Broke Ohio: 8/10 most popular jobs don’t pay enough to cover rent

According to a recent report, only two out of the 10 most common jobs in Ohio pay enough for an employee to afford a modest apartment.

This Week News reports the average Ohio renter earns $13.32 an hour.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio report the hourly wage needed to afford a basic, two-bedroom apartment is $15.25.

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Of the 10 most common jobs in Ohio, registered nurses ($30.59) and customer-service representatives ($15.34) are the two that afford rent.

The other eight fall short: Food preparation (median hourly wage is $9.40), retail salesperson ($10.41), cashiers ($9.33), laborers and freight movers ($12.66), waiters ($9.45), office clerks ($14.42), janitors ($11.59) and stock clerks ($11.65).

With Columbus being the most expensive metro area, an hourly wage of about $17.50 is necessary to afford modest housing.

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