Top 20 Jobs in Columbus, Ohio - #1 High Tech City in America
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Columbus was named by Forbes.com as the Number One Up and Coming High Tech City in America in 2010, because of Battelle Memorial Institute and its partners.
Careers at Battelle : Call 1-800-201-2011 or CLICK Battelle, The Business of Innovation.
Battelle is located in Columbus Ohio and the Number One Largest Research Institute in the state.
is located in Columbus Ohio and the Number One Largest Research Institute in the state.
In 1997, it ran just one research lab for the US Department of Energy and its budget for a year was only $1 Billion (not a lot when considering science and research costs).
In 2008, Battelle Memorial Institute was the manager of 7 large laboratories and numerous global installations for the US Federal Government in several departments. The combined budget was $4 billion each year, an increase of 400% in only 10 years.
Battelle initiates and develops the foundation research and start up of almost every new Technology in America. Their specialties are Life Sciences and Energy. This includes sustainable energy, bioengineering, combatants for chemical and bio-warfare, and 100s of other vital projects. Battelle is literally all over the world.
Velocys is a product company of Battelle, cutting the cost of gathering the energy of 3 trillion cubic feet of globally stranded natural gas via conversion to easy to ship liquid gas.
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The Top 20 Fastest Growing Jobs in Columbus and Central Ohio are offered by Insurance and Financial Products, the Healchcare Industry, Information Technology (IT), Management Analysis, and Skilled Occupations.
The Top 10 Employers in Columbus city and The Greater Columbus Metropolitan area that includes the city and Franklin County are the following companies. They tend to jockey for position, one with another, but consistently remain at the top of the list of highly successful businesses.
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Ohio State University
Over 17,000 employees, including academic advisors, residence hall staff, counselors, and vast numbers of others, contribute to OSU. The diverse student body comes form every county in Ohio, every state in the USA, and from 125+ countries globally.
Nationwide Insurance
"We're looking for a connection. We're looking for people with a variety of ideas, experience and natural talents who want their work to mean something. We offer a positive, inclusive work environment with competitive pay and benefits."
Nationwide Insurance is a support of Nationwide Childrens Hospital, formerly the Columbus Children's Hospital, with connections to The Ohio State Unvieristy andf its medical complex.
Top 20 Fastest Growing Jobs
- Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
- Physician Assistants (PAs)
- Home Health Aides (HHAs)
- Medical Assistants
- Computer Software Apps Engineers
- Healthcare Practitioners & Technology Workers
- Database Administrators
- Computer Systems Software Engineers
- Dental Assistants
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Dental Hygienists
- Occupational Therapist Assistants
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants
- Loan Counselors
- Mainstream Preschool Teachers – reflects a growing population
- Life, Physical & Social Sciences Technicians
- Computer Systems Analysts
Occupations Offering the Most Job Openings
While the Top 20 Jobs listed above are the fastest growing occupations in Columbus, Ohio overall, the following is a list of occupational titles that offer the highest total numbers of actual job openings every year. The Top 10 Jobs by numbers are:
- Building and Grounds Janitors and Maintenance
- Retail Salespersons
- Personal Care and Service Workers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Constructions Trades
- Food Prep & Service, including Fast Food
- Manual Laborers and Freight/Material Movers
- Office and Admin Support Jobs
- Registered Nurses (RNs)
- Home Health Aides (HHAs)
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Downtown Columbus along the Scioto River. Columbus is the capital Ohio and its largest city. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the fork of the Scioto and Olentangy...
32,000+ Jobs Listed March - April 2011. Top Jobs:
- Project Managers - IT
- Physical Therapists
- Home Health Care Physical Therapists
- Home Health Care Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Customer Service Representatives
- Sales Representatives
- Business Analysts
- Java Developers
- Certified Nursing Assistants
- Event Specialists
- RN Nurse Supervisors
- Trucking: Owner Operators
- Hairstylists
- Cashiers
Job Listings Increased 60% Over 18 Months in 2009 - 2011
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Important information, such as the city profile, the housing market,schools, and more.
Additional major Columbus, Ohio businesses that began in this city include the following famous names:
- The Limited,
- Wendy's International,
- Bank One (formerly City Nation, currently JP Morgan Chase),
- Worthington Industries,
- Longaberger Baskets,
- Cardinal Health,
- Scotts Company.
Among several global research institutions in Columbus, the city is headquarters to, Battelle Memorial Institute (where Xerography was invented) and Chemical Abstracts Service. Jeffrey Mining and Manufacturing operated for many decades, very active in WWII and thereafter in war equipment and mining machines. It is now the site of the State Of Ohio Library and decorated with photographs and exhibits from the former plants and offices of Jeffrey.
Small Business and Self-Employment in Columbus
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Major Colleges and Universities in Columbus, Ohio
- Columbus State Community College - beginning in the late 1960's as Columbus Business University in a store front on High Street, the CSCC campus is large and their 2-year programs trasnsfer seamless to Ohio State Uiversity 4-year degree studies. CSCC will soon offer its own 4-year degrees in 2009.
- Capital University - Top academics and football school adjacent to Trinty Lutheran Seminary.
- Otterbein College Home Page - Well respected school in Westerville suburbs.
- Ohio State University - Engineering and Technology are exanding. See the link for OSU Engineering Students produce Smart Cameras to determine suspicious and lost people.
- Ohio Dominican University - Formerly Saint Marys of the Springs, this school is very active in community programs and summer youth training as well as higher academics.
