Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Youngstown-Warren, OH

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

Cost of living: prices in Youngstown-Warren, OH run 12.6% below the national average (2024), so a Youngstown-Warren, OH salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Youngstown-Warren, OH · vs. national

1Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$74,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,830 – $80,460+40.5%
2Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,560
Bachelor's degree
$45,550 – $88,010+13.4%
3Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,850
Bachelor's degree
$40,240 – $93,290+13.2%
4Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,620
Bachelor's degree
$55,940 – $94,810+12.6%
5Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$70,780
Bachelor's degree
$45,870 – $91,100+8.7%
6Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,060
No formal educational credential
$42,180 – $79,560+7.1%
7Postal Service Clerks$65,710
No formal educational credential
$53,290 – $75,030+5.8%
8Opticians, Dispensing$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,720 – $61,990+5.3%
9Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$56,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990 – $61,960+3.9%
10Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,970 – $49,460+3.7%
11Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$74,720
Bachelor's degree
$45,590 – $95,420+3.7%
12Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $60,450+3.5%
13Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,950 – $61,420+3.5%
14Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,480 – $50,020+3.4%
15Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,590
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040+3.4%
16Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,540
No formal educational credential
$30,830 – $46,550+3.2%
17Logisticians$84,910
Bachelor's degree
$51,690 – $131,230+3.1%
18Construction Laborers$48,580
No formal educational credential
$34,770 – $76,480+3.1%
19Glaziers$58,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,260 – $64,070+3.0%
20Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,710
No formal educational credential
$27,400 – $43,480+2.9%
21Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,280 – $61,420+2.5%
22Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$102,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$28,580 – $155,570+2.3%
23Instructional Coordinators$78,820
Master's degree
$47,790 – $98,270+1.8%
24Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$63,730
Bachelor's degree
$37,320 – $79,730+1.7%
25Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$50,620 – $75,030+1.7%
26Printing Press Operators$46,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,000 – $56,780+1.5%
27Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $64,110+1.5%
28Sheet Metal Workers$62,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $80,090+1.4%
29Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,290 – $64,470+1.3%
30Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,590 – $95,570+0.4%
31Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$95,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,820 – $112,580+0.2%
32Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,400
No formal educational credential
$35,560 – $72,2300.0%
33Physicians, All Other$265,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,090 – $406,330-0.3%
34Public Safety Telecommunicators$52,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $62,550-0.7%
35Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,290 – $114,130-1.0%
36Brickmasons and Blockmasons$61,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,410 – $75,000-1.1%
37Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210 – $97,160-1.1%
38Pharmacists$139,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,940 – $157,700-1.1%
39Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,440 – $62,050-1.4%
40Funeral Attendants$35,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,540 – $48,090-1.5%
41Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $68,460-1.7%
42Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $62,660-2.4%
43Bill and Account Collectors$45,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,760 – $64,930-2.5%
44Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $62,400-2.5%
45Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $55,260-2.6%
46Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,720 – $75,460-3.1%
47Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$71,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,580 – $88,590-3.2%
48Clergy$58,780
Bachelor's degree
$35,350 – $78,240-3.3%
49Helpers--Production Workers$37,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $44,920-3.3%
50Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,470 – $57,260-3.3%

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

#	Occupation	MedianYoungstown-Warren, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,950	$42,830 – $80,460	+40.5%
2	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$72,560	$45,550 – $88,010	+13.4%
3	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$72,850	$40,240 – $93,290	+13.2%
4	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$74,620	$55,940 – $94,810	+12.6%
5	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$70,780	$45,870 – $91,100	+8.7%
6	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,060	$42,180 – $79,560	+7.1%
7	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$65,710	$53,290 – $75,030	+5.8%
8	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$35,720 – $61,990	+5.3%
9	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,550	$46,990 – $61,960	+3.9%
10	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,100	$23,970 – $49,460	+3.7%
11	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$74,720	$45,590 – $95,420	+3.7%
12	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,480	$36,330 – $60,450	+3.5%
13	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,850	$33,950 – $61,420	+3.5%
14	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,410	$36,480 – $50,020	+3.4%
15	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,590	$43,120 – $81,040	+3.4%
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$41,540	$30,830 – $46,550	+3.2%
17	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$84,910	$51,690 – $131,230	+3.1%
18	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$48,580	$34,770 – $76,480	+3.1%
19	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,790	$44,260 – $64,070	+3.0%
20	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseNo formal educational credential	$36,710	$27,400 – $43,480	+2.9%
21	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,890	$42,280 – $61,420	+2.5%
22	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,860	$28,580 – $155,570	+2.3%
23	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$78,820	$47,790 – $98,270	+1.8%
24	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$63,730	$37,320 – $79,730	+1.7%
25	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$50,620 – $75,030	+1.7%
26	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,480	$30,000 – $56,780	+1.5%
27	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,910	$40,000 – $64,110	+1.5%
28	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,640	$38,690 – $80,090	+1.4%
29	Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,840	$39,290 – $64,470	+1.3%
30	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,260	$36,590 – $95,570	+0.4%
31	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,490	$61,820 – $112,580	+0.2%
32	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$49,400	$35,560 – $72,230	0.0%
33	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$265,000	$66,090 – $406,330	-0.3%
34	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,670	$37,460 – $62,550	-0.7%
35	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,190	$50,290 – $114,130	-1.0%
36	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,420	$47,410 – $75,000	-1.1%
37	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,210	$45,210 – $97,160	-1.1%
38	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,410	$82,940 – $157,700	-1.1%
39	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,010	$38,440 – $62,050	-1.4%
40	Funeral AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,150	$24,540 – $48,090	-1.5%
41	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,770	$33,280 – $68,460	-1.7%
42	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,480	$36,510 – $62,660	-2.4%
43	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,850	$26,760 – $64,930	-2.5%
44	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,060	$34,360 – $62,400	-2.5%
45	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,460	$33,830 – $55,260	-2.6%
46	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,810	$37,720 – $75,460	-3.1%
47	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,720	$53,580 – $88,590	-3.2%
48	ClergyBachelor's degree	$58,780	$35,350 – $78,240	-3.3%
49	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,790	$29,640 – $44,920	-3.3%
50	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,030	$33,470 – $57,260	-3.3%

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