Between 1991 and 2015, Ohio lost more than 231,000 blue-collar jobs that pay well. However a new report finds that the state has added some other opportunities for workers who don鈥檛 have bachelor鈥檚 degrees.
finds that, overall, Ohio lags behind on adding blue-collar jobs that pay a median of $55,000.
Neil Ridley is a co-author of the report. He says that there has been growth in skilled-services jobs that don鈥檛 require a bachelor鈥檚 degree in other sectors.
鈥淚 would say that certainly in a lot of states we鈥檙e going to see, most likely, a continued growth especially in healthcare services, and probably a shift, continuing shift toward the skilled-services industry.鈥�
Despite the losses, Ohio is above the national average when it comes to its share of well-paying manufacturing jobs that don鈥檛 require a bachelor鈥檚 degree.
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