LinkedIn recently released its best employers in Cleveland, Akron and Canton. They ranked the top 25 companies to grow your career. The diverse list includes manufacturing, health care and baks.
Companies had to have at least 50 employees and were ranked using the following seven categories:
- Ability to advance
- Skills growth
- Company stability
- External opportunity
- Company affinity
- Gender diversity
- Educational background
Methodology
LinkedIn used its data to rank companies on the seven categories listed above. They defined those categories using the following:
- 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 LinkedIn’s 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.
LinkedIn excluded all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. It also excluded LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.
25. Sinet Jewelers
- 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
24. Eaton
- 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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23. Diebold Nixdorf
- 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
22. Avery Dennison
- 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
21. Summa Health
- 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
20. Parker Hannifin
- 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
19. MTD Products
- 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
18. Amazon
- 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
17. Swagelok
- 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
16. Rockwell Automation
- 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
15. EY
- 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
14. Akron Children’s Hospital
- 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
13. Huntington National Bak
- 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
12. The Lubrizol Corporation
- 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
11. The J.M. Smucker Co.
- 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
10. Nestle
- 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
9. The Metro Health System
- 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
8. Hyland
- 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
7. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Compan
- 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
6. PNC
- 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
5. KeyBank
- 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
4. Sherwin-Williams
- 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
3. Progressive Insurance
- 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
2. University Hospitals
- 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
1. Cleveland Clinic
- 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 |
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