Wages by Occupation in Akron, OH

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Akron, OH metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 319,560 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $48,840 for all occupations combined. 477 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Akron, OH area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

35.1% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.6), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 93.4 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 76.8; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 45,798 residents (6.7% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,603; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.9% in 2025, with a labor force of about 361,298 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

39.2% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.6), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$31,474	$32,485
High school graduate	$39,266	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$44,258	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$66,405	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$85,002	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	25.6% (±2.1)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.3% (±0.9)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	10.5% (±0.7)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	9.3% (±2.0)	7.7%
High school graduate	6.5% (±1.1)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.9% (±0.8)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4% (±0.5)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	30.9%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	12.0%	10.0%
Business	21.3%	20.1%
Education	14.2%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	21.7%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	2,840	$78,540	$87,530	8.89	0.95
Actuaries	50	$117,430	$117,520	0.15	0.88
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$40,820	$41,770	0.12	1.65
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	60	$93,290	$101,890	0.17	1.66
Administrative Services Managers	360	$96,810	$112,720	1.12	0.66
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	—	$37,440	$41,350	—	—
Advertising Sales Agents	140	$61,700	$68,690	0.42	0.72
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	40	$78,760	$79,150	0.11	1.57
Aerospace Engineers	140	$124,980	$127,960	0.44	1.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	100	$75,800	$82,830	0.32	0.36
Aircraft Service Attendants	30	$37,740	$41,230	0.11	0.54
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	40	$161,720	$173,240	0.13	0.19
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	630	$26,370	$27,330	1.96	0.76
Animal Caretakers	520	$31,190	$34,380	1.63	0.95
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	270	$79,640	$88,220	0.86	1.25
Architectural and Civil Drafters	170	$62,670	$66,670	0.52	0.78
Architectural and Engineering Managers	580	$160,430	$161,850	1.81	1.28
Art Directors	50	$85,630	$92,310	0.15	0.44
Athletic Trainers	220	$60,330	$60,730	0.68	3.49
Audio and Video Technicians	60	$46,050	$50,460	0.19	0.42
Audiologists	100	$86,150	$84,670	0.32	3.60
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	40	$47,600	$53,100	0.12	0.97
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	170	$34,580	$34,830	0.54	0.82
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	450	$48,120	$54,740	1.40	1.45
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	30	$47,320	$51,030	0.10	0.76
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,580	$52,900	$55,460	4.95	1.09
Bailiffs	70	$55,660	$56,790	0.21	1.92
Bakers	520	$35,920	$35,920	1.64	1.08
Bartenders	1,530	$31,120	$39,770	4.78	0.98
Bill and Account Collectors	470	$40,760	$44,080	1.48	1.45
Billing and Posting Clerks	970	$45,850	$46,800	3.04	1.17
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	30	$109,390	$112,260	0.10	0.68
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$77,400	$86,380	0.23	0.71
Biological Scientists, All Other	50	$76,560	$83,190	0.17	0.46
Biological Technicians	130	$50,220	$51,260	0.40	0.89
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2,730	$49,180	$51,160	8.55	0.97
Brokerage Clerks	110	$81,230	$80,670	0.33	1.44
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	790	$61,010	$61,070	2.48	1.33
Bus Drivers, School	190	$45,440	$47,790	0.58	0.23
