🏢 Reentry / workforce support 🛠️ Fair-chance and employer pathways ⚖️ Case-by-case screening; confirm before accepting work
Michigan Reentry Employment Directory

Michigan Reentry, Fair-Chance & Second-Chance Employment Directory

This Michigan employment directory helps justice-involved users find practical employer pathways, staffing routes, Michigan Works! offices, reentry employment support, technical training, adult education, and job-readiness resources across Michigan’s major labor regions.

Employer entries below are practical application routes, not promises of acceptance. Hiring decisions, background review, occupational licensing, badge access, plant or client-site access, driving requirements, shift schedules, union processes, and role restrictions vary. Users on probation, parole, bond, pretrial release, or community supervision should confirm travel, curfew, reporting, job-site, driving, cash-handling, tool, overnight, and supervision restrictions before accepting work.

How to use this directory Michigan employment guidance

Start with employer and staffing routes, then use Michigan Works! and reentry supports to strengthen the application path

For Michigan, the strongest workflow is: identify realistic employers by region and industry, apply through official career portals, use staffing firms for faster entry where appropriate, and add Michigan Works!, Detroit at Work, community colleges, Goodwill, CEO, adult education, or local reentry support when documentation, training, résumé help, transportation planning, or barrier reduction is needed. Keep records of applications, interviews, job offers, orientation dates, schedules, pay stubs, training attendance, and case-manager notes when proof of work search or employment is required.

🔎 Search by city, county, provider, employer, or industry 🏢 Employer and staffing pathways are prioritized 🛠️ Workforce and training supports are included ⚖️ Screening remains role-specific
🏛️ Featured statewide resource Michigan workforce access

Michigan Works! Network

Michigan Works! is the statewide public workforce system for job seekers, employers, training referrals, career services, one-stop access, and local workforce support. Use the locator or call the one-stop number when you are unsure where to begin.

📍 Statewide workforce network ☎️ 800-285-WORKS (9675) 🧭 Local one-stop access
Michigan employment coverage

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Employers, staffing firms, colleges, workforce boards, reentry providers, and sponsors can help improve county coverage, contact accuracy, employer visibility, and long-term maintenance across Michigan.

📌 Region-by-region coverage 🔎 Reentry and employer pathways 📈 Built for ongoing updates

Statewide Employment Anchors

Statewide references before regional drilldown.

🏢 Statewide workforce and training access

Michigan Works! Network Statewide workforce network for job-search assistance, training referrals, one-stop centers, career services, and employer connections.
Michigan Works!
One-Stop Service Center: 800-285-WORKS (9675)
Primary workforce route
Michigan Works! Locator by ZIP Code Use this when a user needs the nearest local office, one-stop access point, or regional workforce provider.
Find Local Michigan Works!
Search by ZIP code
Office locator
State of Michigan Jobs Public employer route for administrative, maintenance, transportation, facilities, health support, public service, and operations roles statewide.
State Jobs
Search statewide openings
Public employer
Michigan Reconnect State education and training route for eligible adults pursuing community college, credentials, and stronger wage pathways.
Michigan Reconnect
Training and community college support
Training route
Michigan Adult Education Useful for users who need GED, high school equivalency, basic skills, English language support, or foundation work before direct employment.
Adult Education
Foundation-first workforce route
Foundation first

🛠️ Statewide reentry and job-readiness support

Center for Employment Opportunities — Detroit Reentry employment route for people recently released from incarceration, including transitional work and job coaching.
CEO Detroit
Detroit reentry employment provider
Reentry employment
Detroit at Work Citywide career-center route for Detroit residents seeking job training, foundational skills, recruitment events, and employer connections.
Detroit at Work
313-962-WORK (9675)
Detroit workforce
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Employment, training, retail, workforce development, and barrier-reduction route for metro Detroit users.
Goodwill Detroit
Metro Detroit support route
Support + jobs
Goodwill local affiliates — Michigan Use local Goodwill affiliates for job-readiness, retail jobs, training, placement support, and local employer connections where available.
Goodwill Locator
Search by Michigan city or ZIP code
Local support
CareerOneStop Reentry Program Finder Backup ZIP-code route for reentry employment and training programs when a local provider search is needed.
Reentry Program Finder
National locator backup
Backup locator

