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
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$39,100	6,820	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$39,080	—	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$39,070	870	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,040	30,130	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$38,870	180	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,790	800	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,790	280	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$38,770	1,660	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$38,650	240	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,630	320	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$38,620	650	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$38,590	230	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$38,470	100	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$38,430	30	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$38,210	180	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,100	4,020	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$38,090	6,050	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$37,990	840	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,940	3,390	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,910	1,740	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$37,890	30	View salary detail
Tellers	$37,840	2,020	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,790	10,780	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$37,670	480	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,600	200	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,490	15,900	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$37,460	760	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,410	2,110	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,360	500	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,310	14,130	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,280	1,100	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,000	5,030	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,930	3,210	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,910	5,960	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$36,870	2,000	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$36,730	3,620	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,720	130	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,590	8,600	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,430	1,530	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$36,290	700	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,260	2,420	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$36,020	120	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,980	100	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,800	9,300	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,750	2,240	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,530	290	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,490	600	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,420	610	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,370	4,890	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$35,200	1,100	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.