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	360	$70,000	$57,120	1.12	1.09
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,430	$63,330	$69,320	4.48	0.64
Butchers and Meat Cutters	390	$36,720	$36,910	1.22	1.38
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,140	$75,230	$77,330	3.55	1.12
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	40	$48,660	$49,020	0.14	0.27
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	110	$79,480	$66,830	0.35	0.86
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	250	$67,150	$65,820	0.79	1.07
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	360	$81,640	$85,900	1.12	1.57
Cargo and Freight Agents	130	$48,130	$57,880	0.40	0.64
Carpenters	980	$61,070	$63,740	3.07	0.71
Cashiers	5,650	$29,480	$30,580	17.67	0.89
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	390	$63,850	$64,140	1.21	0.91
Chefs and Head Cooks	220	$55,060	$61,880	0.70	0.54
Chemical Engineers	40	$108,710	$129,420	0.14	1.01
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	650	$59,280	$57,970	2.02	2.25
Chemical Technicians	240	$51,050	$58,090	0.75	2.04
Chemists	200	$78,990	$86,610	0.64	1.20
Chief Executives	250	$172,610	$239,300	0.78	0.59
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	990	$48,800	$54,820	3.11	1.23
Childcare Workers	600	$30,140	$33,500	1.86	0.56
Chiropractors	80	$76,660	$88,780	0.24	0.95
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	160	$61,310	$65,120	0.51	1.16
Civil Engineers	800	$94,450	$98,310	2.51	1.06
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	1,000	$73,150	$74,030	3.14	1.51
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	840	$33,090	$34,170	2.62	1.07
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	40	$39,420	$40,350	0.13	1.33
Clergy	80	$60,810	$56,630	0.24	0.65
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	130	$101,060	$103,280	0.40	0.81
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	940	$67,100	$66,100	2.93	1.37
Coaches and Scouts	750	$39,390	$49,070	2.36	1.48
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	490	$48,900	$51,860	1.55	1.52
Commercial and Industrial Designers	80	$79,640	$84,730	0.24	1.11
Commercial Pilots	80	$84,170	$117,330	0.26	0.85
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$76,280	$75,760	0.31	1.65
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	30	$38,820	$41,800	0.11	0.15
Community Health Workers	100	$51,530	$54,060	0.31	0.79
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	190	$76,950	$79,060	0.61	0.84
Compliance Officers	600	$74,200	$78,720	1.88	0.70
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,140	$154,010	$163,300	3.57	0.83
Computer Hardware Engineers	30	$118,130	$128,420	0.10	0.21
Computer Network Architects	250	$125,100	$124,890	0.80	0.69
Computer Network Support Specialists	400	$72,360	$76,620	1.26	1.34
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	1,310	$53,100	$56,480	4.10	3.76
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	110	$61,910	$66,320	0.35	1.93
Computer Occupations, All Other	190	$64,880	$82,570	0.61	0.22
Computer Programmers	140	$78,070	$89,480	0.45	0.77
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$98,260	$101,430	0.22	0.96
Computer Systems Analysts	1,060	$101,040	$106,010	3.31	0.99
Computer User Support Specialists	1,260	$57,100	$59,770	3.94	0.85
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	60	$40,370	$47,580	0.19	0.45
Concierges	60	$37,710	$36,420	0.20	0.64
Conservation Scientists	100	$66,420	$62,400	0.32	1.90
Construction and Building Inspectors	170	$67,410	$70,640	0.54	0.57
Construction Laborers	1,830	$58,830	$60,270	5.73	0.81
Construction Managers	920	$102,630	$108,550	2.88	1.18
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	60	$79,450	$76,580	0.19	0.61
Cooks, Fast Food	960	$26,270	$26,590	3.01	0.73
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,310	$37,080	$37,870	4.11	1.45
Cooks, Restaurant	2,820	$36,030	$35,300	8.84	0.97
Cooks, Short Order	240	$31,430	$31,980	0.76	0.85
Correctional Officers and Jailers	140	$45,310	$51,120	0.44	0.18
Cost Estimators	530	$77,490	$82,210	1.65	1.14
Counter and Rental Clerks	650	$39,930	$46,920	2.03	0.79
Couriers and Messengers	130	$43,240	$39,450	0.42	0.95
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	540	$40,060	$44,770	1.68	1.45
Crane and Tower Operators	120	$64,650	$68,350	0.38	1.36
Credit Analysts	80	$65,090	$74,840	0.27	0.64