🏭 Statewide employer pathways — case-by-case review

Meijer Careers Michigan-based employer route for retail, stocking, warehouse, distribution, pharmacy support, customer service, logistics, and store operations.
Meijer Jobs
Search Michigan stores and distribution roles
Retail + distribution
Walmart / Sam’s Club Careers Statewide route for retail, stocking, warehouse, supply chain, distribution, maintenance, automotive, and customer-service roles.
Walmart Careers
Search Michigan stores, clubs, and supply-chain roles
Retail + supply chain
Amazon Jobs — Michigan warehouse and delivery stations Route for warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery-station, and operations jobs where available. Screening is role-specific and location-specific.
Amazon Jobs
Search Michigan openings by city or ZIP code
Warehouse route
UPS Jobs — Michigan logistics and package handling Statewide route for package handling, warehouse, driver helper, seasonal, mechanics, operations, and logistics roles.
UPS Jobs
Search Michigan cities and hubs
Logistics jobs
FedEx Careers — Michigan package, freight, and logistics Statewide route for package handling, warehouse, freight, airport/logistics, operations, and support roles. Screening varies by position.
FedEx Careers
Search by Michigan city or station
Package / freight

🛠️ Statewide staffing agencies — fast-entry routes

PeopleReady — Michigan Staffing Fast-entry staffing route for general labor, warehouse, hospitality, events, cleanup, construction support, and light industrial work.
PeopleReady Locations
Search by Michigan city
Fast-entry staffing
Express Employment Professionals Staffing route for warehouse, light industrial, office support, customer service, clerical, manufacturing, and temp-to-hire roles.
Express Jobs
Search Michigan office locations
Staffing route
Aerotek — manufacturing, warehouse, and trades staffing Staffing route for skilled trades, manufacturing, logistics, warehouse, maintenance, and light industrial roles across Michigan markets.
Aerotek Jobs
Search by Michigan city
Industrial staffing
Kelly Services — Michigan staffing route Staffing route for office, administrative, education, manufacturing support, professional, customer service, and temporary roles.
Kelly Careers
Search Michigan openings
Staffing route
Manpower — Michigan staffing route Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, clerical, light industrial, administrative, and temp-to-hire roles.
Manpower Jobs
Search Michigan offices and jobs
Staffing route

Detroit / Wayne County

Coverage: Detroit, Dearborn, Livonia, Westland, Taylor, Romulus, Inkster, Downriver communities, and Wayne County labor corridors.

Detroit / Wayne County has Michigan’s strongest mix of reentry employment, automotive, healthcare, logistics, city jobs, airport-adjacent work, campus support, construction, food service, warehouse, and staffing routes. Users should confirm driving, airport badge, plant-site, union, and shift restrictions before accepting work.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — Detroit / Wayne

Detroit at Work Citywide career-center route for Detroit residents seeking job training, recruitment events, foundational skills, and employer connections.
Detroit at Work
313-962-WORK (9675)
Detroit workforce
Michigan Works! Southeast / Wayne-area route Regional workforce support for job search, training referrals, career services, and local office navigation.
Find Michigan Works!
Use ZIP code locator for nearest Wayne County office
Workforce route
Center for Employment Opportunities — Detroit Reentry employment route for people recently released from incarceration, including transitional work crews and job coaching.
CEO Detroit
Detroit reentry employment support
Reentry employment
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit Workforce development, job training, retail work, barrier support, and employment navigation for metro Detroit users.
Goodwill Detroit
Detroit support and employment route
Support + jobs
Wayne County Community College District Training route for healthcare support, skilled trades, manufacturing, logistics, business, IT, and adult education across Wayne County.
WCCCD
Wayne County college and training route
Training route

