MI — LANSING-EAST LANSING, MI

Network Technician apprenticeships in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Lansing-East Lansing, MI is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a network technician looks like locally.

KEY FACTS — LANSING-EAST LANSING, MI

Lansing-East Lansing: ~2 of 290 (~0.7%) on the OEWS log-normal baseline · market pressure 60/100 — High pressure.

Network Technician earning $100K+ annually in Lansing-East Lansing
Not yet published

Source: Census ACS 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).

OEWS six-figure baseline (network technician)
~2 of 290 (~0.7%)

Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.

Source: BLS OEWS.

Market pressure score (network technician, Lansing-East Lansing)
60/100 — High pressure

Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.

Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.

Bachelor’s+ in the Lansing-East Lansing labor force
121K

Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.

Competitive ratio ($100K+ earners / bachelor’s+)
16.5 per 1M

A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.

Numerator: OEWS six-figure log-normal estimate (ACS annual-earner count unavailable).

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Lansing-East Lansing, MI is one of Michigan's labor markets for network technicians. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a network technician inside the Lansing-East Lansing metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Lansing-East Lansing, MI network technicians earn a median of $59,990 (BLS OEWS Lansing-East Lansing MSA, May 2024). For Michigan context, statewide pay runs from $19/hr at entry to $30/hr at the state median and $45/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $62K avg salary. The Lansing-East Lansing metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Lansing-East Lansing metro, estimated six-figure network technician jobs: ~2 of 290 (~0.7%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. Projections Central long-term pressure score: 60/100 (High, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 121K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Michigan shows ~331 of 5.2K (~6.4%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide network technician programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Michigan programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Michigan rules apply in the Lansing-East Lansing metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Lansing-East Lansing metro often source network technician apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.

NETWORK TECHNICIAN PAY SNAPSHOT — LANSING-EAST LANSING, MI

$59,990 (OEWS MSA-level median)

Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.

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