Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Ohio

896 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Ohio for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,680	3,560	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$61,460	210	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$61,450	2,860	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$61,440	380	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$61,420	1,680	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$61,420	2,100	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$61,410	2,180	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$61,390	1,480	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$61,380	440	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$61,260	930	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$61,260	16,250	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$61,230	2,030	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$61,130	12,680	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$61,120	3,310	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$61,010	390	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,930	670	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$60,880	60	View salary detail
Carpenters	$60,810	18,450	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$60,770	460	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$60,770	310	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$60,700	1,150	View salary detail
Midwives	$60,670	350	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$60,670	350	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,630	4,820	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$60,600	3,440	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$60,550	7,830	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$60,470	14,240	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$60,420	9,270	View salary detail
Historians	$60,350	—	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$60,330	1,350	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$60,280	2,370	View salary detail
Glaziers	$60,200	1,670	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$60,080	160	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$60,080	2,370	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$60,080	7,280	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,800	83,060	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$59,780	3,250	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$59,750	3,120	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,720	22,370	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$59,470	850	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$59,460	—	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,390	38,440	View salary detail
Firefighters	$59,370	18,100	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$59,370	12,610	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$59,280	520	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$59,280	2,330	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,170	5,870	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,160	2,020	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$59,160	70	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$59,050	9,960	View salary detail

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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.