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Jobs in Cleveland, OH

Pay, demand and occupations in this metropolitan area.

In short: Cleveland, OH: 1,031,130 jobs, median pay $50,140 a year.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

$50,140median pay
1,031,130jobs
30cities listed
$108,420top (90th pct.)
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Overview

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

Cleveland, OH is a metropolitan area in Ohio. BLS counts 1,031,130 wage-and-salary jobs here, with a median pay of $50,140 a year (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $29,550 and the highest-paid tenth more than $108,420).

Cities in our guides that belong to this area: Cleveland, Parma, Lorain, Elyria, Lakewood, Euclid, Mentor, Strongsville, Cleveland Heights, North Ridgeville, Brunswick, Westlake.

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Largest occupations

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 largest occupations here (at least 100 jobs).

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Occupation ⇅Jobs ⇅Median pay ⇅Entry (10th pct.) ⇅Top (90th pct.) ⇅Location quotient ⇅
General and Operations Managers29,510$97,750$48,140$217,2901.27
Registered Nurses28,240$83,940$75,020$108,1201.26
Fast Food and Counter Workers28,010$28,750$23,640$35,8301.10
Retail Salespersons24,650$31,000$24,870$45,6800.95
Stockers and Order Fillers22,660$36,290$27,970$47,8001.21
Home Health and Personal Care Aides19,400$34,520$29,080$38,5500.68
Cashiers18,720$29,130$23,650$36,3100.91
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand17,090$38,680$30,920$49,4100.87
Customer Service Representatives15,900$46,040$31,340$65,7600.92
Office Clerks, General15,700$44,790$29,150$63,9000.96
Waiters and Waitresses14,120$36,260$24,220$76,6000.94
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators13,700$44,630$33,280$62,2401.47
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners13,380$36,230$28,850$48,6800.91
Nursing Assistants13,060$39,010$35,480$46,7101.36
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General12,860$51,930$36,130$75,9801.27
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers11,970$58,970$40,970$76,1100.88
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products11,420$76,020$45,270$133,8901.39
Accountants and Auditors10,740$80,000$54,830$129,9001.12
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive10,450$46,120$33,300$62,4000.92
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers9,460$37,700$31,200$60,7301.17
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks8,660$48,860$36,960$67,8100.95
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers8,590$64,650$44,620$99,5800.90
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education8,560$79,610$48,430$106,0401.21
Software Developers8,460$111,310$78,860$167,5700.76
Cooks, Restaurant8,190$37,060$27,790$45,5800.88
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary7,940$37,380$28,520$47,5200.84
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel7,710$59,830$35,770$107,4300.93
Security Guards7,630$35,890$28,750$56,5100.90
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants7,120$45,920$38,290$59,3901.12
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks6,940$45,650$35,260$60,7601.28
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers6,910$38,230$29,740$50,7101.09
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers6,850$46,260$31,100$69,7900.92
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education6,750$80,580$49,040$101,9201.64
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses6,720$63,900$51,540$75,2701.56
Physicians, All Other6,610$248,400$62,990$452,9102.91
Light Truck Drivers6,360$43,160$27,840$65,0400.98
Project Management Specialists6,340$95,000$59,930$161,8700.90
Human Resources Specialists6,330$70,900$47,140$115,5001.05
Financial Managers6,300$157,900$83,320$348,5201.13
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers5,970$74,110$48,730$100,5701.34

Top pay

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

The 40 highest-paying occupations among those with at least 300 jobs.

