Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Springfield, OH

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

Cost of living: prices in Springfield, OH run 9.5% below the national average (2024), so a Springfield, OH salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Springfield, OH · vs. national

1Physicians, All Other$374,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$147,070 – $549,590+40.8%
2Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$67,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,710 – $67,070+39.0%
3Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,320
Bachelor's degree
$46,590 – $93,050+20.9%
4Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$76,580
Bachelor's degree
$46,890 – $92,090+17.6%
5Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,230
Bachelor's degree
$45,450 – $93,650+16.9%
6Tutors$50,600
Some college, no degree
$35,140 – $58,090+16.7%
7Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$56,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040 – $66,780+15.9%
8Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$76,590
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $101,910+15.6%
9Painters, Construction and Maintenance$56,860
No formal educational credential
$37,730 – $64,990+15.1%
10Special Education Teachers, Middle School$72,750
Bachelor's degree
$45,200 – $93,250+8.9%
11Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,560 – $62,690+8.7%
12Construction Laborers$50,070
No formal educational credential
$36,960 – $77,920+6.3%
13Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $65,150+4.7%
14Sewing Machine Operators$38,190
No formal educational credential
$30,560 – $42,900+4.1%
15Occupational Therapy Assistants$74,950
Associate's degree
$57,820 – $78,000+3.7%
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,940 – $71,310+2.7%
17Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,940 – $93,280+2.7%
18Waiters and Waitresses$36,060
No formal educational credential
$23,210 – $58,980+2.4%
19Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,620
Associate's degree
$44,240 – $67,620+2.3%
20Physical Therapists$104,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,730 – $124,280+2.1%
21Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,530
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040+1.6%
22Dentists, General$172,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,020 – $304,190+1.0%
23Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,510 – $74,960+0.3%
24Logisticians$82,510
Bachelor's degree
$46,730 – $113,650+0.2%
25Instructional Coordinators$77,190
Master's degree
$48,480 – $104,910-0.3%
26Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,160
No formal educational credential
$26,030 – $38,490-0.3%
27Cost Estimators$78,440
Bachelor's degree
$52,300 – $121,330-0.4%
28Insurance Sales Agents$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,990 – $124,190-0.8%
29Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,480
Some college, no degree
$26,880 – $48,910-0.8%
30Stockers and Order Fillers$36,950
No formal educational credential
$28,640 – $45,420-1.0%
31Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,410
No formal educational credential
$27,050 – $47,510-1.2%
32Security Guards$37,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,260 – $55,020-1.3%
33Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $60,130-2.0%
34Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,350
Associate's degree
$33,610 – $53,880-2.2%
35Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,480 – $86,430-2.3%
36Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,950 – $39,890-2.6%
37Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,860 – $71,360-2.8%
38First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,500 – $104,470-3.0%
39Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$60,750
Bachelor's degree
$37,210 – $90,380-3.1%
40Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,350 – $48,560-3.2%
41Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,420 – $77,500-3.3%
42Office Clerks, General$43,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,140 – $60,300-3.3%
43Community Health Workers$49,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,120 – $60,520-3.8%
44Management Analysts$97,570
Bachelor's degree
$50,640 – $165,790-4.2%
45Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210 – $92,860-4.4%
46Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,180 – $81,130-4.5%
47Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $67,440-4.6%
48Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,060 – $71,630-4.7%
49First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,490 – $101,480-4.9%
50Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,330 – $56,540-4.9%

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpringfield, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$374,300	$147,070 – $549,590	+40.8%
2	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,070	$35,710 – $67,070	+39.0%
3	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$77,320	$46,590 – $93,050	+20.9%
4	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,580	$46,890 – $92,090	+17.6%
5	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,230	$45,450 – $93,650	+16.9%
6	TutorsSome college, no degree	$50,600	$35,140 – $58,090	+16.7%
7	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,310	$35,040 – $66,780	+15.9%
8	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,590	$49,940 – $101,910	+15.6%
9	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$56,860	$37,730 – $64,990	+15.1%
10	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$72,750	$45,200 – $93,250	+8.9%
11	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,650	$43,560 – $62,690	+8.7%
12	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$50,070	$36,960 – $77,920	+6.3%
13	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,730	$33,830 – $65,150	+4.7%
14	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$38,190	$30,560 – $42,900	+4.1%
15	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,950	$57,820 – $78,000	+3.7%
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,930	$31,940 – $71,310	+2.7%
17	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,670	$34,940 – $93,280	+2.7%
18	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$36,060	$23,210 – $58,980	+2.4%
19	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,620	$44,240 – $67,620	+2.3%
20	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$104,870	$79,730 – $124,280	+2.1%
21	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,530	$43,120 – $81,040	+1.6%
22	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$172,680	$63,020 – $304,190	+1.0%
23	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,810	$40,510 – $74,960	+0.3%
24	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$82,510	$46,730 – $113,650	+0.2%
25	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$77,190	$48,480 – $104,910	-0.3%
26	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,160	$26,030 – $38,490	-0.3%
27	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,440	$52,300 – $121,330	-0.4%
28	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$40,990 – $124,190	-0.8%
29	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$36,480	$26,880 – $48,910	-0.8%
30	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,950	$28,640 – $45,420	-1.0%
31	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$36,410	$27,050 – $47,510	-1.2%
32	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,540	$22,260 – $55,020	-1.3%
33	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,740	$37,590 – $60,130	-2.0%
34	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,350	$33,610 – $53,880	-2.2%
35	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,060	$46,480 – $86,430	-2.3%
36	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,860	$27,950 – $39,890	-2.6%
37	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,040	$44,860 – $71,360	-2.8%
38	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,560	$55,500 – $104,470	-3.0%
39	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$60,750	$37,210 – $90,380	-3.1%
40	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,840	$27,350 – $48,560	-3.2%
41	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,600	$29,420 – $77,500	-3.3%
42	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,540	$30,140 – $60,300	-3.3%
43	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,870	$34,120 – $60,520	-3.8%
44	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,570	$50,640 – $165,790	-4.2%
45	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,230	$42,210 – $92,860	-4.4%
46	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,040	$38,180 – $81,130	-4.5%
47	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,030	$36,950 – $67,440	-4.6%
48	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,350	$50,060 – $71,630	-4.7%
49	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,960	$47,490 – $101,480	-4.9%
50	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,270	$33,330 – $56,540	-4.9%

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