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — Detroit / Wayne

Ford Motor Company — Dearborn / Detroit auto route Major automotive employer route for manufacturing, skilled trades, warehouse, maintenance, logistics, facilities, and operations roles. Role-specific screening and union processes may apply.
Ford Careers
Search Dearborn, Detroit, Wayne, and Michigan roles
Auto manufacturing
General Motors — Detroit / Factory ZERO route Automotive employer route for production, maintenance, skilled trades, warehouse, quality, logistics, and operations roles where available.
GM Careers
Search Detroit, Hamtramck, Warren, and Michigan roles
Auto manufacturing
Stellantis — Detroit / Southeast Michigan manufacturing Route for production, skilled trades, warehouse, quality, maintenance, logistics, and automotive operations roles where available.
Stellantis Careers
Search Detroit and metro-area roles
Auto manufacturing
Henry Ford Health — Detroit healthcare route Healthcare employer route for environmental services, food service, patient access, clerical, transport, facilities, maintenance, and support roles.
Henry Ford Careers
Detroit and southeast Michigan healthcare employer
Healthcare support
Corewell Health — Southeast Michigan route Healthcare route for food service, environmental services, patient support, clerical, transport, facilities, and hospital operations roles.
Corewell Careers
Search Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and metro openings
Hospital network
City of Detroit Jobs Public employer route for sanitation, public works, parks, maintenance, clerical, administrative, building services, and city operations.
Detroit Job Opportunities
Detroit public employer route
City jobs
Detroit Metro Airport / Wayne County Airport Authority Airport-adjacent route for facilities, operations, custodial, maintenance, customer service, security-adjacent, parking, and support roles. Badge rules may apply.
Airport Careers
Romulus / DTW corridor
Airport route
Aerotek / PeopleReady — Detroit staffing route Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, construction support, facilities, hospitality, general labor, and temp-to-hire work.
Aerotek Jobs
Use PeopleReady separately where preferred
Staffing route

Oakland / Macomb Counties

Coverage: Pontiac, Troy, Southfield, Auburn Hills, Novi, Royal Oak, Warren, Sterling Heights, Clinton Township, Mount Clemens, and surrounding counties.

Oakland and Macomb combine healthcare, automotive engineering, manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, city/county jobs, retail, skilled trades, staffing, and training routes. Many roles are employer-by-employer, so users should confirm shift, driving, plant-site, and background review requirements before accepting work.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — Oakland / Macomb

Oakland County Michigan Works! Workforce route for job search, training, career services, workshops, employer connection, and local office access.
Oakland Workforce Development
Use nearest Oakland office or Michigan Works locator
County workforce
Macomb/St. Clair Michigan Works! Regional workforce route for career support, training referrals, job search, employer connection, and one-stop access.
Macomb/St. Clair Works
Macomb and St. Clair regional workforce route
Regional workforce
Oakland Community College — workforce route Training route for healthcare support, skilled trades, business, IT, adult education, and technical programs.
Oakland Community College
Oakland training route
Training route
Macomb Community College — workforce training Training route for manufacturing, skilled trades, healthcare support, logistics, business, and technical credentials.
Macomb Community College
Macomb training route
Training route

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — Oakland / Macomb

General Motors — Warren / Milford / metro route Automotive employer route for operations, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, support, technical, and manufacturing roles where available.
GM Careers
Search Warren, Milford, Pontiac, and metro roles
Auto route
Stellantis — Sterling Heights / Warren route Automotive employer route for production, skilled trades, warehouse, quality, maintenance, logistics, and plant-support roles.
Stellantis Careers
Search Macomb and metro-area roles
Auto manufacturing
Corewell Health — Oakland / Macomb route Healthcare employer route for food service, environmental services, patient access, clerical, transport, facilities, and hospital support roles.
Corewell Careers
Search Royal Oak, Troy, Grosse Pointe, and metro openings
Healthcare support
Henry Ford Health — Macomb / Oakland route Healthcare route for environmental services, food service, patient access, clerical, transport, facilities, maintenance, and support roles.
Henry Ford Careers
Search Macomb and Oakland openings
Hospital network
DTE Energy — utility and field-support route Employer route for utility support, customer service, field operations, maintenance, warehouse, facilities, and technical roles. Safety-sensitive rules may apply.
DTE Careers
Search metro Detroit and statewide roles
Utility jobs
Hospital support route — Oakland / Macomb Use major hospital systems for entry support roles such as environmental services, food service, transport, patient access, clerical, and facilities.
Corewell Careers
Search by hospital and city
Hospital support
Aerotek / Express / PeopleReady — Oakland and Macomb staffing Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, skilled trades, clerical, customer service, facilities, and temp-to-hire work.
Aerotek Jobs
Use Express or PeopleReady separately where preferred
Staffing route

Flint / Genesee / Saginaw / Bay City / Midland

Coverage: Genesee, Saginaw, Bay, Midland, Shiawassee, Lapeer, Tuscola, Sanilac, and surrounding east-central Michigan counties.

