High paying jobs in Akron, OH that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Akron, OH and typically require less than a bachelor's degree to enter — a high school diploma, a postsecondary certificate, or an associate's degree. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Akron, OH run 6.6% below the national average (2024), so a Akron, OH salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Akron, OH · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,310 – $181,730630
2First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$99,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,490 – $121,330290
3Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,530 – $115,930240
4Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$91,970
Associate's degree
$69,260 – $100,380130
5Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$89,460
Associate's degree
$73,980 – $100,130230
6Dental Hygienists$82,970
Associate's degree
$63,020 – $96,060460
7Brokerage Clerks$81,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,510 – $121,360110
8First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$80,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,480 – $106,820290
9First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,520 – $106,1701,390
10First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$80,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170 – $136,160420
11Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,480
Associate's degree
$38,470 – $97,590110
12Respiratory Therapists$78,940
Associate's degree
$66,590 – $95,530350
13First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,170 – $118,4201,220
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,320
Associate's degree
$59,710 – $94,430590
15Millwrights$77,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,160 – $82,000100
16Electricians$77,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,360 – $123,1701,360
17Sheet Metal Workers$76,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,090 – $94,240320
18Structural Iron and Steel Workers$76,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,960 – $82,440210
19Detectives and Criminal Investigators$76,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,110 – $137,530110
20Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,310 – $128,480100
21Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,890 – $139,2604,170
22Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$74,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,360 – $87,7601,610
23Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,000
Associate's degree
$40,300 – $98,200120
24Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,500 – $100,4701,000
25Computer Network Support Specialists$72,360
Associate's degree
$48,750 – $108,890400
26First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750 – $96,7201,720
27Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$70,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,660 – $70,000360
28Construction and Building Inspectors$67,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,030 – $94,340170
29Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,400
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $105,810170
30Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$65,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,200 – $94,690660
31Postal Service Clerks$64,670
No formal educational credential
$55,350 – $75,030160
32Crane and Tower Operators$64,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,280 – $100,600120
33First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980 – $97,5602,660
34Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$64,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,480 – $89,130170
35Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$63,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,700 – $98,500830
36Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$63,850
No formal educational credential
$44,990 – $81,450390
37Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,780 – $99,7101,070
38Physical Therapist Assistants$63,050
Associate's degree
$50,350 – $80,680450
39Mechanical Drafters$63,030
Associate's degree
$49,990 – $91,590100
40Food Service Managers$62,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,260 – $93,870440
41Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,670
Associate's degree
$44,020 – $89,880170
42Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,210 – $78,760500
43Occupational Therapy Assistants$62,380
Associate's degree
$48,470 – $80,820280
44Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,180 – $72,6902,300
45Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,100 – $68,010290
46Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,640 – $99,550260
47Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$61,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,870 – $75,950180
48Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$61,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,000 – $91,670110
49Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,540 – $82,080900
50Advertising Sales Agents$61,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $113,900140

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAkron, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,480	$60,310 – $181,730	630
2	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,840	$73,490 – $121,330	290
3	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,340	$65,530 – $115,930	240
4	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$91,970	$69,260 – $100,380	130
5	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$89,460	$73,980 – $100,130	230
6	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,970	$63,020 – $96,060	460
7	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,230	$53,510 – $121,360	110
8	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,960	$57,480 – $106,820	290
9	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,660	$58,520 – $106,170	1,390
10	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,320	$46,170 – $136,160	420
11	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,480	$38,470 – $97,590	110
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,940	$66,590 – $95,530	350
13	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,630	$52,170 – $118,420	1,220
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,320	$59,710 – $94,430	590
15	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,570	$52,160 – $82,000	100
16	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,360	$46,360 – $123,170	1,360
17	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,350	$45,090 – $94,240	320
18	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,330	$51,960 – $82,440	210
19	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,230	$59,110 – $137,530	110
20	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,800	$47,310 – $128,480	100
21	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,990	$40,890 – $139,260	4,170
22	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,650	$53,360 – $87,760	1,610
23	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,000	$40,300 – $98,200	120
24	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,150	$49,500 – $100,470	1,000
25	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$72,360	$48,750 – $108,890	400
26	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,830	$47,750 – $96,720	1,720
27	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,000	$40,660 – $70,000	360
28	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,410	$49,030 – $94,340	170
29	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,400	$47,940 – $105,810	170
30	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,240	$44,200 – $94,690	660
31	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,670	$55,350 – $75,030	160
32	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,650	$44,280 – $100,600	120
33	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,620	$44,980 – $97,560	2,660
34	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,000	$35,480 – $89,130	170
35	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,920	$46,700 – $98,500	830
36	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$63,850	$44,990 – $81,450	390
37	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,450	$44,780 – $99,710	1,070
38	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,050	$50,350 – $80,680	450
39	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,030	$49,990 – $91,590	100
40	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,970	$39,260 – $93,870	440
41	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$62,670	$44,020 – $89,880	170
42	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,540	$49,210 – $78,760	500
43	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,380	$48,470 – $80,820	280
44	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,070	$50,180 – $72,690	2,300
45	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,050	$44,100 – $68,010	290
46	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,960	$47,640 – $99,550	260
47	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,940	$34,870 – $75,950	180
48	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool ProgrammersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,910	$47,000 – $91,670	110
49	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,890	$47,540 – $82,080	900
50	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,700	$35,170 – $113,900	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Akron, OH. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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