What's Inside

This report pulls together federal data on Ohio's manufacturing sector and translates it into decisions you can act on. Here's what you'll find inside:

• Wages by Role — 10th, median, and 90th percentile wages for eleven manufacturing roles, from production managers to machine operators, so you can see exactly where your pay stands against the market.
• Local Labor Market — Average manufacturing wages across all 86 Ohio counties, showing what you're actually competing against for talent, not just how the state looks on average.
• Margin Outlook — 12-month projections on input costs, wages, sales, and capital spending, laying out where cost growth is outpacing revenue and squeezing margins.
• Top Challenges — The five biggest issues Ohio manufacturers are facing, including trade uncertainty, healthcare costs, and supply chain reliance on Canada and Mexico.
• Self-Assessment — An 11-question scorecard tied directly to the report's data, giving you a concrete score and a clear starting point for where to focus first.