The most-common jobs in Ohio don’t pay enough to meet expenses, report says

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: July 3, 2026

Words: 619

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A new report has found that four of the 10 most-common occupations in Ohio — which employ 510,000 Ohioans — pay so poorly that a full-time worker supporting a family of three would qualify for federal food assistance. That means such families are trying to survive on less than $35,000 a year.

Perhaps more strikingly, it found that median wages for 84.5% of all jobs in the Buckeye State pay less than the estimated …

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