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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Akron, OH

What professions have the highest employment in Akron, OH? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Akron, OH. We note that the total employment in Akron, OH is 313,280. The most popular job is the registered nurses profession, which employs 8,420 people (2.69 percent of the total employment in Akron, OH). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 7,970 people (2.54 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Akron, OH is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Akron, OH (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	313,280	100.00%	$44,330
2	Registered Nurses	8,420	2.69%	$78,590
3	General and Operations Managers	7,970	2.54%	$95,650
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers	7,910	2.52%	$23,180
5	Stockers and Order Fillers	7,350	2.35%	$31,340
6	Customer Service Representatives	6,800	2.17%	$37,390
7	Cashiers	6,770	2.16%	$25,770
8	Retail Salespersons	6,710	2.14%	$29,070
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	6,010	1.92%	$35,630
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	5,840	1.86%	$50,180
11	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	5,370	1.71%	$27,390
12	Office Clerks, General	5,240	1.67%	$38,890
13	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	4,360	1.39%	$74,610
14	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	4,320	1.38%	$64,510
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	4,290	1.37%	$45,450
16	Waiters and Waitresses	4,060	1.30%	$23,810
17	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,950	1.26%	$29,330
18	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	3,750	1.20%	$35,620
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	3,560	1.14%	$39,420
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,420	1.09%	$43,820
21	Nursing Assistants	3,330	1.06%	$34,410
22	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2,890	0.92%	$58,880
23	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	2,870	0.92%	$36,920
24	Restaurant Cooks	2,840	0.91%	$29,490
25	Accountants and Auditors	2,790	0.89%	$70,480
26	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,770	0.88%	$34,660
27	Driver/Sales Workers	2,450	0.78%	$24,440
28	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,390	0.76%	$38,710
29	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	2,330	0.74%	$49,960
30	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,310	0.74%	$34,460
31	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,310	0.74%	$43,340
32	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,240	0.72%	$77,480
33	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2,200	0.70%	$39,060
34	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	2,180	0.70%	$31,100
35	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,990	0.64%	$31,070
36	Software Developers	1,980	0.63%	$101,300
37	Medical Secretaries	1,980	0.63%	$38,110
38	Human Resources Specialists	1,960	0.63%	$62,930
39	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,940	0.62%	$61,300
40	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	1,910	0.61%	$50,600
41	Machinists	1,850	0.59%	$45,440
42	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,790	0.57%	$40,740
43	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,770	0.56%	$64,460
44	Construction Laborers	1,740	0.56%	$48,670
45	Security Guards	1,710	0.55%	$32,480
46	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,690	0.54%	$60,300
47	Project Management Specialists	1,660	0.53%	$81,370
48	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,640	0.52%	$67,410
49	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,600	0.51%	$27,760
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,540	0.49%	$73,330
51	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	1,530	0.49%	$45,090
52	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,510	0.48%	$64,200
53	Financial Managers	1,470	0.47%	$129,330
54	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,460	0.47%	$37,060
55	Computer User Support Specialists	1,430	0.46%	$49,640
56	Bartenders	1,410	0.45%	$22,760
57	Management Analysts	1,380	0.44%	$79,310
58	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	1,360	0.43%	$34,280
59	Firefighters	1,320	0.42%	$55,190
60	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	1,310	0.42%	$62,550
61	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,260	0.40%	$98,950
62	Medical Assistants	1,260	0.40%	$37,250
63	Electricians	1,210	0.39%	$60,050
64	Billing and Posting Clerks	1,150	0.37%	$38,700
65	Packers and Packagers	1,100	0.35%	$31,520
66	Food Preparation Workers	1,080	0.34%	$24,710
67	Computer Systems Analysts	1,060	0.34%	$100,990
68	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,040	0.33%	$71,980
69	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	1,000	0.32%	$29,120
70	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	990	0.32%	$68,730
71	Lawyers	980	0.31%	$108,370
72	Industrial Engineers	960	0.31%	$85,650
73	Sales Managers	950	0.30%	$129,110
74	Pharmacy Technicians	950	0.30%	$36,470
75	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	940	0.30%	$49,200
76	Medical and Health Services Managers	930	0.30%	$101,280
77	Mechanical Engineers	930	0.30%	$82,060
78	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	920	0.29%	$45,280
79	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	920	0.29%	$28,800
80	Coaches and Scouts	910	0.29%	$38,680
81	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	910	0.29%	$27,860
82	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	880	0.28%	$46,040
83	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	880	0.28%	$27,630
84	Computer and Information Systems Managers	870	0.28%	$133,140
85	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	870	0.28%	$38,270
86	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	850	0.27%	$47,660
87	Tellers	850	0.27%	$37,930
88	Pharmacists	840	0.27%	$131,400
89	Carpenters	830	0.26%	$55,300
90	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	830	0.26%	$37,980
91	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	800	0.26%	$48,820
92	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	790	0.25%	$46,190
93	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	790	0.25%	$50,460
94	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	770	0.25%	$64,510
95	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	770	0.25%	$22,810
96	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	770	0.25%	$64,900
97	Printing Press Operators	770	0.25%	$38,600
98	Industrial Production Managers	760	0.24%	$96,560
99	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	760	0.24%	$60,930
100	Fast Food Cooks	760	0.24%	$27,170

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