Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Sandusky, OH

Each occupation's median wage in Sandusky, 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 Sandusky, OH pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Sandusky, OH run 10.7% below the national average (2024), so a Sandusky, 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, Sandusky, OH · vs. national

1Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$65,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,640 – $66,580+34.4%
2Construction Laborers$60,600
No formal educational credential
$36,700 – $76,870+28.6%
3Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$62,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,210 – $88,900+26.6%
4Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,260 – $60,430+21.7%
5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$61,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,060 – $85,760+21.0%
6Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,600 – $80,580+18.2%
7Production Workers, All Other$46,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,420 – $62,980+16.9%
8Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$56,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,830 – $70,410+16.8%
9Detectives and Criminal Investigators$109,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$91,560 – $112,260+16.5%
10Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$63,310
No formal educational credential
$45,790 – $76,010+11.0%
11Logisticians$89,720
Bachelor's degree
$50,080 – $134,670+9.0%
12Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560 – $65,020+8.7%
13Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,830
Bachelor's degree
$40,370 – $81,410+7.8%
14Chefs and Head Cooks$67,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $106,010+7.6%
15Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,160
Bachelor's degree
$47,300 – $98,900+7.1%
16Postal Service Clerks$66,060
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030+6.3%
17Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$94,960
Bachelor's degree
$56,160 – $128,800+5.3%
18Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,880 – $63,790+5.0%
19Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,190 – $74,550+4.6%
20Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$51,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $72,450+4.2%
21Millwrights$67,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,920 – $88,250+3.4%
22Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$65,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,380 – $96,410+3.1%
23Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$65,990
Master's degree
$39,930 – $101,700+2.6%
24Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,720 – $57,850+2.4%
25Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,340 – $99,390+2.3%
26Tool and Die Makers$65,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,140 – $80,490+2.2%
27First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,210 – $100,180+2.2%
28Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410 – $77,040+2.0%
29Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,170
No formal educational credential
$36,970 – $62,780+1.6%
30Electricians$64,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210 – $102,680+1.4%
31Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,180
No formal educational credential
$28,470 – $53,160+1.0%
32Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900 – $94,560+0.9%
33Civil Engineers$101,060
Bachelor's degree
$67,240 – $129,150+0.2%
34Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,700 – $94,4000.0%
35Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,350 – $75,810-0.1%
36Food Batchmakers$42,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330 – $56,760-0.2%
37Physical Therapists$102,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,290 – $123,350-0.5%
38Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,800
Associate's degree
$51,250 – $79,280-0.5%
39Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$73,920
Bachelor's degree
$48,050 – $97,290-0.5%
40Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,960 – $74,380-0.6%
41Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,450
Some college, no degree
$27,430 – $45,940-0.9%
42Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,350 – $37,250-0.9%
43Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,760
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $57,550-1.2%
44Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,370 – $48,850-1.2%
45Driver/Sales Workers$38,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,680 – $59,400-1.3%
46Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,570
Master's degree
$46,070 – $86,870-1.3%
47Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$57,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,990 – $71,750-1.4%
48Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $74,560-1.5%
49Cost Estimators$77,490
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $123,820-1.6%
50Waiters and Waitresses$34,610
No formal educational credential
$23,770 – $61,370-1.8%

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

#	Occupation	MedianSandusky, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,240	$51,640 – $66,580	+34.4%
2	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$60,600	$36,700 – $76,870	+28.6%
3	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,320	$35,210 – $88,900	+26.6%
4	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,670	$37,260 – $60,430	+21.7%
5	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,360	$40,060 – $85,760	+21.0%
6	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,770	$39,600 – $80,580	+18.2%
7	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,900	$31,420 – $62,980	+16.9%
8	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,750	$37,830 – $70,410	+16.8%
9	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,300	$91,560 – $112,260	+16.5%
10	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$63,310	$45,790 – $76,010	+11.0%
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$89,720	$50,080 – $134,670	+9.0%
12	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,680	$38,560 – $65,020	+8.7%
13	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$67,830	$40,370 – $81,410	+7.8%
14	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,190	$45,760 – $106,010	+7.6%
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,160	$47,300 – $98,900	+7.1%
16	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,060	$42,600 – $75,030	+6.3%
17	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,960	$56,160 – $128,800	+5.3%
18	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,550	$36,880 – $63,790	+5.0%
19	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,790	$46,190 – $74,550	+4.6%
20	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,980	$36,920 – $72,450	+4.2%
21	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,920	$67,920 – $88,250	+3.4%
22	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,780	$47,380 – $96,410	+3.1%
23	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$65,990	$39,930 – $101,700	+2.6%
24	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,720	$35,720 – $57,850	+2.4%
25	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,010	$41,340 – $99,390	+2.3%
26	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,460	$46,140 – $80,490	+2.2%
27	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,120	$50,210 – $100,180	+2.2%
28	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,450	$45,410 – $77,040	+2.0%
29	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,170	$36,970 – $62,780	+1.6%
30	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,060	$42,210 – $102,680	+1.4%
31	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$36,180	$28,470 – $53,160	+1.0%
32	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,380	$46,900 – $94,560	+0.9%
33	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,060	$67,240 – $129,150	+0.2%
34	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,040	$38,700 – $94,400	0.0%
35	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,610	$45,350 – $75,810	-0.1%
36	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,220	$33,330 – $56,760	-0.2%
37	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,210	$78,290 – $123,350	-0.5%
38	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,800	$51,250 – $79,280	-0.5%
39	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$73,920	$48,050 – $97,290	-0.5%
40	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,290	$30,960 – $74,380	-0.6%
41	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,450	$27,430 – $45,940	-0.9%
42	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,480	$29,350 – $37,250	-0.9%
43	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$39,760	$31,200 – $57,550	-1.2%
44	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,340	$28,370 – $48,850	-1.2%
45	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,280	$22,680 – $59,400	-1.3%
46	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$58,570	$46,070 – $86,870	-1.3%
47	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,240	$36,990 – $71,750	-1.4%
48	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,670	$41,600 – $74,560	-1.5%
49	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,490	$49,990 – $123,820	-1.6%
50	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$34,610	$23,770 – $61,370	-1.8%

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