Columbus Employment

Employment and Industries in the Columbus, Ohio Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Columbus than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Columbus.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Columbus.
A list of any large public companies in Columbus.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	16,920	54,490	$41,270 - 69,560	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	11,830	64,420	$29,120 - 107,850	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	8,800	58,190	$35,080 - 89,390	18%	79%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	8,160	53,000	$34,830 - 74,580	14%	95%
5	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	7,920	52,080	$33,600 - 73,990	6%	96%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	5,200	53,910	$36,160 - 75,190	11%	95%
7	Computer systems analysts	4,970	71,260	$44,390 - 99,640	29%	68%
8	Computer programmers	4,140	63,300	$39,030 - 92,700	0%	73%
9	Management analysts	3,910	64,100	$41,200 - 90,770	22%	78%
10	Computer software engineers, applications	3,820	75,210	$48,530 - 104,550	45%	85%
11	Lawyers	3,490	96,020	$45,750 - 0	11%	99%
12	Network and computer systems administrators	3,180	63,210	$37,040 - 91,970	27%	50%
13	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	2,830	65,910	$26,320 - 0	25%	67%
14	Managers, all other	2,650	87,740	$50,020 - 127,470	7%	55%
15	Computer and information systems managers	2,480	106,480	$65,950 - 0	16%	73%
16	Computer software engineers, systems software	2,410	81,500	$53,100 - 113,090	28%	85%
17	Financial managers	2,400	96,920	$53,990 - 0	13%	60%
18	Chief executives	2,200	150,800	$76,070 - 0	2%	65%
19	Teachers and instructors, all other	2,160	51,150	$29,970 - 73,400	9%	54%
20	Network systems and data communications analysts	2,040	70,090	$44,420 - 100,430	53%	57%
21	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	2,010	70,360	$26,410 - 116,990	12%	51%
22	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	2,000	52,770	$33,460 - 78,800	17%	56%
23	Computer specialists, all other	1,940	63,020	$30,920 - 96,570	15%	68%
24	Sales and related workers, all other	1,860	40,500	$17,390 - 73,760	14%	62%
25	Pharmacists	1,850	80,840	$39,050 - 109,450	22%	97%
26	Training and development specialists	1,770	51,450	$29,460 - 74,100	18%	56%
27	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	1,740	57,190	$29,720 - 86,430	5%	58%
28	Medical and health services managers	1,730	74,370	$50,620 - 101,510	16%	57%
29	Sales managers	1,700	98,450	$43,620 - 0	10%	69%
30	Industrial engineers	1,660	69,140	$44,330 - 104,460	20%	74%
31	Graphic designers	1,570	49,950	$26,530 - 80,280	10%	55%
32	Mechanical engineers	1,560	66,330	$41,500 - 97,170	4%	78%
33	Public relations specialists	1,530	55,080	$34,170 - 87,630	18%	81%
34	Database administrators	1,510	68,920	$40,380 - 98,430	29%	72%
35	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	1,480	56,830	$33,820 - 80,800	13%	73%
36	Special education teachers, secondary school	1,380	51,340	$33,880 - 73,480	9%	87%
37	Civil engineers	1,370	67,290	$44,330 - 96,640	18%	87%
38	Insurance underwriters	1,360	55,310	$34,310 - 78,900	6%	53%
39	Child, family, and school social workers	1,320	36,750	$25,970 - 49,100	19%	77%
40	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	1,300	46,420	$33,790 - 59,950	12%	51%
41	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	1,280	86,490	$65,220 - 113,460	8%	78%
42	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	1,280	49,000	$32,460 - 71,650	20%	87%
43	Social and human service assistants	1,240	26,440	$17,590 - 38,080	34%	58%
44	Coaches and scouts	1,200	34,570	$13,190 - 59,480	15%	60%
45	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	1,160	55,280	$37,710 - 75,260	0%	96%
46	Market research analysts	1,150	64,410	$37,500 - 105,820	20%	82%
47	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	1,130	47,580	$29,230 - 71,840	18%	56%
48	Instructional coordinators	1,120	58,240	$31,880 - 90,250	23%	79%
49	Financial analysts	1,100	64,370	$39,610 - 98,940	34%	87%
50	Special education teachers, middle school	1,080	50,660	$33,920 - 72,490	16%	87%
51	Financial specialists, all other	1,000	61,970	$37,910 - 92,840	12%	50%
52	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	920	34,450	$25,860 - 44,750	15%	51%
53	Librarians	880	53,890	$34,000 - 76,970	4%	85%
54	Personal financial advisors	880	82,630	$27,980 - 0	41%	81%
55	Architects, except landscape and naval	840	71,310	$42,160 - 110,640	18%	88%
56	Engineering managers	840	88,750	$55,510 - 126,360	7%	84%
57	Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	800	108,100	$32,840 - 0	13%	74%
58	Physical therapists	790	68,260	$48,360 - 93,430	27%	89%
