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Rank 7 of 51 by shops · BLS QCEW 2024

How many sign shops are in Ohio, and what do they pay?

281 sign shops
employing 3,293 people in 2024, about 11.7 per shop, at an average of $58,165 a year. Ohio holds 3.7% of the country's sign shops. Pay is 2% below the median state.
Employees3,293rank 6 of 51 · -3.4% since 2023
Average pay$58,165rank 27 by pay · +3.5% since 2023
Total payroll$192M2024 wages paid by sign shops
Shops vs 2023-0.7%2 fewer shops than 2023

Ohio against the states around it

#StateSign shopsEmployeesAvg pay
5Georgia
325
2,596$59,114
6Illinois
308
3,509$71,991
7Ohio
281
3,293$58,165
8North Carolina
258
2,202$56,026
9Pennsylvania
258
2,935$65,763

The full ranking of all 51 states is on the home page. The most shops: Texas with 713. U.S. total: 7,581 shops, 76,480 employees, $63,399 average pay.

Putting up a sign in Ohio

The shops counted here sell into cities that each permit signs under their own code, and the permit is usually the longest step in a sign job. For the largest local market in these figures, PrinterFlo's summary of the sign rules in Cincinnati sets out what needs a permit, the size limits and what the city checks before a sign goes up.

Questions

How many sign shops are in Ohio?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 281 sign manufacturing establishments in Ohio in 2024 (annual average, private employers), ranking Ohio 7 of 51 states. Together they employed 3,293 people, about 11.7 per shop.

How much do sign makers make in Ohio?

Average annual pay across Ohio's sign shops was $58,165 in 2024, 8% below the U.S. sign industry average of $63,399. That is total payroll divided by employment, so it blends fabricators, designers, installers and owners on payroll.

What counts as a sign shop in these figures?

An establishment with payroll classified under NAICS 339950, Sign Manufacturing: businesses whose main activity is making signs, including electric and non-electric signs, channel letters, printed banners and vehicle graphics. Print shops, engravers and installation contractors classified under other codes are not included, and neither are owner-only shops with no employees.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), annual averages, private ownership, NAICS 339950 Sign Manufacturing, Ohio, 2024 and 2023 annual averages, read September 22, 2026. Average pay = total annual wages ÷ annual average employment. Ranks computed from the 51 states with a published establishment count.