Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Columbus, OH

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Mechanical Door Repairers	$59,780	180	View salary detail
Archivists	$59,730	30	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$59,690	750	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,610	170	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$59,550	60	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,530	3,390	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$59,480	180	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$59,460	—	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$59,460	—	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$59,430	380	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$59,420	680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$59,410	60	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,390	8,350	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$59,350	310	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,010	1,200	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$58,490	60	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	900	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,460	3,200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$58,390	870	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$58,240	100	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$58,040	2,540	View salary detail
Machinists	$57,940	1,150	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$57,890	210	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$57,870	130	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$57,610	170	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$57,580	390	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$57,510	930	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$57,030	50	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$56,900	130	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$56,150	3,920	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$55,830	70	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$55,740	40	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$55,630	70	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$55,380	560	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$55,310	30	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$54,880	180	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$54,290	90	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$54,030	340	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$53,790	360	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,800	10,970	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$52,570	220	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$52,310	160	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$52,120	220	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$51,890	550	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$51,810	980	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$51,780	390	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,640	1,220	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$51,600	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$51,470	530	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,260	2,190	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.