Columbus, IN Careers and Salaries

245 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Columbus, IN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Retail Salespersons	$29,840	1,500	View salary detail
Machinists	$61,230	1,470	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,290	1,440	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,290	1,440	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,510	1,310	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,510	1,310	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$127,700	1,000	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$127,700	1,000	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$127,700	1,000	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$97,480	910	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$97,480	910	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$97,480	910	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$97,480	910	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,280	900	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,030	900	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$32,130	810	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$45,620	790	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,640	690	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$77,030	640	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$77,030	640	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$77,030	640	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,030	640	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,030	640	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$58,450	610	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$48,590	610	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$42,700	600	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$112,760	590	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,350	520	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,770	490	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$26,340	490	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,780	470	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$65,630	450	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,320	440	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,360	420	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$44,580	400	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$42,110	390	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$130,490	360	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$130,490	360	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$130,490	360	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$130,490	360	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$130,490	360	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,660	360	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,740	360	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$130,490	360	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$62,330	340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,880	340	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$38,420	330	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$78,740	330	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$53,900	310	View salary detail
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$180,830	310	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.