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Direct support professional jobs in Michigan

6 open direct support professional jobs in Michigan at 5 employers, posting $16.81–$17.10 an hour. BLS measures a median of $16.83 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Michigan, opens in a new tab) for home health and personal care aides here.

6
Open in MI
5
Employers hiring
$17
Median posted /hr
$16.83
BLS median in MI
28th of 52 states and territories

Newest direct support professional jobs in Michigan

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the direct support professional jobs are in Michigan

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What direct support professionals earn in Michigan

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Michigan

$16.81–$17.10/hr

Middle half of 6 jobs stating an hourly rate from 5 employers, median $17/hr.

Measured by BLS in Michigan, May 2025

$16.83/hr ($35,000 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Michigan, opens in a new tab)

Median for home health and personal care aides, against $17.21 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 95,020 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Michigan, opens in a new tab) employed in Michigan.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Home Health and Personal Care Aides; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring direct support professionals in Michigan

What the job takes

A high school diploma; employers train on the job.

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    DSP certification

    National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals. Voluntary

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Direct support professional jobs in Michigan: common questions

How much do direct support professionals make in Michigan?

Open direct support professional jobs in Michigan that post an hourly rate pay $16.81–$17.10 an hour in the middle half, median $17 (6 jobs from 5 employers). BLS measured a median of $16.83/hr ($35,000 a year) for home health and personal care aides in Michigan (May 2025), against $17.21 nationally, 28th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Michigan are the most direct support professional jobs?

Kalamazoo (2), Escanaba (1), Flint (1), Grand Rapids (1) and Ypsilanti (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring direct support professionals in Michigan?

By open jobs on this board: Family & Children Services (2), CareOne Senior Care (1) and Flatrock Manor (1). In all, 5 employers have direct support professional jobs open in Michigan.

What do you need to work as a direct support professional in Michigan?

A high school diploma; employers train on the job. DSP certification (National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals; voluntary). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Michigan's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Michigan, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Michigan, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1120), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. DSP certification: National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Direct support professional jobs in Michigan. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/direct-support-professional/michigan

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