Cincinnati suburbs are growing towards the close vicinity of Dayton and the Dayton suburbs of Springboro and Franklin are growing quickly towards Cincinnati, creating a larger single metroplex among Cincinnati, Dayton, Fairborn, and smaller towns in between them

Cincinnati's manufacturing economy seems to have hit some rough patches, but the number of companies headquartered in the Cincinnati / Dayton corridor is very impressive. These include Federated (Macy's), Kroger (grocery and Marketplace), Cintas, Escort (radar detectors), Lexis-Nexis (The Number One Law Archive Service in the country) and others. Thus, the southwest sector of Ohio is turning the economy away from hard-line manufacturing and more toward Retail, Service, and InfoTech (IT).

The pharmaceutical industry is also thriving, in places like West Chester in the area, so a lot of diversity in business and employment is coming into the area. Wright-Patterson AFB is headquarters for the US Air Force research and development division. It has been bulking up with additional functions as they have relocated to "Wright-Patt" from other military bases under US Base Realignment and Closure. More and more work is coming to Wright-Patterson AFB, with the result that more people are hired, military and civilian. Many of these individuals live between Fairborn, Dayton and Cincinnati, creating the housing spread and the suburbs of these cities growing out to meet one another.

For InfoTech (IT), the best location is in adjacent Greene County. This area has seen a big jump in Computer Programming and Systems Design work as well as in Engineering and Scientific R&D.

The top jobs in Cincinnati and the Cincinnati-Dayton Corridor region are in Healthcare and related industries and Information Technology (IT).

• University of Cincinnati 15,400
• Kroger Company 13,000
• The Procter & Gamble Company 13,000
• Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. 8,360
• Fifth Third Bank 7,800
• Cincinnati Public Schools 7,335
• City of Cincinnati 7,223
• Trihealth, Inc. 7,055
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 7,029
• Mercy Health Partners 6,785

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Dominant Products Produced in Cincinnati

Aircraft engines, auto parts, motor vehicles, chemicals, valves, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, food and related products, playing cards, drugs, cosmetics, toiletries, detergents, building materials, cans, metalworking and general industrial machinery, toys, apparel, mattresses, electric motors, robotics, electronic equipment, housewares, shoes, printing and publishing.

• UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (Public; Website: www.uc.edu Offers Doctor's degree)
• XAVIER UNIVERSITY (3800 VICTORY PKY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.xu.edu Offers Doctor's degree)
• CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (3520 CENTRAL PKY; Public; Website: www.cinstate.cc.oh.us)
• COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH (5701 DELHI RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.msj.edu Offers Master's degree)
• THE UNION INSTITUTE (Location: 440 E MCMILLAN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.tui.edu Offers Doctor's degree)
• CINCINNATI BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY (2700 GLENWAY AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cincybible.edu Offers Master's degree)
• SOUTHERN OHIO COLLEGE (1011 GLENDALE MILFORD RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.socaec.com)
• GREAT OAKS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND CAREER DEV (3254 E KEMPER RD; Public)
• HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION (3101 CLIFTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.huc.edu Offers Doctor's degree)
• ANTONELLI COLLEGE (124 E SEVENTH ST; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.ANTONELLI.COM)
• ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI (1125 ST GREGORY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.artacademy.edu Offers Master's degree)
• GODS BIBLE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE (1810 YOUNG STREET; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.gbs.edu)
• ATHENAEUM OF OHIO (6616 BEECHMONT AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mtsm.org Offers Master's degree)
• INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL-DENTAL TECHNOLOGY (375 GLENSPRINGS DR STE 201; Private, for-profit)
• GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (DIXMYTH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: trihealth.com)
• OHIO CENTER FOR BROADCASTING (4790 RED BANK EXPY STE 102; Private, for-profit; Website: www.beonair.com)
• CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE (645 W NORTH BEND RD; Private, not-for-profit)
• QUEEN CITY CAREER CENTER (425 EZZARD CHARLES DR; Public)
• WESTERN HILLS SCHOOL OF BEAUTY AND HAIR DESIGN (6490 GLENWAY; Private, for-profit)
• TRI-STATE TRAVEL SCHOOL (4600 MONTGOMERY RD STE 106; Private, for-profit; Website: www.travelcareers.com)

Other schools near Cincinnati:

• University Of Cincinnati-Raymond Walters College (Blue Ash, OH)
• Northern Kentucky University (16 mile; Highland Heights, KY)
• Miami University-Oxford (30 Miles; Oxford, OH)
• Wright State University-Main Campus (46 miles; Dayton, OH)
• University Of Dayton (48 miles; Dayton, OH)
• Sinclair Community College (48 miles; Dayton, OH)
• Cedarville University (65 miles; Cedarville, OH)

Most popular Dayton jobs and their average salary:

• Registered nurses -- $45,867
• Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- $48,827
• Secondary school teachers -- $44,184

Jobs more common in Dayton than other U.S. cities and their average salary:

• Metal and plastic workers -- $32,182
• Materials engineers -- $76,952
• Postsecondary engineering teachers -- $50,824

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• BETHESDA NORTH HOSPITAL (10500 MONTGOMERY ROAD)
• CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (3333 BURNET AVE)
• CHRIST HOSPITAL (2139 AUBURN AVENUE)
• CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (ELLAND AND BETHUDE AVENUES)
• DEACONESS HOSPITAL (311 STRAIGHT STREET)
• DRAKE CENTER INC (151 GALBRAITH ROAD)
• GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (375 DIXMYTH AVE)
• JEWISH HOSPITAL, THE (4777 EAST GALBRAITH ROAD)
• MERCY FRANCISCAN HOSP WESTERN HILLS (3131 QUEEN CITY AVE)
• MERCY FRANCISCAN HOSPITAL - MT AIRY (2446 KIPLING AVENUE)
• MERCY HOSPITAL ANDERSON (7500 STATE ROAD)
• PAULINE WARFIELD LEWIS CENTER (1101 SUMMIT RD)
• SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-CINC (375 DIXMYTH AVE)
• UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, INC (234 GOODMAN STREET)