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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Columbus, OH

What professions have the highest employment in Columbus, OH? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Columbus, OH. We note that the total employment in Columbus, OH is 1,060,610. The most popular job is the stockers and order filler profession, which employs 36,500 people (3.44 percent of the total employment in Columbus, OH). The second most common job is the fast food and counter worker profession which employs 26,880 people (2.53 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Columbus, OH is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Columbus, OH (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
1,060,610
100.00% $46,630
2 Stockers and Order Fillers
36,500
3.44% $38,600
3 Fast Food and Counter Workers
26,880
2.53% $26,970
4 Customer Service Representatives
26,300
2.48% $39,510
5 General and Operations Managers
24,670
2.33% $97,960
6 Registered Nurses
24,430
2.30% $78,920
7 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
23,950
2.26% $35,980
8 Retail Salespersons
22,670
2.14% $29,290
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
22,020
2.08% $27,620
10 Cashiers
20,770
1.96% $26,710
11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
18,730
1.77% $54,600
12 Office Clerks, General
14,670
1.38% $39,050
13 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
14,350
1.35% $39,930
14 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
14,010
1.32% $30,010
15 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
13,510
1.27% $45,100
16 Waiters and Waitresses
13,310
1.25% $27,360
17 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
12,550
1.18% $46,540
18 Software Developers
12,460
1.17% $108,760
19 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
11,370
1.07% $41,830
20 Accountants and Auditors
11,190
1.06% $76,660
21 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
11,080
1.04% $45,850
22 Other Business Operations Specialists
10,520
0.99% $72,050
23 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
10,480
0.99% $74,430
24 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
10,470
0.99% $67,680
25 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
10,280
0.97% $61,780
26 Nursing Assistants
9,410
0.89% $35,400
27 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
9,400
0.89% $77,530
28 Restaurant Cooks
9,040
0.85% $30,760
29 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
8,860
0.84% $37,110
30 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
8,210
0.77% $62,670
31 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
8,070
0.76% $40,340
32 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
7,910
0.75% $34,330
33 Security Guards
7,640
0.72% $30,080
34 Management Analysts
7,490
0.71% $81,700
35 Human Resources Specialists
7,460
0.70% $64,910
36 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
7,370
0.69% $39,350
37 Receptionists and Information Clerks
7,340
0.69% $32,020
38 Project Management Specialists
6,940
0.65% $93,970
39 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
6,620
0.62% $35,520
40 Computer User Support Specialists
6,510
0.61% $48,650
41 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
6,410
0.60% $51,990
42 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
6,380
0.60% $43,930
43 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
6,120
0.58% $65,770
44 Driver/Sales Workers
5,940
0.56% $24,680
45 Construction Laborers
5,600
0.53% $50,090
46 Financial Managers
5,550
0.52% $132,710
47 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
5,360
0.51% $58,390
48 Medical Secretaries
5,250
0.49% $38,410
49 Electricians
4,970
0.47% $61,400
50 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
4,920
0.46% $76,810
51 Packers and Packagers
4,910
0.46% $35,960
52 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
4,700
0.44% $77,300
53 Computer Systems Analysts
4,640
0.44% $100,890
54 Lawyers
4,480
0.42% $114,230
55 Medical Assistants
4,480
0.42% $37,430
56 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
4,410
0.42% $44,210
57 Firefighters
4,350
0.41% $59,180
58 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
4,240
0.40% $27,980
59 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
4,220
0.40% $46,230
60 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
4,150
0.39% $67,770
61 Fast Food Cooks
4,090
0.39% $25,840
62 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
3,960
0.37% $97,920
63 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
3,840
0.36% $62,110
64 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
3,820
0.36% $35,640
65 Food Preparation Workers
3,700
0.35% $28,860
66 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
3,690
0.35% $74,210
67 Bartenders
3,680
0.35% $24,550
68 Billing and Posting Clerks
3,680
0.35% $42,120
69 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
3,660
0.35% $72,050
70 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
3,640
0.34% $29,580
71 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
3,640
0.34% $48,010
72 Medical and Health Services Managers
3,470
0.33% $101,970
73 Childcare Workers
3,470
0.33% $28,050
74 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
3,360
0.32% $64,870
75 Insurance Sales Agents
3,330
0.31% $58,500
76 Computer and Information Systems Managers
3,240
0.31% $135,720
77 Carpenters
3,200
0.30% $56,670
78 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
3,150
0.30% $49,460
79 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
3,050
0.29% $74,730
80 Training and Development Specialists
3,010
0.28% $64,260
81 Pharmacy Technicians
2,970
0.28% $36,960
82 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
2,950
0.28% $22,640
83 Loan Officers
2,850
0.27% $64,220
84 Sales Managers
2,840
0.27% $127,260
85 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
2,770
0.26% $63,520
86 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
2,710
0.26% $54,850
87 Tellers
2,670
0.25% $36,410
88 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
2,660
0.25% $29,860
89 Property, Real Estate Managers
2,570
0.24% $48,230
90 Dental Assistants
2,560
0.24% $46,240
91 Social and Human Service Assistants
2,530
0.24% $37,150
92 Coaches and Scouts
2,530
0.24% $39,500
93 Pharmacists
2,520
0.24% $131,350
94 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
2,520
0.24% $31,600
95 Personal Financial Advisors
2,510
0.24% $76,660
96 Correctional Officers and Jailers
2,490
0.23% $51,540
97 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
2,490
0.23% $28,790
98 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
2,480
0.23% $38,660
99 Industrial Engineers
2,460
0.23% $97,960
100 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
2,450
0.23% $55,810

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