59	Self-enrichment education teachers	790	39,380	$20,190 - 60,960	23%	54%
60	Community and social service specialists, all other	760	44,310	$25,460 - 71,590	25%	58%
61	Marketing managers	760	96,950	$58,210 - 0	14%	69%
62	Editors	760	48,690	$29,220 - 71,130	2%	81%
63	Medical and public health social workers	750	41,530	$29,980 - 56,500	24%	77%
64	Electrical engineers	720	67,730	$43,890 - 93,910	6%	81%
65	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	680	38,330	$27,230 - 55,400	30%	77%
66	Social and community service managers	670	59,200	$37,660 - 94,750	25%	72%
67	Engineers, all other	670	66,270	$35,920 - 97,760	6%	82%
68	Advertising sales agents	670	45,880	$21,590 - 81,050	20%	56%
69	Speech-language pathologists	670	68,300	$44,210 - 98,200	11%	98%
70	Interior designers	620	43,010	$30,640 - 59,650	20%	55%
71	Education administrators, postsecondary	600	108,950	$42,580 - 0	14%	78%
72	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	590	57,220	$37,430 - 88,160	18%	56%
73	Tax preparers	590	22,640	$15,020 - 38,520	0%	54%
74	Rehabilitation counselors	580	47,780	$23,790 - 75,580	23%	73%
75	Electronics engineers, except computer	570	68,590	$46,290 - 95,640	4%	81%
76	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	570	75,070	$37,440 - 110,660	16%	99%
77	Social workers, all other	550	42,910	$27,130 - 62,790	18%	77%
78	Commercial and industrial designers	530	48,480	$31,300 - 73,070	7%	55%
79	Education, training, and library workers, all other	480	34,760	$20,760 - 48,490	11%	79%
80	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	470	49,320	$25,340 - 72,050	14%	54%
81	Chemists	460	60,170	$35,380 - 88,110	9%	93%
82	Detectives and criminal investigators	460	58,260	$28,980 - 83,670	17%	54%
83	Mental health counselors	440	39,710	$26,870 - 54,770	30%	73%
84	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	430	43,230	$26,920 - 67,290	24%	78%
85	Financial examiners	430	68,970	$34,450 - 104,240	11%	76%
86	Dentists, general	410	164,760	$102,480 - 0	9%	100%
87	Operations research analysts	400	72,500	$50,090 - 99,230	11%	71%
88	Occupational therapists	390	70,470	$46,850 - 99,490	23%	90%
89	Dietitians and nutritionists	370	46,680	$36,200 - 59,210	9%	72%
90	Purchasing managers	370	76,080	$44,320 - 112,950	3%	57%
91	Food scientists and technologists	360	69,020	$31,340 - 107,010	10%	82%
92	Reporters and correspondents	350	32,940	$23,450 - 43,810	1%	85%
93	Credit analysts	340	52,490	$30,090 - 90,430	2%	60%
94	Surveyors	330	49,610	$31,830 - 73,970	24%	82%
95	Floral designers	330	24,770	$15,960 - 31,120	0%	55%
96	Human resources managers, all other	320	97,860	$59,280 - 0	11%	58%
97	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	310	39,470	$28,650 - 56,080	34%	73%
98	Physician assistants	310	76,300	$63,790 - 93,960	27%	67%
99	Environmental engineers	300	77,070	$43,220 - 115,330	25%	86%
100	Veterinarians	300	90,300	$41,180 - 0	35%	100%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	28,010	22,960	$13,530 - 36,220	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,980	23,850	$15,010 - 34,870	2%	5%
3	Customer service representatives	22,520	29,780	$19,400 - 43,450	25%	22%
4	Cashiers	22,280	17,530	$12,530 - 23,510	-2%	10%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	18,590	15,320	$11,720 - 20,460	18%	5%
6	Office clerks, general	18,150	25,180	$14,780 - 36,520	13%	19%
7	Waiters and waitresses	16,680	14,750	$11,520 - 20,890	11%	14%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	13,310	23,590	$15,000 - 36,340	15%	4%
9	Stock clerks and order fillers	12,340	22,800	$14,570 - 32,970	-7%	8%
10	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	12,220	34,010	$22,440 - 46,770	13%	16%
11	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	11,560	39,230	$25,730 - 56,920	15%	18%
12	Business operations specialists, all other	11,390	52,190	$22,550 - 83,120	21%	49%
13	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	10,930	31,350	$21,550 - 43,190	1%	18%
14	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	10,340	37,870	$25,670 - 54,300	10%	4%
15	General and operations managers	9,830	97,510	$46,700 - [?]	2%	48%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	9,800	34,850	$21,420 - 50,670	10%	6%
17	Team assemblers	9,730	26,440	$16,130 - 37,190	0%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	9,120	46,030	$27,910 - 68,470	6%	29%
19	Packers and packagers, hand	7,810	19,870	$12,250 - 31,310	-11%	3%
20	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	7,690	28,610	$19,720 - 38,590	4%	6%
21	Home health aides	7,450	20,590	$16,000 - 26,250	49%	7%
22	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	7,220	38,320	$22,090 - 59,310	4%	25%
23	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	7,110	23,100	$16,790 - 32,680	18%	6%