- Franklin University - excellent business school with expanding course offerings.
- Columbus College of Art & Design - Nationally recognized.
- Technology Education College - healthcare anbd other tech programs.
- Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Home
- DeVry University - A top school of technology across the country, furnishing NASA and other firms with experts.
- Trinity Lutheran Seminary - One of few Lutheran seminaries in America.
- Ohio State College of Barber Styling - Success graduates for decades.
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That's good to know, Flashfire; I've several friends working for them that enjoy their careers very much.
Great article... just wondering what life is like in Ohio... having graduated from a graduate school in the Midwest, not only have I met several people from Ohio awho couldn't wait to leave, but I've been recruited by several companies and smaller firms in Ohio, and have consistently turned them down on the fact that I'm a sea-farer at heart and require coasts. :)
I've been to Columbus, it's nice, but if you were trying your hardest to sell someone on Ohio, what would you say? I'm curious. ;) Prove those Ohio ex-pats wrong!
I'd say that Mayor Michael Coleman is doing wonders as far as the cityscape goes. His administration is gaining titles to numerous abandoned properties, tearing them down, and building reaidential and business facilities on them. In addition, each section of town has its own Development Corporation that aides non-profits and for-proifits to start and maintain businesses all around the city. There are solid plans for light rail and street cars in the next few years. Mayor Coleman has also helped start the "Gateway" developments in town - North and South OSU Gateways, Gateways in the east of the city, and more. These are brand new business and entertainment complexes. There are some tax advantages to businesses mocing in to certain parts of Franklin County as well.
Like you, I wish we had more water, especially a coastline. Lake Erie is improving all the time, though.
I hear more and more of this going on in the Midwest... I remember on campus in Chicago once there were representatives from some major Louisville firms as well wanting to recruit young graduates with some awfully attractive incentives, and in all industries. I guess economic expansion and attracting a younger population is a prime objective to revitalize places that may not be someone's first choice.
You always hear of people moving to New York, or Cali, etc. but maybe 20 years from now people will be wishing they'd moved to Midwestern cities while the gettin' was good? ;)
Ohio has seen a mass exodus of new college graduates and young professionals to other states because they were attracted by the incentives you describe. Even though some companies left the state as well, enough workers left from the 1990s and early 2000s that a greater number of job opportunities exist.
One circumstnace that will create new jobs through at least the middle of the 21st century is that the Arnold Fitness Weekend, Arnold Classic (body building contests) and all the related Sports Festivals will be likely taken over for operation by the Arnold partner Mr. Jim Larimer's son and the events are intended to add more sports and activities than any of the Olympics. I think it will contain more events than summer and winter Olympics combined. Mixed Martial Arts at Nationwide Arena and on pay-per-view on the Friday of the yearly Arnold events is a big hit. This weekend alone brings millions of dollars of income into the city in the Industries of Hospitality, dining, shopping and tourism, among others.
Columbus is different than it was 50 years ago and it will be extremely more different in another 10 years.
go bucks
Columbus is a great place to start a business, work for a growing business, and attend schools. Everything is around the corner and the fast pace tech job openings let us all enjoy the booming economy around Downtown and Arena area.
Small business owners are concentrating more and more on business credit, business image and most importantly the business performance. More companies have been popping up to win awards, etc.
"Go bucks" is the comment above, and yes...the Buckeyes also attract small business owners to the area. With gameday Saturdays, Lane Ave is almost impossible to get through, hot dog vendors crowd the streets and sales for the local bars go through the roof.
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On home game Saturdays, the libararies ar enow closed and campus bus service suspended, it is so congested. This reduction in service also reduces crime rates asn saves staff dollars, I'm sure.
See the news stories and links about about the Smart Camera developed at OSU. Cameras are already installed all over the public bus system and in most Mcdonalds'. Cameras seem to be everywere.
Great site about Columbus Ohio and the biggest employers in the area.
Yes Columbus is one of the top cities in the United States for technology. Additional stories can be found at www.enjoycolumbus.com
JarrodHaze, I've got an argument for moving to Ohio. It's not Michigan. Oh, and also it's cheaper to live here than it is to live on the coast. As much as I love the coast, I just couldn't afford it, nor were there enough good jobs in the area I left. Ohio is not spectacular by any means, but it's a mostly comfortable and reasonable place to live (weather notwithstanding). I could think of dozens of worse places to live. And if you're going to live in Ohio, Columbus is definitely one of the best cities in the state to live in.
I enjoy reading your blog posts. I look forward to reading more of your future articles on this subject.
I've lived here for 6 years now and for 6 years have been trying to get the H** out of here. No respect, no hospitality here. People would run you over for just about anything. People are only out for themselves. Most of the high paying career come with a major STRESS price tag that would put most in the ground before they were ever meant to be there. The perks...its diverse and its the home of the Bucks...Thats it. I'm not trying to be a DD (debbie downer) here, just really have had enough of this fake place. Sorry people.
I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience in Columbus. The hospitality of the city does need some more improvement, but I like the direction this is heading right now. Hope you find the city that can be a real home to you!
I agree that Columbus is a great place to live. I find the people very nice and friendly.
I like Columbus ohio but its not Miami I lived in Miami but the econmy is not like Columbus it has many rich people in florda but know jobs unless you are male or female prostitute...whicch is not a bad profession lol
Flashfire 3 years ago
Great page! JP Morgan Chase is one of the best employers in the world. :)