Top Companies 2021: Cleveland-Akron-Canton

Today we’re introducing Top Companies: City Edition, a look at the best workplaces to grow your career in 10 emerging cities throughout the U.S. Similar to our annual Top Companies list (which is a country-wide ranking), the city edition is meant to provide a go-to resource for professionals at every stage of their career journeys — just at a more local level.

Below you’ll find this year’s 25 Top Companies in the greater Cleveland-Akron-Canton area. There are big manufacturing players, including The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (No. 7), Avery Dennison (No. 22) and Eaton (No. 24), as well as representation from a number of hospitals and health care companies. Nearly all of the companies are headquartered locally, including Progressive Insurance (No. 3), Hyland (No. 8) and Summa Health (No. 21).

To compile the list, we looked at unique LinkedIn data specifically in the Cleveland metropolitan area, which includes Akron and Canton. We measured seven pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and educational background. Companies must have at least 50 employees in the city to be eligible. You can see our full methodology at the bottom of this article. 

Read on to learn more about how these companies are investing in their employees, explore open jobs and see people you may know. We’ve also pulled the most common skills and job titles among each company’s employees in the larger Cleveland metro area — and linked relevant LinkedIn Learning courses for those skills. If you see a company that feels like a good fit for you, you can follow the company page and turn on job alerts to ensure you don’t miss out on future opportunities. 

You can also check out the Top Companies in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas-Fort Worth, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Seattle.

Here are this year’s 25 #LinkedInTopCompanies in the greater Cleveland-Akron-Canton area. 

Company headcount and office locations were sourced by the companies directly or publicly-available information. Most common skills and titles were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and reflect aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant greater metropolitan area associated with the company. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. 

Where the main campus is located: Fairfax | Full-time headcount: 68,700 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Health Care Management, Clinical Research, Electronic Medical Record (EMR) | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Registered Nurse, Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Doctor | What you should know: After halting elective surgeries and procedures in the throes of the pandemic, Cleveland Clinic pivoted to a focus on research and prevention. Most recently, it teamed up with Clorox to invest in public health innovation. Hiring is in full swing at the medical center, with over 1,700 openings in areas ranging from behavioral health to data science.

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Where the main campus is located: University Circle | Full-time headcount: 30,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Health Care Management, Clinical Research | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant, Medical Doctor | What you should know: It’s been a busy year for the Cleveland-based hospital system. UH recently partnered with MetroHealth to bring more specialty care to the city’s West Side. And it’s continuing to offer at-home treatment beyond the pandemic, which will involve transitioning some of its staff to off-site roles. 

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Where the local office is located: Mayfield Village | Full-time headcount: 40,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Process Improvement, Business Analysis, SQL | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Information Technology Manager, Customer Service Representative, Information Technology Programmer | What you should know: Progressive employees have access to a wide range of career development resources — including a multicultural leadership program, opportunities for internal mobility and business training in areas ranging from marketing to IT. The company supports diversity and inclusion efforts, with nine employee resource groups with over 18,000 members.

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Where the local office is located: Downtown Cleveland | Full-time headcount: 61,050 (with 3,650 in Greater Cleveland) | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Process Improvement, Coating, Inventory Management, | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Salesperson, Information Technology Manager, Financial Analyst | What you should know: Sherwin-Williams is building a new downtown headquarters that will be the fourth tallest building in Cleveland and serve more than 3,000 of its workers. The paint company fully reopened its current office, just across the street from the new location, this month — but it says many employees have the option to work from home two days a week.

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Where the local office is located: Downtown Cleveland + branches throughout the metro area | Full-time headcount: 17,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Business Analysis | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Executive Assistant, Analyst, Personal Banker | What you should know: KeyBank is choosing to stay flexible beyond the pandemic. Its employees have the option to work from home, in the office or a blend of both. Don’t have a background in banking? The company welcomes candidates without financial services experience for a variety of roles, ranging from email marketing to data analytics. 

