Top 10 Hot Michigan Jobs without a College Degree

Does the official 2004 - 2014 state forecast for fastest growing jobs in Michigan match the jobs offered in job listings across the state? Further, how will the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding to Michigan impact the forecast and the job listings?

This article looks at online job listings for actually posted fast-growth jobsaround Michigan that do not require certified education beyond the High School Diploma or GED Certificate. Funds are available for qualifying dislocated and underemployed workers to use for job training through WIA and from 2009 - 2011 via ARRA; however, some people need work more quickly.

Indeed.Com lists over 48,000 job openings in the State of Michigan (April 30 - May 1, 2009). This article will look at this pool of employment and others to determine which positions do not require a college degree and which of these are increasing at a more rapid rate than others in that category.

Let's look at the trend in job listings on the employment search engine. While not all job vacancies are posted to online job boards, this will be one resource for examining job listings.

Despte ups and downs, the general direction of the curve of percentage increase in job listings in Michigan on Indeed.Com is to the northeast, which indicates an increase through the end of February 2009. The range of percentage change is -11% to +34%, and or a total of 45% increase from May '06 - end Feb. '09.

The number of jobs out of the 48,000+ openings listed that requires a High School Diploma or GED and no advanced education is only 644 on the same date. This is a very low percentage and is not particularly encouraging. However, the change in these HSD/GED job postings fluctuated widely May '05 - end Feb. 09 and began to increase in Feb. '09, as shown on the trends graph below.

The principal locations of these jobs are the following four cities and greater metro areas:

• Detroit
• Ann Arbor
• Grand Rapids
• Lansing

Real jobs that require a High SChool Diploma or GED. Five out of 10 position titles require no education at all beyond high school, only On the Job Training.

DETROIT

1. Traning & Development Specialist - Safety practices; requires a short-term training certificate.
2. Production Assembly
3. Medical Transciptionist - Typing skills required, experience preferred.
4. Hair Stylists at the MGM Grand Detriot - Requires a cosmetologist license ( ~9 months).
5. Custodians
6. Sales People
7. Customer Serices Reps
8. Certified Nursing Assistants - Short Term Training Certificate.
9. Licensed Practice Nurses - Short Term Training Certificate.
10. General Machine Operator - only 1 opening.

Listings Among the Four Principal Locations of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing

1. Sales Associate
2. Medical Transcriptionist - Medical terminoology and typing skills needed.
3. Valvoline Oil Change Techs - On the Job Training.
4. Production Assembly
5. Tellers
6. Mortgage Assistants
7. Patient Care Techs - Short Term Training Certificate as EMT or CNA.
8. Medical Billers - Typing 35 wpm, some experience needed.
9. Assistant Managers - Casual dining restaurants; should have some culinary knowledge. $40,000 - $45,000.
10. Phlebotomist-- $10.70 To 16.08 Per Hour - requires 2 yrs experience (OJT).

Six out of 10 of these positions require HS or GED only. Check Indeed.Com daily for changes in listings and additional job search engines for additional employers and jobs.

1. Kelly Services - Temp to Permanent placement. 
2. Guaranty Bank
3. "Unlisted Company" - In checking, I found these to be Other Job Boards
4. Manpower - Temp to Permanent
5. National City
6. TCF Bank
7. Lutheran Social Services
8. Gecko Hospitality - Restaurants, casual dining.
9. Baxter Healthcare
10. Erickson Retirement Communities

It might be advantageous to check with these employers first for job listings online, via telephone hotlines, and in person.

This is a list of fastest increasing jobs from the ofiicial brochure's forecast for Michigan that do not require beyond High School Diploma/GED. They require only moderate to long-term On the Job Training. This is came out of analyses completed before the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was in existence. From 2009 - 2011, a faster growth should be experienced in new jobs created in these occupational titles, based on new funding received throughout Michigan for Employment & Training programs in all counties.

1. Customer Service Reps - Median Wage $15.53/hr
2. Truck Drivers $18.43
3. Sales Reps, Whlsl/Mfg $29.12
4. Medical Assistants $12.89
5. Maintenance/Repair $18.08
6. Carpenters $20.12
7. Restaurant Cooks $9.87
8. Dental Assistants $15.51
9. Exec Secretaries, Admin Assts $19.12
10. Police, Sheriff’s Patrol $23.36
11. Sales Reps, Whlsl/Mfg - Tech/Sci only $35.66
12. Pharmacy Technicians $12.75
13. Heating/AC/Refrig $22.19
14. Social/Human Service Asst $13.90
15. Electricians $26.76 - Apprenticeship training.
16. Bookkeeping/Acct/Auditi Clerks $15.50
17. Plumbers, Pipefitters, Steamfitters $25.20 - Apprenticeship. 
18. Musicians & Singers $22.59
19. Painters, Construction, Maintenance $19.16
20. Claims Adjusters/related $27.41

Some groups of job listings do, in fact, match the official state employment projections. This should be encouraging.

Aside from the information presented in this article, you can use other avenues for job search. For help with being matched to available jobs in Michigan, visit the Michigan Careers site. Look for your local MichiganWorks! office on the site, post a resume online, or visit the office.

See MASCI for Michigan Apprenticeship training. Age limits may apply.

Kelly Services may be a good option for residents in the Ann Arbor area of the state, while other temp to perm companies are located in many parts of Michigan. Kelly Services is located at 2100 S MAIN ST # C, Ann Arbor MI 48103-6432. PH 734-761-5700.

Michigan State Government job vacancies are listed at the embedded link.

Visit Michigan Recovery and review listed projects thst do or will in the near future, provide additional jobs that require the HSD/GED or that have training and education attached to them.

Call your mayor's office or visit his or her website and look for news of the WIA/ARRA finding and new jobs creation.

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