Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Canton-Massillon, OH

Each occupation's median wage in Canton-Massillon, OH compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Canton-Massillon, OH pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Canton-Massillon, OH run 10.6% below the national average (2024), so a Canton-Massillon, OH salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Canton-Massillon, OH · vs. national

1Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$78,510
Bachelor's degree
$43,820 – $98,620+83.0%
2Surgical Assistants$97,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,410 – $104,700+46.4%
3Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$67,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800 – $67,210+44.4%
4Physicians, All Other$372,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,270 – $476,920+40.1%
5Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$67,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,990 – $70,770+37.6%
6Dentists, General$212,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,750 – $310,590+24.4%
7Chiropractors$98,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,220 – $211,950+24.2%
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,060
Bachelor's degree
$46,090 – $114,550+23.9%
9Brickmasons and Blockmasons$76,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,210 – $80,790+22.7%
10Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,940
Bachelor's degree
$46,550 – $93,820+21.8%
11Sheet Metal Workers$75,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540 – $81,130+21.7%
12Tire Repairers and Changers$44,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,050 – $58,620+18.2%
13Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,000
Bachelor's degree
$44,030 – $94,810+18.1%
14Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$109,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,880 – $111,480+14.7%
15Construction Laborers$53,760
No formal educational credential
$36,440 – $76,360+14.1%
16Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$72,440
Bachelor's degree
$46,080 – $92,530+11.2%
17Financial Specialists, All Other$89,540
Bachelor's degree
$43,520 – $142,560+10.4%
18Food Processing Workers, All Other$43,790
No formal educational credential
$37,240 – $48,450+10.4%
19Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,570
No formal educational credential
$41,620 – $76,340+9.7%
20Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,220 – $77,170+9.6%
21Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$41,920
No formal educational credential
$36,040 – $44,760+9.5%
22Manicurists and Pedicurists$38,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,360 – $88,480+7.8%
23Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,690
Bachelor's degree
$47,240 – $99,090+7.8%
24Roofers$59,430
No formal educational credential
$39,050 – $73,670+7.2%
25Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,570
Associate's degree
$38,050 – $102,270+7.1%
26Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,800
No formal educational credential
$29,020 – $44,340+6.9%
27Food Batchmakers$45,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $55,390+6.7%
28Crane and Tower Operators$72,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,790 – $92,380+5.9%
29Protective Service Workers, All Other$44,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,830 – $68,160+5.4%
30Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110 – $56,160+4.5%
31Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,660 – $65,090+4.0%
32Logisticians$85,380
Bachelor's degree
$56,120 – $122,680+3.7%
33Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,060 – $58,500+3.6%
34Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,390 – $56,060+3.5%
35Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,550 – $59,550+3.4%
36Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$42,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $60,410+3.3%
37Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $67,290+2.8%
38Waiters and Waitresses$36,210
No formal educational credential
$23,090 – $70,760+2.8%
39Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,200 – $72,700+2.8%
40Opticians, Dispensing$48,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,710 – $65,120+2.4%
41First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,410 – $99,120+2.3%
42Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210 – $79,660+2.0%
43Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,680 – $61,250+1.9%
44Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$44,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $57,850+1.6%
45Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,000 – $60,340+1.4%
46Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$40,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,250 – $53,290+1.2%
47Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$55,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,420 – $68,400+1.2%
48Helpers--Production Workers$39,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,290 – $58,350+1.1%
49Printing Press Operators$46,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,710 – $58,120+1.1%
50Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$56,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,980 – $78,540+1.0%

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

#	Occupation	MedianCanton-Massillon, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$78,510	$43,820 – $98,620	+83.0%
2	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$97,800	$77,410 – $104,700	+46.4%
3	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,210	$36,800 – $67,210	+44.4%
4	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$372,510	$73,270 – $476,920	+40.1%
5	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,070	$47,990 – $70,770	+37.6%
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$212,640	$86,750 – $310,590	+24.4%
7	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,380	$58,220 – $211,950	+24.2%
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$79,060	$46,090 – $114,550	+23.9%
9	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,250	$49,210 – $80,790	+22.7%
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,940	$46,550 – $93,820	+21.8%
11	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,200	$46,540 – $81,130	+21.7%
12	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,570	$29,050 – $58,620	+18.2%
13	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,000	$44,030 – $94,810	+18.1%
14	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,300	$64,880 – $111,480	+14.7%
15	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$53,760	$36,440 – $76,360	+14.1%
16	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,440	$46,080 – $92,530	+11.2%
17	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$89,540	$43,520 – $142,560	+10.4%
18	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$43,790	$37,240 – $48,450	+10.4%
19	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,570	$41,620 – $76,340	+9.7%
20	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,670	$38,220 – $77,170	+9.6%
21	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and TrimmersNo formal educational credential	$41,920	$36,040 – $44,760	+9.5%
22	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,540	$27,360 – $88,480	+7.8%
23	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,690	$47,240 – $99,090	+7.8%
24	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$59,430	$39,050 – $73,670	+7.2%
25	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,570	$38,050 – $102,270	+7.1%
26	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$38,800	$29,020 – $44,340	+6.9%
27	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,120	$33,840 – $55,390	+6.7%
28	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,070	$43,790 – $92,380	+5.9%
29	Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,840	$31,830 – $68,160	+5.4%
30	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,790	$37,110 – $56,160	+4.5%
31	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,690	$37,660 – $65,090	+4.0%
32	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$85,380	$56,120 – $122,680	+3.7%
33	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,940	$36,060 – $58,500	+3.6%
34	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,180	$34,390 – $56,060	+3.5%
35	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,330	$42,550 – $59,550	+3.4%
36	Food Cooking Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,950	$32,220 – $60,410	+3.3%
37	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$37,010 – $67,290	+2.8%
38	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$36,210	$23,090 – $70,760	+2.8%
39	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,000	$34,200 – $72,700	+2.8%
40	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,410	$29,710 – $65,120	+2.4%
41	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,770	$57,410 – $99,120	+2.3%
42	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,830	$47,210 – $79,660	+2.0%
43	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,510	$34,680 – $61,250	+1.9%
44	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,230	$34,790 – $57,850	+1.6%
45	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,990	$35,000 – $60,340	+1.4%
46	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,110	$29,250 – $53,290	+1.2%
47	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,080	$29,420 – $68,400	+1.2%
48	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,510	$30,290 – $58,350	+1.1%
49	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,270	$34,710 – $58,120	+1.1%
50	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,120	$40,980 – $78,540	+1.0%

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