Toledo Employment

Employment and Industries in the Toledo, Ohio Area

Although the manufacturing industries in Toledo have declined significantly, manufacturing is still an important economic component of the local economy. General Motors and Chrysler have facilities in the Toledo area. The Jeep vehicle is produced in the city.

Toledo is a notable Northwestern Ohio banking and finance center. In addition, medical devices and instrument companies and technology firms are significant forces in the economy. The metals, steel and plastic industries are also important to the city. In addition, agriculture is important to the region.

Fortune 500 companies, Owens Corning and Dana Corporation are situated in Toledo. The Fortune 1000 company, HCR Manor Care is headquartered in Toledo. The notable company Faurecia Exhaust Systems is also located in the city.

The largest employer in the city is the University of Toledo. The healthcare industry now employs more residents than the manufacturing industries and is the city's largest employment sector. In addition, Toledo has produced a number of "green jobs" due to economic development pertaining to solar energy.

Toledo is known as "Glass city" due to its long history of innovation in the glass industry. Employment is provided by notable glass producing firms such as Owens-Corning, Pilkington North America, Therma-Tru and Libbey Glass. Employment is also provided by a number of glass related companies. The major fiberglass company Johns Manville is also located in the area.

The largest employers in Toledo:

The University of Toledo
The Toledo Hospital
Promedica Health Systems, Inc
St Vincent Hospital and Medical Center of Toledo
The University of Toledo
Chrysler LLC
TSL LTD
Job 1 USA
GM Corp. Powertrain Div. Corp
Libbey Glass Inc
Dana Corporation
Owens Corning
Faurecia Automotive Holdings Inc
Toledo Building Services Co Inc
Fifth Third Bank of Northwestern Ohio, NA
Saint Anne Mercy Hospital
Toledo Clinic, Inc
Manor Care, Inc
Heitman Steel Products
Sterling Pipe & Tube, Inc

The prominent employment fields in Toledo:

Trade, transportation and utilities
Manufacturing
Government
Healthcare
Education
Professional and business services

Noteworthy facts about Toledo, Ohio: Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,000. Cost of living index in 2008: 78.8 (U.S. average: 100). Adult population holding a bachelor's degree: 17%.

Local companies have access to helpful associations such as:

The Toledo Blade is a good resource for people interested in learning about local business endeavors.

