These are the jobs that will have the most openings in Ohio and here is what they pay

The state of Ohio updated its list of projected job openings earlier this year.

The projections are through 2028 and also include median hourly wages for those occupations.

Ohio occupations with the most projected annual openings through 2028 - Statewide
Occupation	Projected annual openings	Median hourly wage - May 2019
Combined food preparation and service workers, including fast food*	31,447	$9.71
Cashiers*	21,693	$10.29
Retail salespersons*	21,610	$11.36
Waiters and waitresses*	18,146	$9.59
Laborers and freight, stock and material movers, hand	17,626	$14.43
Customer service representatives	12,693	$16.70
Office clerks, general	12,366	$16.49
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners*	11,992	$12.52
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers	9,628	$21.66
Home health aides	9,025	$11.12
Personal care aides	8,998	$11.41
Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers	8,752	$31.81
Registered nurses	8,357	$31.63
Nursing assistants	7,910	$13.55
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical and executive	6,766	$17.42
Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks	6,401	$18.75
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	6,385	$14.72
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	6,375	$14.07
Construction laborers	6,099	$20.04
Maintenance and repair workers, general	5,887	$19.32
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,620	$27.95
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	5,583	$18.52
Childcare workers	5,461	$10.65
Light truck or delivery services drivers	4,916	$15.27
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers	4,903	$26.43

*These occupations don't meet Ohio's in-demand or critical jobs criteria in part because they do not pay at least 80% of the state median wage or support health and education priorities.

Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, U.S. Bureau of Labor Services