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Jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Pay, demand and occupations in this metropolitan area.

In short: Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN: 1,101,030 jobs, median pay $50,170 a year.

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

$50,170median pay
1,101,030jobs
32cities listed
$119,580top (90th pct.)
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Overview

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is a metropolitan area in Ohio · Kentucky · Indiana. BLS counts 1,101,030 wage-and-salary jobs here, with a median pay of $50,170 a year (the lowest-paid tenth earn under $29,780 and the highest-paid tenth more than $119,580).

Cities in our guides that belong to this area: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Covington, Mason, Florence, Independence, Oxford, Lebanon, Forest Park, Springboro.

Private-sector jobs →Federal jobs →All metro areas

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 ⇅
Fast Food and Counter Workers30,950$29,720$23,590$35,2401.13
General and Operations Managers29,330$100,670$49,550$222,5201.18
Retail Salespersons28,670$30,810$25,300$46,3501.04
Registered Nurses28,520$83,650$67,820$107,1901.19
Stockers and Order Fillers26,870$37,810$29,680$57,6201.34
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand22,910$40,240$31,690$50,5301.10
Cashiers19,580$29,170$24,560$37,1100.90
Customer Service Representatives19,410$46,470$31,600$64,4101.06
Waiters and Waitresses17,790$36,530$23,280$74,0401.11
Office Clerks, General16,750$44,640$28,980$64,5700.96
Home Health and Personal Care Aides16,470$35,210$29,020$45,8900.54
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers13,820$60,590$45,920$81,6200.95
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners13,560$36,030$28,840$48,5300.87
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products12,360$75,950$41,370$154,9601.41
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General12,140$56,830$36,340$77,3901.12
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators11,940$44,440$33,010$57,9601.20
Nursing Assistants11,390$40,350$37,300$47,1801.11
Cooks, Restaurant10,810$36,030$27,250$44,8801.08
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers10,240$38,370$31,840$61,7601.18
Accountants and Auditors10,050$80,640$57,740$132,6800.98
Software Developers9,900$121,420$78,790$172,2400.83
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive9,670$47,850$34,860$69,7900.80
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary9,540$36,360$26,950$47,2900.95
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers9,420$69,880$46,740$101,8500.93
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education9,150$64,740$47,790$98,9500.93
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks9,050$49,590$36,620$70,9800.93
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel8,960$60,000$38,440$120,7901.01
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education8,450$66,190$48,660$101,1501.12
Security Guards7,970$36,110$29,670$54,9700.88
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks7,650$45,110$35,320$60,6801.32
Light Truck Drivers7,590$44,070$27,600$82,8401.09
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers7,300$46,380$31,110$73,4400.92
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants7,140$46,180$37,140$60,5501.05
Human Resources Specialists7,110$73,010$45,910$121,7501.10
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists7,080$75,750$44,970$134,2701.11
Project Management Specialists7,080$95,380$58,950$159,4900.94
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators6,920$49,000$37,920$73,4401.26
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers6,610$38,600$29,890$48,4000.98
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers6,560$48,340$36,280$73,8601.55
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses6,400$64,180$51,570$75,3101.39

