Within the Columbus metropolitan area, JobsOhio has gathered data that shows where the job market will grow, where it will shrink by 2024.
GROWTH AREAS
Job
Growth Expected*
Median Wage/Hr.**
Physical Therapy Assistants
47.4%
$26.79
Home Health Aides
42.4%
$10.69
Interpreters & Translators
31.6%
$22.24
Occupational Therapists
29.2%
$35.55
Lic. Practical & Vocational Nurses
28.7%
$20.12
Operations Research
28.6%
$39.61
Physical Therapists
27.8%
$37.05
Massage Therapists
27.8%
$15.80
Optometrists
27.5%
$48.91
Emergency Medical Techs
26.9%
$12.39
Health Technologists
26.2%
$19.99
Commercial Pilots
24.3%
$52,371 (annual)
Web Developers
23.8%
$36.65
Mental Health Counselors
24.2%
$21.51
Sub. Abuse & Behavioral Counselors
24%
$22.24
SHRINKING AREAS
Job
Growth Expected*
Median Wage/Hr.**
Postal Service Sorters
-37.4%
$28.12
Switchboard Operators
-30.8%
$14.14
Postal Service Carriers
-30.7%
$28.22
Travel Agents
-15.4%
$12.54
Editors
-12.8%
$21.88
*Selected growth/shrink professions employed more than 500 people in 2014. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest decimal.
**Median wage/hr. is based on June 2016 figures.
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