Low labor costs provide companies located here with a competitive edge. The table below lists the median hourly wages for selected occupations. Our
Starting Wages and Benefits survey also details starting wage rates for the Youngstown-Warren area.
| Median Hourly Wages for Selected Occupations |
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| Occupational Title |
YW MSA |
OH |
US |
| Accountants and Auditors |
25.69 |
28.21 |
29.66 |
| Computer Programmers |
26.36 |
32.22 |
34.32 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software |
35.61 |
38.87 |
45.28 |
| Electrical Engineers |
31.32 |
35.33 |
40.65 |
| Human Resources Managers |
39.48 |
45.65 |
47.68 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
25.97 |
29.53 |
33.25 |
| Office |
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|
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| Computer Operators |
14.95 |
16.80 |
17.75 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
16.13 |
20.18 |
22.24 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
14.31 |
14.36 |
14.64 |
| Data Entry Keyers |
10.39 |
12.37 |
13.20 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
10.11 |
11.20 |
12.14 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing |
21.20 |
24.3 |
25.21 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
13.25 |
14.54 |
14.82 |
| Telemarketers |
8.80 |
9.35 |
10.73 |
| Manufacturing/Distribution |
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| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators-Metal/Plastic |
17.05 |
16.78 |
16.70 |
| Electronic and Electrical Equipment Assemblers |
13.86 |
11.34 |
13.99 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers |
10.09 |
10.87 |
11.28 |
| Machinists |
17.01 |
17.76 |
18.52 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators |
15.37 |
15.77 |
15.30 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
14.87 |
16.33 |
17.04 |
source: National Compensation Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2010.
For more information, see the full Occupation Estimates Survey report.