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Occupation ⇅Jobs ⇅Median pay ⇅Entry (10th pct.) ⇅Top (90th pct.) ⇅Location quotient ⇅
Physicians, All Other6,610$248,400$62,990$452,9102.91
Nurse Anesthetists390$231,830$207,460$318,7701.12
Pediatricians, General650$217,970$161,030$253,2902.48
Chief Executives980$199,350$90,890$432,6400.72
Commercial Pilots600$166,520$59,280$225,9601.89
Financial Managers6,300$157,900$83,320$348,5201.13
Computer and Information Systems Managers4,430$156,410$96,940$219,9701.00
Architectural and Engineering Managers1,610$155,460$112,790$210,8601.10
Dentists, General470$154,800$82,790$348,9100.57
Sales Managers4,560$143,870$75,210$256,2101.08
Aerospace Engineers460$143,020$92,520$193,7301.03
Pharmacists2,860$140,690$54,610$165,9001.34
Physician Assistants750$135,860$105,060$229,6100.70
Lawyers5,540$134,680$75,740$281,7701.11
Human Resources Managers1,520$134,380$82,390$223,6301.04
Purchasing Managers500$134,030$90,460$224,9200.90
Nurse Practitioners3,320$130,800$103,200$155,5901.55
Managers, All Other1,350$130,580$73,050$210,5400.33
Marketing Managers1,990$129,300$76,740$219,8000.76
Computer Network Architects860$128,800$85,220$180,7100.72
Veterinarians560$128,610$50,390$212,5801.01
Database Architects400$127,530$92,800$169,7100.89
Medical and Health Services Managers4,780$122,770$68,640$215,6801.21
Engineers, All Other980$118,590$74,560$174,3100.96
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer340$117,480$79,540$160,3200.53
Software Developers8,460$111,310$78,860$167,5700.76
Public Relations Managers320$111,100$61,590$202,6100.65
Industrial Production Managers2,520$107,380$73,340$170,3601.54
Information Security Analysts920$105,890$71,860$164,5600.73
Fundraising Managers430$105,780$64,640$198,3501.69
Computer Occupations, All Other960$104,870$49,220$143,0400.33
Physical Therapists2,000$104,030$79,620$127,2001.13
Occupational Therapists1,200$103,060$77,250$124,1401.12
Data Scientists1,260$101,860$61,150$142,7800.72
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists320$101,660$66,110$158,4700.63
Operations Research Analysts330$101,560$52,970$137,9600.45
Computer Systems Analysts4,020$101,540$62,820$149,7801.17
Construction Managers2,630$101,440$58,560$162,7501.04
Administrative Services Managers1,410$100,950$61,500$162,1900.80
Industrial Engineers3,910$99,300$73,390$134,7101.61

Fields

METRO Official statistic Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · Data: May 2025

Sort:
Field ⇅Jobs ⇅Median pay ⇅Location quotient ⇅
Office and Administrative Support117,740$47,3001.00
Food Preparation and Serving Related90,560$31,3201.00
Transportation and Material Moving88,040$42,3600.97
Sales and Related84,450$36,7700.95
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical84,080$82,2501.29
Production82,950$47,4601.46
Management78,650$107,2101.07
Business and Financial Operations64,690$78,1200.93
Educational Instruction and Library54,080$61,7200.90
Healthcare Support46,260$37,8500.88
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair39,850$60,2400.99
Construction and Extraction32,590$62,7600.76
Computer and Mathematical29,160$99,9700.84
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance28,520$37,0700.95
Protective Service26,300$56,3001.05
Personal Care and Service20,080$33,2900.93
Community and Social Service17,170$57,4500.97
Architecture and Engineering16,390$94,8200.94
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media11,870$54,6600.87
Legal9,830$95,2001.14
Life, Physical, and Social Science7,320$78,8000.75
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry570$38,2600.20

Cities

CITY Official statistic Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Sort:
City ⇅State ⇅Population ⇅Median rent ⇅
ClevelandOhio366,097$945
ParmaOhio79,870$1,087
LorainOhio65,395$887
ElyriaOhio53,035$906
LakewoodOhio50,007$1,070
EuclidOhio48,823$1,025
MentorOhio47,171$1,239
StrongsvilleOhio45,983$1,302
Cleveland HeightsOhio44,497$1,216
North RidgevilleOhio36,627$1,116
BrunswickOhio35,246$1,157
WestlakeOhio34,104$1,570
North OlmstedOhio31,924$1,141
North RoyaltonOhio30,972$1,116
Garfield HeightsOhio29,269$1,129
Shaker HeightsOhio28,922$1,168
MedinaOhio25,950$1,077
Avon LakeOhio25,752$1,537
AvonOhio25,317$1,796
WadsworthOhio24,492$1,067
WilloughbyOhio24,046$1,171
SolonOhio23,943$1,626
Maple HeightsOhio23,258$1,338
South EuclidOhio21,534$1,367
Rocky RiverOhio21,490$1,175
Parma HeightsOhio20,581$1,111
PainesvilleOhio20,548$1,036
Mayfield HeightsOhio20,022$1,128
Broadview HeightsOhio19,771$1,083
Brook ParkOhio18,284$1,122

Open jobs

Open private-sector jobs by city of this area:

Cleveland · Parma · Lorain · Elyria · Lakewood · Euclid · Mentor · Strongsville · Cleveland Heights · North Ridgeville

FAQ

How many jobs are there in Cleveland, OH?

BLS counts 1,031,130 wage-and-salary jobs (OEWS, May 2025).

What is the median pay in Cleveland, OH?

$50,140 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Which occupation pays most in Cleveland, OH?

Physicians, All Other, with a median of $248,400 among occupations with at least 300 jobs.

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