24	Receptionists and information clerks	6,880	22,860	$15,740 - 30,880	17%	13%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	6,840	29,810	$16,850 - 48,230	8%	4%
26	Cooks, fast food	6,580	16,120	$12,020 - 21,200	8%	5%
27	Industrial truck and tractor operators	6,540	28,040	$20,020 - 37,370	-1%	2%
28	Cooks, restaurant	6,150	20,920	$15,650 - 28,160	12%	5%
29	Food preparation workers	5,840	18,540	$12,520 - 27,260	15%	7%
30	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,720	18,490	$14,930 - 23,200	13%	5%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	5,610	29,530	$18,130 - 42,790	11%	14%
32	Bill and account collectors	5,370	28,130	$20,540 - 37,200	23%	13%
33	Security guards	5,250	23,570	$15,930 - 32,470	17%	13%
34	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	5,150	42,250	$15,980 - 63,410	11%	33%
35	Telemarketers	5,030	18,730	$12,870 - 26,280	-9%	14%
36	Construction laborers	4,860	35,210	$20,720 - 55,490	11%	5%
37	Teacher assistants	4,790	25,560	$16,910 - 35,030	10%	18%
38	Carpenters	4,780	36,300	$23,090 - 50,030	10%	6%
39	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	4,690	29,270	$20,940 - 37,800	4%	15%
40	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	4,600	40,030	$31,150 - 49,610	14%	7%
41	Fire fighters	4,550	38,680	$16,720 - 61,950	12%	18%
42	Medical secretaries	4,330	28,590	$21,140 - 37,400	17%	18%
43	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	4,020	48,450	$30,070 - 71,950	-4%	15%
44	Production workers, all other	4,020	28,580	$19,530 - 38,660	2%	5%
45	Computer support specialists	4,010	44,860	$28,280 - 62,740	13%	43%
46	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	3,950	36,810	$20,970 - 54,840	14%	4%
47	Medical assistants	3,930	26,450	$20,040 - 34,780	35%	10%
48	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	3,590	24,990	$17,340 - 33,560	11%	5%
49	Child care workers	3,510	18,980	$13,520 - 25,980	18%	15%
50	Bartenders	3,450	15,790	$11,620 - 22,660	11%	17%
51	Electricians	3,410	43,740	$25,950 - 60,310	7%	7%
52	Dishwashers	3,410	16,980	$12,730 - 21,690	10%	3%
53	Data entry keyers	3,410	25,390	$18,150 - 35,280	-4%	18%
54	Driver/sales workers	3,370	21,460	$11,960 - 40,710	-4%	4%
55	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	3,220	31,810	$19,130 - 47,050	-6%	14%
56	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	3,090	60,700	$38,620 - 83,310	9%	10%
57	Tellers	2,980	23,360	$17,540 - 29,840	14%	16%
58	Helpers--production workers	2,960	22,840	$15,610 - 32,840	0%	4%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	2,930	54,640	$34,700 - 77,210	7%	13%
60	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	2,840	16,000	$11,990 - 20,960	10%	17%
61	Personal and home care aides	2,800	20,480	$15,310 - 26,790	51%	10%
62	Sales representatives, services, all other	2,700	56,340	$24,510 - 93,870	28%	48%
63	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	2,550	54,090	$33,130 - 74,690	9%	47%
64	Counter and rental clerks	2,520	23,080	$13,800 - 37,560	23%	16%
65	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	2,430	28,150	$18,890 - 39,890	-14%	0%
66	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	2,390	36,270	$20,560 - 53,840	-4%	5%
67	Preschool teachers, except special education	2,360	21,770	$15,610 - 29,690	26%	43%
68	Loan officers	2,360	53,770	$27,310 - 92,760	12%	49%
69	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	2,280	75,080	$33,290 - 131,820	4%	38%
70	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	2,250	44,420	$25,500 - 67,450	11%	4%
71	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	2,190	57,310	$36,330 - 82,730	0%	42%
72	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	2,170	39,520	$25,260 - 56,660	4%	30%
73	Insurance sales agents	2,160	61,430	$27,010 - 109,380	13%	45%
74	Recreation workers	2,150	21,010	$14,830 - 31,770	13%	47%
75	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	2,130	15,560	$11,780 - 20,880	12%	6%
76	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	2,120	22,740	$12,160 - 37,090	12%	6%
77	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	2,080	26,700	$19,700 - 36,160	-11%	9%
78	Postal service mail carriers	2,070	43,580	$34,390 - 50,900	1%	11%
79	Loan interviewers and clerks	2,020	30,710	$15,240 - 46,220	0%	24%
80	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	2,000	42,980	$29,960 - 59,490	8%	3%
81	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	1,990	15,860	$11,780 - 21,390	10%	8%
82	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	1,970	21,930	$13,150 - 35,730	14%	3%
83	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	1,850	40,100	$21,900 - 59,520	13%	17%
84	Food service managers	1,840	46,070	$32,820 - 64,020	5%	24%