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	190	$34,690	$37,420	0.58	0.96
Customer Service Representatives	5,780	$45,420	$48,080	18.10	1.08
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	130	$46,500	$46,040	0.41	1.42
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	610	$45,770	$46,450	1.90	1.73
Data Entry Keyers	310	$37,370	$39,170	0.97	1.19
Data Scientists	270	$99,780	$104,840	0.84	0.50
Database Administrators	130	$92,420	$89,370	0.42	0.93
Database Architects	100	$133,150	$134,660	0.32	0.74
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	40	$31,080	$36,680	0.12	0.29
Dental Assistants	740	$48,230	$50,220	2.33	0.93
Dental Hygienists	460	$82,970	$81,860	1.45	1.01
Dentists, General	250	$163,480	$169,710	0.79	0.98
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	110	$76,230	$87,210	0.35	0.48
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	230	$89,460	$86,910	0.73	1.26
Dietetic Technicians	70	$39,220	$40,970	0.22	1.09
Dietitians and Nutritionists	170	$74,090	$71,890	0.53	1.07
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	750	$28,900	$31,180	2.36	0.68
Dishwashers	780	$29,390	$30,680	2.45	0.80
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	380	$48,650	$51,550	1.18	0.91
Driver/Sales Workers	1,530	$27,480	$34,600	4.79	1.82
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	30	$66,450	$60,050	0.10	0.19
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	40	$60,790	$63,500	0.13	1.02
Editors	90	$59,410	$66,510	0.28	0.47
Education Administrators, All Other	110	$75,920	$77,940	0.35	1.00
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	790	$101,070	$102,050	2.49	1.18
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	410	$93,970	$117,100	1.29	1.11
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	180	$48,510	$56,790	0.57	1.20
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$63,390	$75,670	0.43	1.10
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	70	$38,550	$44,130	0.20	0.27
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	870	$61,330	$69,180	2.73	1.20
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	170	$67,400	$70,120	0.54	0.89
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	70	$63,790	$63,390	0.22	0.54
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	—	$64,120	$69,130	—	—
Electrical Engineers	620	$99,360	$106,050	1.93	1.51
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	240	$96,340	$91,640	0.75	0.89
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	580	$46,770	$46,510	1.82	1.15
Electricians	1,360	$77,360	$79,720	4.27	0.88
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	—	$44,230	$40,460	—	—
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	140	$105,030	$114,310	0.45	0.72
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,010	$78,560	$74,990	6.29	0.70
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	170	$51,290	$55,720	0.54	0.54
Emergency Medical Technicians	240	$42,440	$42,780	0.74	0.64
Emergency Medicine Physicians	80	$305,960	$307,740	0.26	1.25
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	90	$77,500	$76,560	0.28	0.72
Engineers, All Other	180	$102,530	$112,160	0.55	0.56
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	120	$66,040	$73,340	0.37	0.99
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	70	$60,570	$62,380	0.21	0.85
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$50,460	$59,320	0.10	1.27
Environmental Engineers	70	$114,280	$113,180	0.22	0.88
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	340	$72,530	$76,010	1.07	1.86
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	660	$65,240	$67,420	2.06	0.70
Exercise Physiologists	30	$48,710	$53,840	0.11	1.93
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	470	$43,510	$42,400	1.48	0.71
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	290	$47,110	$47,850	0.91	2.33
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	460	$45,220	$49,500	1.43	3.77
Facilities Managers	340	$98,560	$102,830	1.07	1.06
Family Medicine Physicians	100	$284,960	$278,660	0.30	0.43
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	70	$36,340	$38,680	0.22	0.13
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	50	$30,200	$33,340	0.14	0.67
Fast Food and Counter Workers	9,480	$28,690	$29,210	29.66	1.20
File Clerks	90	$44,170	$41,950	0.28	0.59
Financial and Investment Analysts	550	$85,340	$93,500	1.72	0.74
