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
Craft Artists	$38,070	180	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$37,950	1,450	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$37,920	4,020	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$37,870	1,400	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,850	6,930	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,630	5,640	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$37,500	690	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,470	1,990	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$37,440	2,700	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$37,360	8,860	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,340	51,990	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$37,220	760	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$37,170	510	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,150	9,140	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,130	129,760	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$37,060	680	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,030	2,360	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,020	3,540	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,000	20,700	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$36,970	220	View salary detail
Motion Picture Projectionists	$36,870	50	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$36,800	2,440	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$36,790	10,580	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,720	23,440	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,700	77,250	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$36,380	200	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$36,370	9,040	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,350	990	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,340	4,640	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,260	12,890	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$36,210	60	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$36,070	1,200	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$35,950	120	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$35,920	30,850	View salary detail
Model Makers, Wood	$35,900	—	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,900	72,540	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,790	1,520	View salary detail
Security Guards	$35,770	34,450	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,760	4,100	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$35,720	20,430	View salary detail
Concierges	$35,660	590	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$35,640	1,720	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,590	3,680	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$35,560	410	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,540	46,910	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$35,360	120	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$35,360	180	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$35,290	3,090	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,230	13,750	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,180	19,840	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.