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 ⇅
Anesthesiologists320$419,600$96,530$532,4101.18
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers3,330$350,950$182,780$463,8304.54
Physicians, All Other3,180$315,630$72,620$542,1201.31
Nurse Anesthetists670$221,170$174,420$315,1401.82
Pediatricians, General420$216,750$83,340$287,8401.52
Chief Executives980$207,170$80,430$535,8600.68
Dentists, General380$206,100$66,680$378,6000.43
Architectural and Engineering Managers2,950$177,160$132,700$276,9901.89
Computer and Information Systems Managers3,920$169,530$104,560$281,1300.83
Natural Sciences Managers520$164,300$88,880$250,0000.68
Optometrists300$156,990$66,760$249,5100.98
Financial Managers6,340$152,700$93,210$293,3201.06
Purchasing Managers1,070$150,190$98,590$219,5301.79
Marketing Managers2,730$145,770$81,070$263,9300.98
Pharmacists2,380$140,200$102,600$169,7901.04
Sales Managers5,180$138,790$77,210$267,1801.15
Managers, All Other1,680$137,850$69,490$213,1700.38
Database Architects380$134,480$99,560$173,6200.79
Computer Network Architects1,170$133,000$83,500$183,6100.92
Human Resources Managers1,920$132,070$81,440$223,9401.23
Lawyers3,870$130,980$72,660$280,4300.72
Public Relations Managers340$129,710$72,950$235,7300.64
Nurse Practitioners2,820$128,700$89,710$162,5101.23
Physician Assistants920$128,520$68,300$179,1200.80
Veterinarians650$127,670$57,870$209,0001.09
Engineers, All Other2,100$127,150$75,410$171,8401.92
Industrial Production Managers3,130$125,680$77,410$196,6801.79
Software Developers9,900$121,420$78,790$172,2400.83
Information Security Analysts1,320$114,300$71,390$169,8800.98
Actuaries340$108,770$81,120$175,1901.81
Chemical Engineers300$107,610$66,360$160,2902.00
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer690$107,020$76,450$173,5501.00
Medical and Health Services Managers4,690$106,540$71,360$187,6201.11
Operations Research Analysts410$105,360$56,250$159,4400.54
Electrical Engineers1,170$105,350$77,600$159,3800.83
Industrial Engineers5,430$105,140$77,960$159,8602.10
Construction Managers3,050$104,710$68,940$164,3101.13
Mechanical Engineers3,310$104,220$76,290$168,5201.57
Administrative Services Managers1,900$103,860$64,860$177,6301.02
Computer Systems Analysts4,240$103,450$66,720$172,9301.15

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 Support125,530$47,4001.00
Transportation and Material Moving107,750$44,2001.11
Food Preparation and Serving Related105,450$32,2301.09
Sales and Related93,240$37,2600.98
Management83,560$116,4601.06
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical78,460$81,8901.13
Production75,240$47,7801.24
Business and Financial Operations73,140$78,8100.98
Educational Instruction and Library58,690$59,1300.91
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair44,090$61,3401.02
Healthcare Support42,410$38,5800.76
Construction and Extraction38,220$62,4700.84
Computer and Mathematical32,340$101,2100.87
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance29,410$37,1400.91
Architecture and Engineering23,290$99,7901.26
Protective Service23,030$48,0400.86
Personal Care and Service21,770$32,0700.94
Community and Social Service16,160$57,2600.86
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media12,820$54,9600.89
Life, Physical, and Social Science9,620$80,9000.92
Legal6,240$98,5400.68
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry570$42,2700.18

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 ⇅
CincinnatiOhio311,224$1,001
HamiltonOhio63,468$1,007
MiddletownOhio51,617$1,007
FairfieldOhio44,828$1,242
CovingtonKentucky41,110$1,006
MasonOhio35,509$1,760
FlorenceKentucky32,803$1,329
IndependenceKentucky29,392$1,250
OxfordOhio21,753$997
LebanonOhio21,501$1,090
Forest ParkOhio20,025$1,306
SpringboroOhio19,980$1,203
ErlangerKentucky19,875$970
White OakOhio19,216$1,091
NorwoodOhio19,114$981
BurlingtonKentucky18,008$1,489
Fort ThomasKentucky17,169$1,126
NewportKentucky13,967$1,087
FrancisvilleKentucky10,565$1,420
AlexandriaKentucky10,562$1,195
OakbrookKentucky10,211$1,665
ElsmereKentucky9,205$1,351
Fort MitchellKentucky8,713$1,039
EdgewoodKentucky8,447$1,073
UnionKentucky7,642$1,657
Villa HillsKentucky7,480$1,412
Taylor MillKentucky6,937$1,139
Highland HeightsKentucky6,444$1,144
HebronKentucky6,407$1,491
Cold SpringKentucky6,341$1,191
Fort WrightKentucky5,887$1,142
DaytonKentucky5,743$1,137

Open jobs

Open private-sector jobs by city of this area:

Cincinnati · Hamilton · Middletown · Fairfield · Covington · Mason · Florence · Independence · Oxford · Lebanon

FAQ

How many jobs are there in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

BLS counts 1,101,030 wage-and-salary jobs (OEWS, May 2025).

What is the median pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

$50,170 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Which occupation pays most in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

Anesthesiologists, with a median of $419,600 among occupations with at least 300 jobs.

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