This page is built from the job board's live index of open postings on hospital and health-system career sites in Michigan: 6,296 open positions from 53 employers as of September 26, 2026, 3% of all open postings in the index, which ranks Michigan #12 of 51 states. Registered nurses are 53.8% of the state's postings (1,573). Every figure below is a count or a posted pay range, never a job description; the method is at the end.
Where the jobs are in Michigan
| # | City | Open postings | of which RN | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Rapids, MI | 984 | 278 | 9 |
| 2 | Midland, MI | 426 | 85 | 2 |
| 3 | Saginaw, MI | 342 | 116 | 5 |
| 4 | Royal Oak, MI | 248 | 58 | 3 |
| 5 | Lansing, MI | 222 | 36 | 7 |
| 6 | Ann Arbor, MI | 196 | 51 | 4 |
| 7 | Dearborn, MI | 168 | 59 | 3 |
| 8 | St Joseph, MI | 142 | 52 | 1 |
Every city links to its live listings; the state's registered-nurse listings are at RN jobs in Michigan.
Health systems hiring the most in Michigan
Counted by open postings on the system's own career site, so a system that lists every unit and shift separately ranks higher than one that posts one evergreen requisition per role.
| # | Employer | Open postings in MI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corewell Health | 1,975 |
| 2 | Trinity Health | 1,328 |
| 3 | Midmichigan Health | 995 |
| 4 | University of Michigan Health System | 358 |
| 5 | Universal Health Services | 174 |
| 6 | Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | 162 |
| 7 | Covenant Medical Center | 153 |
| 8 | Prime Healthcare Services | 144 |
Which roles Michigan employers are hiring
| Role | Open postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| registered nurses | 1,573 | 53.8% |
| medical assistants | 362 | 12.4% |
| physicians | 206 | 7% |
| physical therapists | 174 | 5.9% |
| respiratory therapists | 165 | 5.6% |
| patient care technicians | 154 | 5.3% |
| radiologic technologists | 153 | 5.2% |
| licensed practical nurses | 139 | 4.8% |
What nursing jobs pay in Michigan
For reference, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 104,950 registered nurses employed in Michigan with a mean wage of $45.34 an hour ($94,300 a year), OEWS May 2025.
Only 2.4% of Michigan postings state a pay range with both ends, and registered nurses postings with a range number 47: too few to publish a posted median (the rule is at least 100 postings and a median within a third of the BLS mean). The BLS figure above is the reliable reference for this state.
Licensing: working as a nurse in Michigan
Michigan is not yet a Nurse Licensure Compact state; NLC legislation is pending, per NCSBN's compact map (read September 26, 2026, which lists 40 member states). Today a nurse licensed elsewhere needs a Michigan license by endorsement. The state's board of nursing contact page is on NCSBN.
The full licensing path, from education to the NCLEX-RN and the board application, is in How to become a nurse in Michigan.
How this is built
- Scope: open, published postings ingested from public hospital and health-system career sites (source = api); customer-bridged and manual postings excluded. Only postings whose location is in Michigan count here; a posting listing several sites counts once, at its first site.
- Pay point: midpoint of the posted range, hourly (annual ÷ 2080), only where both ends and the unit are posted. The top of a posted range is never used as "the pay". A posted median is published only with at least 100 postings and within a third of the BLS mean.
- Freshness: the index is crawled daily; this page is regenerated monthly and shows its generation date.
- References: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state estimates; NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map data, read September 26, 2026.
Data as of September 26, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How many open nursing jobs are there in Michigan right now?
6,296 open postings from 53 hospital and health-system employers in Michigan as of September 26, 2026, 1,573 of them for registered nurses. Grand Rapids has the most (984), then Midland (426).
What do registered nurses earn in Michigan?
The BLS OEWS May 2025 mean for registered nurses in Michigan is $45.34 an hour, $94,300 a year, across 104,950 employed RNs. Too few open postings state a pay range for a posted median to be published for this state.
Is Michigan a Nurse Licensure Compact state?
No; NLC legislation is pending in Michigan (NCSBN map, read September 26, 2026).
Which hospitals are hiring nurses in Michigan?
By open postings on their own career sites: Corewell Health (1,975), Trinity Health (1,328), Midmichigan Health (995) and 5 more listed above, as of September 26, 2026.