Financial Examiners	70	$80,120	$77,760	0.23	0.53
Financial Managers	1,460	$135,850	$156,490	4.58	0.85
Financial Risk Specialists	80	$97,180	$107,620	0.26	0.64
Financial Specialists, All Other	60	$76,550	$82,010	0.17	0.20
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	50	$54,350	$67,510	0.15	1.65
Firefighters	1,240	$61,140	$61,000	3.88	1.74
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,390	$80,660	$84,380	4.36	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	250	$49,240	$53,050	0.77	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	290	$80,960	$82,410	0.91	1.43
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	3,080	$37,320	$41,560	9.64	1.23
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	320	$46,780	$48,880	1.00	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	250	$53,320	$56,140	0.78	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,220	$78,630	$82,350	3.83	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	420	$80,320	$85,780	1.32	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,660	$64,620	$69,240	8.33	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	140	$45,890	$47,640	0.43	0.59
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	290	$99,840	$97,600	0.90	0.91
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,720	$70,830	$71,950	5.39	1.24
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,280	$46,090	$49,080	7.12	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	130	$51,380	$56,090	0.40	0.76
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,520	$61,460	$64,010	4.76	1.19
Floral Designers	80	$36,490	$35,720	0.27	1.02
Food Batchmakers	420	$46,510	$43,740	1.32	1.18
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	190	$28,290	$30,670	0.58	1.07
Food Preparation Workers	1,110	$35,010	$34,660	3.48	0.60
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	920	$31,210	$32,530	2.87	1.52
Food Service Managers	440	$62,970	$65,730	1.38	0.90
Forensic Science Technicians	80	$106,330	$95,040	0.24	1.95
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	60	$40,220	$46,800	0.20	2.40
Fundraisers	250	$63,560	$69,940	0.78	1.10
Fundraising Managers	120	$101,690	$113,810	0.36	1.46
Funeral Attendants	110	$36,610	$38,390	0.35	1.74
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	50	$45,420	$49,300	0.17	1.80
General and Operations Managers	9,010	$98,340	$120,450	28.20	1.25
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	40	$83,010	$83,270	0.12	0.81
Glaziers	100	$58,550	$57,470	0.32	0.86
Graphic Designers	360	$58,460	$61,520	1.14	0.89
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	450	$45,330	$46,380	1.41	3.28
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	1,140	$38,100	$49,000	3.58	1.82
Health Education Specialists	70	$68,350	$72,420	0.22	0.52
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	60	$42,360	$51,200	0.20	0.83
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	320	$74,340	$109,040	1.00	0.71
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	540	$44,510	$51,130	1.68	1.43
Healthcare Social Workers	500	$63,130	$64,660	1.58	1.31
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	110	$22,260	$30,530	0.34	0.49
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$54,120	$52,480	0.30	3.37
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	850	$61,090	$64,000	2.65	1.01
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4,740	$60,210	$60,130	14.84	1.12
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	90	$38,560	$40,210	0.28	0.46
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	70	$45,870	$46,090	0.22	0.77
Helpers--Production Workers	200	$40,000	$42,300	0.61	0.58
Highway Maintenance Workers	260	$51,180	$53,270	0.82	0.82
Home Appliance Repairers	40	$35,360	$46,690	0.11	0.54
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6,310	$34,310	$33,910	19.76	0.71
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	820	$27,320	$29,250	2.57	0.92
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	330	$30,440	$31,510	1.02	0.61
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	160	$49,270	$50,420	0.50	0.86
Human Resources Managers	470	$131,890	$148,560	1.47	1.04
Human Resources Specialists	1,800	$69,900	$77,250	5.65	0.96
Hydrologists	—	$99,470	$93,170	—	—
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	410	$61,250	$64,320	1.27	2.61
Industrial Engineers	1,430	$99,910	$103,480	4.48	1.91