85	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	1,810	30,370	$20,750 - 42,750	-2%	6%
86	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,810	30,900	$19,560 - 42,790	5%	2%
87	All other information and record clerks	1,750	34,600	$21,150 - 49,520	-12%	21%
88	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	1,740	38,890	$25,240 - 55,780	9%	3%
89	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	1,720	38,450	$27,200 - 51,880	12%	3%
90	Machinists	1,700	35,090	$24,110 - 46,090	-2%	3%
91	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	1,640	52,010	$32,060 - 77,620	10%	17%
92	Cost estimators	1,630	56,690	$29,690 - 87,730	19%	32%
93	Radiologic technologists and technicians	1,600	47,270	$37,090 - 59,420	15%	25%
94	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	1,540	23,700	$15,420 - 38,940	19%	14%
95	Pharmacy technicians	1,530	25,580	$18,560 - 33,930	32%	16%
96	Healthcare support workers, all other	1,490	27,250	$18,590 - 36,750	16%	10%
97	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	1,490	53,230	$40,830 - 69,600	3%	13%
98	Administrative services managers	1,480	80,800	$46,060 - 127,740	12%	40%
99	Industrial machinery mechanics	1,430	42,370	$30,020 - 56,150	9%	5%
100	Dental assistants	1,420	31,510	$23,980 - 39,180	29%	9%

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Jobs More Common Near Columbus Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Food scientists and technologists	69,020	360	10.3
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers	27,130	150	9.4
Bookbinders	34,610	120	8.7
Audio-visual collections specialists	53,560	130	5.2
Correspondence clerks	30,170	370	5.1
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	43,650	810	4.8
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers	25,230	690	4.5
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	108,100	800	4.3
Agricultural and food science technicians	37,460	230	4.2
Grounds maintenance workers, all other	28,140	160	4.2
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	35,070	570	3.8
Automotive glass installers and repairers	35,050	130	3.7
Cooks, all other	19,870	160	3.5
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders	23,680	160	3.3
Fire fighters	38,680	4,550	3.3
Pediatricians, general	130,220	410	3.1
Proofreaders and copy markers	31,760	200	2.9
Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	24,360	130	2.9
Manicurists and pedicurists	19,630	700	2.9
Environmental engineering technicians	50,960	290	2.9
Commercial and industrial designers	48,480	530	2.8
Financial examiners	68,970	430	2.8
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	55,280	1,160	2.8
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	29,760	940	2.7
Production workers, all other	28,580	4,020	2.6
Economics teachers, postsecondary	89,220	110	2.6
Communications teachers, postsecondary	51,940	250	2.6
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	63,950	260	2.5
Political science teachers, postsecondary	83,810	130	2.5
Microbiologists	58,630	200	2.5
Job printers	31,740	640	2.5
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders	25,570	210	2.4
Construction and related workers, all other	31,470	550	2.4
Highway maintenance workers	35,130	1,310	2.3
Tax preparers	22,640	590	2.3
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	16,530	540	2.2
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	30,370	1,810	2.2
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	62,240	880	2.2
Millwrights	54,490	420	2.2
Internists, general	163,990	550	2.2
Special education teachers, middle school	50,660	1,080	2.2
History teachers, postsecondary	74,070	180	2.2
Mechanical engineering technicians	45,230	560	2.2
Anesthesiologists	185,780	190	2.1
Telemarketers	18,730	5,030	2.1
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	51,740	120	2.1
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	26,700	2,080	2.1
Special education teachers, secondary school	51,340	1,380	2
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,810	340	2
Funeral directors	50,120	180	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Columbus, Ohio Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	36,270	1.45	2,390
Property, real estate, and community association managers	72,670	1.44	360
Teachers and instructors, all other	51,150	1.42	2,160
Rehabilitation counselors	47,780	1.4	580
Education administrators, postsecondary	108,950	1.39	600
Training and development managers	111,830	1.36	270
Occupational health and safety specialists	77,430	1.34	290
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	38,690	1.34	180
Education administrators, all other	92,070	1.32	110
Graphic designers	49,950	1.32	1,570
