Occupational profile · 2025
Ohio
Ohio employs 5,550,180 people. The work it does most unusually is computer numerically controlled tool operators, at 3.5× the national concentration — 21,250 jobs paying a median of $49,160.
What Ohio is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators21,250 jobs · median $49,1603.5×
- 2Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders1,580 jobs · median $46,1903.1×
- 3Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders1,790 jobs · median $55,0803.0×
- 4Engine and Other Machine Assemblers3,430 jobs · median $74,7502.8×
- 5Tool and Die Makers5,520 jobs · median $62,2802.7×
- 6Bailiffs1,640 jobs · median $51,0602.7×
- 7Audiologists1,230 jobs · median $81,3902.5×
- 8Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic11,170 jobs · median $46,4202.5×
- 9Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic5,960 jobs · median $45,2702.5×
- 10Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers2,370 jobs · median $60,0802.3×
- 11Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic5,020 jobs · median $46,3402.3×
- 12Special Education Teachers, Middle School7,540 jobs · median $74,5902.2×
What Ohio is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 610,590 | 0.96× | $46,650 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 529,060 | 1.08× | $42,880 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 494,660 | 1.01× | $30,300 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 459,090 | 0.96× | $36,450 | |
| Production Occupations | 451,510 | 1.48× | $47,180 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 409,590 | 1.17× | $80,820 | |
| Management Occupations | 405,060 | 1.02× | $105,770 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 350,540 | 0.93× | $78,500 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 322,700 | 0.99× | $61,110 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 244,030 | 0.87× | $37,530 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 221,770 | 1.02× | $59,810 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 196,920 | 0.86× | $62,140 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 151,340 | 0.81× | $100,200 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 150,400 | 0.93× | $36,520 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 119,760 | 0.89× | $52,030 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 103,420 | 1.11× | $95,090 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 94,770 | 0.82× | $32,250 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 92,100 | 0.97× | $53,540 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 61,250 | 0.84× | $51,720 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 41,950 | 0.80× | $79,160 | |
| Legal Occupations | 34,550 | 0.74× | $92,830 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 5,120 | 0.33× | $39,840 |
Elsewhere on Ohio
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