Akron Employment

Employment and Industries in the Akron, Ohio Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Akron than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Akron.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Akron.
A list of any large public companies in Akron.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	6,550	55,390	$43,680 - 70,790	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	5,380	58,730	$27,420 - 94,060	8%	51%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	3,420	52,480	$33,820 - 72,640	6%	96%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	3,070	51,420	$30,560 - 72,720	14%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	2,850	55,590	$36,270 - 83,020	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	1,660	53,080	$34,160 - 73,370	11%	95%
7	Industrial engineers	1,300	77,940	$50,730 - 109,500	20%	74%
8	Management analysts	1,110	79,910	$40,990 - 139,520	22%	78%
9	Chief executives	1,110	148,030	$77,120 - 0	2%	65%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	1,070	48,240	$24,040 - 86,350	9%	54%
11	Computer programmers	1,000	61,850	$32,120 - 91,580	0%	73%
12	Computer software engineers, applications	1,000	72,760	$51,990 - 97,500	45%	85%
13	Network systems and data communications analysts	910	69,760	$50,920 - 95,400	53%	57%
14	Computer systems analysts	850	61,190	$43,440 - 85,620	29%	68%
15	Financial managers	820	92,280	$55,740 - 136,520	13%	60%
16	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	740	58,040	$30,010 - 125,620	25%	67%
17	Child, family, and school social workers	740	31,540	$22,530 - 46,650	19%	77%
18	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	660	66,390	$38,130 - 107,540	12%	51%
19	Network and computer systems administrators	650	62,330	$39,650 - 89,990	27%	50%
20	Medical and health services managers	650	78,970	$50,470 - 116,840	16%	57%
21	Mechanical engineers	640	65,500	$42,590 - 91,720	4%	78%
22	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	630	81,820	$50,610 - 111,300	8%	78%
23	Graphic designers	580	34,930	$18,560 - 52,520	10%	55%
24	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	560	41,890	$12,560 - 74,210	17%	56%
25	Pharmacists	540	93,630	$78,430 - 117,010	22%	97%
26	Special education teachers, secondary school	540	51,210	$33,450 - 71,720	9%	87%
27	Advertising sales agents	530	44,930	$22,010 - 81,910	20%	56%
28	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	500	57,130	$39,960 - 74,370	0%	96%
29	Sales managers	490	124,240	$60,540 - 0	10%	69%
30	Public relations specialists	490	49,570	$32,820 - 64,590	18%	81%
31	Social and human service assistants	480	24,420	$16,530 - 32,670	34%	58%
32	Training and development specialists	480	49,120	$28,610 - 64,840	18%	56%
33	Financial analysts	480	50,300	$29,500 - 73,700	34%	87%
34	Computer and information systems managers	470	102,420	$62,930 - 0	16%	73%
35	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	470	39,310	$20,750 - 55,960	18%	56%
36	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	460	52,530	$34,040 - 72,610	20%	87%
37	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	450	59,020	$33,640 - 76,520	13%	73%
38	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	440	46,950	$27,860 - 69,850	5%	58%
39	Managers, all other	440	78,910	$43,540 - 115,700	7%	55%
40	Sales and related workers, all other	430	33,330	$18,880 - 58,780	14%	62%
41	Civil engineers	420	67,800	$44,470 - 94,780	18%	87%
42	Chemists	400	60,880	$37,020 - 98,470	9%	93%
43	Computer specialists, all other	400	55,830	$33,560 - 85,010	15%	68%
44	Personal financial advisors	390	76,120	$32,420 - 0	41%	81%
45	Self-enrichment education teachers	390	34,860	$14,720 - 59,870	23%	54%
46	Librarians	380	51,920	$32,980 - 72,610	4%	85%
47	Engineering managers	380	111,180	$70,030 - 0	7%	84%
48	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	370	52,670	$42,780 - 60,170	12%	51%
49	Social workers, all other	360	47,070	$29,480 - 69,220	18%	77%
50	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	340	51,050	$32,740 - 77,320	25%	93%
51	Commercial and industrial designers	340	51,910	$32,770 - 71,790	7%	55%
52	Instructional coordinators	330	56,290	$36,660 - 80,420	23%	79%
53	Market research analysts	330	62,320	$33,520 - 106,280	20%	82%
54	Materials engineers	300	76,130	$48,990 - 113,460	4%	77%
55	Special education teachers, middle school	290	52,740	$33,910 - 73,000	16%	87%
56	Electronics engineers, except computer	280	75,790	$47,300 - 109,900	4%	81%
57	Rehabilitation counselors	260	45,540	$25,800 - 72,830	23%	73%
58	Physical therapists	260	63,820	$50,090 - 75,390	27%	89%
