High paying personal care jobs in Ohio

Every personal care occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ohio. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single personal care job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Ohio run 7.2% below the national average (2024), so a Ohio salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Ohio.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Ohio · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$46,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,560 – $73,2204,280
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$39,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,440 – $67,6002,390
3Residential Advisors$38,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $50,7103,070
4Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,040 – $59,2909,040
5Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,520 – $77,33012,890
6Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,650 – $53,2603,680
7Recreation Workers$32,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,580 – $47,22012,340
8Animal Caretakers$30,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,130 – $49,4509,350
9Childcare Workers$29,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,800 – $40,39011,300
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$28,540
No formal educational credential
$23,400 – $35,7403,730
11Amusement and Recreation Attendants$26,980
No formal educational credential
$22,500 – $35,33011,780

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianOhio	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,310	$31,560 – $73,220	4,280
2	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,660	$29,440 – $67,600	2,390
3	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,590	$28,390 – $50,710	3,070
4	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,370	$24,040 – $59,290	9,040
5	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,260	$23,520 – $77,330	12,890
6	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,590	$26,650 – $53,260	3,680
7	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,420	$24,580 – $47,220	12,340
8	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,310	$24,130 – $49,450	9,350
9	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,680	$23,800 – $40,390	11,300
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$28,540	$23,400 – $35,740	3,730
11	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$26,980	$22,500 – $35,330	11,780

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Ohio. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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