Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in Akron

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#41. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 1,310 people (4.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $58,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 160 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 400 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 70 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $61,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 280 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 510 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Surveyors

- Median annual wage: $62,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 70 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 90 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $65,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 140 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $66,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 90 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Computer occupations, all other

- Median annual wage: $71,150
- Median hourly wage: $34.21
- Total employment: 190 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,790
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 100 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Web and digital interface designers

- Median annual wage: $76,550
- Median hourly wage: $36.80
- Total employment: 80 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

- Median annual wage: $79,920
- Median hourly wage: $38.42
- Total employment: 130 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Architects, except landscape and naval

- Median annual wage: $82,860
- Median hourly wage: $39.84
- Total employment: 240 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $85,400
- Median hourly wage: $41.06
- Total employment: 170 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $85,620
- Median hourly wage: $41.16
- Total employment: 970 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Civil engineers

- Median annual wage: $88,280
- Median hourly wage: $42.44
- Total employment: 730 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Network and computer systems administrators

- Median annual wage: $88,820
- Median hourly wage: $42.70
- Total employment: 930 people (2.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Operations research analysts

- Median annual wage: $92,530
- Median hourly wage: $44.49
- Total employment: 90 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Environmental engineers

- Median annual wage: $95,640
- Median hourly wage: $45.98
- Total employment: 60 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $97,280
- Median hourly wage: $46.77
- Total employment: 560 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Computer systems analysts

- Median annual wage: $97,980
- Median hourly wage: $47.11
- Total employment: 810 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Industrial engineers

- Median annual wage: $99,750
- Median hourly wage: $47.96
- Total employment: 1,270 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $101,040
- Median hourly wage: $48.58
- Total employment: 150 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $101,110
- Median hourly wage: $48.61
- Total employment: 2,290 people (7.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $101,130
- Median hourly wage: $48.62
- Total employment: 260 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Materials engineers

- Median annual wage: $102,310
- Median hourly wage: $49.19
- Total employment: 90 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Web developers

- Median annual wage: $102,390
- Median hourly wage: $49.22
- Total employment: 130 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Computer programmers

- Median annual wage: $103,330
- Median hourly wage: $49.68
- Total employment: 110 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $104,920
- Median hourly wage: $50.44
- Total employment: 200 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Database administrators

- Median annual wage: $105,250
- Median hourly wage: $50.60
- Total employment: 140 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Chemical engineers

- Median annual wage: $105,660
- Median hourly wage: $50.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

- Median annual wage: $105,860
- Median hourly wage: $50.89
- Total employment: 80 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Data scientists

- Median annual wage: $112,310
- Median hourly wage: $53.99
- Total employment: 320 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Computer hardware engineers

- Median annual wage: $114,770
- Median hourly wage: $55.18
- Total employment: 70 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $115,880
- Median hourly wage: $55.71
- Total employment: 220 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Aerospace engineers

- Median annual wage: $116,370
- Median hourly wage: $55.95
- Total employment: 100 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Actuaries

- Median annual wage: $118,040
- Median hourly wage: $56.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $129,120
- Median hourly wage: $62.08
- Total employment: 170 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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