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	8,550	55,540	$41,000 - 75,950	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	3,470	52,180	$27,630 - 82,210	8%	51%
3	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,200	53,690	$33,720 - 75,030	14%	95%
4	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,970	53,460	$34,660 - 74,680	6%	96%
5	Accountants and auditors	2,210	65,020	$38,410 - 101,410	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,490	50,730	$31,530 - 69,540	11%	95%
7	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	1,120	44,730	$15,060 - 79,640	17%	56%
8	Lawyers	1,070	108,730	$58,910 -	11%	99%
9	Pharmacists	900	79,430	$27,520 - 117,740	22%	97%
10	Mechanical engineers	890	68,380	$43,710 - 91,210	4%	78%
11	Medical and health services managers	740	78,430	$54,170 - 114,640	16%	57%
12	Financial managers	730	103,030	$57,680 - 164,770	13%	60%
13	Child, family, and school social workers	730	31,160	$21,990 - 41,860	19%	77%
14	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	720	67,010	$34,210 - 108,870	25%	67%
15	Network and computer systems administrators	690	57,970	$36,470 - 80,860	27%	50%
16	Sales managers	650	93,230	$45,200 - 166,030	10%	69%
17	Industrial engineers	630	70,680	$45,300 - 99,600	20%	74%
18	Education, training, and library workers, all other	620	28,900	$18,990 - 41,380	11%	79%
19	Special education teachers, secondary school	600	47,990	$33,500 - 67,010	9%	87%
20	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	590	51,970	$34,730 - 72,800	20%	87%
21	Chief executives	560	156,100	$71,330 -	2%	65%
22	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	550	51,690	$30,050 - 76,450	13%	73%
23	Social and human service assistants	540	29,550	$19,340 - 40,550	34%	58%
24	Coaches and scouts	540	21,650	$14,870 - 34,680	15%	60%
25	Management analysts	520	81,190	$34,050 - 137,460	22%	78%
26	Teachers and instructors, all other	520	46,930	$23,640 - 73,100	9%	54%
27	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	490	84,030	$58,420 - 113,160	8%	78%
28	Social workers, all other	490	35,190	$21,390 - 51,120	18%	77%
29	Sales and related workers, all other	480	40,420	$16,800 - 78,800	14%	62%
30	Physical therapists	470	81,760	$60,040 - 107,680	27%	89%
31	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	470	63,630	$29,590 - 104,300	12%	51%
32	Computer systems analysts	450	65,310	$43,030 - 96,270	29%	68%
33	Civil engineers	440	68,330	$46,090 - 95,420	18%	87%
34	Computer programmers	430	54,210	$25,080 - 88,170	0%	73%
35	Market research analysts	410	58,130	$36,060 - 81,210	20%	82%
36	Self-enrichment education teachers	410	28,770	$17,790 - 53,410	23%	54%
37	Engineering managers	410	104,310	$69,360 - 142,960	7%	84%
38	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	390	42,950	$27,040 - 65,690	18%	56%
39	Graphic designers	390	38,590	$23,050 - 58,330	10%	55%
40	Speech-language pathologists	390	79,830	$56,050 - 108,380	11%	98%
41	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	380	35,430	$24,220 - 52,110	30%	77%
42	Librarians	370	55,720	$32,380 - 75,580	4%	85%
43	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	360	51,590	$31,840 - 80,350	5%	58%
44	Advertising sales agents	350	48,130	$20,220 - 73,430	20%	56%
45	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	350	41,830	$27,900 - 59,340	15%	51%
46	Electrical engineers	340	61,180	$44,700 - 87,230	6%	81%
47	Managers, all other	340	79,010	$39,440 - 127,810	7%	55%
48	Computer software engineers, applications	320	68,720	$43,260 - 99,150	45%	85%
49	Network systems and data communications analysts	310	65,920	$43,340 - 94,080	53%	57%
