Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $225,130. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $215,500.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$225,130	$126,480	40
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$215,500	$142,050	80
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,400	$96,480	70
4	Chief Executives	$173,100	$67,990	90
5	General Dentists	$153,880	$29,280	90
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$135,040	$43,370	110
7	Pharmacists	$131,330	$49,150	420
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,460	$83,090	100
9	Physician Assistants	$124,280	$83,550	90
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,430	$84,050	90
11	Nurse Practitioners	$116,230	$96,380	300
12	Sales Managers	$114,260	$56,630	240
13	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$105,770	$61,200	150
14	All Other Managers	$103,790	$46,960	150
15	Optometrists	$103,690	$41,600	50
16	Marketing Managers	$103,540	$65,320	70
17	Engineers, All Other	$101,960	$64,400	50
18	Veterinarians	$101,870	$46,860	80
19	Financial Managers	$101,810	$58,450	440
20	Human Resources Managers	$98,000	$66,930	80
21	Industrial Production Managers	$96,640	$56,360	340
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,160	$67,340	470
23	Physical Therapists	$95,090	$64,760	220
24	Computer Network Architects	$91,100	$48,100	30
25	Medical and Health Services Managers	$90,670	$59,330	640
26	Occupational Therapists	$90,340	$61,240	180
27	Lawyers	$89,980	$63,570	220
28	Database Administrators	$88,240	$43,910	40
29	Chemical Engineers	$88,230	$61,680	40
30	Logisticians	$88,130	$48,620	180
31	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$87,580	$48,890	160
32	Software Developers	$86,880	$50,140	240
33	Materials Engineers	$86,760	$64,950	40
34	Power Plant Operators	$86,700	$66,490	200
35	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$85,990	$54,380	40
36	Postsecondary History Teachers	$85,520	$47,410	40
37	Facilities Managers	$85,480	$49,800	110
38	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$84,600	$53,970	50
39	Construction Managers	$84,300	$52,090	220
40	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$84,040	$52,360	60
41	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$83,560	$77,000	40
42	Crane and Tower Operators	$83,240	$45,990	90
43	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,220	$44,740	50
44	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$83,210	$20,120	310
45	Web Developers	$82,910	$40,880	30
46	Environmental Engineers	$82,840	$82,810	70
47	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$82,740	$63,290	200
48	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$82,460	$39,110	110
49	Industrial Engineers	$81,800	$60,660	380
50	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$81,760	$40,810	70
51	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$81,660	$36,110	60
52	Project Management Specialists	$81,500	$48,580	620
53	Civil Engineers	$79,930	$59,140	150
54	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$79,890	$32,490	80
55	Electrical Engineers	$79,850	$61,910	80
56	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,620	$51,190	290
57	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$78,830	$42,930	60
58	Management Analysts	$78,030	$49,310	280
59	Speech-Language Pathologists	$77,870	$60,620	180
60	School Psychologists	$77,650	$49,870	50
61	Mechanical Engineers	$77,310	$46,410	240
62	Computer Systems Analysts	$76,650	$56,810	180
63	General and Operations Managers	$75,980	$36,580	2,970
64	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$75,770	$41,400	440
65	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$75,280	$50,290	70
66	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,940	$42,370	150
67	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$73,670	$56,120	40
68	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$72,930	$39,360	530
69	Registered Nurses	$72,350	$55,890	4,210
70	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$72,030	$35,310	50
71	Personal Financial Advisors	$71,990	$45,110	90
72	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$71,310	$46,140	230
73	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$71,110	$47,980	290
74	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$70,640	$42,000	580
75	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$69,920	$51,150	120
76	Administrative Services Managers	$69,250	$46,780	150
77	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$68,920	$39,320	40
78	Credit Analysts	$68,170	$42,650	30
79	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$67,950	$42,800	120
80	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$67,510	$33,110	650
81	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$67,040	$63,420	40
82	Computer Occupations, All Other	$66,830	$41,490	70
83	Technical Writers	$65,780	$49,010	40
84	Instructional Coordinators	$65,660	$40,590	220
85	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$65,030	$20,120	190
86	Computer Network Support Specialists	$64,870	$41,140	130
87	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$64,730	$45,580	60
88	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$64,720	$20,140	170
89	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$64,700	$46,780	90
90	Dental Hygienists	$64,540	$27,540	190
91	Foresters	$64,520	$54,580	30
92	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$64,470	$37,100	100
93	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$64,370	$47,490	60
94	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,370	$44,710	2,420
95	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$64,330	$45,780	70
96	Millwrights	$63,970	$54,080	60
97	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$63,830	$39,850	130
98	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,820	$46,750	100
99	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,790	$49,610	90
100	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$63,770	$47,000	110

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$165,680
2	General Dentists	$164,070
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$127,620
4	Pharmacists	$127,240
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,660
6	Sales Managers	$125,550
7	Nurse Practitioners	$121,010
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,080
9	Physician Assistants	$119,990
10	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$104,940

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$129,640
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,530
3	Chief Executives	$119,990
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,540
5	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$113,100
6	Physician Assistants	$111,100
7	General Dentists	$111,080
8	Industrial Production Managers	$110,230
9	Marketing Managers	$109,900
10	Human Resources Managers	$109,750

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,400
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$197,760
3	Chiropractors	$191,780
4	Pharmacists	$128,040
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,720
6	General Dentists	$120,400
7	Physician Assistants	$113,880
8	Chief Executives	$113,530
9	Sales Managers	$110,120
10	Human Resources Managers	$109,660

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