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	900	$61,890	$65,430	2.80	0.99
Industrial Production Managers	810	$106,640	$120,520	2.53	1.60
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,640	$45,590	$49,470	8.25	1.66
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	80	$45,470	$48,170	0.24	0.28
Information Security Analysts	270	$104,530	$112,950	0.85	0.70
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,600	$47,780	$52,740	5.00	1.30
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	280	$48,640	$51,420	0.86	0.76
Instructional Coordinators	240	$71,660	$75,600	0.74	0.50
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	30	$63,660	$66,460	0.10	0.58
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	620	$47,120	$51,790	1.94	1.41
Insurance Sales Agents	1,010	$61,070	$68,970	3.17	1.03
Insurance Underwriters	180	$72,870	$81,230	0.57	0.84
Interior Designers	120	$74,720	$75,410	0.37	0.81
Interpreters and Translators	100	$80,640	$70,150	0.32	0.95
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	310	$41,680	$43,180	0.98	1.03
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	4,140	$35,580	$37,690	12.97	0.91
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	110	$47,460	$49,490	0.34	2.39
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	60	$68,760	$81,300	0.18	1.18
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	110	$66,240	$69,110	0.36	0.51
Labor Relations Specialists	250	$80,690	$87,130	0.79	1.90
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	6,070	$39,100	$40,400	19.01	1.00
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,250	$37,610	$39,160	7.04	1.15
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$49,530	$52,060	0.19	1.75
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	500	$30,540	$31,930	1.56	1.22
Lawyers	1,150	$126,270	$147,270	3.61	0.74
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	210	$49,080	$52,570	0.67	0.67
Legal Support Workers, All Other	30	$71,240	$94,690	0.10	0.33
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	240	$51,260	$60,300	0.74	0.86
Library Assistants, Clerical	150	$29,530	$31,520	0.46	0.83
Library Technicians	300	$34,910	$34,590	0.93	2.11
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,300	$62,070	$61,560	7.20	1.73
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	50	$49,240	$52,990	0.14	0.30
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	290	$27,420	$28,590	0.89	0.88
Light Truck Drivers	2,600	$40,280	$41,650	8.13	1.29
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	170	$49,200	$52,420	0.52	0.49
Loan Officers	270	$72,080	$75,340	0.85	0.48
Lodging Managers	80	$50,180	$58,310	0.26	0.94
Logisticians	440	$78,590	$85,680	1.36	0.85
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	160	$46,190	$46,390	0.50	1.82
Machinists	1,090	$56,380	$54,840	3.42	1.85
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	130	$91,970	$89,250	0.41	1.47
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,620	$32,760	$32,880	5.06	0.91
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	170	$37,630	$38,960	0.52	1.47
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,560	$52,420	$54,620	11.14	1.13
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	110	$48,640	$51,240	0.36	0.93
Management Analysts	1,270	$86,050	$95,140	3.96	0.69
Managers, All Other	330	$124,070	$132,230	1.03	0.26
Manicurists and Pedicurists	190	$36,700	$42,550	0.58	0.59
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,480	$66,000	$73,430	4.64	0.80
Marketing Managers	530	$131,810	$145,300	1.65	0.65
Massage Therapists	190	$47,990	$53,830	0.59	0.93
Materials Engineers	110	$102,630	$118,090	0.35	2.39
Materials Scientists	70	$109,720	$115,650	0.21	3.78
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	60	$45,170	$41,410	0.17	0.19
Mechanical Door Repairers	60	$49,280	$51,660	0.19	1.10
Mechanical Drafters	100	$63,030	$68,190	0.30	1.18
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	120	$74,000	$69,790	0.36	1.57
Mechanical Engineers	1,000	$97,920	$97,350	3.13	1.64
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,270	$104,430	$130,030	3.99	1.04
Medical Assistants	1,880	$42,830	$42,710	5.88	1.12
Medical Equipment Preparers	190	$45,540	$44,140	0.58	1.17
Medical Equipment Repairers	190	$60,580	$58,700	0.59	1.39
Medical Records Specialists	390	$49,480	$54,020	1.23	0.98
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	150	$78,780	$89,720	0.47	0.42
