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
Animal Control Workers	$45,220	30	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$45,100	110	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$45,100	160	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,090	60	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,890	1,070	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$44,830	18,110	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$44,810	130	View salary detail
File Clerks	$44,730	400	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$44,680	600	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$44,670	220	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,650	460	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$44,640	1,420	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$44,290	210	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$44,290	210	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$44,290	210	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$44,290	210	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$44,280	70	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$44,140	5,850	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,050	360	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$43,840	260	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,800	7,210	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$43,770	160	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$43,680	—	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$43,560	810	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$43,480	140	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$42,970	10,020	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$42,190	2,430	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$42,050	470	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$41,970	1,520	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$41,930	590	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$41,520	760	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$41,490	360	View salary detail
Photographers	$41,390	310	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$41,330	550	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$41,210	40	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$41,200	25,800	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,200	25,800	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$41,030	200	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$40,980	300	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,650	90	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$40,460	500	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$40,370	1,250	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$39,990	250	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,890	100	View salary detail
Tutors	$39,820	1,000	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$39,680	500	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$39,260	350	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,180	1,990	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$39,150	340	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$39,110	80	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.