150+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Columbus, OH

The cleanest government pay anchor is the May 2025 BLS Columbus wage release, but the retrieved local snippet does not expose exact metro pay figures for key engineering roles. More current local posting data shows advertised salary ranges centering on about $124k to $178k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $99k to $218k. As a spot check, a July 20, 2026 Jacobs mechanical engineer opening in Columbus listed $102,900-$141,500.

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Advertised pay

Across the 89 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $99,000 at the 25th percentile, $128,300 at the median and $160,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 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 workable but selective market for Engineering & Scientific job seekers: metro unemployment was 3.3% in June 2026, with 1,137,873 people employed locally. The catch is that Ohio's Engineering & Scientific market is sending mixed signals, with statewide employment up 3.0% year over year in July 2026 while active postings were down 16.4%. Local opportunity is real but not broad-open: the market showed more than 350 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, and most openings skewed mid-to-senior and on-site.

Best positioned: Your best odds are if you already fit mid-career or senior AEC, facilities, infrastructure, or systems-oriented roles and can prove project management plus tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, AWS, or core mechanical engineering depth.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming the attractive posted pay bands are typical for everyone; entry-level roles are only about 15% of the sample, and many stronger-paying openings sit inside specialized, often on-site work.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 186 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon Web Services, Inc.: 17 open roles
2. Vertiv Group: 17 open roles
3. Bechtel Corporation: 10 open roles
4. Amazon.com Inc.: 7 open roles
5. Arcadis: 6 open roles
6. Osborn ENG: 6 open roles
7. Battelle: 5 open roles
8. ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.: 4 open roles
9. Burns & McDonnell: 4 open roles
10. Hanley Energy, LLC: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• Columbus: 107
• New Albany: 16
• Delaware: 12
• Westerville: 8
• Atlanta: 6
• Orange Township: 4
• Worthington: 3
• Grove City: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 150 (81%), hybrid 34 (18%), remote 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity in Columbus is spread across a long tail of employers rather than dominated by one giant buyer. The sample showed more than 350 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration was described as fragmented. The most active industries in the sample were construction at about 20%, engineering at about 15%, civil engineering at about 10%, business consulting at about 10%, and healthcare at about 10%. The most consistently active employers included Slalom, Vertiv Group, Deloitte, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AIA Ohio, Harrison Consulting Solutions, EMH&T, Inc., and Burns & McDonnell. That mix matters because it says Columbus is not one single engineering market. One lane is AEC and infrastructure delivery, where Revit, AutoCAD, and project management show up repeatedly. Another lane is enterprise or consulting-led technical work, where AWS, Azure, Python, and systems-oriented experience appear often enough to matter. A third lane is practical field and facilities work, reinforced by Jacobs' advanced-facilities mechanical role and an Insight Global opening tied to power and electrical distribution design. The evidence is less even for pure lab-science or research-heavy subroles. Healthcare is present at about 10% of postings, but the local hiring signals are much stronger for built-environment, infrastructure, and technical delivery work than for niche scientific roles.

• AEC, facilities, and built-environment delivery (high): This is the clearest local lane, supported by construction, engineering, and civil-engineering activity plus repeated demand for project management, Revit, and AutoCAD.
• Infrastructure, utilities, and power-distribution support (high): A recent Columbus engineering-technologist opening emphasized CAD, utilities, electrical, and power-distribution experience, which points to practical infrastructure demand.
• Consulting and enterprise technical engineering (moderate): The active-employer list includes consulting and enterprise names such as Slalom, Deloitte, AWS, and Vertiv Group, and the posting mix shows about 40% of roles coming from enterprise employers.
• Lab-science and research-oriented roles (limited): These jobs are within scope, but the local evidence is thinner here than for architecture, civil, mechanical, systems, and facilities-adjacent roles.

Where to focus: Prioritize AEC, facilities, infrastructure, and technical-delivery roles where you can prove project ownership, drawing/modeling skill, and domain-specific execution.

