The Columbus Region has a diversified economy where no single major industry represents more than 18 percent of employment. Finance and insurance, advanced manufacturing, health, logistics and other industries are complemented by the presence of The Ohio State University and the state capital.

Here’s the list of top employers in Columbus: 
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Hexion
Mettler-Toledo International
Diamond Hill Capital Management
State Auto Insurance

Sales Associate
Registered Nurse
Customer Service Representative
Software Engineer
Staff Nurse

Here are some of the best neighborhoods in Columbus if you plan to work in the city:
Arena District
Brewery District
Clintonville
Franklinton
German Village
The Short North

• Battelle
  COSI
  Somali Community Access Network
  Oasis
  Goodwill Columbus

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Columbus has a generally strong and diverse economy based on education, insurance, banking, fashion, defense, aviation, food, logistics, steel, energy, medical research, health care, hospitality, retail and technology. In 2010, it was one of the 10 best big cities in the country, according to Relocate America.

During the Great Recession between 2007 and 2009, Columbus's economy was not impacted as much as the rest of the country, due to decades of diversification work by long-time corporate residents, business leaders and political leaders. Because Columbus is the state capital, there is a large government presence in the city. Including city, county, state and federal employers, government jobs provide the largest single source of employment within Columbus.

In 2019, the city had six corporations named to the U.S. Fortune 500 list: Alliance Data, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, American Electric Power, L Brands, Huntington Bancshares and Cardinal Health in suburban Dublin. Other major employers include schools (e.g., the Ohio State University) and hospitals (among others, Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital, which are among the teaching hospitals of the Ohio State University College of Medicine), high-tech research and development such as the Battelle Memorial Institute, information/library companies such as OCLC and Chemical Abstracts Service, steel processing and pressure cylinder manufacturer Worthington Industries, financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase and Huntington Bancshares, as well as Owens Corning.

Here are recent trends about the job market:

The Ohio State University is one of the area's largest employers, along with other school systems. As the county seat and state capital, Columbus also has many government jobs.

Many large companies and organizations are headquartered in the Columbus area, in industries such as health care, insurance, retail, food and nutrition, information technology, and finance. Major employers include Nationwide Insurance, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Victoria's Secret & Co , Bath&Body Works, Honda of America and American Electric Power.

Job openings for the region grew throughout 2022 and were up 26% in November from a year ago to 67,700 openings, according to the state's jobs website.

As of June 2023 the average annual salary in Columbus is $64,706.

Here’s the list of top employers in Columbus:  
TruPath
McIntyre Executive Search
Cochran Executive Search
Parker & Lynch
The McCandlish Group

Here’s the best site to check out the current job fairs in Columbus: https://www.eventbrite.com/d/oh--columbus/job-fairs/

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