Fastest-growing jobs in Ohio

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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +24.5% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,730
--- Employment in 2023: 1,390
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $41,660

#50. Skincare Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.3% (950 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,700
--- Employment in 2023: 3,750
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,790

#49. Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.3% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,140
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,390

#48. Occupational Health and Safety Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.4% (3,380 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 16,670
--- Employment in 2023: 13,290
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,790

#47. Training and Development Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.5% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,150
--- Employment in 2023: 2,510
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,090

#46. Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +25.8% (1,060 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,170
--- Employment in 2023: 4,110
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,710

#45. Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.1% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,110
--- Employment in 2023: 880
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,250

#44. Dental Laboratory Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.5% (440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,100
--- Employment in 2023: 1,660
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $54,240

#43. Community Health Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.1% (4,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 18,840
--- Employment in 2023: 14,820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $32,760

#42. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +27.4% (490 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,280
--- Employment in 2023: 1,790
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,720

#41. Interior Designers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +28.0% (3,120 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 14,260
--- Employment in 2023: 11,140
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,860

#40. Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +28.0% (2,440 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 11,160
--- Employment in 2023: 8,720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $31,650

#39. Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +28.4% (3,370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 15,240
--- Employment in 2023: 11,870
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $50,580

#38. Child, Family, and School Social Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.1% (1,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,240
--- Employment in 2023: 4,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $98,000

#37. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.2% (830 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,670
--- Employment in 2023: 2,840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,280

#36. Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +29.4% (830 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,650
--- Employment in 2023: 2,820
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,910

#35. Machine Feeders and Offbearers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +31.1% (1,010 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,260
--- Employment in 2023: 3,250
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $74,570

#34. Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +31.5% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,210
--- Employment in 2023: 920
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $52,660

#33. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +32.8% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,590
--- Employment in 2023: 1,950
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,500

#32. Psychiatric Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +33.0% (2,580 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 10,410
--- Employment in 2023: 7,830
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $95,420

#31. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.5% (5,210 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 20,320
--- Employment in 2023: 15,110
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $130,210

#30. Sales Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.6% (3,270 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 12,710
--- Employment in 2023: 9,440
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $42,330

#29. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +35.7% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,090
--- Employment in 2023: 1,540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,260

#28. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +36.4% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,610
--- Employment in 2023: 1,180
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+

#27. Emergency Medicine Physicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +36.8% (530 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,970
--- Employment in 2023: 1,440
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $33,990

#26. Photographers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +36.9% (860 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,190
--- Employment in 2023: 2,330
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $71,820

#25. Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +37.4% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,250
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $100,140

#24. Fundraising Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.1% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,210
--- Employment in 2023: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $40,060

#23. Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +39.7% (1,660 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,840
--- Employment in 2023: 4,180
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,550

#22. Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +42.1% (1,490 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,030
--- Employment in 2023: 3,540
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $50,390

#21. Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.0% (1,250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,090
--- Employment in 2023: 2,840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,960

#20. Paramedics
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.7% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,100
--- Employment in 2023: 760
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,890

#19. Foundry Mold and Coremakers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +44.9% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,130
--- Employment in 2023: 780
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,820

#18. Special Education Teachers, Preschool
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +45.3% (920 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,950
--- Employment in 2023: 2,030
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,650

#17. Advertising Sales Agents
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +48.9% (430 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,310
--- Employment in 2023: 880
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,720

#16. Audiologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.9% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,560
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,920

#15. Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +52.9% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,560
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,920

#14. Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +56.8% (960 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,650
--- Employment in 2023: 1,690
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,510

#13. Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +60.4% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,460
--- Employment in 2023: 910
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,560

#12. Audio and Video Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +61.0% (720 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,900
--- Employment in 2023: 1,180
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $169,990

#11. General Internal Medicine Physicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +64.6% (420 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,070
--- Employment in 2023: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $239,200+

#10. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +67.6% (2,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,960
--- Employment in 2023: 2,960
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $76,120

#9. Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +86.0% (800 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,730
--- Employment in 2023: 930
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,470

#8. Slaughterers and Meat Packers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +94.7% (8,370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 17,210
--- Employment in 2023: 8,840
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,250

#7. Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +107.6% (1,410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,720
--- Employment in 2023: 1,310
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $70,620

#6. Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +124.0% (930 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,680
--- Employment in 2023: 750
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,930

#5. Meter Readers, Utilities
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +125.7% (1,710 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,070
--- Employment in 2023: 1,360
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $210,130

#4. Pediatricians, General
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +157.1% (3,300 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,400
--- Employment in 2023: 2,100
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $79,470

#3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +160.0% (2,000 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 3,250
--- Employment in 2023: 1,250
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $27,600

#2. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +200.0% (980 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,470
--- Employment in 2023: 490
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $117,960

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
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