Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program, formerly the OES program, produces employment and wage estimates annually for nearly 800 occupations. These estimates are available for the state of Ohio, its metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), nonmetropolitan statistical areas (non-MSAs), and the regions of the JobsOhio network. Detailed occupational and wage estimates may be unavailable for some areas, due to small sample size. National occupational estimates for specific industries are also available.
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
|
Akron
|
Lima
|
|
Canton
|
Mansfield
|
|
Cincinnati
|
Springfield
|
|
Cleveland
|
Toledo
|
|
Columbus
|
Weirton
|
|
Dayton
|
Wheeling
|
|
Huntington
|
Youngstown
|
Nonmetropolitan Statistical Areas
|
West Northwestern Ohio
|
Eastern Ohio
|
|
North Northeastern Ohio
|
Southern Ohio
|
JobsOhio Regions
|
Southwest
|
West
|
|
Northeast
|
Southeast
|
|
Central
|
Northwest
|
Data Search & Download
- Using our Data Search Tool, customers can view and download current and historical data for Ohio and twelve metropolitan areas.
Data Source
Base data are obtained from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, a semi-annual voluntary mail survey of approximately 14,000 (per year) Ohio employers. Under semi-annual processing, the total sample size is split in half and processed independently.
The occupation wage data presented here reflect the May 2021 survey data. The OEWS survey uses the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system to classify occupational data. The SOC structure and definitions can be found at Bureau of Labor Statistics SOC System.
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are produced for the most recent survey reference period. See the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates search tool for more national and state data. For wage updating purposes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the national over-the-year fourth quarter wage changes for the relevant years for the occupational divisions for which Employment Cost Index (ECI) estimates are available. Such a procedure assumes that each occupation's wage, as measured in each year, moves according to the average movement of it occupational division and that no major geographic or detailed occupational differences in the percent change exist. This, however, may not be the case.
Frequency
Updated annually.
Additional Occupational Data
- Industry and Occupational Employment Projections anticipate employment trends in Ohio's occupations, job openings and industries.