Flint and the Tri-Cities region has strong lanes in healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, logistics, retail, public-sector work, campus support, skilled trades, warehouse, and staffing. Users in smaller counties should use Michigan Works! first, then widen into Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, or Midland by realistic commute radius.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — Flint / Tri-Cities

GST Michigan Works! Regional workforce route for Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, Shiawassee, and Tuscola counties.
GST Michigan Works!
Flint / east-central workforce support
Regional workforce
Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! Regional workforce route for Midland, Bay, Saginaw, Gratiot, and Isabella-area job seekers.
Find Michigan Works!
Use ZIP code locator for local Great Lakes Bay offices
Regional workforce
Mott Community College — workforce route Training route for healthcare support, skilled trades, manufacturing, business, IT, adult education, and certificates in the Flint region.
Mott Community College
Flint training route
Training route
Delta College — Tri-Cities training route Training route for healthcare support, manufacturing, skilled trades, business, logistics, and technical credentials in the Bay / Saginaw / Midland region.
Delta College
Tri-Cities training route
College training

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — Flint / Tri-Cities

General Motors — Flint manufacturing route Automotive employer route for production, skilled trades, maintenance, warehouse, logistics, operations, and plant-support roles where available.
GM Careers
Search Flint and Michigan openings
Auto manufacturing
Hurley Medical Center — Flint healthcare route Hospital employer route for environmental services, food service, patient support, clerical, maintenance, transport, and hospital operations.
Hurley Careers
Flint healthcare employer
Healthcare support
McLaren Health Care — Flint / Bay / Central Michigan Healthcare route for hospital support, food service, environmental services, patient access, clerical, facilities, and transport roles.
McLaren Careers
Search Flint, Bay City, and regional openings
Hospital network
Covenant HealthCare — Saginaw route Healthcare employer route for food service, environmental services, patient support, clerical, transport, facilities, and hospital operations.
Covenant Careers
Saginaw healthcare employer
Healthcare support
Dow — Midland manufacturing and operations route Industrial employer route for manufacturing, operations, maintenance, logistics, warehouse, laboratory support, and technical roles. Safety-sensitive rules may apply.
Dow Careers
Search Midland and Michigan openings
Industrial employer
Meijer / retail and distribution route Retail, stocking, customer service, warehouse, pharmacy support, and store operations route across Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland.
Meijer Jobs
Search by city and store
Retail route
Aerotek / Express / PeopleReady — Flint and Tri-Cities staffing Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, skilled trades, clerical, customer service, facilities, and temp-to-hire work.
Aerotek Jobs
Use Express or PeopleReady separately where preferred
Staffing route

Lansing / Jackson / Mid-Michigan

Coverage: Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Jackson, Livingston, Hillsdale, Lenawee, and surrounding mid-Michigan labor markets.

Lansing and Jackson offer strong routes in state government, healthcare, campus support, automotive, warehouse, logistics, retail, skilled trades, manufacturing, and staffing. Users should consider public-sector, hospital, and warehouse routes alongside Michigan Works! support.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — Lansing / Jackson

Capital Area Michigan Works! Regional workforce route for Lansing-area users seeking job search, training, workshops, and employer connections.
Capital Area Michigan Works!
Ingham / Eaton / Clinton workforce route
Regional workforce
South Central Michigan Works! Workforce route for Jackson, Hillsdale, Lenawee, and surrounding counties needing employment and training support.
Find Michigan Works!
Use ZIP code locator for nearest South Central office
Workforce route
Lansing Community College — workforce training Training route for healthcare support, skilled trades, manufacturing, IT, business, logistics, and adult education.
Lansing Community College
Lansing training route
Training route
Jackson College — workforce route Training route for healthcare support, manufacturing, skilled trades, logistics, business, and technical credentials.
Jackson College
Jackson-area training route
College training

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — Lansing / Jackson

State of Michigan Jobs — Lansing route Public employer route for clerical, administrative, maintenance, transportation, facilities, health support, and state operations roles.
State Jobs
Lansing and statewide openings
State employer
McLaren Greater Lansing — healthcare route Healthcare employer route for environmental services, food service, patient support, clerical, transport, maintenance, and hospital operations.
McLaren Careers
Search Lansing and central Michigan roles
Healthcare support
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow — Lansing route Hospital route for environmental services, food service, patient access, clerical, transport, facilities, maintenance, and support roles.
UM Health-Sparrow Careers
Lansing healthcare employer
Hospital support
General Motors — Lansing manufacturing route Automotive route for production, skilled trades, maintenance, warehouse, logistics, quality, and plant-support roles where available.
GM Careers
Search Lansing and Michigan roles
Auto manufacturing
Michigan State University — campus jobs Campus employer route for custodial, food service, grounds, housing, facilities, administrative support, maintenance, and education-support roles.
MSU Careers
East Lansing campus employer route
Campus support
Consumers Energy — Jackson / statewide utility route Utility employer route for customer service, field operations, maintenance, warehouse, facilities, technical, and support roles. Safety-sensitive rules may apply.
Consumers Energy Careers
Jackson and statewide utility roles
Utility jobs
Kelly / Aerotek / Express — Lansing and Jackson staffing Staffing route for warehouse, manufacturing, skilled trades, clerical, administrative, education, and temp-to-hire roles.
Kelly Careers
Use Aerotek or Express separately where preferred
Staffing route