50	Mental health counselors	300	46,960	$31,760 - 66,780	30%	73%
51	Computer and information systems managers	300	110,310	$66,120 -	16%	73%
52	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	300	52,680	$42,030 - 65,160	12%	51%
53	Medical and public health social workers	300	43,560	$30,370 - 60,700	24%	77%
54	Special education teachers, middle school	290	52,440	$34,270 - 71,180	16%	87%
55	Occupational therapists	290	81,570	$58,920 - 107,290	23%	90%
56	Training and development specialists	290	53,530	$27,100 - 85,900	18%	56%
57	Social and community service managers	280	51,200	$31,620 - 77,490	25%	72%
58	Community and social service specialists, all other	280	37,860	$22,620 - 55,870	25%	58%
59	Instructional coordinators	270	49,930	$29,620 - 69,800	23%	79%
60	Tax preparers	260	28,580	$15,370 - 49,810	0%	54%
61	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	250	41,590	$28,920 - 59,550	11%	58%
62	Public relations specialists	250	45,790	$32,630 - 68,100	18%	81%
63	Architects, except landscape and naval	210	68,420	$45,110 - 95,940	18%	88%
64	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	210	59,380	$40,810 - 79,960	0%	96%
65	Rehabilitation counselors	210	38,270	$22,130 - 63,440	23%	73%
66	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	210	41,510	$27,310 - 57,110	34%	73%
67	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	200	61,230	$40,440 - 80,710	25%	93%
68	Occupational health and safety specialists	200	56,870	$34,890 - 81,680	8%	72%
69	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	200	49,690	$30,070 - 72,150	18%	56%
70	Marketing managers	190	103,080	$54,820 - 152,890	14%	69%
71	Personal financial advisors	180	106,960	$32,360 -	41%	81%
72	Editors	180	44,960	$24,170 - 72,870	2%	81%
73	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	180	87,240	$48,150 - 105,240	16%	99%
74	Financial specialists, all other	170	50,650	$35,450 - 72,030	12%	50%
75	Financial analysts	170	66,960	$41,510 - 102,180	34%	87%
76	Education administrators, postsecondary	170	108,890	$55,780 -	14%	78%
77	Chemists	160	64,490	$41,930 - 98,810	9%	93%
78	Floral designers	160	21,110	$15,810 - 28,470	0%	55%
79	Human resources managers, all other	150	97,190	$63,250 - 139,410	11%	58%
80	Computer specialists, all other	150	57,470	$35,090 - 83,860	15%	68%
81	Chemical engineers	130	72,570	$52,830 - 102,120	8%	91%
82	Insurance underwriters	130	46,590	$29,520 - 61,700	6%	53%
83	Computer software engineers, systems software	130	72,940	$46,460 - 108,550	28%	85%
84	Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	130	57,910	$16,640 - 87,410	5%	99%
85	Database administrators	130	58,300	$34,350 - 92,360	29%	72%
86	Legislators	120	70,420	$15,050 -	1%	65%
87	Dietitians and nutritionists	120	52,430	$38,170 - 69,290	9%	72%
88	Producers and directors	120	48,440	$27,550 - 76,040	11%	75%
89	Commercial and industrial designers	120	46,390	$29,860 - 62,500	7%	55%
90	Purchasing managers	120	77,210	$48,890 - 113,530	3%	57%
91	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	120	41,550	$26,720 - 71,400	14%	54%
92	Dentists, general	110	202,310	$124,200 -	9%	100%
93	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	100	38,200	$23,250 - 48,980	24%	78%
94	Veterinarians	100	108,610	$59,250 -	35%	100%
95	Surveyors	100	66,990	$50,460 - 86,000	24%	82%
96	Sales engineers	90	66,720	$38,880 - 100,630	9%	79%
97	Health educators	90	41,160	$26,900 - 56,670	26%	58%
98	Credit analysts	90	55,620	$32,770 - 80,320	2%	60%
99	Engineers, all other	80	72,950	$44,830 - 106,830	6%	82%
100	Clergy	80	38,840	$23,400 - 56,690	19%	75%

