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What jobs pay in Cleveland

$66,310avg. a year, all jobs
$31.88 an hour · 1,031,130 employed

Average and median pay for 63 common jobs in the Cleveland, OH metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 63 jobs in Cleveland

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
General and Operations Managers$121,43029,510
Registered Nurses$91,58028,240
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,83028,010
Retail Salespersons$34,77024,650
Stockers and Order Fillers$38,01022,660
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,29019,400
Cashiers$30,31018,720
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,85017,090
Customer Service Representatives$48,03015,900
Office Clerks, General$45,87015,700
Waiters and Waitresses$41,01014,120
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,33013,700
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,97013,380
Nursing Assistants$40,59013,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,84012,860
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,10011,970
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$84,70011,420
Accountants and Auditors$88,90010,740
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,21010,450
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,7809,460
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,7008,660
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$70,0308,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,8108,560
Software Developers$119,6108,460
Cooks, Restaurant$37,3308,190
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,5407,940
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$68,3507,710
Security Guards$40,0407,630
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,5007,120
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,6206,940
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$40,6606,910
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,5106,850
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,9606,750
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,2206,720
Physicians, All Other$261,6006,610
Light Truck Drivers$45,1006,360
Project Management Specialists$100,9206,340
Human Resources Specialists$75,9406,330
Financial Managers$176,6106,300
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,5405,970
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,3405,780
Bartenders$39,2105,750
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,8905,700
Construction Laborers$57,9105,660
Lawyers$159,7105,540
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,8005,520
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$51,1205,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$73,1405,460
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,0205,440
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,4005,200
Medical Assistants$43,7005,180
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,5304,790
Medical and Health Services Managers$145,5804,780
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$51,4104,770
Sales Managers$154,5204,560
Computer User Support Specialists$61,4004,460
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,8004,430
Electricians$71,2104,420
Food Preparation Workers$35,2304,410
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,1404,340
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,0704,300
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,6304,120
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$37,4604,080
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Cleveland, OH metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 17410). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.