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	1,800	$41,740	$42,980	5.64	0.91
Medical Transcriptionists	80	$29,480	$35,880	0.24	0.91
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	250	$52,640	$56,010	0.78	0.85
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	330	$46,760	$52,290	1.04	1.22
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	540	$38,120	$41,800	1.70	1.60
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	50	$44,720	$47,120	0.17	1.68
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	80	$46,210	$47,740	0.26	2.36
Meter Readers, Utilities	80	$44,840	$49,490	0.26	2.05
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,040	$76,460	$73,280	3.24	0.81
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$47,780	$51,680	0.17	2.08
Millwrights	100	$77,570	$71,140	0.30	1.18
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,720	$42,530	$44,490	11.64	1.29
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	80	$57,900	$65,820	0.26	1.40
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	310	$48,580	$51,300	0.97	1.59
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	500	$62,540	$64,060	1.55	1.37
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	100	$48,320	$50,990	0.33	1.52
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,420	$44,530	$44,680	4.46	4.61
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	50	$58,090	$61,120	0.17	1.05
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	200	$29,220	$33,680	0.62	2.06
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	570	$39,720	$43,250	1.79	2.24
Music Directors and Composers	40	$51,530	$56,620	0.14	1.73
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$128,390	$138,750	0.21	0.30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	810	$89,380	$98,390	2.55	1.26
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	30	$45,640	$51,710	0.10	0.41
Nurse Anesthetists	130	$211,810	$209,670	0.41	1.25
Nurse Practitioners	1,050	$127,090	$124,140	3.27	1.57
Nursing Assistants	3,170	$39,250	$40,520	9.91	1.06
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	200	$71,260	$73,070	0.63	1.26
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	370	$83,300	$92,540	1.17	1.30
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	70	$72,970	$71,340	0.23	1.17
Occupational Therapists	430	$98,520	$97,350	1.33	1.27
Occupational Therapy Assistants	280	$62,380	$64,700	0.86	2.62
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	100	$29,600	$34,000	0.31	0.25
Office Clerks, General	5,020	$42,940	$43,940	15.70	0.99
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	50	$44,310	$44,760	0.16	1.00
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	830	$63,920	$70,690	2.58	0.84
Operations Research Analysts	80	$102,670	$100,270	0.24	0.34
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	100	$39,540	$42,480	0.31	0.69
Opticians, Dispensing	160	$48,890	$49,610	0.51	1.08
Optometrists	70	$131,210	$127,000	0.23	0.85
Order Clerks	320	$51,060	$49,150	1.00	2.06
Orderlies	110	$36,250	$36,240	0.35	1.05
Orthotists and Prosthetists	40	$61,450	$65,060	0.13	2.09
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	100	$48,720	$49,500	0.32	1.38
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	650	$39,620	$41,130	2.02	0.83
Packers and Packagers, Hand	940	$37,440	$37,840	2.95	0.82
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	460	$57,560	$59,400	1.44	0.99
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	230	$48,580	$48,860	0.73	1.18
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	410	$60,290	$63,310	1.30	0.51
Paramedics	190	$52,370	$54,360	0.61	0.94
Parking Attendants	140	$32,770	$33,610	0.43	0.49
Parts Salespersons	830	$36,540	$39,400	2.61	1.50
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	170	$64,000	$64,420	0.53	1.97
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	330	$55,960	$56,690	1.03	1.05
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	60	$27,300	$32,910	0.20	0.51
Personal Financial Advisors	390	$96,550	$132,300	1.22	0.71
Pest Control Workers	140	$44,520	$47,890	0.43	0.65
Pharmacists	710	$137,730	$130,150	2.24	1.08
Pharmacy Aides	50	$39,800	$41,440	0.15	0.61
Pharmacy Technicians	1,020	$39,780	$43,090	3.20	1.05
Phlebotomists	190	$40,690	$42,400	0.60	0.65
Photographers	80	$36,100	$49,090	0.25	0.76
Physical Therapist Aides	40	$36,750	$36,920	0.12	0.38
Physical Therapist Assistants	450	$63,050	$66,190	1.41	1.95
