Tellers in Ohio

Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.

The headline

Industry employment fell while average weekly industry wages rose

A data-driven view of the industries that employ Tellers in Ohio.

Verified QCEW 2026 Q1January to March 2026 · State coverage 100% · BLS QCEWCitation Evidence record

Occupation pay

What Tellers earn in Ohio

BLS OEWS occupation-level pay estimates for this role — separate from the industry wage trends used elsewhere in this report.

BLS OEWS source

Median annual wage

$39,810Ohio

Middle 50% of published wages: $36,590 – $46,440
U.S. median annual wage: $43,030
Reference period: May 2025

The middle 50% is the 25th-to-75th percentile wage range, not an experience-level band. Suppressed or unavailable BLS values remain unpublished rather than being estimated.

Pay around Ohio

How median pay varies by metro area

Published BLS OEWS metro estimates for Tellers, compared with the Ohio median of $39,810.

Ohio median$39,810

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$45,920+15.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$39,220 – $47,120Published employment3,170

Cleveland, OH$45,560+14.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$38,110 – $46,620Published employment1,840

Toledo, OH$44,160+10.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,720 – $46,770Published employment680

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$43,940+10.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,840 – $46,920Published employment950

Akron, OH$41,310+3.8% vs. state

Middle 50%$35,570 – $44,250Published employment630

Canton-Massillon, OH$40,030+0.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$38,100 – $43,410Published employment480

View 9 more published metro areas

Youngstown-Warren, OH$38,480−3.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,700 – $46,110Published employment540

Lima, OH$38,070−4.4% vs. state

Middle 50%$36,410 – $44,460Published employment160

Columbus, OH$37,840−4.9% vs. state

Middle 50%$36,150 – $46,190Published employment2,020

Sandusky, OH$37,610−5.5% vs. state

Middle 50%$35,720 – $44,550Published employment160

Springfield, OH$37,580−5.6% vs. state

Middle 50%$37,200 – $42,320Published employment130

Mansfield, OH$36,490−8.3% vs. state

Middle 50%$35,050 – $43,580Published employment170

Wheeling, WV-OH$35,230−11.5% vs. state

Middle 50%$31,590 – $37,180Published employment210

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$34,620−13.0% vs. state

Middle 50%$31,730 – $36,910Published employment550

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$34,590−13.1% vs. state

Middle 50%$31,010 – $37,330Published employment140

Areas are ordered by published median wage for readability, not as an overall job-market ranking. The vertical marker is the Ohio median. Some BLS metropolitan areas cross state lines, so a metro estimate can cover workers in more than one state.

Verified snapshot

Market at a Glance

Key changes in Ohio’s weighted industry mix.

-0.1%Industry employmentOhio industry employmentU.S. +0.3%vs. +0.3% U.S.

-0.8%Establishments in weighted industriesOhio establishments in weighted industriesU.S. +2.1%vs. +2.1% U.S.

+6.2%Avg. weekly industry wageOhio avg. weekly industry wageU.S. +7.9% · not occupation payvs. +7.9% U.S. · not occupation pay

−0.4 ppGap vs. U.S. industry employmentState minus U.S. industry employment change

Published coverage: 32,405 represented establishments, 97.82% of the published industry mix.

Latest interpretation

What stands out for tellers in Ohio

The clearest signals from the latest validated state industry context and occupation-pay data.

Ohio is tracking close to the U.S. employment benchmark

Employment across the industries associated with Tellers changed -0.1% year over year in Ohio, 0.4 percentage points below the national change of +0.3%. This is weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment.

BLS QCEW weighted industry context

Published occupation pay is below the U.S. median

The published median annual wage for Tellers in Ohio is $39,810, 7.5% below the U.S. median of $43,030.

BLS OEWS occupation pay

3 of 6 leading industry groups are growing

3 of the 6 leading weighted industry groups with published values reported employment growth. Private education and health services was strongest at +1.3%.

