Ohio (OH) is the link between the Northeast and Midwest U.S., and its economy has benefited greatly from its importance as a transportation hub. The airplane was invented in Ohio in 1903, and the manufacturing of transportation equipment – particularly automobiles – has been a traditional source of jobs in Ohio; the Jeep plant in Toledo has been operating since WWII. An extensive network of roads and miles of coastline have been of historic importance for Ohio jobs in industry, manufacturing and agriculture. Today, Ohio’s infrastructure development takes the form of Wi-Fi networks and research centers that aid its burgeoning biotech industry.

The healthcare industry has played a significant role in the creation of high-tech Cleveland jobs. The Cleveland Clinic is one of the nation’s finest hospitals, and it also has the nation’s largest hospital-based department of biomedical engineering. Finance and international trade are primary sources of Cincinnati jobs; Western & Southern Financial Group, Procter & Gamble and Fifth Third Bank are among the Fortune 500 companies headquartered there. Insurance, education, technology and state government are leading economic sectors for jobs in Columbus, Ohio, the capital and largest city.