Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Dayton, OH

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Word Processors and Typists	$54,430	30	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$54,370	200	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$54,080	1,370	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$53,540	110	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$53,540	110	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$53,540	120	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$53,540	110	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$53,430	30	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$53,270	410	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$53,000	1,390	View salary detail
Paramedics	$52,760	180	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$52,470	110	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$52,040	150	View salary detail
Roofers	$51,410	320	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$51,340	170	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$51,030	200	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$50,990	210	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,710	3,670	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$50,660	80	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$50,640	70	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,390	820	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$50,370	50	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$50,230	70	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$50,100	270	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$49,930	130	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$49,730	60	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$49,630	910	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$49,600	160	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$49,600	80	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$49,560	110	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,320	50	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,180	420	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$49,120	80	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$49,090	260	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$49,050	500	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$49,050	120	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$49,010	320	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,970	2,570	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$48,970	280	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,710	840	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$48,680	80	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,670	90	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$48,610	80	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$48,560	100	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$48,520	560	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$48,520	560	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$48,520	560	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$48,520	560	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$48,510	70	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$48,470	320	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.