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Caregiver Workforce Analysis — Michigan

Analyze caregiver labor supply, wages, and hiring ease across 389 US metro areas. Find where workers are plentiful, wages are competitive, and hiring is easiest.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS)

SOC 31-1120: Home Health and Personal Care Aides

May 2024 release

Metro Areas

389

Total Employed

3.6M

Nationwide

Avg Hourly Wage

$15.78

Median: $15.82

Avg Location Quotient

0.88

15 metro areas

Click any row for detailed analysis|LQ = Location Quotient (1.0 = national average)|Score = 40% concentration + 35% wage competitiveness + 25% talent pool|Req Hrs = state-mandated training hours (green = low, red = high)

#	Metro Area	Employed	Avg Wage	LQ	70+ Pop	Req Hrs	1yr Emp	1yr Wage	Score	Tier
113	Midland, MI Midland County	2,510	$19.15	2.56	—	24hrs	+10.6%	+42.7%	28.2	D
130	Bay City, MI Bay County	950	$15.38	1.1	—	24hrs	+3.3%	+3.2%	27.4	D
132	Niles, MI Berrien County	1,090	$14.32	0.71	—	24hrs	+32.9%	-2.8%	27.4	D
157	Saginaw, MI Saginaw County	1,500	$14.93	0.73	—	24hrs	-2%	+5%	25.9	D
169	Jackson, MI Jackson County	1,410	$15.73	0.97	—	24hrs	+11.9%	+4.4%	25.6	D
176	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Wayne County + 5 more	38,410	$15.95	0.78	—	24hrs	+2.2%	+3.8%	25.2	D
183	Flint, MI Genesee County	3,170	$15.8	0.91	—	24hrs	+7.1%	+4.8%	25	D
220	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Kalamazoo County	2,310	$15.93	0.75	—	24hrs	-24.5%	+7.9%	23.5	D
233	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Clinton County + 3 more	3,330	$15.76	0.6	—	24hrs	+10.3%	+6.4%	22.9	D
241	Monroe, MI Monroe County	790	$16.29	0.75	—	24hrs	+14.5%	+5.6%	22.5	D
247	Battle Creek, MI Calhoun County	1,210	$16.74	0.87	—	24hrs	+16.3%	+8.1%	22.2	D
257	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Muskegon County	1,420	$16.85	0.88	—	24hrs	+29.1%	+12.5%	22	D
269	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Ionia County + 3 more	7,420	$16.3	0.51	—	24hrs	-4.9%	+3.1%	21.1	D
292	Ann Arbor, MI Washtenaw County	3,460	$17.05	0.61	—	24hrs	+4.8%	+8.7%	19.7	D
326	Traverse City, MI Benzie County + 3 more	1,030	$17.55	0.59	—	24hrs	—	—	18.1	D

Researched and reviewed by

John Helmy, Founder of HomeCareAtlas

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