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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Ohio

What professions have the highest employment in Ohio? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Ohio. We note that the total employment in Ohio is 5,375,840. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 136,220 people (2.53 percent of the total employment in Ohio). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 130,370 people (2.43 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Ohio is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Ohio (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
5,375,840
100.00% $44,750
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers
136,220
2.53% $23,790
3 Registered Nurses
130,370
2.43% $76,810
4 Stockers and Order Fillers
129,050
2.40% $34,520
5 General and Operations Managers
128,650
2.39% $87,970
6 Cashiers
121,950
2.27% $25,390
7 Retail Salespersons
114,170
2.12% $28,980
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
111,210
2.07% $35,240
9 Customer Service Representatives
104,820
1.95% $38,060
10 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
96,090
1.79% $37,800
11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
91,240
1.70% $49,820
12 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
91,180
1.70% $27,440
13 Office Clerks, General
85,330
1.59% $38,050
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
72,970
1.36% $29,930
15 Waiters and Waitresses
71,300
1.33% $23,390
16 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
66,320
1.23% $46,170
17 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
63,330
1.18% $65,070
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
59,720
1.11% $38,710
19 Nursing Assistants
58,770
1.09% $34,990
20 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
57,610
1.07% $73,520
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
56,130
1.04% $44,150
22 Accountants and Auditors
49,650
0.92% $72,740
23 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
49,080
0.91% $64,450
24 Restaurant Cooks
48,320
0.90% $29,520
25 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
46,770
0.87% $59,570
26 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
45,440
0.85% $34,940
27 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
44,350
0.82% $30,940
28 Software Developers
43,400
0.81% $104,500
29 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
42,030
0.78% $40,600
30 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
40,640
0.76% $37,770
31 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
38,680
0.72% $41,270
32 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
37,310
0.69% $50,590
33 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
36,140
0.67% $37,870
34 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
34,670
0.64% $59,390
35 Receptionists and Information Clerks
34,440
0.64% $30,770
36 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
33,370
0.62% $34,560
37 Security Guards
33,320
0.62% $29,560
38 Other Business Operations Specialists
32,830
0.61% $69,130
39 Construction Laborers
32,760
0.61% $47,550
40 Human Resources Specialists
32,380
0.60% $62,580
41 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
32,360
0.60% $61,910
42 Driver/Sales Workers
30,920
0.58% $24,550
43 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
29,800
0.55% $43,420
44 Project Management Specialists
29,510
0.55% $83,410
45 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
29,420
0.55% $62,990
46 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
27,780
0.52% $75,250
47 Medical Secretaries
26,430
0.49% $37,750
48 Computer User Support Specialists
26,280
0.49% $48,830
49 Financial Managers
26,010
0.48% $129,330
50 Management Analysts
25,250
0.47% $82,640
51 Machinists
25,020
0.47% $46,720
52 Electricians
24,770
0.46% $60,180
53 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
24,150
0.45% $71,100
54 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
23,250
0.43% $33,300
55 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
23,200
0.43% $27,420
56 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
23,100
0.43% $44,430
57 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
22,660
0.42% $53,330
58 Bartenders
22,310
0.42% $23,420
59 Medical Assistants
21,900
0.41% $36,900
60 Food Preparation Workers
21,830
0.41% $26,320
61 Packers and Packagers
21,370
0.40% $33,950
62 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
20,770
0.39% $64,840
63 Computer Systems Analysts
20,170
0.38% $100,960
64 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
18,880
0.35% $40,650
65 Firefighters
18,790
0.35% $49,900
66 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
18,710
0.35% $72,020
67 Billing and Posting Clerks
18,440
0.34% $39,150
68 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
18,240
0.34% $46,360
69 Industrial Engineers
18,150
0.34% $87,120
70 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
18,130
0.34% $70,270
71 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
18,030
0.34% $37,250
72 Medical and Health Services Managers
18,000
0.33% $99,890
73 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
18,000
0.33% $90,130
74 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
17,890
0.33% $38,400
75 Lawyers
17,800
0.33% $107,370
76 Pharmacy Technicians
16,920
0.31% $36,500
77 Carpenters
16,830
0.31% $54,530
78 Fast Food Cooks
16,210
0.30% $25,960
79 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
16,050
0.30% $49,970
80 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
15,700
0.29% $47,130
81 Mechanical Engineers
15,480
0.29% $83,080
82 Tellers
15,390
0.29% $35,910
83 Sales Managers
15,340
0.29% $128,040
84 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
15,240
0.28% $30,280
85 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
15,130
0.28% $59,570
86 Insurance Sales Agents
14,650
0.27% $58,500
87 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
14,460
0.27% $35,960
88 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
14,280
0.27% $27,720
89 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
14,250
0.27% $44,900
90 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
14,180
0.26% $22,250
91 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
14,160
0.26% $29,050
92 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
13,760
0.26% $48,420
93 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
13,710
0.26% $50,570
