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Akron, OH

Akron, OH spreads H-1B hiring across 7+ sectors (33 employers, $121,000 median wage) rather than one dominant NAICS group.

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33
Employers
$121,000
Median H-1B wage
222
H-1B filings

Akron, OH: 33 tracked employers at a $121,000 median H-1B wage across 222 LCAs; Healthcare & Social Assistance leads the local roster.

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices mapped to worksites in Akron, OH (OH), PlainEmployers rolls up 33 employers at a $121,000 disclosed median with 1 employers carrying WARN history. Use the metro rollup before judging any single local employer profile.

  • 33 employers
  • $121,000 median H-1B
  • 222 H-1B LCAs
  • 1 WARN employers

Where Akron, OH's median H-1B wage sits nationally

Metro median disclosed wage vs every credible H-1B wage row

$121,000 Top 52% higher than 48% of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows

$0–$20,000: 1 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 credible H-1B wage rows (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 credible H-1B wage rows (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 credible H-1B wage rows (18%). Below this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 credible H-1B wage rows (16%). This entry sits in this band. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 credible H-1B wage rows (12%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 credible H-1B wage rows (8%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 credible H-1B wage rows (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 credible H-1B wage rows (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 credible H-1B wage rows (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 credible H-1B wage rows (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 credible H-1B wage rows (2%). Above this entry. Akron, OH $0 $320,000 every credible H-1B wage row, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more credible H-1B wage rows. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Metro Labor Presence

Akron, OH (33 employers) sits beside Columbus, OH, Cincinnati, OH, Cleveland, OH in OH's tracked roster. Open a peer metro to compare H-1B wage and WARN density. Among metros with employers in this corpus, Akron, OH ranks #355 of 6906 by employer count (about the 95th percentile).

Columbus, OH 268 Cincinnati, OH 162 Cleveland, OH 88 Dublin, OH 87 Mason, OH 63 Dayton, OH 53

What the data says about Akron, OH

Corpus placement: Akron, OH ranks #355 of 6906 metros by employer count (about the 95th percentile) in this disclosure window. Sector inventory: Healthcare & Social Assistance leads with 6 of 33 tracked employers (~18%); next sectors in the mix are Manufacturing and Professional & Technical Services. Largest H-1B sponsors mapped here: The Huntington National Bank, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Sterling Jewelers, Inc. (147 filings combined, ~66% of the metro total). Evidence tracks present for Akron, OH: DOL H-1B disclosure filings; OSHA Injury Tracking Application records; state WARN Act layoff notices, including 1 employers with WARN history.

Akron, OH reads as a diversified labor market: the lead sector (Healthcare & Social Assistance) is only ~18% of tracked employers across 7 named industries, so no single NAICS group dominates the local picture.

Within OH, Akron, OH is smaller than peers such as Columbus, OH (268 employers); Cincinnati, OH (162 employers); Cleveland, OH (88 employers); use those pages when you need a denser local sponsor list.

Employer mix in Akron, OH

Which sectors the metro's tracked employers operate in

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What this shows Akron, OH has no runaway sector: Healthcare & Social Assistance leads at only ~18% across 7 named industries.

Source DOL H-1B, OSHA & WARN filings mapped to NAICS sector

Top employers in Akron, OH

#EmployerH-1B filingsMedian wage
1The Huntington National BankFinance & Insurance79$127,000
2Cleveland Clinic FoundationHealthcare & Social Assistance54$215,183
3Sterling Jewelers, Inc.Retail Trade14$126,350
4The University of AkronEducational Services14$89,400
5The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyManufacturing8$109,613
6Sul Ross State UniversityEducational Services6$56,228
7Program Planning Professionals, IncProfessional & Technical Services5$100,500
8Zale Delaware, Inc.Retail Trade4$117,000
9Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Ohio, P.C.Healthcare & Social Assistance4$268,663
10Circle Staffing LLC (aka Ship Smart LLC)Administrative & Waste Services2$90,000
11Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical CenterHealthcare & Social Assistance2$71,838
12Partners Physician GroupHealthcare & Social Assistance2$235,000
13Summa Management Services Organization, Inc.Finance & Insurance2$222,768
14Summa Physicians, Inc.Healthcare & Social Assistance2$279,322
15Summit Bend US CorporationManagement of Companies2$110,000
16DLZ Corporation2$91,500
17Summit Design and Technology, Inc.2$77,750
18Pyrovio, LLC1$160,500
19Babcock & Wilcox CompanyProfessional & Technical Services1$96,595
20China Direct Imports, LLCOther Services1$70,000
21County of SummitPublic Administration1$71,739
22Meggitt Aircraft Braking System CorporationManufacturing1$104,686
23Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems CorporationManufacturing1$105,248
24Myers Industries, Inc.Manufacturing1$92,768
25NVA Metropolitan Veterinary Management, LLCProfessional & Technical Services1$78,354

PlainEmployers renders Akron, OH from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records and state WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.