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	Cashiers	10,560	17,530	$14,860 - 22,580	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	9,120	26,530	$15,250 - 46,270	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	8,700	16,400	$14,840 - 19,290	18%	5%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	7,580	27,140	$16,770 - 40,420	2%	5%
5	Waiters and waitresses	6,310	17,790	$14,910 - 24,350	11%	14%
6	Office clerks, general	5,880	25,830	$15,440 - 38,920	13%	19%
7	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	5,740	23,230	$15,340 - 37,380	15%	4%
8	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	5,400	40,220	$26,330 - 57,420	10%	4%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	4,900	24,550	$18,170 - 32,320	18%	7%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	4,630	22,460	$15,260 - 32,470	-7%	8%
11	Team assemblers	4,230	29,340	$17,910 - 40,890	0%	5%
12	Packers and packagers, hand	4,210	25,170	$15,190 - 38,430	-11%	3%
13	Customer service representatives	3,580	29,450	$17,900 - 41,560	25%	22%
14	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,570	37,670	$18,430 - 59,740	10%	6%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	3,560	32,920	$21,710 - 46,740	13%	16%
16	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	3,460	28,420	$15,470 - 40,600	1%	18%
17	Home health aides	3,430	20,050	$16,570 - 25,830	49%	7%
18	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	2,900	38,030	$25,780 - 52,140	15%	18%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,510	44,910	$28,130 - 65,490	6%	29%
20	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,490	42,460	$22,670 - 62,650	4%	25%
21	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,480	30,640	$17,190 - 48,070	8%	4%
22	Security guards	2,400	23,420	$15,310 - 37,770	17%	13%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,270	53,610	$32,980 - 82,110	-4%	15%
24	Helpers--production workers	2,230	21,010	$15,690 - 30,010	0%	4%
25	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,220	19,130	$15,100 - 25,230	13%	5%
26	General and operations managers	2,180	97,920	$40,270 -	2%	48%
27	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,170	39,470	$32,410 - 49,680	14%	7%
28	Industrial truck and tractor operators	2,160	35,160	$22,310 - 60,030	-1%	2%
29	Medical secretaries	2,030	29,360	$21,210 - 39,300	17%	18%
30	Cooks, restaurant	1,940	20,440	$15,420 - 29,170	12%	5%
31	Bartenders	1,920	18,150	$15,000 - 23,900	11%	17%
32	Receptionists and information clerks	1,860	23,300	$15,910 - 31,870	17%	13%
33	Carpenters	1,850	45,380	$28,270 - 64,330	10%	6%
34	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,820	31,570	$19,560 - 48,980	4%	6%
35	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,800	39,490	$19,790 - 65,910	-6%	14%
36	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,780	22,580	$16,070 - 31,450	18%	6%
37	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,770	35,820	$20,180 - 51,250	14%	4%
38	Food preparation workers	1,750	19,380	$15,210 - 26,290	15%	7%
39	Child care workers	1,750	19,770	$15,010 - 29,180	18%	15%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,750	29,940	$18,940 - 42,980	11%	14%
41	Teacher assistants	1,540	25,420	$16,760 - 32,710	10%	18%
42	Business operations specialists, all other	1,520	51,050	$28,190 - 84,790	21%	49%
43	Driver/sales workers	1,470	24,560	$14,940 - 44,850	-4%	4%
44	Cooks, fast food	1,470	17,580	$15,000 - 21,260	8%	5%
45	Machinists	1,400	42,740	$26,320 - 64,640	-2%	3%
46	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,380	42,690	$18,630 - 63,800	11%	33%
47	Electricians	1,340	52,570	$24,910 - 79,380	7%	7%
48	Construction laborers	1,320	40,190	$21,580 - 58,120	11%	5%
49	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,230	25,320	$17,900 - 33,850	11%	5%
50	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,230	59,330	$37,410 - 87,230	7%	13%
51	Preschool teachers, except special education	1,150	21,850	$15,960 - 29,670	26%	43%
52	Tellers	1,130	23,420	$17,870 - 30,840	14%	16%
53	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	1,120	60,120	$35,460 - 82,550	11%	4%
54	Dishwashers	1,110	17,100	$15,010 - 20,210	10%	3%
55	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,060	33,830	$20,780 - 58,620	-14%	0%
56	Medical assistants	1,050	28,440	$21,720 - 37,530	35%	10%
57	Counter and rental clerks	1,050	24,730	$15,240 - 37,890	23%	16%
58	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	950	23,510	$15,640 - 38,510	12%	6%
59	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	940	67,740	$36,010 - 100,940	9%	10%
60	Pharmacy technicians	940	27,710	$18,300 - 38,170	32%	16%
61	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	920	32,990	$20,550 - 57,980	-12%	0%
62	Industrial machinery mechanics	910	50,170	$32,980 - 69,930	9%	5%
63	Production workers, all other	900	31,120	$17,330 - 50,010	2%	5%
64	Postal service mail carriers	880			1%	11%
65	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	870	31,490	$21,190 - 40,030	-4%	5%
66	Physicians and surgeons, all other	850	186,810	$52,440 -	0%	0%
67	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	840	41,550	$26,850 - 58,830	12%	3%
68	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	840	16,910	$14,880 - 21,550	10%	17%
69	Bill and account collectors	830	26,530	$17,460 - 38,740	23%	13%
70	Tool and die makers	820	52,240	$33,760 - 75,510	-9%	5%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	790	43,520	$28,140 - 67,660	13%	17%
72	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	780	21,440	$15,060 - 30,920	14%	3%
73	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	760	41,030	$23,360 - 63,080	4%	30%
74	Personal and home care aides	760	21,250	$16,880 - 25,850	51%	10%
75	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	720	25,700	$18,280 - 37,240	19%	14%
76	Dental assistants	680	31,740	$22,810 - 41,350	29%	9%
77	Computer support specialists	680	39,760	$23,440 - 64,130	13%	43%
78	Radiologic technologists and technicians	680	49,570	$37,390 - 63,410	15%	25%
79	Telemarketers	680	20,380	$15,260 - 27,230	-9%	14%
80	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	670	20,890	$15,910 - 26,990	10%	5%
81	Sales representatives, services, all other	670	48,670	$20,300 - 91,610	28%	48%
82	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	660	37,050	$21,870 - 62,450	5%	2%
83	Healthcare support workers, all other	650	29,700	$20,040 - 39,520	16%	10%
84	Cooks, short order	650	18,510	$15,090 - 23,460	5%	5%
85	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	630	26,350	$15,990 - 41,860	27%	47%
86	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	620	54,500	$30,860 - 73,420	10%	17%
87	Printing machine operators	610	30,350	$20,680 - 39,550	-5%	6%
88	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	610	41,650	$24,450 - 63,990	9%	3%
89	Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	600	62,940	$47,580 - 79,340	-12%	7%
90	Insurance sales agents	600	58,200	$32,790 - 109,790	13%	45%
91	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	600	54,000	$37,460 - 66,410	8%	3%
92	Food service managers	600	46,630	$29,600 - 68,160	5%	24%
93	Industrial production managers	590	104,540	$56,730 -	-5%	43%
94	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	590	37,310	$21,590 - 60,770	-15%	0%
95	Medical records and health information technicians	590	33,400	$21,710 - 49,260	18%	12%
96	Machine feeders and offbearers	580	32,820	$17,370 - 62,070	-14%	0%
97	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	580	36,500	$21,010 - 58,070	2%	11%
98	Interviewers, except eligibility and loan	560	28,000	$21,440 - 35,730	10%	24%
99	Dental hygienists	560	56,380	$41,410 - 68,000	30%	33%
100	Cost estimators	550	66,810	$36,940 - 100,890	19%	32%

