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
Sheet Metal Workers	$77,760	760	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$77,640	240	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$77,330	390	View salary detail
Surveyors	$77,320	290	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$77,320	290	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,270	80	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$77,030	3,850	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$77,010	5,880	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$77,010	5,880	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$76,930	370	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$76,930	870	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$76,930	370	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$76,930	870	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$76,930	370	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$76,930	370	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$76,920	370	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$76,830	160	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$76,830	160	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$76,830	160	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$76,590	230	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,530	540	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,530	540	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$76,490	240	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$76,490	240	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$76,480	350	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$76,110	380	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$75,880	3,250	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$75,440	7,740	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$75,420	—	View salary detail
Audiologists	$75,400	260	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$75,400	50	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$74,940	1,010	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$74,800	360	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$74,210	870	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$74,130	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,090	3,790	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$73,790	700	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$73,690	480	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$73,550	430	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$73,280	1,840	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$72,860	2,170	View salary detail
Curators	$72,780	50	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,700	290	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$72,540	120	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$72,390	4,350	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$71,560	430	View salary detail
Foresters	$71,340	40	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$71,200	680	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$71,120	50	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$70,410	2,670	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.