Roles worth searching next

• Engineering Technologist / Engineering Designer: A recent Columbus posting showed this path tied to onsite power and electrical distribution design with a contract-to-perm path, making it a realistic bridge for candidates who are close to engineering work but not yet competitive for senior engineer titles.
• BIM Coordinator / CAD Designer: This is a nearby lane for people seeing repeated Revit and AutoCAD demand locally, especially since BIM certification is treated as baseline in AEC work.
• Construction Project Coordinator: Construction is the largest local industry slice in the sample, and project management is the top skill signal, so coordination roles are a logical fallback for candidates with technical but not fully aligned engineering backgrounds.
• Cloud Infrastructure Analyst: AWS, Azure, and Python show up in the local skill mix, which creates a neighboring path for systems-minded candidates who are drifting toward technical operations and enterprise infrastructure.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management was the most-requested hard skill in local postings at about 25%, which makes it one of the clearest screening signals in Columbus. Who: Best for mid-career engineers, architects, and scientific professionals moving into delivery-heavy roles.
• Revit (differentiator | immediate): Revit appeared in about 15% of local postings, and BIM certification is described as a baseline requirement for AEC professionals in 2026. Who: Best for civil, architectural, mechanical, and facilities-oriented candidates.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD also appeared in about 15% of Columbus postings, especially where engineering work touches drawings, utilities, and infrastructure support. Who: Best for entry-level candidates, switchers, and anyone targeting design-support or field-delivery roles.
• AWS / Azure / Python (premium | near-term): Local postings named AWS at about 10%, Azure at about 5%, and Python at about 5%, while broader 2026 guidance says AI, data, and cybersecurity skills are now required for nearly every modern engineering role. Who: Best for systems-oriented engineers and candidates crossing toward enterprise technical environments.
• Registered architect license (premium | near-term): Registered architect was the most commonly named certification in the local sample, even though it appeared in only about 5% of postings. Who: Best for architecture-track candidates who want to move faster into credential-screened roles.
• LEED / ESG / ISO 14001 (differentiator | near-term): Sustainability and climate credentials such as LEED, ESG, and ISO 14001 are becoming mandatory across industries for engineers in 2026. Who: Best for AEC, environmental, facilities, and manufacturing-adjacent candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Columbus, OH?

The cleanest government pay anchor is the May 2025 BLS Columbus wage release, but the retrieved local snippet does not expose exact metro pay figures for key engineering roles. More current local posting data shows advertised salary ranges centering on about $124k to $178k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $99k to $218k. As a spot check, a July 20, 2026 Jacobs mechanical engineer opening in Columbus listed $102,900-$141,500. This is a solid-pay market relative to broader Ohio hiring: Engineering & Scientific openings in Ohio averaged about $99,964 on new postings in July 2026, compared with about $76,183 across all Ohio occupations.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Columbus, OH concentrated?

Real opportunity in Columbus is spread across a long tail of employers rather than dominated by one giant buyer. The sample showed more than 350 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration was described as fragmented. The most active industries in the sample were construction at about 20%, engineering at about 15%, civil engineering at about 10%, business consulting at about 10%, and healthcare at about 10%. The most consistently active employers included Slalom, Vertiv Group, Deloitte, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AIA Ohio, Harrison Consulting Solutions, EMH&T, Inc., and Burns & McDonnell. That mix matters because it says Columbus is not one single engineering market. One lane is AEC and infrastructure delivery, where Revit, AutoCAD, and project management show up repeatedly. Another lane is enterprise or consulting-led technical work, where AWS, Azure, Python, and systems-oriented experience appear often enough to matter. A third lane is practical field and facilities work, reinforced by Jacobs' advanced-facilities mechanical role and an Insight Global opening tied to power and electrical distribution design. The evidence is less even for pure lab-science or research-heavy subroles. Healthcare is present at about 10% of postings, but the local hiring signals are much stronger for built-environment, infrastructure, and technical delivery work than for niche scientific roles.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Columbus, OH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Slalom (15 postings), Vertiv Group (15 postings), Deloitte (15 postings), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (15 postings), AIA Ohio (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Columbus, OH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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