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Jobs More Common Near Toledo Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	62,940	600	8.8
Motorboat mechanics	32,800	150	7.2
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians	18,880	170	6.4
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary	62,440	400	5.4
Tool and die makers	52,240	820	4.8
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	21,810	140	4.4
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	57,910	130	4.4
Power plant operators	62,070	160	4.2
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	33,290	240	4
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay	55,440	110	3.8
Education, training, and library workers, all other	28,900	620	3.7
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,150	290	3.7
Funeral attendants	23,590	180	3.6
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary		110	3.6
Social workers, all other	35,190	490	3.5
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,760	180	3.5
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,990	920	3.4
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic		540	3.4
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,310	590	3.4
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,010	260	3.4
Education teachers, postsecondary		310	3.3
Communications teachers, postsecondary		120	3.3
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,750	520	3.2
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators	30,480	100	3.2
History teachers, postsecondary		100	3.1
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,570	400	3.1
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	38,600	120	2.9
Electrical and electronics drafters	44,930	210	2.9
Physical therapist assistants	51,700	370	2.8
Job printers	30,110	220	2.8
Food batchmakers	27,080	490	2.7
Personal care and service workers, all other	18,290	340	2.7
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary		200	2.6
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	35,340	140	2.6
Machine feeders and offbearers	32,820	580	2.6
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	83,610	200	2.5
Packers and packagers, hand	25,170	4,210	2.5
Health technologists and technicians, all other	36,900	370	2.4
Court, municipal, and license clerks	34,490	490	2.4
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	41,590	250	2.4
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary		330	2.4
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary		260	2.4
Business teachers, postsecondary		300	2.3
Tax preparers	28,580	260	2.3
Surgeons	216,810	230	2.3
Pharmacy aides	21,470	210	2.3
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	93,150	370	2.3
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,550	230	2.2
Helpers--production workers	21,010	2,230	2.2
Psychology teachers, postsecondary		120	2.2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Toledo, Ohio Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Legislators	70,420	1.98	120
Construction managers	119,400	1.42	380
Chefs and head cooks	55,930	1.38	110
Cement masons and concrete finishers	50,110	1.35	340
Residential advisors	34,440	1.35	120
Personal financial advisors	106,960	1.34	180
Protective service workers, all other	41,590	1.34	370
Property, real estate, and community association managers	71,280	1.33	110
Sheet metal workers	55,500	1.33	460
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	87,240	1.31	180
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	60,120	1.3	1,120
Administrative services managers	94,860	1.3	390
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	55,840	1.3	180
Painters, construction and maintenance	44,410	1.29	420
Construction laborers	40,190	1.29	1,320
Machine feeders and offbearers	32,820	1.26	580
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	54,000	1.26	600
Bus drivers, school	32,880	1.26	350
Dentists, general	202,310	1.25	110
Speech-language pathologists	79,830	1.24	390
Packers and packagers, hand	25,170	1.23	4,210
Teachers and instructors, all other	46,930	1.23	520
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	37,570	1.23	400
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	37,310	1.23	590
Education administrators, postsecondary	108,890	1.22	170
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	62,940	1.22	600
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	93,150	1.22	370
Occupational therapists	81,570	1.21	290
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	31,490	1.21	870
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators	46,650	1.2	150
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	96,700	1.2	320
Cost estimators	66,810	1.19	550
Industrial production managers	104,540	1.18	590
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	39,150	1.18	290
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	39,490	1.18	1,800
Nonfarm animal caretakers	24,340	1.18	390
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	41,830	1.17	350
Industrial truck and tractor operators	35,160	1.17	2,160
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	67,740	1.17	940
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,830	1.16	1,060
Carpenters	45,380	1.16	1,850
Machinists	42,740	1.16	1,400
Mental health counselors	46,960	1.15	300
Tool and die makers	52,240	1.15	820
Brickmasons and blockmasons	52,260	1.15	160
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	56,240	1.15	290
Teacher assistants	25,420	1.14	1,540
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	83,610	1.14	200
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers	39,460	1.14	270
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	59,380	1.13	210

