Columbus is the state capital of Ohio, the seat of Franklin County, and third largest city in the state. It is located along the banks of the Scioto River, established in 1812 and named after explorer Christopher Columbus. It was the first city in the U.S. to have been planned and built from day one as a state capital. Today its population is estimated to be 760,000 people making it the 16th most populous city in the U.S. In its early days Columbus employment was geared towards service occupations, such as education, finance, government, and insurance. It was also a major transit hub during the stagecoach era and during World War II became an aircraft manufacturing center.

Industries in Columbus

Columbus careers have become diversified and now some important large industries are situated in the city such as printing and publishing, metal fabrication, and the manufacturing of machinery. Other important industries are in banking, fashion, retail, food, hospitality, energy, healthcare, logistics, defense, steel, and technology, also because of its strategic location it has also been frequented as a convention center by business and other interest groups. It was even considered by Relocate America firm as one of the best cities in the US. It is 5th in terms of being a home to Fortune 500 companies. In the beginning of the current recession in 2007, its economy was not impacted as much as other U.S. cities because of the diversity in industries that was already present due to the efforts of its political and business leaders.

Outlook for Columbus employment is as good as it is diverse which it is very rich with openings in many different lines of work from restaurant occupations to insurance agents to high tech jobs. In terms of unemployment, a study conducted in 2009 showed that it was at 8.5 percent which is lower than the overall rate in Ohio State which was 10 percent in the same period.

Among the highest number of Columbus jobs are office and administrative support occupations which include tellers, clerical workers, telephone operators, etc…which in a recent survey employed 261,740 persons; followed by the sales occupations who total around 84,550 workers; followed by food preparations occupations which employs 75,040 persons; transportation sector workers follow who number 69,500; fifth largest are those in production occupations who number 63,070; sixth are the healthcare workers who number 61,580 workers; at seventh are the maintenance workers who number around 56,450; the education occupations are eighth with 42,380 employed; ninth are construction workers who number 33,780; tenth are the computer and math occupations with 24,880 employed.

Because Columbus is a state capital it is the location of many government agencies that provides the majority source of jobs in Columbus. Other sources of employment are schools, hospitals and other public utilities. Large private companies that are based in Columbus include the OCLC, a nonprofit computer service and research company; Chemical Abstracts, the world’s leading source of information about chemicals; Wendy’s and Limited Brand’s, both retail clothing companies.

Columbus Employment Openings and Opportunities


The Top 5 institutions providing the highest number of Columbus employment are:

• Ohio State University – one of the largest universities in the U.S.
• State of Ohio Department of Corrections – the prison system in Ohio
• Riverside Methodist Hospital – a medical institution
• Defense Supply Center – a control point of the Defense Logistics Agency
• Mount Carmel Health – healthcare providers

Below we have a just a few current Columbus employment openings:
• Financial/Transaction Manager (Salary: $1,800.00 + 10% commission/transaction) - Both full-time and part-time positions available, No experience required. Requirements include: U.S. citizen with a valid checking account
• Patient Account Analyst (Hourly Rate: $16.00 – $17.00) - Process proof of claims from bankruptcy and requests from consumer counseling. Knowledge in collection laws, patient accounting, billing formats, including UB92 and HCFA1500; must possess excellent mathematical aptitude, attention to detail, and posse’s effective written and verbal communication skills. Requirements are knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding; knowledge in operating personal computers, Microsoft Office and can type at least 45 words per minute;
• Legal Secretaries (Annual Salary: $40,000.00 to $45,000.00) - Qualifications: at least 4 years experience in supporting attorneys with litigation, ability to perform administrative functions, attention to detail and can type 65 wpm or faster; proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Sales Associates (Hourly rate: $10.00 to 12.00) - Duties include assisting customers in completing loan application and approvals; collection, marketing, bank deposits and maintain store cleanliness. At least High School graduate, valid Driver’s License and Proof of Liability Insurance; must pass background, credit and MVR check; must have excellent customer service skills and attitude.
• SAP Business Objects Developer ($88,000.00 to 105,000.00 a year) - extensive knowledge and experience in working with Business Objects.

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