Physical Therapists	620	$102,700	$103,060	1.96	1.14
Physician Assistants	400	$130,980	$129,540	1.25	1.20
Physicians, All Other	1,130	$293,090	$297,440	3.54	1.61
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$44,630	$45,800	0.22	1.06
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,070	$63,450	$69,090	3.34	1.11
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,610	$74,650	$71,830	5.05	1.17
Postal Service Clerks	160	$64,670	$64,990	0.51	1.08
Postal Service Mail Carriers	710	$59,880	$62,750	2.23	1.06
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	230	$56,390	$58,140	0.73	1.08
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	210	$65,700	$71,510	0.64	0.67
Prepress Technicians and Workers	80	$48,280	$49,020	0.24	1.56
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	1,130	$34,490	$34,700	3.54	1.15
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	50	$30,890	$31,720	0.14	0.85
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	140	$39,970	$42,550	0.45	2.12
Printing Press Operators	500	$44,650	$45,560	1.58	1.70
Private Detectives and Investigators	90	$41,420	$49,060	0.28	1.23
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	140	$56,830	$62,800	0.45	0.79
Procurement Clerks	90	$48,930	$51,390	0.27	0.74
Producers and Directors	60	$63,260	$69,560	0.18	0.20
Production Workers, All Other	540	$41,160	$45,150	1.69	1.04
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	920	$59,340	$61,050	2.89	1.15
Project Management Specialists	2,180	$93,190	$102,460	6.84	1.00
Property Appraisers and Assessors	70	$58,910	$67,590	0.22	0.61
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	500	$60,140	$70,340	1.58	0.79
Protective Service Workers, All Other	110	$46,030	$48,920	0.35	0.66
Psychiatric Technicians	440	$42,510	$43,800	1.37	1.36
Psychiatrists	60	$289,420	$263,990	0.18	0.99
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	60	$77,920	$86,200	0.20	0.75
Public Relations Managers	70	$98,500	$107,760	0.22	0.46
Public Relations Specialists	370	$61,830	$72,990	1.17	0.64
Public Safety Telecommunicators	290	$62,050	$58,510	0.90	1.36
Purchasing Managers	210	$134,140	$149,480	0.64	1.19
Radiation Therapists	50	$101,050	$96,010	0.16	1.42
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	590	$78,320	$75,760	1.85	1.25
Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,120	$36,670	$36,670	6.62	1.13
Recreation Workers	810	$32,540	$34,090	2.55	1.20
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	110	$47,830	$46,510	0.35	0.37
Registered Nurses	8,040	$80,770	$86,060	25.16	1.16
Rehabilitation Counselors	210	$40,800	$49,080	0.65	1.06
Residential Advisors	150	$36,920	$39,010	0.47	0.87
Respiratory Therapists	350	$78,940	$80,800	1.11	1.23
Retail Salespersons	7,770	$31,060	$35,140	24.30	0.97
Roofers	370	$54,660	$58,350	1.16	1.33
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	50	$34,120	$39,400	0.15	0.25
Sales Engineers	80	$100,560	$109,530	0.26	0.78
Sales Managers	1,480	$128,560	$145,090	4.63	1.13
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,380	$58,050	$67,710	7.44	0.92
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	4,170	$74,990	$84,090	13.04	1.64
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	410	$102,770	$107,950	1.30	0.71
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	40	$42,190	$43,270	0.12	0.46
School Psychologists	90	$86,390	$84,730	0.27	0.66
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3,960	$81,820	$80,340	12.40	1.81
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,360	$46,140	$47,450	10.53	0.96
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	490	$73,460	$87,930	1.53	0.49
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	220	$61,280	$59,770	0.70	1.26
Security Guards	1,940	$35,340	$42,050	6.08	0.74
Self-Enrichment Teachers	560	$38,000	$42,460	1.74	0.81
Sewing Machine Operators	140	$36,230	$36,470	0.43	0.64
Sheet Metal Workers	320	$76,350	$67,840	0.99	1.28
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	2,720	$43,090	$45,210	8.50	1.62
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	430	$32,830	$34,040	1.35	0.85
Skincare Specialists	120	$42,480	$48,150	0.37	0.79
Social and Community Service Managers	360	$72,500	$74,840	1.13	0.84
Social and Human Service Assistants	710	$37,530	$40,740	2.21	0.79
Social Workers, All Other	160	$61,170	$65,390	0.49	1.21
Software Developers	2,240	$105,430	$114,800	7.00	0.64