59	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	260	35,460	$24,450 - 47,180	15%	51%
60	Medical and public health social workers	260	43,210	$30,770 - 57,190	24%	77%
61	Speech-language pathologists	250	60,940	$32,560 - 95,310	11%	98%
62	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	240	52,960	$34,040 - 75,860	18%	56%
63	Editors	230	54,300	$29,550 - 83,380	2%	81%
64	Dentists, general	230	157,690	$96,170 - 0	9%	100%
65	Coaches and scouts	230	27,840	$13,750 - 46,820	15%	60%
66	Engineers, all other	210	71,630	$39,100 - 111,240	6%	82%
67	Marketing managers	210	103,610	$57,360 - 0	14%	69%
68	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	210	67,320	$41,160 - 95,480	16%	99%
69	Social and community service managers	190	67,720	$41,020 - 94,210	25%	72%
70	Mental health counselors	180	42,820	$26,360 - 65,180	30%	73%
71	Purchasing managers	180	85,940	$57,620 - 126,510	3%	57%
72	Architects, except landscape and naval	170	75,890	$42,530 - 141,560	18%	88%
73	Materials scientists	170	78,370	$36,730 - 105,480	9%	93%
74	Education administrators, postsecondary	170	70,760	$26,420 - 121,290	14%	78%
75	Chemical engineers	160	70,690	$47,850 - 99,490	8%	91%
76	Dietitians and nutritionists	160	45,220	$35,130 - 57,910	9%	72%
77	Financial specialists, all other	160	41,290	$23,020 - 59,350	12%	50%
78	Environmental engineers	150	62,730	$49,320 - 87,100	25%	86%
79	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	150	41,190	$27,230 - 61,390	11%	58%
80	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	150	35,840	$26,500 - 46,280	34%	73%
81	Health educators	120	45,970	$29,420 - 67,130	26%	58%
82	Surveyors	120	45,560	$31,330 - 60,460	24%	82%
83	Education, training, and library workers, all other	120	31,500	$23,620 - 48,620	11%	79%
84	Occupational therapists	110	61,370	$43,440 - 77,230	23%	90%
85	Occupational health and safety specialists	110	55,320	$41,910 - 79,110	8%	72%
86	Floral designers	110	20,670	$13,560 - 30,460	0%	55%
87	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	100	38,620	$25,840 - 58,100	24%	78%
88	Compensation and benefits managers	100	77,630	$49,260 - 114,240	12%	58%
89	Veterinarians	100	71,420	$43,410 - 100,330	35%	100%
90	Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	100	82,660	$48,520 - 132,880	20%	99%
91	Credit analysts	90	42,650	$20,960 - 69,050	2%	60%
92	Human resources managers, all other	90	88,670	$61,870 - 119,060	11%	58%
93	Interior designers	90	33,310	$21,480 - 47,090	20%	55%
94	Training and development managers	80	80,080	$34,090 - 0	16%	58%
95	Sales engineers	80	67,020	$46,630 - 91,310	9%	79%
96	Advertising and promotions managers	80	69,290	$30,050 - 112,460	6%	76%
97	Producers and directors	80	45,390	$23,470 - 69,060	11%	75%
98	Budget analysts	80	61,930	$40,500 - 94,030	7%	78%
99	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	80	28,760	$18,390 - 44,970	11%	55%
100	Chiropractors	70	122,940	$78,060 - 0	14%	98%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	9,840	22,710	$13,130 - 35,960	12%	25%
2	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	9,300	26,950	$15,370 - 48,080	2%	5%
3	Cashiers	8,640	16,270	$11,880 - 22,750	-2%	10%
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	6,960	14,900	$11,620 - 19,080	18%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	6,150	23,660	$14,240 - 34,430	13%	19%
6	Waiters and waitresses	5,860	15,380	$11,590 - 22,250	11%	14%
7	Team assemblers	5,810	27,940	$17,610 - 43,670	0%	5%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	4,770	23,550	$13,340 - 37,220	15%	4%
9	Customer service representatives	4,770	32,000	$18,350 - 47,800	25%	22%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	4,570	28,470	$20,530 - 37,490	1%	18%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	4,520	29,740	$17,900 - 41,490	13%	16%
12	General and operations managers	4,040	94,840	$47,050 - [?]	2%	48%
13	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	3,860	36,740	$22,750 - 51,310	10%	4%
14	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	3,780	22,670	$18,620 - 28,510	18%	7%
15	Stock clerks and order fillers	3,740	23,370	$14,210 - 35,210	-7%	8%
16	Maintenance and repair workers, general	3,610	35,590	$21,530 - 50,810	10%	6%
17	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	3,550	35,630	$25,000 - 47,900	15%	18%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	2,910	35,020	$20,360 - 53,700	4%	25%
19	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	2,800	47,000	$27,290 - 72,630	6%	29%
20	Cooks, fast food	2,710	15,760	$11,790 - 21,440	8%	5%
21	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	2,680	50,590	$31,650 - 73,180	-4%	15%