Home appliance repairers	43,550	1.26	240
Physicians and surgeons, all other	190,620	1.25	1,720
File clerks	27,090	1.24	1,360
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	76,890	1.24	170
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,570	1.24	770
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	42,650	1.23	250
Political science teachers, postsecondary	83,810	1.23	130
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders	43,650	1.23	810
Dietetic technicians	33,680	1.23	140
Teacher assistants	25,560	1.23	4,790
Community and social service specialists, all other	44,310	1.23	760
Broadcast technicians	39,990	1.23	230
Compensation and benefits managers	94,610	1.22	240
Construction managers	94,560	1.22	1,070
Construction laborers	35,210	1.22	4,860
History teachers, postsecondary	74,070	1.22	180
Audio-visual collections specialists	53,560	1.21	130
Administrative services managers	80,800	1.21	1,480
Millwrights	54,490	1.21	420
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	81,350	1.2	120
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	49,320	1.2	470
Business teachers, postsecondary	79,410	1.2	370
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	57,190	1.2	1,740
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	64,420	1.19	11,830
Legal secretaries	40,680	1.19	1,020
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	75,070	1.19	570
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	59,700	1.19	530
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,830	1.18	1,480
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	38,070	1.18	600
Environmental engineering technicians	50,960	1.18	290
Lodging managers	57,390	1.17	210
Food batchmakers	28,500	1.17	300
Network systems and data communications analysts	70,090	1.17	2,040
Public relations specialists	55,080	1.16	1,530
Court, municipal, and license clerks	36,680	1.16	550
Speech-language pathologists	68,300	1.16	670
Word processors and typists	33,920	1.16	890
Computer and information systems managers	106,480	1.16	2,480
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	33,200	1.16	620
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary	69,790	1.16	370

Highest Paying Jobs in Columbus, Ohio Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Orthodontists	199,510
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	194,780	50
Physicians and surgeons, all other	190,620	1,720
Anesthesiologists	185,780	190
Obstetricians and gynecologists	182,510	160
Family and general practitioners	175,500
Dentists, general	164,760	410
Internists, general	163,990	550
Psychiatrists	154,220	120
Chief executives	150,800	2,200
Pediatricians, general	130,220	410
Training and development managers	111,830	270
Education administrators, postsecondary	108,950	600
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	108,100	800
Nuclear engineers	107,440
Computer and information systems managers	106,480	2,480
Sales managers	98,450	1,700
Human resources managers, all other	97,860	320
General and operations managers	97,510	9,830
Marketing managers	96,950	760
Financial managers	96,920	2,400
Natural sciences managers	96,710	250
Lawyers	96,020	3,490
Compensation and benefits managers	94,610	240
Construction managers	94,560	1,070
Physicists	92,300
Education administrators, all other	92,070	110
Chiropractors	91,790	150
Optometrists	90,570
Veterinarians	90,300	300
Economics teachers, postsecondary	89,220	110
Engineering managers	88,750	840
Public relations managers	87,950	180
Managers, all other	87,740	2,650
Materials scientists	87,160
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	86,490	1,280
Computer and information scientists, research	86,150
Advertising and promotions managers	85,080	170
Political science teachers, postsecondary	83,810	130
Physical scientists, all other	83,100	70
Personal financial advisors	82,630	880
Computer software engineers, systems software	81,500	2,410
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary	81,350	120
Pharmacists	80,840	1,850
Administrative services managers	80,800	1,480
Business teachers, postsecondary	79,410	370
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	78,870	680
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary	78,610	60
Commercial pilots	77,830	50
Occupational health and safety specialists	77,430	290

Large Companies Headquartered in Columbus

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Nationwide	21.8
American Electric Power	12.1
Limited Brands	9.7
Hexion Specialty Chemicals	4.5
Big Lots	4.4
Worthington Industries	3.1
Retail Ventures	2.9
Huntington Bancshares	2.3
Mettler-Toledo International	1.5
Bob Evans Farms	1.5

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