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What jobs pay in Columbus

$67,270avg. a year, all jobs
$32.34 an hour · 1,105,580 employed

Average and median pay for 64 common jobs in the Columbus, OH metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 64 jobs in Columbus

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,58031,590
Registered Nurses$88,78030,510
Stockers and Order Fillers$41,06030,130
General and Operations Managers$130,51029,070
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,23027,580
Retail Salespersons$35,94026,850
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,13025,800
Customer Service Representatives$47,34018,550
Office Clerks, General$45,36018,110
Cashiers$31,65017,790
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,76016,110
Waiters and Waitresses$43,07015,900
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,78014,130
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,40013,640
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$51,07011,910
Accountants and Auditors$91,91011,410
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,07010,970
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$41,89010,780
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$89,42010,040
Nursing Assistants$42,03010,020
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,0609,950
Software Developers$123,6309,880
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,6109,570
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,8909,480
Security Guards$40,2809,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$85,7809,210
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,1809,000
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$81,6808,900
Cooks, Restaurant$36,9108,600
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$72,9808,350
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,9408,270
Management Analysts$99,7507,840
Human Resources Specialists$79,8407,740
Project Management Specialists$104,9907,680
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,3307,270
Electricians$69,2407,210
Light Truck Drivers$45,4807,210
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$52,4906,910
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,4506,820
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,1506,640
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,7906,300
Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,3406,050
Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,5105,960
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$81,1405,880
Medical Assistants$43,4205,850
Financial Managers$164,7005,750
Construction Laborers$62,4105,590
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,4205,570
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,4905,490
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$85,6305,420
Medical and Health Services Managers$128,6605,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$89,2305,190
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,4405,170
Bartenders$42,6405,030
Computer User Support Specialists$67,0704,960
Lawyers$154,0904,960
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,9604,890
Computer Systems Analysts$114,4904,660
Sales Managers$154,4604,460
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,5404,380
Training and Development Specialists$73,4804,350
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,4704,330
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$80,2904,200
Firefighters$67,6304,130
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 18140). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.