22	Business operations specialists, all other	2,610	47,750	$18,800 - 75,930	21%	49%
23	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	2,590	26,580	$18,040 - 37,370	4%	6%
24	Packers and packagers, hand	2,560	21,980	$13,290 - 29,640	-11%	3%
25	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	2,420	26,450	$15,240 - 40,650	8%	4%
26	Machinists	2,390	33,050	$21,260 - 44,840	-2%	3%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	2,370	22,370	$14,510 - 29,880	17%	13%
28	Food preparation workers	2,260	16,910	$12,010 - 23,420	15%	7%
29	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	2,200	38,080	$31,270 - 46,270	14%	7%
30	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	2,170	21,250	$13,460 - 31,590	18%	6%
31	Home health aides	2,140	18,910	$15,520 - 24,240	49%	7%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	2,020	28,280	$18,110 - 41,920	11%	14%
33	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	1,920	26,920	$20,130 - 36,010	4%	15%
34	Electricians	1,880	44,750	$26,990 - 70,020	7%	7%
35	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,810	23,820	$16,310 - 34,810	-12%	0%
36	Teacher assistants	1,780	24,480	$13,710 - 34,840	10%	18%
37	Bartenders	1,740	16,010	$11,600 - 24,280	11%	17%
38	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	1,730	30,160	$18,790 - 48,410	-6%	14%
39	Carpenters	1,720	42,470	$25,360 - 60,960	10%	6%
40	Telemarketers	1,700	19,960	$15,110 - 27,050	-9%	14%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	1,680	33,470	$18,960 - 49,860	14%	4%
42	Driver/sales workers	1,650	28,350	$12,550 - 47,050	-4%	4%
43	Cooks, restaurant	1,630	20,750	$14,850 - 28,110	12%	5%
44	Construction laborers	1,590	38,610	$21,990 - 57,070	11%	5%
45	Personal and home care aides	1,580	15,660	$11,790 - 22,250	51%	10%
46	Security guards	1,570	26,020	$14,970 - 44,880	17%	13%
47	Industrial truck and tractor operators	1,570	32,450	$20,500 - 52,120	-1%	2%
48	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,540	17,370	$12,600 - 22,580	13%	5%
49	Medical secretaries	1,500	28,090	$21,300 - 35,330	17%	18%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	1,500	23,260	$12,490 - 37,990	12%	6%
51	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	1,490	23,120	$15,930 - 29,340	11%	5%
52	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,410	25,320	$15,720 - 41,970	-14%	0%
53	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	1,300	45,860	$33,830 - 57,850	11%	33%
54	Child care workers	1,290	19,170	$12,170 - 27,920	18%	15%
55	Helpers--production workers	1,280	23,220	$15,740 - 29,870	0%	4%
56	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,260	35,950	$24,030 - 54,400	5%	2%
57	Medical assistants	1,250	24,690	$19,340 - 29,740	35%	10%
58	Tellers	1,180	23,320	$16,430 - 31,320	14%	16%
59	Computer support specialists	1,160	42,940	$25,060 - 62,960	13%	43%
60	Data entry keyers	1,120	20,380	$12,990 - 29,380	-4%	18%
61	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	1,120	53,170	$35,020 - 75,630	7%	13%
62	Bill and account collectors	1,060	29,500	$20,410 - 40,600	23%	13%
63	Loan officers	1,030	51,850	$22,890 - 81,550	12%	49%
64	Fire fighters	1,030	34,910	$21,280 - 49,150	12%	18%
65	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	960	40,420	$25,500 - 58,100	4%	30%
66	Sales representatives, services, all other	950	43,290	$22,850 - 69,490	28%	48%
67	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	950	34,720	$24,360 - 44,950	-2%	6%
68	Preschool teachers, except special education	940	20,610	$16,330 - 24,670	26%	43%
69	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	940	14,710	$11,660 - 19,510	12%	6%
70	Cost estimators	930	55,720	$32,720 - 83,180	19%	32%
71	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	910	54,200	$33,500 - 79,300	9%	10%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	910	72,120	$33,570 - 115,000	4%	38%
73	Dishwashers	900	15,350	$11,830 - 19,480	10%	3%
74	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	870	33,220	$21,990 - 50,540	0%	22%
75	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	850	17,680	$11,790 - 27,480	14%	3%
76	Tool and die makers	840	50,170	$30,630 - 70,620	-9%	5%
77	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	840	13,410	$11,590 - 16,480	10%	8%
78	Bus drivers, school	830	26,700	$13,510 - 36,130	9%	4%
79	Postal service mail carriers	810	44,480	$38,120 - 50,430	1%	11%
80	Counter and rental clerks	800	20,910	$12,890 - 32,820	23%	16%
81	Cooks, short order	790	17,720	$12,750 - 23,540	5%	5%
82	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	780	48,580	$30,540 - 72,390	0%	42%
83	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	780	25,600	$15,820 - 38,760	19%	14%
84	Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	780	28,150	$20,790 - 36,400	-4%	4%
85	Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	780	27,870	$17,260 - 41,450	-6%	0%
86	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	770	39,690	$26,870 - 51,200	12%	3%
87	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	760	26,440	$17,370 - 37,540	-4%	5%
88	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	750	40,260	$25,410 - 62,640	11%	4%
89	Legal secretaries	720	29,480	$19,220 - 43,630	12%	18%
90	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	720	29,790	$19,990 - 41,540	-15%	0%
91	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	710	15,490	$11,780 - 20,450	10%	17%
92	Production workers, all other	700	26,660	$13,670 - 41,710	2%	5%
93	Parts salespersons	690	26,350	$17,060 - 41,010	-1%	6%
94	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	680	26,450	$17,440 - 37,240	-12%	4%
95	Recreation workers	660	19,310	$12,730 - 28,770	13%	47%
96	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	650	37,830	$20,690 - 64,810	2%	11%
97	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	640	42,730	$27,350 - 65,220	8%	3%
98	Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	630	32,740	$23,940 - 44,160	-21%	0%
99	Food servers, nonrestaurant	620	18,540	$13,390 - 23,830	16%	9%
100	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	620	24,110	$16,300 - 39,760	-8%	5%

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Jobs More Common Near Akron Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Tire builders	46,460	210	35.5
Materials scientists	78,370	170	21.9
Medical appliance technicians	23,650	120	12.8
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,740	630	9.7
Recreational vehicle service technicians	28,510	110	9.2
Materials engineers	76,130	300	8.3
Foundry mold and coremakers	24,590	100	7.1
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	33,670	130	6.2
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,820	1,810	6.2
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall	29,480	270	6.1
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	27,870	780	5.2
Commercial and industrial designers	51,910	340	4.9
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,400	530	4.3
Tool and die makers	50,170	840	4.3
Construction and related workers, all other	37,510	360	4.2
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	33,760	210	3.9
Chemical equipment operators and tenders	36,200	250	3.4
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,790	720	3.3
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	26,450	680	3.3
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	34,180	200	3.3
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	57,130	500	3.3
Funeral attendants	23,090	170	3.3
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	34,720	950	3.2
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	39,970	130	3.1
Social workers, all other	47,070	360	3
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,490	440	3
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	21,240	250	2.9
Industrial engineers	77,940	1,300	2.8
Chemical engineers	70,690	160	2.8
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	34,140	340	2.8
Physicians and surgeons, all other	163,630	1,370	2.7
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,150	780	2.7
Dental laboratory technicians	31,620	250	2.7
Machinists	33,050	2,390	2.7
Chemical technicians	38,580	350	2.7
Court, municipal, and license clerks	32,030	430	2.5
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,950	100	2.5
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,320	1,410	2.3
Cutters and trimmers, hand	24,460	120	2.3
Photographic processing machine operators	20,840	230	2.3
Mechanical engineering technicians	44,840	220	2.3
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,960	320	2.2
Special education teachers, secondary school	51,210	540	2.2
Grinding and polishing workers, hand	28,180	180	2.2
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	25,600	780	2.2
Home appliance repairers	32,830	150	2.2
Team assemblers	27,940	5,810	2.2
Highway maintenance workers	33,830	440	2.1
Chemists	60,880	400	2
Fire fighters	34,910	1,030	2

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Akron, Ohio Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Property, real estate, and community association managers	82,170	1.63	170
Cement masons and concrete finishers	49,440	1.43	280
Tire builders	46,460	1.39	210
Sales managers	124,240	1.36	490
Teachers and instructors, all other	48,240	1.34	1,070
