High paying social service jobs in Ohio

Every social service 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 social service 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

1Health Education Specialists$64,860
Bachelor's degree
$40,690 – $98,1101,970
2Healthcare Social Workers$63,610
Master's degree
$45,150 – $84,0508,930
3Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,760
Master's degree
$43,010 – $99,81013,250
4Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$61,120
Bachelor's degree
$46,480 – $79,6403,310
5Social Workers, All Other$59,780
Bachelor's degree
$38,260 – $104,6003,250
6Clergy$59,160
Bachelor's degree
$36,910 – $79,1802,020
7Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,360
Master's degree
$39,010 – $83,73018,020
8Child, Family, and School Social Workers$51,520
Bachelor's degree
$39,810 – $75,85016,050
9Community Health Workers$50,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,950 – $75,3801,910
10Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,080
Master's degree
$34,700 – $75,6106,050
11Rehabilitation Counselors$42,620
Master's degree
$31,650 – $78,2103,690
12Social and Human Service Assistants$38,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,250 – $52,57010,970

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	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,860	$40,690 – $98,110	1,970
2	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$63,610	$45,150 – $84,050	8,930
3	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$61,760	$43,010 – $99,810	13,250
4	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,120	$46,480 – $79,640	3,310
5	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,780	$38,260 – $104,600	3,250
6	ClergyBachelor's degree	$59,160	$36,910 – $79,180	2,020
7	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$58,360	$39,010 – $83,730	18,020
8	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$51,520	$39,810 – $75,850	16,050
9	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,650	$35,950 – $75,380	1,910
10	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$46,080	$34,700 – $75,610	6,050
11	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$42,620	$31,650 – $78,210	3,690
12	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,390	$30,250 – $52,570	10,970

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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