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Sandusky, OH

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Sandusky, OH metro area

Figures describe the Sandusky, OH metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Sandusky city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$44,970

Total employment50,100

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Sandusky, OH metro area was $44,970 per year ($21.62 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 50,100 jobs. 208 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	5.52	710	$29,620
Bartenders	2.92	710	$30,130
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2.45	680	$31,090
Cooks, Restaurant	1.99	910	$35,250
Waiters and Waitresses	1.92	1,400	$34,610
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1.89	860	$45,720
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1.71	670	$37,790
Cashiers	1.70	1,690	$28,530

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 208 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Sandusky, OH metro area
Occupation
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,590	$13.26	2,070	1.67
Cashiers	$28,530	$13.72	1,690	1.70
Retail Salespersons	$31,000	$14.91	1,510	1.21
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,610	$16.64	1,400	1.92
General and Operations Managers	$81,790	$39.32	1,380	1.23
Stockers and Order Fillers	$35,290	$16.96	960	1.05
Registered Nurses	$81,310	$39.09	940	0.86
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,250	$16.95	910	1.99
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$45,720	$21.98	860	1.89
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$35,480	$17.06	850	0.61
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$49,290	$23.70	820	1.66
Office Clerks, General	$41,760	$20.08	790	0.99
Bartenders	$30,130	$14.48	710	2.92
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$29,620	$14.24	710	5.52
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$31,090	$14.95	680	2.45
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,790	$18.17	670	1.71
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$39,760	$19.12	650	0.69
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,190	$17.40	600	0.84
Nursing Assistants	$37,910	$18.22	560	1.21
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,160	Not published	550	1.61
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$36,450	Not published	530	1.15
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$44,600	$21.44	520	0.95
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,610	$28.18	520	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$43,580	$20.95	510	1.41
Customer Service Representatives	$39,260	$18.87	470	0.56
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$36,950	$17.76	450	1.47
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$62,520	$30.06	390	1.86
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,090	$22.16	390	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,440	$29.06	350	0.75
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$76,120	$36.60	340	1.58
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$70,550	$33.92	320	1.48
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$56,750	$27.28	310	1.59
Construction Laborers	$60,600	$29.14	300	0.84
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$61,360	$29.50	300	5.45
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,040	$32.23	290	0.72
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,830	$16.75	280	0.96
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$46,660	$22.43	280	1.22
Firefighters	$47,270	$22.73	270	2.47
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,880	$17.25	270	1.88
Food Preparation Workers	$34,080	$16.38	270	0.93
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$44,350	$21.32	270	1.03
Accountants and Auditors	$74,360	$35.75	260	0.56
Dishwashers	$28,040	$13.48	260	1.67
Electricians	$64,060	$30.80	260	1.08
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,900	$13.41	250	1.77
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,720	$14.77	250	3.00
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,380	$29.03	240	1.57
Security Guards	$35,710	$17.17	230	0.56
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$28,490	$13.70	230	1.33
Recreation Workers	$29,320	$14.10	230	2.15
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,160	$35.65	230	1.15
Human Resources Specialists	$62,070	$29.84	210	0.73
Industrial Engineers	$95,720	$46.02	210	1.78
Medical Assistants	$40,260	$19.36	210	0.78
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$56,750	$27.29	210	0.52
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,280	$18.40	210	1.58
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,170	$22.68	210	0.83
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$43,500	$20.91	200	0.64
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,770	$26.33	200	3.70
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,900	$23.03	200	1.49
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,710	$15.73	190	2.03
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,400	$30.00	190	1.33
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$58,440	$28.10	190	0.96
Light Truck Drivers	$40,490	$19.47	190	0.60
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$60,110	$28.90	180	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,850	$36.95	180	0.70
Machinists	$57,170	$27.49	170	1.84
Industrial Production Managers	$110,110	$52.94	160	2.05
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$29,280	$14.08	160	3.15
Tellers	$37,610	$18.08	160	1.54
Financial Managers	$127,100	$61.11	150	0.56
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$96,260	Not published	150	1.38
Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,900	$48.03	150	0.76
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$73,920	Not published	150	2.87
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$68,990	$33.17	140	0.88
Project Management Specialists	$94,440	$45.40	140	0.40
Mechanical Engineers	$96,580	$46.43	140	1.43
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$58,910	$28.32	140	1.31
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,010	$29.33	140	1.14
Carpenters	$57,560	$27.67	140	0.65
Sales Managers	$118,950	$57.19	130	0.63
Food Service Managers	$62,580	$30.09	130	1.63
Training and Development Specialists	$54,660	$26.28	130	0.89
Lawyers	$101,270	$48.69	130	0.52
Pharmacy Technicians	$38,750	$18.63	130	0.86
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$46,990	$22.59	120	0.99
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,630	$16.17	120	0.79
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,950	$18.24	120	0.90
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$46,160	$22.19	120	2.02
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$56,670	$27.24	120	16.68
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$61,040	$29.35	120	0.92
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,670	$27.25	120	5.38
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$33,870	$16.28	120	3.78