Grand Rapids / West Michigan

Coverage: Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Newaygo, Mecosta, Osceola, Lake, Mason, Oceana, and surrounding West Michigan counties.

West Michigan has strong employer lanes in healthcare, retail, distribution, food production, manufacturing, furniture, warehouse, logistics, public-sector work, campus support, hospitality, staffing, and technical training.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — West Michigan

West Michigan Works! Regional workforce route for Grand Rapids, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and nearby counties seeking career services and training support.
West Michigan Works!
West Michigan workforce support
Regional workforce
Michigan Works! West Central Workforce route for Big Rapids, Mason, Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and surrounding counties.
Find Michigan Works!
Use ZIP locator for West Central offices
West Central route
Grand Rapids Community College — workforce training Training route for healthcare support, manufacturing, skilled trades, logistics, business, IT, and adult education.
GRCC
Grand Rapids training route
College training
Goodwill — West Michigan employment support Use local Goodwill affiliates for retail work, training, employment support, job-readiness, and barrier-reduction services.
Goodwill Locator
Search Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland, and nearby cities
Support + jobs

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — West Michigan

Corewell Health — Grand Rapids / West Michigan Healthcare employer route for environmental services, food service, patient access, clerical, transport, facilities, maintenance, and support roles.
Corewell Careers
Grand Rapids and West Michigan healthcare route
Healthcare support
Meijer — Grand Rapids / statewide retail and distribution Michigan-based employer route for retail, stocking, distribution, warehouse, customer service, store operations, and support roles.
Meijer Jobs
Search Grand Rapids, Walker, and statewide roles
Retail + distribution
Amway — Ada / West Michigan operations route Employer route for manufacturing, warehouse, operations, facilities, customer support, administrative, and technical roles where available.
Amway Careers
Ada / Grand Rapids area employer
Operations route
Steelcase — Grand Rapids manufacturing route Employer route for manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, maintenance, facilities, operations, and office support roles.
Steelcase Careers
Grand Rapids-area employer route
Manufacturing
Perrigo — Allegan / West Michigan manufacturing Manufacturing employer route for production, quality, warehouse, maintenance, packaging, operations, and support roles.
Perrigo Careers
Allegan / West Michigan route
Manufacturing
Trinity Health — West Michigan healthcare route Hospital route for food service, environmental services, patient support, clerical, facilities, transport, and healthcare operations roles.
Trinity Health Careers
Search Grand Rapids, Muskegon, and West Michigan roles
Hospital support
Express / Aerotek / PeopleReady — West Michigan staffing Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, skilled trades, food production, hospitality, clerical, and temp-to-hire roles.
Express Jobs
Use Aerotek or PeopleReady separately where preferred
Staffing route

Kalamazoo / Battle Creek

Coverage: Kalamazoo, Calhoun, St. Joseph, Branch, Van Buren, and surrounding southwest / south-central Michigan counties.

Kalamazoo and Battle Creek have strong employer lanes in healthcare, food production, manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, campus support, pharmaceuticals, retail, staffing, and technical training.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — Kalamazoo / Battle Creek

Michigan Works! Southwest Regional workforce route for Kalamazoo, Calhoun, St. Joseph, Branch, and nearby counties needing job-search and training support.
Michigan Works! Southwest
Southwest / south-central workforce route
Regional workforce
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Training route for healthcare support, manufacturing, culinary, logistics, IT, business, adult education, and workforce credentials.
Kalamazoo Valley
Kalamazoo training route
Training route
Kellogg Community College Training route for healthcare support, skilled trades, manufacturing, public safety, business, and adult education.
Kellogg Community College
Battle Creek training route
College training
Goodwill / local job-readiness support route Use local Goodwill affiliates and Michigan Works! when users need résumé help, digital access, interview support, or barrier-to-work navigation.
Goodwill Locator
Search Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and nearby cities
Support route