Highest Paying Jobs in Toledo, Ohio Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Surgeons	216,810	230
Dentists, general	202,310	110
Psychiatrists	194,840	80
Physicians and surgeons, all other	186,810	850
Obstetricians and gynecologists	172,470
Internists, general	168,460
Family and general practitioners	160,670	330
Chief executives	156,100	560
Natural sciences managers	129,910	40
Optometrists	129,180	50
Construction managers	119,400	380
Computer and information systems managers	110,310	300
Education administrators, postsecondary	108,890	170
Lawyers	108,730	1,070
Veterinarians	108,610	100
Personal financial advisors	106,960	180
Industrial production managers	104,540	590
Engineering managers	104,310	410
Marketing managers	103,080	190
Financial managers	103,030	730
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	98,250	30
General and operations managers	97,920	2,180
Human resources managers, all other	97,190	150
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	96,700	320
Administrative services managers	94,860	390
Operations research analysts	94,110	40
Sales managers	93,230	650
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	93,150	370
Training and development managers	90,650	60
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	87,240	180
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	84,030	490
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	83,610	200
Physician assistants	82,270	60
Physical therapists	81,760	470
Occupational therapists	81,570	290
Management analysts	81,190	520
Electronics engineers, except computer	79,930	70
Speech-language pathologists	79,830	390
Pharmacists	79,430	900
Managers, all other	79,010	340
Elevator installers and repairers	78,890
Medical and health services managers	78,430	740
Purchasing managers	77,210	120
Logisticians	76,450	80
Advertising and promotions managers	75,650	30
Art directors	75,110	50
Materials engineers	74,610	50
Public relations managers	74,040	60
Compensation and benefits managers	73,690	70
Engineers, all other	72,950	80