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Where the local office is located: Downtown Cleveland, Strongsville, Pepper Pike and Brecksville | Full-time headcount: 51,800 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Risk Management, Business Analysis, Process Improvement | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Software Engineer, Business Analyst, Project Manager

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Where the local office is located: Akron | Full-time headcount: 62,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Principal Engineer, Financial Analyst, Developer Engineer

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Where the local office is located: Westlake | Full-time headcount: 4,200 (with 2,100 in Greater Cleveland) | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: SQL, Enterprise Content Management, Software Development | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Software Engineer, Developer, Technical Support Analyst

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Where the main campus is located: Near West Side | Full-time headcount: 7,800 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Healthcare Management, Clinical Research | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Registered Nurse, Medical Doctor, Nursing Manager

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Where the local office is located: Solon + a factory in Tremont | Full-time headcount: 273,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Supply Chain Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Continuous Improvement | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Customer Analyst, Financial Analyst, Project Manager

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Where the local office is located: Orrville | Full-time headcount: 7,300 (with 1,800 in Greater Cleveland) | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Brand Manager, Analyst, Technologist

See jobs at The J.M. Smucker Co. | See people you may know at The J.M. Smucker Co.

Where the local office is located: Wickliffe | Full-time headcount: 8,800 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Product Development, Polymers, Process Improvement | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Laboratory Technician, Chemist, Technology Manager

See jobs at The Lubrizol Corporation | See people you may know at The Lubrizol Corporation

Where the local office is located: Downtown Cleveland + branches throughout the metro area | Full-time headcount: 15,600 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Commercial Banking, Retail Banking, Financial Analysis | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Relationship Banker, Branch Manager, Bank Teller

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Where main campus is located: Akron + patient care facilities throughout the metro area | Full-time headcount: 6,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Healthcare Management, Pediatrics | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant, Medical Doctor

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Where the local office is located: Downtown Cleveland | Full-time headcount: 298,950 (with 1,050 in Greater Cleveland) | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Accounting, Financial Analysis, Process Improvement | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Assurance Specialist, Executive Assistant, Manager

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Where the local office is located: Mayfield Heights | Full-time headcount: 23,500 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Automation, Programmable Logic Controller, Electrical Engineering | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Project Manager, Project Engineer, Software Engineer 

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Where the local office is located: Solon | Full-time headcount: 5,500 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvement | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Production Supervisor, Assembler, Machine Operator

See jobs at Swagelok | See people you may know at Swagelok

Where the local site is located: Operation centers throughout the metro area | Full-time headcount: 1,298,000 (with 8,000 in Greater Cleveland) | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Operations Management, Customer Satisfaction, Inventory Management | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Fulfillment Associate, Area Manager, Operations Manager

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Where the local office is located: Valley City | Full-time headcount: 5,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Product Development, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Customer Service Representative, Prototype Technician, Sales Coordinator

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Where the local office is located: Mayfield Heights | Full-time headcount: 50,500 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Process Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Product Development | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Information Technology System Analyst, Leadership Development Associate, Technical Resources Manager

See jobs at Parker Hannifin | See people you may know at Parker Hannifin

Where the main campus is located: Akron | Full-time headcount: 8,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Patient Safety, Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Basic Life Support (BLS) | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Registered Nurse, Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant

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Where the local site is located: Mentor + multiple other locations in Northeast Ohio | Full-time headcount: 32,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Process Improvement | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Operator, Team Lead, Maintenance Technician

See jobs at Avery Dennison | See people you may know at Avery Dennison

Where the local office is located: North Canton | Full-time headcount: 22,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Process Improvement, Business Analysis, Vendor Management | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Project Coordinator, Implementation Coordinator, Business Analyst

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Where the local office is located: Beachwood | Full-time headcount: 92,000 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Administrative Assistant, Information Technology Specialist, Project Manager

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Where the local office is located: Fairlawn (Akron) | Full-time headcount: 21,700 | Most common skills among Cleveland area employees: Merchandising, Inventory Management, Forecasting | Most common job titles in Cleveland area: Special Representative, Buyer, Jeweler

See jobs at Signet Jewelers | See people you may know at Signet Jewelers

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Methodology

Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on seven pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity and educational background. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardized job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardized LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees that stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company. Finally, educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to Ph.D. levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. 

To be eligible, companies must have at least 50 employees as of April 30, 2021 in the city and reductions in staff (including attrition and layoffs) can be no higher than 10% (based on LinkedIn data and public announcements, respectively). While our annual Top Companies list includes only parent companies (data on majority-owned subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score), the city lists separate out subsidiaries from their parent companies. All data counts are normalized based on company size across the pool of companies eligible for the list. The methodology time frame is May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021. All of the data used is aggregated and/or de-identified.

We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.

About company insights

Company headcount and office locations were sourced by the companies directly or publicly-available information. Most common skills and titles were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and reflect aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant greater metropolitan area associated with the company. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors.

Reported by: Juliette Faraut, Kristin Kawecki, Laura Lorenzetti, Ashley Peterson, Samantha Roberson and Carrington York.