BLS QCEW weighted industry context

Industry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score.

Employment trends

Ohio industry employment over time

Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.

Latest published values

Ohio · 2026 Q1-0.1%
U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+0.3%

View every published value

Quarterly Ohio industry employment changes and coverage
Quarter	Ohio	Coverage
2024 Q2	-1.3%	100%
2024 Q3	-2.4%	100%
2024 Q4	-1.9%	100%
2025 Q1	-1.9%	100%
2025 Q2	-1.6%	100%
2025 Q3	-0.6%	100%
2025 Q4	-0.7%	100%
2026 Q1	-0.1%	100%

How to read this chart

State trend and national reference

The solid line follows Ohio’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.

Published quarters: 8
Earliest quarter: 2024 Q2
Latest quarter: 2026 Q1
U.S. benchmark: +0.3%

Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.

Industry context

Where Tellers Work

The occupation mix determines which Ohio industries are weighted into this view.

Industries weighted into the Ohio Tellers context
Industry group	Occupation mix	Employment change	Establishments	Avg. weekly industry wage
Financial activities	97.7%	-0.1%	32,405	$2,561
Professional and business services	2.0%	-0.7%	71,953	$1,946
Private education and health services	0.1%	+1.3%	43,102	$1,216
Other services	0.1%	-0.4%	26,260	$902
State and local	0.1%	+0.2%	12,502	$1,301
Leisure and hospitality	0.0%	+0.6%	31,744	$518

Which industries are growing?

3 weighted industries are growing

Only weighted industries with a published positive Ohio employment change are listed.

Private education and health services+1.3%
Leisure and hospitality+0.6%
State and local+0.2%

The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.

Current Ohio context

Current Ohio Market Signals

Statewide indicators for all occupations in Ohio. They are not Tellers demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.

Statewide job postings

Indeed job postings · Ohio

Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score

108.2Postings index · February 1, 2020 = 100Observation: Sep 25, 2026

+8.2%Versus the February 2020 baseline

+2.5%Change over about four weeksAug 28, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026

Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100

View values: Indeed postings index

Indeed postings index
Observation date	Index (Feb 2020 = 100)
Jun 26, 2026	104.16
Jul 3, 2026	103.51
Jul 10, 2026	104.72
Jul 17, 2026	105.59
Jul 24, 2026	106.54
Jul 31, 2026	106.33
Aug 7, 2026	105.95
Aug 14, 2026	106.02
Aug 21, 2026	105.82
Aug 28, 2026	105.55
Sep 4, 2026	106.33
Sep 11, 2026	107.46
Sep 18, 2026	107.82
Sep 25, 2026	108.16

This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.

Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Sep 30, 2026. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.

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Questions answered by this release

Tellers in Ohio FAQs

Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.

Is employment growing for Tellers in Ohio?

The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Ohio industries weighted to Tellers changed -0.1% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +0.3% nationwide.

Are wages for Tellers rising in Ohio?

QCEW does not publish pay for Tellers in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +6.2% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.

How complete is this Ohio industry view?

The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 100% of the occupation’s industry mix.

Does this page show current Tellers openings?

No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.

Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 100% · full evidence record

Methodology & Sources

Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.

Occupation: Tellers
SOC code: 43-3071
State: Ohio
QCEW release label: QCEW 2026 Q1
Data period: 2026 Q1
State industry employment, year over year: -0.1%State data coverage 100%
U.S. benchmark, year over year: +0.3%
Difference from U.S. benchmark: -0.4 percentage points
Establishments, year over year: -0.8%State data coverage 100%
Average weekly industry wage, year over year: +6.2%State data coverage 100%
Industry mix vintage: EP-2025-2035
BLS publication date: Aug 28, 2026
Source verification: Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
Calculation date: Sep 30, 2026
Canonical record URL: https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/tellers/ohio#evidence-record
Derived by: JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix

Methodology BLS QCEW How to cite QCEW state context release, 2026 Q1

Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.