As of September 2, 2026, CbusJobs lists 7,929 live jobs across the Columbus metro. 1,272 of those went up in the last seven days, and 2,029 publish pay of $20 an hour or better. Nursing leads every category with 438 openings at an average listed salary of $62,939.
How many jobs are live on CbusJobs right now?
7,929, as of September 2, 2026. That is a count of every live listing on the board on that date, not a projection or a survey estimate. If you quote it, date it, because the number moves daily.
Freshness is the reason. 1,272 listings, about 16 percent of the board, were posted in the seven days ending September 2, 2026. That is roughly 181 new Columbus listings a day. One in six listings on the board that day was not there a week earlier, which is why job alerts beat checking by hand.
Which Columbus job categories have the most openings?
The twelve largest categories hold 2,747 listings between them, about 35 percent of the whole board. Counts and average listed pay, all as of September 2, 2026:
- Nursing: 438 listings, $62,939 average listed pay
- Allied Health and Therapy: 385 listings, $86,368
- Restaurant and Food Service: 364 listings, $44,623
- Sales and Business Development: 261 listings, $93,365
- Accounting and Bookkeeping: 245 listings, $85,846
- Maintenance and Facilities: 208 listings, $63,841
- Retail and Sales Floor: 197 listings, $54,950
- Construction: 139 listings, $83,403
- Automotive and Diesel: 135 listings, $63,914
- Manufacturing and Production: 132 listings, $64,451
- Driving and Delivery, Non-CDL: 122 listings, $50,997
- Marketing and Advertising: 121 listings, $69,695
Health care is the heaviest block. Nursing plus Allied Health and Therapy come to 823 listings as of September 2, 2026, right at 30 percent of those top twelve. Construction, Automotive and Diesel, Manufacturing and Production, and Maintenance and Facilities add up to 614 listings on the same date.
What do Columbus jobs pay by category?
The averages below are as of September 2, 2026, and cover only listings that publish a pay figure, so read them as the going rate among employers willing to show a number. Sales and Business Development posts the highest average at $93,365, followed by Allied Health and Therapy at $86,368, Accounting and Bookkeeping at $85,846, and Construction at $83,403.
The floor sits in customer facing work. Restaurant and Food Service averages $44,623, Driving and Delivery, Non-CDL averages $50,997, and Retail and Sales Floor averages $54,950. The spread between the highest and lowest of the twelve is $48,742 a year, again as of September 2, 2026. More detail lives on the Columbus salary page.
How many listings publish pay of $20 an hour or better?
2,029, as of September 2, 2026. That is close to 26 percent of the 7,929 live listings, about one in four. It is a floor, not a ceiling: plenty of postings pay above that line and never state a rate, so they are not counted here. The filtered set is at jobs paying $20 an hour in Columbus.
How many listings advertise second or third shift, or weekly pay?
75 listings advertise second or third shift, and 52 advertise weekly pay, as of September 2, 2026. Both look small against 7,929, and the honest reading is that they measure what employers write down, not what they offer. A posting can describe an overnight schedule without ever using the words third shift, and our tags catch only what the text says. Treat both counts as a floor. See second and third shift jobs and Columbus jobs that pay weekly.
Where around the metro should I search?
The board does not break the 7,929 down by suburb, so treat this part as navigation rather than a finding. Columbus hiring runs well past downtown and the Short North, out along the outerbelt. City pages cut the same live board by place: Dublin and Hilliard on the northwest side, Westerville near the Polaris corridor, and Grove City to the south toward Obetz and Rickenbacker. Easton, Gahanna, and Reynoldsburg sit on the east side of that same count. If you need something today, start with jobs hiring immediately or part time work.
How should a reporter or researcher cite these numbers?
Use this line: CbusJobs board data, 7,929 live Columbus listings as of September 2, 2026. Every figure here comes from one query against the live board on that date, and the page is rebuilt monthly. Hiring managers who want to be in the next count can start at post a job and check pricing. Job seekers can browse everything at Columbus jobs.
What else do people ask about these numbers?
How many jobs are hiring in Columbus, Ohio right now?
7,929 live listings on CbusJobs as of September 2, 2026, with 1,272 of them posted in the previous seven days.
Which category pays the most?
Sales and Business Development, averaging $93,365 across 261 listings as of September 2, 2026.
Which category has the most openings?
Nursing, with 438 live listings as of September 2, 2026, at an average listed salary of $62,939.
How many Columbus jobs pay at least $20 an hour?
2,029, roughly 26 percent of the 7,929 live listings as of September 2, 2026.
How often do these figures change?
The board changes daily, at about 181 new listings a day over the week ending September 2, 2026. This snapshot is rebuilt monthly.