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$65,990	$31.72	110	0.95
Coaches and Scouts	$37,910	Not published	110	1.33
Cooks, Short Order	$27,560	$13.25	110	2.43
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,150	$22.19	110	3.23
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$63,310	$30.44	110	1.59
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$65,780	$31.63	110	0.71
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$32,300	$15.53	110	1.41
Construction Managers	$99,520	$47.85	100	0.81
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$69,170	$33.26	100	0.30
Computer User Support Specialists	$54,510	$26.21	100	0.44
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$36,140	$17.38	100	1.72
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$29,030	$13.96	100	1.04
Parts Salespersons	$37,170	$17.87	100	1.18
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,730	$30.16	100	1.77
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,240	$27.52	100	2.24
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,180	$17.39	100	0.85
Software Developers	$108,250	$52.05	90	0.17
Pharmacists	$131,630	$63.28	90	0.89
Nurse Practitioners	$121,230	$58.29	90	0.87
Physicians, All Other	$209,150	$100.56	90	0.81
Dental Assistants	$46,260	$22.24	90	0.70
Billing and Posting Clerks	$45,930	$22.08	90	0.71
Bakers	$35,420	$17.03	90	1.12
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,930	$22.56	90	1.69
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$51,050	$24.54	90	7.17
Lodging Managers	$49,720	$23.91	80	5.47
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$53,990	$25.96	80	0.76
Compliance Officers	$76,140	$36.61	80	0.58
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$37,230	$17.90	80	1.79
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$34,440	$16.56	80	0.47
Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,880	$18.21	80	1.33
Childcare Workers	$29,570	$14.22	80	0.46
Insurance Sales Agents	$51,530	$24.78	80	0.55
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$57,460	$27.63	80	0.51
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,950	$28.82	80	0.89
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$29,850	$14.35	80	1.31
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,600	$20.00	80	0.67
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,230	$16.46	80	0.42
Rehabilitation Counselors	$37,540	$18.05	70	2.36
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$58,570	$28.16	70	0.45
Dental Hygienists	$86,130	$41.41	70	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$82,270	$39.56	70	1.44
Animal Caretakers	$28,970	$13.93	70	0.83
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$37,370	$17.97	70	1.43
Highway Maintenance Workers	$47,550	$22.86	70	1.44
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,550	$23.82	70	1.83
Printing Press Operators	$40,130	$19.29	70	1.56
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$62,790	$30.19	70	1.64
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,260	$21.76	70	2.28
Administrative Services Managers	$89,670	$43.11	60	0.71
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,180	$41.43	60	0.87
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,370	$71.81	60	0.78
Managers, All Other	$119,250	$57.33	60	0.31
Cost Estimators	$77,490	$37.25	60	0.82
Management Analysts	$97,750	$46.99	60	0.20
Loan Officers	$74,960	$36.04	60	0.67
Electrical Engineers	$100,900	$48.51	60	0.86
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,800	$31.63	60	2.39
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$35,020	$16.84	60	1.16
Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,020	$39.43	60	1.08
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$67,830	$32.61	60	0.54
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$109,300	$52.55	60	1.74
Chefs and Head Cooks	$67,190	$32.30	60	0.87
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$65,100	$31.30	60	0.40
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$62,320	$29.96	60	0.99
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,460	$18.01	60	1.34
Marketing Managers	$101,700	$48.90	50	0.37
Facilities Managers	$94,020	$45.20	50	0.92
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,940	$65.36	50	0.23
Human Resources Managers	$122,930	$59.10	50	0.70
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$49,700	$23.90	50	3.94
Computer Systems Analysts	$91,440	$43.96	50	0.32
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$87,470	$42.06	50	0.49
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$94,960	$45.65	50	1.11
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$57,470	$27.63	50	1.15
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$48,350	$23.25	50	0.41
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$43,440	$20.89	50	0.47
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,070	$26.96	50	1.20
Physical Therapists	$102,210	$49.14	50	0.61
Paramedics	$45,230	$21.75	50	1.65
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$46,330	$22.27	50	0.78
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$63,260	$30.41	50	2.83
Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,610	$29.14	50	1.45
Phlebotomists	$39,780	$19.12	50	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,810	$30.68	50	1.55
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$53,350	$25.65	50	1.28
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$48,480	$23.31	50	1.00
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$57,680	$27.73	50	1.54
Millwrights	$67,920	$32.65	50	3.88
Social and Community Service Managers	$63,110	$30.34	40	0.60
Social and Human Service Assistants	$35,650	$17.14	40	0.31
Instructional Coordinators	$65,660	$31.57	40	0.55
Graphic Designers	$48,440	$23.29	40	0.61
Public Relations Specialists	$56,030	$26.94	40	0.49
Occupational Therapists	$90,710	$43.61	40	0.83
Respiratory Therapists	$69,360	$33.35	40	0.86
Tour and Travel Guides	$28,070	$13.50	40	2.20
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$86,990	$41.82	40	0.41
Real Estate Sales Agents	$45,810	$22.03	40	0.64
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,450	$28.58	40	0.72
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$46,960	$22.58	40	0.73
Data Entry Keyers	$38,040	$18.29	40	1.06
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$51,980	$24.99	40	3.54
Tool and Die Makers	$65,460	$31.47	40	2.41
Production Workers, All Other	$46,900	$22.55	40	0.47
Chief Executives	$120,030	$57.71	30	0.50
Logisticians	$89,720	$43.14	30	0.42
Civil Engineers	$101,060	$48.59	30	0.29
Medical Records Specialists	$47,970	$23.06	30	0.51
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,340	$16.99	30	0.67
Postal Service Clerks	$66,060	$31.76	30	1.35
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,960	$23.06	30	0.64
Food Batchmakers	$42,220	$20.30	30	0.60
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$65,240	$31.36	30	3.75
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$37,220	$17.90	30	6.98

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.