Michigan Employment Spotlight: Lansing’s Top 32 Employers

The weekend wouldn't be something Michiganders looked forward to if it weren't for the fact they were taking a much-deserved break from their job. In Lansing, Michigan, the workforce is comprised of nearly 260,000 people.

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With that many people punching the clock, it's good to have a wide variety of professions to choose from. Lansing jobs are as diverse as the people who fill them. Let's take a closer look at what keeps Mid-Michigan residents busy during their '9 to 5'.

Counting Down to Lansing, Michigan's Largest Employer

According to PureLansing.com, these are Lansing and East Lansing's most common professions:

1. Office and Administrative Support
   1. 14.55% or 25,400 people
2. Sales
   1. 10.5% or 18,325
3. Executive, Managers, and Administrators
   1. 10.09% or 17,611
4. Business and Financial Operations
   1. 5.9% or 10,305
5. Food Preparation, Serving
   1. 5.37% or 9,372

PureLansing.com's numbers reveal 196,797 were employed last year, with 31% of those jobs being Blue Collar and 68% White Collar. Lansing boasts 14,411 businesses, which makes job opportunities plentiful.

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The average household income in Lansing and East Lansing is $72,515 a year, which is 7% higher than the state and 4% less than the national average. What's interesting is that the average household expenditures are around $70,000. Here's a look at what makes up the average Lansing household spending:

1. Shelter
   • $14,735
2. Transportation
   • $12,728
3. Food and Beverages
   • $10,270
4. Health Care
   • $5,899
5. Utilities
   • $5,110

Looking closer at #1, Shelter, it seems the majority of Lansing, Michigan residents are making mortgage payments, as 66.74% own a home and the remaining 33.26% are making rent payments.

So, which employers have the most Mid-Michigan residents punching the clock every week?