Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Cleveland, OH

732 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Cleveland, OH for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$33,140	950	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$32,800	530	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$31,620	170	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$31,380	2,550	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$31,000	24,650	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$30,700	1,270	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$30,470	150	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$30,460	2,620	View salary detail
Nannies	$30,460	2,620	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,350	3,230	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$30,220	1,690	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$29,960	120	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$29,810	820	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$29,540	70	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$29,400	2,610	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$29,360	3,170	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$29,230	670	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,130	18,720	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,120	—	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$28,800	1,630	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$28,770	110	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,750	28,010	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,750	28,010	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$28,030	340	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$27,700	510	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$27,560	110	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$27,320	200	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$27,230	1,990	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,060	3,480	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$24,810	40	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$24,110	—	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$22,260	1,610	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.