94 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
13,580
0.25% $59,190
95 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
13,520
0.25% $62,930
96 Coaches and Scouts
13,250
0.25% $38,240
97 Pharmacists
13,170
0.24% $131,100
98 Training and Development Specialists
13,100
0.24% $60,190
99 Childcare Workers
13,000
0.24% $27,340
100 All Other Physicians
12,890
0.24% $184,860
101 Correctional Officers and Jailers
12,880
0.24% $50,980
102 Social and Human Service Assistants
12,830
0.24% $36,370
103 Industrial Production Managers
12,820
0.24% $99,310
104 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
12,800
0.24% $22,480
105 Loan Officers
12,740
0.24% $62,300
106 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
12,720
0.24% $57,380
107 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
12,530
0.23% $49,960
108 Short Order Cooks
12,470
0.23% $23,440
109 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
12,470
0.23% $30,050
110 Postal Service Mail Carriers
12,440
0.23% $55,640
111 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
12,410
0.23% $61,180
112 Dishwashers
12,350
0.23% $24,140
113 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
12,330
0.23% $23,770
114 Computer and Information Systems Managers
12,280
0.23% $138,210
115 Food Service Managers
11,840
0.22% $56,960
116 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
11,810
0.22% $37,270
117 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
11,730
0.22% $62,240
118 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
11,510
0.21% $65,760
119 Dental Assistants
11,460
0.21% $44,980
120 Construction Managers
10,940
0.20% $91,600
121 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
10,790
0.20% $100,260
122 Nurse Practitioners
10,730
0.20% $113,040
123 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
10,600
0.20% $46,930
124 Radiologic Technologists
10,130
0.19% $63,860
125 Personal Financial Advisors
9,930
0.18% $79,160
126 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
9,860
0.18% $39,290
127 Recreation Workers
9,670
0.18% $26,920
128 Parts Salespersons
9,280
0.17% $34,680
129 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
9,170
0.17% $27,520
130 Compliance Officers
9,130
0.17% $65,850
131 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
9,020
0.17% $71,520
132 Cost Estimators
8,690
0.16% $68,500
133 Property, Real Estate Managers
8,670
0.16% $49,860
134 Financial Analysts
8,420
0.16% $80,090
135 Printing Press Operators
8,350
0.16% $38,730
136 Dental Hygienists
8,320
0.15% $76,350
137 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
8,200
0.15% $50,580
138 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
8,160
0.15% $71,320
139 Administrative Services Managers
8,090
0.15% $81,500
140 Physical Therapists
8,060
0.15% $97,730
141 Bill and Account Collectors
8,020
0.15% $37,310
142 Logisticians
8,010
0.15% $78,220
143 Medical Records Specialists
7,980
0.15% $46,070
144 Computer Network Support Specialists
7,970
0.15% $63,230
145 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
7,970
0.15% $43,940
146 Counter and Rental Clerks
7,960
0.15% $33,080
147 All Other Managers
7,910
0.15% $117,850
148 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
7,890
0.15% $37,440
149 Graphic Designers
7,820
0.15% $50,210
150 Bakers
7,810
0.15% $30,350
151 Other Health Technologists and Technicians
7,780
0.14% $39,110
152 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
7,660
0.14% $64,200
153 Other Production Workers
7,610
0.14% $36,320
154 Healthcare Social Workers
7,600
0.14% $60,210
155 Civil Engineers
7,580
0.14% $81,070
156 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
7,580
0.14% $85,770
157 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
7,560
0.14% $45,480
158 Food Batchmakers
7,550
0.14% $39,570
159 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
7,440
0.14% $35,100
160 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
7,410
0.14% $49,020
161 Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla
7,380
0.14% $37,220
162 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
7,370
0.14% $100,290
163 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
7,270
0.14% $27,940
164 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
7,240
0.13% $31,600
165 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
7,230
0.13% $27,130
166 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
7,060
0.13% $42,310
167 Marketing Managers
7,050
0.13% $130,680
168 Public Relations Specialists
6,970
0.13% $66,870
169 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
6,910
0.13% $34,040
170 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
6,860
0.13% $107,020
171 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
6,700
0.12% $63,980
172 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
6,700
0.12% $33,150
173 Computer Occupations, All Other
6,560
0.12% $99,360
174 Telemarketers
6,410
0.12% $28,620
175 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
6,370
0.12% $85,160
176 Tool and Die Makers
6,310
0.12% $57,880
177 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
6,290
0.12% $44,950
178 Architectural and Engineering Managers
6,250
0.12% $139,630
179 Engineers, All Other
6,190
0.12% $102,520
180 Speech-Language Pathologists
6,170
0.11% $82,790
181 Physical Therapist Assistants
6,090
0.11% $62,150
182 Data Entry Keyers
6,080
0.11% $36,400
183 Electrical Engineers
5,980
0.11% $97,440
184 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
5,880
0.11% $44,860
185 Postsecondary Education Administrators
5,830
0.11% $82,080
186 Other Postsecondary Teachers
5,830
0.11% $66,250
187 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
5,830
0.11% $27,290
188 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
5,820
0.11% $40,940
189 Respiratory Therapists
5,820
0.11% $65,760
190 Tutors
5,720
0.11% $40,710
191 Middle School Special Education Teachers
5,650
0.11% $63,510
192 School Bus Drivers
5,520
0.10% $39,760
193 Highway Maintenance Workers
5,500
0.10% $45,880
194 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
5,490
0.10% $56,940
195 Instructional Coordinators
5,450
0.10% $64,480
196 Helpers--Production Workers
5,450
0.10% $36,860
197 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
5,400
0.10% $46,800
198 Occupational Therapists
5,350
0.10% $93,060
199 Emergency Medical Technicians
5,310
0.10% $36,100
200 Phlebotomists
5,290
0.10% $36,450

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