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	170	$98,600	$96,580	0.54	0.45
Special Education Teachers, All Other	40	$39,280	$41,470	0.12	0.54
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	540	$76,760	$75,050	1.69	1.00
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	210	$59,690	$62,870	0.66	1.08
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	60	$100,650	$97,520	0.17	0.91
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	880	$77,780	$76,000	2.74	2.60
Speech-Language Pathologists	410	$98,800	$94,620	1.28	1.08
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	30	$67,540	$65,590	0.09	0.52
Stockers and Order Fillers	8,780	$37,600	$38,710	27.46	1.51
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	210	$76,330	$73,440	0.65	1.49
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	50	$48,850	$50,040	0.15	0.46
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	1,070	$60,030	$62,840	3.35	1.06
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	250	$33,610	$36,510	0.78	0.23
Surgical Assistants	80	$65,130	$65,020	0.23	1.64
Surgical Technologists	160	$60,010	$61,390	0.49	0.64
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	80	$58,150	$60,970	0.24	0.65
Surveyors	100	$61,500	$69,050	0.32	0.98
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	80	$36,350	$34,620	0.26	1.20
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,500	$35,960	$35,860	7.81	0.86
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	140	$46,150	$45,410	0.44	0.42
Technical Writers	60	$70,790	$75,120	0.20	0.68
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	260	$61,960	$67,720	0.81	0.89
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	180	$60,910	$64,300	0.56	0.89
Tellers	630	$41,310	$40,820	1.97	0.93
Therapists, All Other	40	$91,080	$84,040	0.13	0.92
Tile and Stone Setters	50	$46,760	$51,030	0.15	0.64
Tire Repairers and Changers	330	$43,900	$43,180	1.03	1.47
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	140	$59,080	$58,710	0.45	1.43
Tool and Die Makers	280	$61,440	$61,450	0.87	2.37
Traffic Technicians	40	$34,670	$47,130	0.12	2.43
Training and Development Managers	40	$122,260	$131,970	0.14	0.46
Training and Development Specialists	1,040	$64,550	$68,330	3.25	1.10
Transportation Security Screeners	50	$70,180	$69,040	0.17	0.52
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	630	$101,480	$114,290	1.96	1.38
Travel Agents	40	$45,120	$48,850	0.11	0.32
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	160	$57,450	$55,520	0.50	1.42
Tutors	410	$45,630	$51,630	1.28	1.13
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	40	$56,200	$52,100	0.12	1.16
Urban and Regional Planners	50	$82,370	$79,090	0.16	0.58
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	230	$23,740	$26,720	0.72	0.92
Veterinarians	230	$130,370	$136,720	0.72	1.33
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	300	$36,400	$37,500	0.94	1.16
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	330	$47,110	$47,670	1.05	1.26
Waiters and Waitresses	4,680	$36,150	$41,190	14.65	1.00
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	240	$60,410	$60,930	0.76	0.92
Web and Digital Interface Designers	110	$77,990	$85,710	0.33	0.46
Web Developers	110	$77,690	$87,890	0.35	0.78
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	180	$61,940	$57,230	0.55	1.61
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,170	$50,340	$55,300	3.68	1.37
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$47,570	$50,470	0.22	1.10
Wellhead Pumpers	40	$56,190	$57,350	0.12	1.04
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	70	$40,700	$43,060	0.23	0.59
Writers and Authors	40	$59,900	$59,760	0.12	0.37

Colleges in this area

9 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls	Private for-profit	2-year	583
Gerbers Akron Beauty School	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	39
Herzing University-Akron	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	393
Hiram College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,061
Kent State University at Kent	Public	4-year or above	26,374
Northeast Ohio Medical University	Public	4-year or above	1,029
Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	181
Portage Lakes Career Center	Public	Less than 2-year	168
University of Akron Main Campus	Public	4-year or above	13,332

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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