Career Atlas USA

Careers in Springfield, OH

Part of Ohio.

Springfield, OH’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.482, where 100 = U.S. average, 2024 BEA data).

Unemployment rate: 4% · 57,922 people employed (2026-06, BLS LAUS, not seasonally adjusted).

Highest-Paying Careers

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  1. 1Physicians, All Other$374,300
  2. 2Dentists, General$172,680
  3. 3Pharmacists$132,880
  4. 4Sales Managers$129,120
  5. 5Human Resources Managers$128,140

Largest Occupations

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  1. 1Fast Food and Counter Workers1,990 employed
  2. 2Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1,710 employed
  3. 3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1,380 employed
  4. 4Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,250 employed
  5. 5Retail Salespersons1,210 employed

Highest Concentration

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  1. 1Tool and Die Makers5.46× national avg
  2. 2Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.61× national avg
  3. 3Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4.34× national avg
  4. 4Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders4.22× national avg
  5. 5Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators4.12× national avg

Best Purchasing Power

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cost-of-living adjusted

  1. 1Physicians, All Other$413,673
  2. 2Dentists, General$190,845
  3. 3Pharmacists$146,858
  4. 4Sales Managers$142,702
  5. 5Human Resources Managers$141,619

Sources

Wage and employment data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities. Unemployment rate: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Opportunity Score isn’t available at the metro level yet — see Ohio state page.