100+ Admin & Office Support Jobs in Columbus, OH

The best hard local pay anchor is BLS: office and administrative support in Columbus averaged $24.52/hour, or about $51,000 annually, in May 2025. Recent posted pay in the Callings.ai job database centers on about $50k to $65k for salaried roles and about $16 to $18 / hour for hourly roles, which is useful for current pricing but is not the same as worker earnings.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 61 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $41,600 at the 25th percentile, $50,960 at the median and $69,600 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 8, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Columbus is a usable but competitive market for administrative and office support right now: the metro had 121,850 jobs in this occupational family in May 2025, equal to 11.0% of local employment, and overall metro unemployment was 3.9% in July 2026. But expansion looks limited rather than broad-based, because Ohio administrative and office support employment was essentially flat year over year in August 2026 while active postings were down 10.3% year over year, according to Revelio Public Labor Statistics. That points to a market with real openings, but a lot of them are replacement hires or narrowly specified roles rather than easy, fast-growth hiring.

Best positioned: The best odds go to applicants who can work on-site and show Microsoft Office, data entry, customer service, and calendar-management experience for employers in healthcare, retail, financial services, government, or universities.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming remote admin work is common; about 90% of sampled local postings were on-site, and the recent hybrid examples were higher-scope executive assistant roles at Huntington National Bank and Ohio State University.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 139 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center: 10 open roles
2. Miami County Ohio: 5 open roles
3. Columbusspringsdublin: 4 open roles
4. ESC of Central Ohio: 4 open roles
5. Ohio State University: 4 open roles
6. OhioX: 4 open roles
7. Coughlin Automotive Group: 3 open roles
8. Docs, Llc: 3 open roles
9. Huntington: 3 open roles
10. Majestic Care: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Columbus: 85
• Dublin: 11
• New Albany: 6
• Worthington: 3
• Reynoldsburg: 3
• Westerville: 3
• Jersey Township: 2
• Delaware: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 115 (86%), hybrid 19 (14%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 300 postings across more than 175 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented. A large share of openings sits in customer-facing administrative environments: healthcare about 25%, retail about 25%, hospitality about 15%, and financial services about 10%. That mix changes the job itself. Many Columbus openings combine front desk, customer service, cash handling, data entry, and Microsoft Office rather than pure executive-support work. Hybrid flexibility exists, but it is scarce: about 90% of sampled roles were on-site, while recent hybrid examples were executive administrative assistant openings at Ohio State University and Huntington National Bank. A smaller but useful niche sits in public-sector and legal administration. The State of Ohio posted a Columbus Legal Secretary role emphasizing legal documentation and compliance experience, which is a better lane for applicants who want steadier paperwork-heavy work and less retail-style customer traffic.

• Customer-facing admin in healthcare, retail, and hospitality (high): This is the largest local volume, and the work often blends front desk duties with customer service, cash handling, data entry, and basic office systems.
• Financial services and university support (moderate): This slice is smaller than service sectors but better for applicants with polished communication and scheduling skills; recent executive admin openings appeared at Huntington National Bank and Ohio State University.
• Government and legal administration (moderate): Useful niche for candidates strong in documentation, compliance, and structured office processes, as shown by the State of Ohio legal-secretary posting.
• Fully remote admin (limited): This is a narrow slice because only about 5% of sampled postings were remote.

Where to focus: If you want faster traction, focus first on on-site roles in healthcare, retail, hospitality, government, and financial services where admin work overlaps with customer service and data entry, then run a second, smaller search for executive-support and legal-documentation roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Project Coordinator: Administrative work is picking up more project coordination and workflow ownership, and project-coordination microcredentials are now treated as valuable admin career builders.
• Legal Assistant: Columbus has live demand for legal-secretary-style work, and strong documentation and compliance habits transfer well into legal support roles.
• Client Service Associate: Local admin postings often emphasize customer service, data entry, and Microsoft Office, which overlaps heavily with service and account-support roles.
• Facilities or Operations Coordinator: Some local office-support roles mix in inventory management, vendor coordination, and site operations, making this a natural bridge for admins who like logistics-heavy work.
• University Program Coordinator: Large institutions like Ohio State University use administrative staff in program-support settings that value scheduling, communication, and stakeholder coordination.

What postings ask for

• Microsoft Office + new-system adaptability (table_stakes | immediate): Local employers repeatedly ask for Microsoft Office proficiency, attention to detail, and comfort learning new systems, making this the baseline filter for interviews. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Data entry + document accuracy (table_stakes | immediate): Data entry is one of the most common requested local skills, and it shows up across customer-facing and back-office roles. Who: Entry-level applicants and anyone moving from retail or service work.
• Customer service + cash handling (table_stakes | immediate): Customer service and cash handling appear unusually often because so much of the local mix sits in healthcare, retail, and hospitality settings. Who: Applicants targeting front desk, receptionist, and service-heavy admin work.
• Calendar management + executive scheduling (differentiator | near-term): Calendar management appears in the local skill mix, and higher-complexity executive support commands a pay premium because of scheduling, stakeholder communication, and senior-support scope. Who: Mid-career admins aiming for executive assistant or office manager roles.
• Writing + reading (differentiator | near-term): BLS identifies writing and reading as the top skills associated with secretaries and administrative assistants, which matters because clear emails, notes, and documentation are still core parts of the job. Who: Anyone whose resume currently overemphasizes tasks and underemphasizes communication quality.
• Legal documentation + compliance (premium | near-term): This is a real local niche, not a theory: a State of Ohio Columbus legal-secretary posting highlighted legal documentation and compliance experience. Who: Mid-career candidates who like structured documentation and public-sector or legal environments.

Questions about this market

What do Administrative & Office Support roles pay in Columbus, OH?

The best hard local pay anchor is BLS: office and administrative support in Columbus averaged $24.52/hour, or about $51,000 annually, in May 2025. Recent posted pay in the Callings.ai job database centers on about $50k to $65k for salaried roles and about $16 to $18 / hour for hourly roles, which is useful for current pricing but is not the same as worker earnings. Local average pay is close to the national office-support mean of $51,560/year, but below the national median of $60,060/year, which points to a market with many standard-support jobs and fewer premium roles.

Where is demand for Administrative & Office Support roles in Columbus, OH concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 300 postings across more than 175 companies, and employer concentration was fragmented. A large share of openings sits in customer-facing administrative environments: healthcare about 25%, retail about 25%, hospitality about 15%, and financial services about 10%. That mix changes the job itself. Many Columbus openings combine front desk, customer service, cash handling, data entry, and Microsoft Office rather than pure executive-support work. Hybrid flexibility exists, but it is scarce: about 90% of sampled roles were on-site, while recent hybrid examples were executive administrative assistant openings at Ohio State University and Huntington National Bank. A smaller but useful niche sits in public-sector and legal administration. The State of Ohio posted a Columbus Legal Secretary role emphasizing legal documentation and compliance experience, which is a better lane for applicants who want steadier paperwork-heavy work and less retail-style customer traffic.

Which employers are hiring the most Administrative & Office Support talent in Columbus, OH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Circle K (15 postings), U-Haul (15 postings), Planet Fitness, Inc. (15 postings), GetGo Café + Market (10 postings), Charles Penzone, Inc. (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Administrative & Office Support roles in Columbus, OH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

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