
Attendants 30 29.1% $9.21
Bill and Account Collectors 25 23.6% $14.63
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory
Animal Caretakers 10 35.7% $11.01
Physical Therapist Aides 5 35.0% $12.59
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other
Recreation 5 27.6% $9.51
Extrude/Form/Press Machine
Setters/Operators/Tenders 5 23.1% $14.54
Paper Goods Machine
Setters/Operators/Tenders 5 22.7% $17.94
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
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16. Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Physician Assistants, Physical Therapy Assistants, Home Health Aides
Knowledge Skills Abilities
Medicine & Dentistry Active Listening Problem Sensitivity
Biology Instructing Oral Comprehension & Expression
Customer & Personal Service Reading Comprehension Written Comprehension & Expression
Psychology Service Orientation Inductive Reasoning
Therapy & Counseling Arm-Hand Steadiness
English Language Near Vision
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17. Computer Software Engineers, Computer Systems Analysts, Network and Data Communications Analysts
Knowledge Skills Abilities
Computers & Electronics
Operations Analysis Inductive & Deductive Reasoning
Engineering & Technology Computer Programming Oral Comprehension & Expression
Mathematics Troubleshooting Written Comprehension & Expression
Active Listening
Judgment & Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
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18. Customer Service Representatives, Social & Human Service Assistants, Public Relations Specialists, Personal Financial
Advisors
Knowledge Skills Abilities
Economics & Accounting Writing Number Facility
Customer & Personal Service Speaking Oral Comprehension & Expression
Therapy & Counseling Persuasion Written Expression
Sales & Marketing Critical Thinking Speech Clarity
Mathematics Active Listening
Social Perceptiveness
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2010 ACS community survey results for Muskegon County.
2010 ACS results
Muskegon/Oceana CountiesEmployment totals may not add up due to rounding, confidentiality or suppression.Occupations with less than twenty workers were suppressed and omitted from the table but are still represented in the totals and sub-totals.Percent change is based on unrounded numbers.SOC codes refer to the Standard Occupational Classification system used by the Occupational Employment Statistics program.Replacement openings reflect permanent separations (such as death, retirement, disability, other), but do not reflect total job turnover.M/P - Metal and Plastic.AO - All Other.Source: Michigan Department of Technology, Management & BudgetBureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
Wage estimates are based on the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey. This is a semiannual mail survey measuring occupational employment and wage rates for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments. Data are collected each May from about 200,000 establishments nationally and nearly 12,000 Michigan establishments.SOC codes refer to the Standard Occupational Classification system used by the Occupational Employment Statistics program.M/P - Metal and Plastic.MSA - Metropolitan Statistical AreaAO - All Other.N/A - Not AvailableMichigan Department of Technology, Management and BudgetBureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives