Canton Employment

Employment and Industries in the Canton, Ohio Area

After Canton experienced a decline in the heavy manufacturing sector, education, healthcare and finance took leading roles in the economy. Canton's economy also includes agriculture, dairy farming and poultry production. Diebold, a manufacturer of electronic voting devices, bank vaults and ATMs and Belden Brick Company, a brick and masonry producer, are situated in the Greater Canton area. The region also includes notable food producers such as Park Farms (poultry), Nickles Bakery (baked goods) and Shearers (snack foods).

Canton's leading job providing sectors are healthcare, educational services, metal and metal products, construction, accommodation and food services, finance and insurance and manufacturing. Sales and office occupations (23% of the workforce). Service occupations (19% of the labor force). Management, professional and related occupations (18% of the workforce).

Notable facts regarding Canton, Ohio: In 2008 the cost of living index in the city was at 77.0 which is low when compared to the country's average of 100. In 2009, the average salary in Canton was $30,000. In Canton, 11% of the adult population has earned a bachelor's degree or higher.

In Canton, Ohio some of the most common jobs mostly filled by those with college degrees include registered nurses, teachers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, mechanical engineers, human resources, training and labor relations specialists; medical and health services managers; industrial engineers and computer systems analysts.

A list of the top companies located in Canton Ohio is provided below:

Timken Company
Aultman Health Foundation
General Electric Capital Corp
Kitchenaid, Inc
Aultcare Corp
Diebold, Incorporated
Fresh Mark, Inc
GBS Corp
Fisher Foods Marketing
Fred Olivieri Construction Company

Organizations offering assistance to local companies include:

Those interested in learning what is going on in the Canton business community may want to visit CantonRep.com.

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	3,760	58,470	$44,250 - 70,930	24%	56%
2	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	2,340	53,090	$36,620 - 68,570	6%	96%
3	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,970	57,870	$28,500 - 100,380	8%	51%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,580	50,350	$30,880 - 67,930	14%	95%
5	Accountants and auditors	1,140	63,510	$35,180 - 96,450	18%	79%
6	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	650	53,210	$36,060 - 72,680	11%	95%
7	Teachers and instructors, all other	620	46,370	$27,950 - 70,570	9%	54%
8	Mechanical engineers	460	68,050	$40,860 - 97,120	4%	78%
9	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	390	38,390	$15,050 - 70,260	17%	56%
10	Special education teachers, secondary school	390	52,440	$34,410 - 69,180	9%	87%
11	Medical and health services managers	380	85,850	$58,300 - 118,290	16%	57%
12	Industrial engineers	370	71,210	$42,600 - 101,880	20%	74%
13	Financial managers	360	86,730	$45,840 - 136,700	13%	60%
14	Computer systems analysts	360	59,310	$36,020 - 83,120	29%	68%
15	Training and development specialists	340	53,870	$30,680 - 80,370	18%	56%
16	Coaches and scouts	340	19,720	$14,930 - 28,970	15%	60%
17	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	330	66,870	$32,090 - 109,210	25%	67%
18	Pharmacists	330	102,760	$65,410 - 129,390	22%	97%
19	Lawyers	320	85,490	$38,140 - 133,540	11%	99%
20	Child, family, and school social workers	320	34,910	$22,240 - 55,020	19%	77%
21	Chief executives	310	146,450	$64,160 -	2%	65%
22	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	300	93,080	$67,610 - 123,330	8%	78%
23	Physical therapists	300	82,020	$59,710 - 114,580	27%	89%
24	Sales managers	290	91,750	$45,870 - 134,090	10%	69%
25	Computer software engineers, applications	250	77,760	$49,680 - 104,200	45%	85%
26	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	250	50,460	$33,850 - 67,690	20%	87%
27	Public relations specialists	250	54,380	$25,960 - 83,620	18%	81%
28	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	250	56,090	$32,220 - 79,160	13%	73%
29	Computer programmers	240	53,770	$30,640 - 78,420	0%	73%
30	Network and computer systems administrators	230	56,550	$36,680 - 79,100	27%	50%
31	Graphic designers	220	38,440	$25,980 - 53,540	10%	55%
32	Social and human service assistants	210	23,450	$15,960 - 31,840	34%	58%
33	Librarians	210	43,610	$25,700 - 66,170	4%	85%
34	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	200	58,370	$42,350 - 76,510	0%	96%
35	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	200	56,940	$32,110 - 88,790	5%	58%
36	Advertising sales agents	200	50,080	$23,650 - 104,250	20%	56%
37	Managers, all other	200	73,550	$41,310 - 108,840	7%	55%
38	Sales and related workers, all other	200	51,670	$22,550 - 82,410	14%	62%
39	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	190	49,240	$39,880 - 62,090	12%	51%
40	Management analysts	180	70,690	$35,150 -	22%	78%
41	Speech-language pathologists	180	77,100	$48,500 - 114,270	11%	98%
42	Self-enrichment education teachers	160	33,380	$16,590 - 71,520	23%	54%
43	Occupational therapists	150	83,420	$60,650 - 119,270	23%	90%
44	Instructional coordinators	150	50,550	$22,820 - 89,950	23%	79%
45	Rehabilitation counselors	150	33,370	$15,730 - 62,980	23%	73%
46	Market research analysts	150	60,400	$32,800 - 84,610	20%	82%
47	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	150	60,240	$34,560 - 83,880	12%	51%
48	Social and community service managers	140	50,240	$29,260 - 76,420	25%	72%
49	Education, training, and library workers, all other	140	27,040	$20,070 - 33,520	11%	79%
50	Engineering managers	140	98,160	$51,920 - 135,030	7%	84%
51	Dentists, general	140	165,150	$60,040 -	9%	100%
52	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	130	39,120	$25,210 - 59,830	18%	56%
53	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	130	37,970	$27,500 - 48,920	15%	51%
54	Financial analysts	130	65,340	$37,960 - 104,710	34%	87%
55	Medical and public health social workers	130	45,020	$33,740 - 54,300	24%	77%
56	Special education teachers, middle school	120	52,410	$31,240 - 74,020	16%	87%
57	Computer and information systems managers	120	65,670	$31,160 - 100,790	16%	73%
58	Computer software engineers, systems software	120	78,770	$41,470 - 107,500	28%	85%
59	Floral designers	120	19,140	$15,400 - 25,670	0%	55%
60	Network systems and data communications analysts	120	55,950	$34,650 - 87,410	53%	57%
61	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	120	21,450	$14,990 - 30,370	11%	55%
62	Mental health counselors	110	40,880	$27,170 - 54,180	30%	73%
63	Occupational health and safety specialists	110	55,220	$36,410 - 79,650	8%	72%
64	Legislators	100		$ -	1%	65%
65	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	100	37,730	$25,550 - 49,700	34%	73%
66	Civil engineers	100	67,520	$45,310 - 95,190	18%	87%
67	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	90	48,330	$31,850 - 65,040	11%	58%
68	Chiropractors	80		$ -	14%	98%
69	Community and social service specialists, all other	80	31,460	$18,520 - 45,320	25%	58%
70	Financial specialists, all other	80	53,000	$35,590 - 69,270	12%	50%
71	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	80	50,580	$34,490 - 68,100	18%	56%
72	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	80	76,350	$43,950 - 102,960	16%	99%
73	Reporters and correspondents	70	35,060	$18,000 - 51,970	1%	85%
74	Database administrators	70	70,490	$42,850 - 100,060	29%	72%
75	Education administrators, postsecondary	70	91,370	$43,300 - 153,430	14%	78%
76	Purchasing managers	70	78,940	$38,560 - 137,350	3%	57%
77	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	47,300	$35,980 - 60,530	9%	72%
78	Electronics engineers, except computer	60	74,630	$47,650 - 103,350	4%	81%
79	Marketing managers	60	94,790	$53,090 - 142,630	14%	69%
80	Human resources managers, all other	50	82,590	$40,070 - 121,770	11%	58%
81	Detectives and criminal investigators	50	58,390	$43,030 - 77,620	17%	54%
82	Sales engineers	40	74,120	$55,190 - 111,320	9%	79%
83	Clergy	40	35,700	$23,400 - 52,940	19%	75%
84	Credit analysts	40	74,230	$46,430 - 140,090	2%	60%
85	Materials engineers	40	65,530	$38,720 - 96,410	4%	77%
86	Surveyors	40	43,800	$28,000 - 65,610	24%	82%
87	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	40	35,590	$15,210 - 61,030	30%	77%
88	Athletic trainers	40	43,500	$33,760 - 55,000	24%	72%
89	Occupational health and safety technicians	40	45,290	$34,800 - 59,520	15%	72%
90	Budget analysts	40	60,960	$25,260 - 98,600	7%	78%
91	Physician assistants	40	83,990	$58,820 - 106,060	27%	67%
92	Computer specialists, all other	40	42,280	$30,960 - 58,370	15%	68%
93	Public relations managers	40	75,890	$32,700 - 130,810	17%	75%
94	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	30	50,380	$35,290 - 70,990	25%	93%
95	Producers and directors	30	41,930	$15,980 - 76,760	11%	75%
96	Podiatrists	30	93,300	$69,720 - 130,230	10%	99%
97	Commercial and industrial designers	30	45,700	$24,490 - 64,640	7%	55%

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	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	5,680	16,710	$14,900 - 19,770	18%	5%
2	Cashiers	5,040	17,640	$14,850 - 22,740	-2%	10%
3	Retail salespersons	4,900	26,480	$15,120 - 46,710	12%	25%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	3,890	22,380	$15,050 - 35,510	2%	5%
5	Office clerks, general	3,790	24,860	$15,660 - 35,470	13%	19%
6	Waiters and waitresses	3,230	16,380	$14,850 - 19,470	11%	14%
7	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	2,810	22,230	$17,160 - 27,660	18%	7%
8	Stock clerks and order fillers	2,530	25,550	$15,760 - 39,100	-7%	8%
9	Home health aides	2,330	18,400	$15,750 - 21,730	49%	7%
10	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	2,290	27,010	$16,400 - 38,520	1%	18%
11	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,280	25,880	$15,710 - 39,330	15%	4%
12	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,090	39,630	$26,270 - 56,940	10%	4%
13	Customer service representatives	2,070	30,610	$17,670 - 49,630	25%	22%
14	Team assemblers	2,030	26,110	$15,400 - 39,470	0%	5%
15	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	1,950	30,930	$20,520 - 42,090	13%	16%
16	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	1,660	36,830	$29,650 - 43,670	14%	7%
17	Maintenance and repair workers, general	1,580	32,520	$19,360 - 46,240	10%	6%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,520	51,030	$31,530 - 73,620	-4%	15%
19	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	1,510	27,060	$15,200 - 40,500	8%	4%
20	Packers and packagers, hand	1,450	20,150	$15,040 - 29,550	-11%	3%
21	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	1,450	21,200	$15,990 - 28,770	18%	6%
22	Receptionists and information clerks	1,430	21,790	$15,400 - 30,350	17%	13%
23	Machinists	1,430	33,360	$23,510 - 41,740	-2%	3%
24	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,380	38,870	$19,590 - 61,890	6%	29%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,320	36,570	$21,390 - 59,030	4%	25%
26	Telemarketers	1,290	18,790	$15,080 - 24,440	-9%	14%
27	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,210	36,480	$26,040 - 48,940	15%	18%
28	General and operations managers	1,170	92,440	$42,510 - 162,930	2%	48%
29	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	1,170	29,490	$18,310 - 43,860	11%	14%
30	Helpers--production workers	1,150	23,890	$17,420 - 31,770	0%	4%
31	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	1,120	28,530	$19,010 - 39,050	4%	6%
32	Food preparation workers	1,110	17,780	$14,910 - 23,620	15%	7%
33	Child care workers	1,110	21,340	$15,400 - 29,180	18%	15%
34	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,070	18,920	$15,030 - 25,340	13%	5%
35	Cooks, restaurant	1,050	20,490	$15,140 - 27,000	12%	5%
36	Medical secretaries	1,040	26,590	$19,610 - 35,100	17%	18%
37	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	1,020	32,940	$22,170 - 41,360	5%	2%
38	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	1,000	28,470	$18,360 - 38,980	-14%	0%
39	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	970	46,250	$27,490 - 64,360	11%	33%
40	Construction laborers	950	32,960	$18,680 - 49,770	11%	5%
41	Medical assistants	930	26,200	$20,200 - 33,060	35%	10%
42	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	900	31,720	$15,960 - 51,100	14%	4%
43	Fire fighters	900	31,080	$15,560 - 49,580	12%	18%
44	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	890	30,980	$18,660 - 39,990	-6%	14%
45	Carpenters	880	38,050	$25,770 - 52,190	10%	6%
46	Security guards	870	21,490	$15,190 - 31,320	17%	13%
47	Teacher assistants	850	23,630	$15,660 - 31,660	10%	18%
48	Industrial machinery mechanics	840	43,560	$32,200 - 69,040	9%	5%
49	Business operations specialists, all other	810	48,830	$16,500 - 80,600	21%	49%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	810	23,590	$15,550 - 32,540	12%	6%
51	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	800	22,390	$16,460 - 30,790	-4%	5%
52	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	780	24,480	$18,140 - 31,840	11%	5%
53	Dishwashers	750	16,830	$14,840 - 20,770	10%	3%
54	Electricians	740	44,150	$26,280 - 62,210	7%	7%
55	Cooks, fast food	740	17,420	$14,990 - 20,720	8%	5%
56	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	740	31,520	$22,660 - 41,210	-2%	6%
57	Driver/sales workers	720	23,130	$14,950 - 44,370	-4%	4%
58	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	680	25,240	$15,280 - 44,210	-12%	0%
59	Industrial truck and tractor operators	680	28,710	$20,050 - 38,720	-1%	2%
60	Tellers	670	22,750	$16,950 - 30,470	14%	16%
61	Cost estimators	660	44,910	$23,070 - 70,150	19%	32%
62	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	660	28,760	$21,170 - 37,520	4%	15%
63	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	610	16,880	$14,830 - 21,610	12%	6%
64	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	610	42,360	$23,150 - 73,870	11%	4%
65	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	580	53,750	$32,460 - 78,150	7%	13%
66	Bartenders	570	17,070	$14,810 - 21,900	11%	17%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	550	60,160	$39,870 - 86,830	9%	10%
68	Postal service mail carriers	540			1%	11%
69	Radiologic technologists and technicians	530	46,350	$33,870 - 61,330	15%	25%
70	Parts salespersons	500	24,910	$15,330 - 37,970	-1%	6%
71	Sales representatives, services, all other	490	40,480	$16,990 - 68,580	28%	48%
72	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	490	31,110	$23,440 - 39,870	0%	22%
73	Recreation workers	480	22,110	$15,410 - 31,290	13%	47%
74	Dental assistants	470	29,150	$19,280 - 41,750	29%	9%
75	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	460	17,510	$15,050 - 20,520	10%	17%
76	Counter and rental clerks	460	20,480	$14,910 - 29,910	23%	16%
77	Pharmacy technicians	450	25,570	$16,030 - 36,190	32%	16%
78	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	440	35,880	$24,940 - 46,980	12%	3%
79	Industrial production managers	420	83,100	$40,160 - 138,590	-5%	43%
80	Tool and die makers	420	42,160	$29,970 - 52,980	-9%	5%
81	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	420	44,330	$32,690 - 61,010	8%	3%
82	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	420	26,430	$16,580 - 38,010	-8%	5%
83	Computer support specialists	390	35,700	$24,080 - 50,650	13%	43%
84	Preschool teachers, except special education	380	21,510	$17,100 - 27,090	26%	43%
85	Physical therapist assistants	380	47,780	$35,850 - 61,300	32%	23%
86	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	380	39,390	$24,590 - 55,210	9%	3%
87	Library assistants, clerical	380	21,240	$15,160 - 31,160	8%	37%
88	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	380	33,220	$23,220 - 44,030	4%	30%
89	Insurance sales agents	380	61,250	$24,810 - 122,780	13%	45%
90	Loan officers	370	51,080	$26,860 - 86,270	12%	49%
91	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	370	20,700	$15,500 - 26,930	14%	3%
92	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	350	53,670	$33,960 - 80,670	9%	47%
93	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	340	30,690	$20,270 - 39,620	-15%	0%
94	Food service managers	340	39,640	$24,920 - 58,950	5%	24%
95	Slaughterers and meat packers	330	21,870	$17,980 - 25,050	13%	2%
96	Cement masons and concrete finishers	320	42,020	$31,650 - 57,250	11%	2%
97	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	320	50,480	$31,490 - 74,210	0%	42%
98	Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	310	29,330	$18,710 - 39,650	3%	2%
99	Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	310	29,460	$19,010 - 40,960	19%	14%
100	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	310	27,460	$18,380 - 37,500	-12%	4%

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Jobs More Common Near Canton Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	36,370	270	19.6
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	33,770	280	13.7
Slaughterers and meat packers	21,870	330	10.8
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other	29,070	300	9.3
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics	28,090	150	8.8
Occupational therapist assistants	50,700	200	7.6
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	29,330	310	7.2
Food cooking machine operators and tenders	24,620	170	5.5
Physical therapist assistants	47,780	380	5.4
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	31,520	740	4.9
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	25,240	680	4.7
Tool and die makers	42,160	420	4.5
Crane and tower operators	38,010	170	4.5
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,400	110	3.9
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,470	1,000	3.8
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	30,690	340	3.6
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	30,960	240	3.4
Telemarketers	18,790	1,290	3.2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,460	310	3
Machinists	33,360	1,430	3
Medical equipment repairers	59,830	110	2.9
Library assistants, clerical	21,240	380	2.9
Fire fighters	31,080	900	2.9
Industrial machinery mechanics	43,560	840	2.7
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	39,430	250	2.5
Health technologists and technicians, all other	37,940	210	2.5
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	39,570	280	2.5
Personal care and service workers, all other		170	2.5
Special education teachers, secondary school	52,440	390	2.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	32,940	1,020	2.4
Court, municipal, and license clerks	31,310	260	2.3
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	58,370	200	2.3
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	34,320	290	2.3
Mechanical drafters	41,890	200	2.3
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	28,910	200	2.3
Industrial production managers	83,100	420	2.3
Cost estimators	44,910	660	2.3
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary		170	2.3
Home health aides	18,400	2,330	2.2
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	32,160	120	2.2
Butchers and meat cutters	27,620	300	2.1
Helpers--production workers	23,890	1,150	2.1
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	31,740	210	2.1
Highway maintenance workers	37,100	230	2.1
Radiologic technologists and technicians	46,350	530	2
Medical transcriptionists	28,080	200	2
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	22,390	800	2
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	51,030	1,520	2
Food batchmakers	24,620	190	2
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,090	2,340	1.9

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Canton, Ohio Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Medical equipment repairers	59,830	1.37	110
Sales and related workers, all other	51,670	1.32	200
Occupational therapists	83,420	1.24	150
Teachers and instructors, all other	46,370	1.22	620
Construction managers	101,690	1.21	190
Speech-language pathologists	77,100	1.2	180
Physicians and surgeons, all other	209,540	1.18	240
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	49,620	1.15	220
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	20,540	1.15	240
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,080	1.14	300
Cement masons and concrete finishers	42,020	1.14	320
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	25,880	1.13	2,280
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	56,940	1.13	200
Brickmasons and blockmasons	51,050	1.12	190
Stock clerks and order fillers	25,550	1.12	2,530
Physical therapists	82,020	1.12	300
Pipelayers	40,880	1.12	110
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	58,370	1.11	200
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	41,200	1.11	160
Child care workers	21,340	1.11	1,110
Machine feeders and offbearers	28,690	1.11	210
Roofers	38,990	1.11	200
Insurance sales agents	61,250	1.09	380
Educational, vocational, and school counselors	56,090	1.09	250
Retail salespersons	26,480	1.09	4,900
Public relations specialists	54,380	1.08	250
Advertising sales agents	50,080	1.07	200
Training and development specialists	53,870	1.07	340
Automotive body and related repairers	41,980	1.07	190
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	81,700	1.07	150
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	37,970	1.07	130
Accountants and auditors	63,510	1.06	1,140
Teacher assistants	23,630	1.06	850
Kindergarten teachers, except special education	50,370	1.06	210
Construction laborers	32,960	1.06	950
Printing machine operators	34,630	1.06	220
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,210	1.06	650
Highway maintenance workers	37,100	1.06	230
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	39,630	1.06	2,090
Eligibility interviewers, government programs	39,430	1.05	250
Occupational therapist assistants	50,700	1.05	200
Physical therapist assistants	47,780	1.04	380
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	53,090	1.04	2,340
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	44,330	1.04	420
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	24,480	1.04	780
Painters, construction and maintenance	35,510	1.04	260
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	60,160	1.03	550
Customer service representatives	30,610	1.03	2,070
Special education teachers, middle school	52,410	1.03	120
Market research analysts	60,400	1.03	150

Highest Paying Jobs in Canton, Ohio Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	209,540	240
Internists, general	190,870	80
Psychiatrists	168,970	30
Family and general practitioners	168,270	170
Dentists, general	165,150	140
Chief executives	146,450	310
Veterinarians	137,910
Pharmacists	102,760	330
Construction managers	101,690	190
Engineering managers	98,160	140
Marketing managers	94,790	60
Podiatrists	93,300	30
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	93,080	300
General and operations managers	92,440	1,170
Sales managers	91,750	290
Education administrators, postsecondary	91,370	70
Financial managers	86,730	360
Medical and health services managers	85,850	380
Lawyers	85,490	320
Physician assistants	83,990	40
Personal financial advisors	83,810
Occupational therapists	83,420	150
Industrial production managers	83,100	420
Human resources managers, all other	82,590	50
Physical therapists	82,020	300
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary	81,700	150
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	80,540
Political science teachers, postsecondary	80,230	30
Physics teachers, postsecondary	79,690	30
Purchasing managers	78,940	70
Computer software engineers, systems software	78,770	120
Computer software engineers, applications	77,760	250
Speech-language pathologists	77,100	180
Operations research analysts	76,390
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	76,350	80
Public relations managers	75,890	40
Biological science teachers, postsecondary	75,020	70
Electronics engineers, except computer	74,630	60
Credit analysts	74,230	40
Sales engineers	74,120	40
Managers, all other	73,550	200
Real estate brokers	73,090	40
Engineers, all other	72,290
Industrial engineers	71,210	370
Psychology teachers, postsecondary	70,980	50
Management analysts	70,690	180
Database administrators	70,490	70
Administrative services managers	70,090	180
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	69,700	90
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	69,120	50