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — Kalamazoo / Battle Creek

Bronson Healthcare — Kalamazoo route Hospital employer route for environmental services, food service, patient support, clerical, transport, facilities, and hospital operations.
Bronson Careers
Kalamazoo healthcare employer
Healthcare support
Pfizer — Kalamazoo manufacturing route Pharmaceutical manufacturing employer route for production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, and support roles. Safety and site rules may apply.
Pfizer Careers
Search Kalamazoo and Michigan roles
Manufacturing
Stryker — Kalamazoo operations and manufacturing route Employer route for manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, operations, quality, customer support, and medical-device support roles.
Stryker Careers
Kalamazoo-area employer route
Operations route
Kellanova / Kellogg’s — Battle Creek food-production route Food-production employer route for manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, operations, sanitation, packaging, and support roles.
Kellanova Jobs
Search Battle Creek and Michigan openings
Food production
DENSO — Battle Creek manufacturing route Automotive supplier route for production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, machine operation, and industrial-support roles.
DENSO Careers
Search Battle Creek roles
Manufacturing
Aerotek / Express / PeopleReady — Kalamazoo and Battle Creek staffing Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, skilled trades, clerical, customer service, food production, and temp-to-hire roles.
Aerotek Jobs
Use Express or PeopleReady separately where preferred
Staffing route

Southwest Michigan / Ann Arbor / Monroe / Benton Harbor

Coverage: Washtenaw, Monroe, Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, St. Joseph, and nearby southern Michigan labor markets.

Southwest and southern Michigan include healthcare, university employment, automotive, logistics, food production, retail, warehouse, hospitality, agriculture-adjacent work, staffing, and community college training routes. Users should use county workforce access first if transportation or reporting limits are tight.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — Southwest / Southern Michigan

Washtenaw / Ann Arbor workforce route Use Michigan Works! locator for Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw-area job search, training, and career services.
Find Michigan Works!
Search by ZIP code
Workforce route
Monroe County workforce route Use Michigan Works! for Monroe-area job search, training referrals, employer connection, and local office support.
Find Michigan Works!
Monroe-area workforce access
Workforce route
Kinexus / Michigan Works! Southwest route Workforce route for Berrien, Cass, Van Buren, and nearby counties needing job-search and training support.
Find Michigan Works!
Use ZIP code locator for local office
Southwest route
Washtenaw Community College Training route for healthcare support, skilled trades, manufacturing, IT, business, transportation, and workforce credentials.
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti training route
Training route
Lake Michigan College Training route for Benton Harbor, Niles, South Haven, and surrounding Southwest Michigan communities.
Lake Michigan College
Southwest Michigan training route
College training

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — Southwest / Southern Michigan

University of Michigan / Michigan Medicine — Ann Arbor route Major employer route for hospital support, custodial, food service, facilities, patient access, clerical, grounds, maintenance, and campus operations.
U-M Careers
Ann Arbor campus and health system roles
Campus + healthcare
Trinity Health — Ann Arbor / Livonia / southern Michigan route Healthcare employer route for food service, environmental services, patient support, clerical, transport, facilities, and hospital operations.
Trinity Health Careers
Search southern Michigan roles
Hospital support
Ford / automotive supplier route — southern Michigan Automotive and supplier route for manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, and support roles across southern Michigan corridors.
Ford Careers
Use supplier career sites separately where preferred
Auto route
Whirlpool — Benton Harbor / Southwest Michigan route Employer route for operations, warehouse, customer support, manufacturing, facilities, administrative, and technical roles where available.
Whirlpool Careers
Benton Harbor / Southwest Michigan employer
Operations route
Meijer / Walmart / Lowe’s — retail and warehouse route Retail, stocking, warehouse, distribution, customer service, delivery support, and store operations route across southern Michigan communities.
Meijer Jobs
Use Walmart or Lowe’s separately where preferred
Retail + warehouse
Express / Aerotek / PeopleReady — southern Michigan staffing Staffing route for warehouse, manufacturing, skilled trades, clerical, hospitality, construction support, and temp-to-hire roles.
Express Jobs
Use Aerotek or PeopleReady separately where preferred
Staffing route

Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

Coverage: Traverse City, Petoskey, Cadillac, Alpena, Gaylord, Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Escanaba, Iron Mountain, Houghton, and surrounding northern / Upper Peninsula counties.

Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula require a wide-region approach. Stronger lanes include healthcare, hospitality, tourism, retail, campus support, public-sector work, skilled trades, utilities, manufacturing, mining-support, warehouse, seasonal work, and Michigan Works! access by realistic commute radius.

🏢 Workforce, reentry, and training support — Northern Michigan / UP

Northwest Michigan Works! Workforce route for Traverse City, Petoskey, Cadillac, and surrounding northern counties seeking career services and training support.
Networks Northwest / Michigan Works
Northern Michigan workforce route
Northern workforce
Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! Workforce route for UP job seekers needing local office access, training referrals, and employer connection.
UP Michigan Works!
Upper Peninsula workforce support
UP workforce
North Central Michigan College Training route for healthcare support, business, skilled trades, certificates, and workforce preparation in northern Michigan.
North Central Michigan College
Petoskey / northern training route
College training
Northwestern Michigan College Training route for Traverse City-area users seeking healthcare support, technical skills, maritime, aviation, business, and workforce credentials.
NMC
Traverse City training route
Training route
Northern Michigan University — training and campus route Campus and training route for Marquette-area users seeking education, support roles, food service, custodial, facilities, administrative, and student-adjacent work.
NMU Employment
Marquette campus route
Campus route

🏭 Fair-Chance / Case-by-Case Employer & Staffing Pathways — Northern Michigan / Upper Peninsula

Munson Healthcare — northern Michigan route Healthcare employer route for food service, environmental services, patient support, clerical, transport, maintenance, facilities, and hospital operations.
Munson Careers
Traverse City and northern Michigan openings
Healthcare support
MyMichigan Health — northern / central route Hospital route for environmental services, food service, patient support, clerical, facilities, transport, and healthcare operations.
MyMichigan Careers
Search northern and central Michigan roles
Hospital network
UP Health System — Marquette / UP healthcare route Healthcare employer route for hospital support, food service, environmental services, patient access, clerical, facilities, and transport roles.
UP Health System Careers
Marquette and UP healthcare roles
UP healthcare
State of Michigan / DNR seasonal and public jobs Public employer route for parks, maintenance, seasonal support, clerical, facilities, transportation, and state operations roles.
State Jobs
Search northern Michigan and UP openings
Public jobs
Meijer / Walmart / Lowe’s — northern retail route Retail, stocking, customer service, warehouse, delivery support, garden, freight, and store operations route across northern Michigan and the UP.
Meijer Jobs
Use Walmart or Lowe’s separately where preferred
Retail route
Hospitality / resort route — Northern Michigan Tourism employer route for housekeeping, food service, maintenance, grounds, guest services, kitchen, and seasonal operations. Confirm shift and transportation rules.
Boyne Resorts Careers
Use local resort career pages where preferred
Hospitality jobs
Express / PeopleReady / Manpower — northern and UP staffing Staffing route for warehouse, hospitality, construction support, clerical, manufacturing, seasonal, and temp-to-hire work where local offices are available.
Express Jobs
Use PeopleReady or Manpower separately where preferred
Staffing route

🧭 Michigan search strategy and supervision notes

Confirm restrictions before accepting work Before accepting airport, plant-site, security, driving, warehouse, hospitality, alcohol-serving, casino, overnight, cash-handling, weapon/tool, client-site, out-of-county, or union-dispatch work, confirm whether the job conflicts with supervision conditions.
Keep application records, schedules, offer letters, training records, job-center notes, and pay documentation.
Supervision check
Use support routes when direct applications stall Employer portals and staffing firms should be the first action step. If applications stall, add Michigan Works!, Detroit at Work, community college training, Goodwill, CEO, adult education, or local nonprofit support for résumé help, job-readiness, documentation, or training.
OACRA is designed to reduce referral friction while keeping users supervision-aware.
Employer-first workflow

OACRA is an independent educational and organizational justice-tech platform. This directory is not a government agency, legal service, employment agency, employment guarantee, supervision authority, or substitute for court orders or officer instructions. Employer links, job openings, hiring policies, background review practices, wages, schedules, and eligibility rules may change. Users on probation, parole, community supervision, bond, pretrial release, work release, or court-ordered conditions should confirm travel, curfew, job-site access, licensing, driving, weapon/tool, overnight, cash-handling, contact, and reporting restrictions with their supervising authority before accepting employment.

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