Rehabilitation counselors	45,540	1.34	260
Construction laborers	38,610	1.34	1,590
Photographers	38,810	1.3	130
Social and community service managers	67,720	1.28	190
Construction managers	98,930	1.28	290
Protective service workers, all other	37,960	1.27	240
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	39,970	1.26	130
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	59,020	1.23	450
Millwrights	55,000	1.22	110
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	26,950	1.19	9,300
Tool and die makers	50,170	1.18	840
Teacher assistants	24,480	1.17	1,780
Editors	54,300	1.17	230
Carpenters	42,470	1.16	1,720
Network systems and data communications analysts	69,760	1.16	910
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	51,330	1.16	340
Industrial engineers	77,940	1.16	1,300
Dental assistants	34,690	1.16	490
Packers and packagers, hand	21,980	1.16	2,560
Management analysts	79,910	1.16	1,110
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	57,130	1.15	500
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	23,120	1.15	270
Veterinary technologists and technicians	31,190	1.15	130
Driver/sales workers	28,350	1.15	1,650
Personal care and service workers, all other	24,040	1.15	200
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	37,830	1.15	650
Industrial truck and tractor operators	32,450	1.15	1,570
Industrial machinery mechanics	47,720	1.14	590
Brickmasons and blockmasons	48,590	1.14	440
Security guards	26,020	1.13	1,570
Marketing managers	103,610	1.13	210
Painters, construction and maintenance	36,240	1.13	530
Customer service representatives	32,000	1.13	4,770
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	52,530	1.13	460
Library assistants, clerical	25,410	1.12	330
Job printers	37,920	1.12	190
Engineering managers	111,180	1.12	380
Computer and information systems managers	102,420	1.12	470
Crane and tower operators	46,530	1.11	120
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,200	1.11	120
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,080	1.11	1,660
Architects, except landscape and naval	75,890	1.11	170
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers	22,760	1.11	230
Construction and related workers, all other	37,510	1.11	360
Printing machine operators	35,140	1.11	600

Highest Paying Jobs in Akron, Ohio Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Internists, general	174,670	170
Physicians and surgeons, all other	163,630	1,370
Dentists, general	157,690	230
Chief executives	148,030	1,110
Obstetricians and gynecologists	141,950
Optometrists	135,600	40
Family and general practitioners	129,540	250
Sales managers	124,240	490
Chiropractors	122,940	70
Commercial pilots	120,010	40
Engineering managers	111,180	380
Marketing managers	103,610	210
Computer and information systems managers	102,420	470
Podiatrists	100,580	60
Construction managers	98,930	290
General and operations managers	94,840	4,040
Pharmacists	93,630	540
Financial managers	92,280	820
Human resources managers, all other	88,670	90
Purchasing managers	85,940	180
Computer and information scientists, research	84,310
Lawyers	83,300
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists	82,660	100
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	82,210	230
Property, real estate, and community association managers	82,170	170
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	81,820	630
Training and development managers	80,080	80
Management analysts	79,910	1,110
Medical and health services managers	78,970	650
Managers, all other	78,910	440
Materials scientists	78,370	170
Industrial engineers	77,940	1,300
Compensation and benefits managers	77,630	100
Public relations managers	76,160	50
Materials engineers	76,130	300
Personal financial advisors	76,120	390
Architects, except landscape and naval	75,890	170
Electronics engineers, except computer	75,790	280
Industrial production managers	75,320	530
Computer software engineers, applications	72,760	1,000
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	72,120	910
Engineers, all other	71,630	210
Veterinarians	71,420	100
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	70,890	70
Education administrators, postsecondary	70,760	170
Chemical engineers	70,690	160
Natural sciences managers	70,230	50
Network systems and data communications analysts	69,760	910
Computer software engineers, systems software	69,440
Advertising and promotions managers	69,290	80

Large Companies Headquartered in Akron

Company	Revenue 2005 (billions)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber	19.7
FirstEnergy	12.2
Schulman (A.)	1.4

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