500+ Sales & Account Management Jobs in Columbus, OH

The cleanest local benchmark is the broad BLS wage for sales and related occupations: about $51,670 annually in Columbus in May 2025, versus about $54,970 nationally. That broad government category includes many lower-paid sales jobs, so it understates the professional account-executive and customer-success slice. In the current Columbus posting sample, salary bands center on about $78k to $110k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $165k. Statewide, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family at about $66,706 in August 2026, based on n=1,974 postings with salary data.

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Advertised pay

Across the 294 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $59,199 at the 25th percentile, $87,500 at the median and $127,062 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Columbus is a workable but selective market for professional sales and customer-facing roles. Local unemployment was 3.2% in July 2026, and the local hiring sample still showed more than 450 postings across more than 350 companies over the last 90 days. But this is not a broad-based boom: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Ohio employment in this occupation family essentially flat year over year while postings were up 1.3% in August 2026. The best odds are with candidates who can step in as mid-level contributors, because about 60% of local postings are mid-career and only about 20% are entry-level.

Best positioned: A mid-career B2B account manager, account executive, or customer success candidate with Salesforce, account management, negotiation, pipeline management, and industry familiarity in insurance, healthcare, software, or manufacturing has the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake a healthy posting count for an easy market: only about 15% of the local sample is remote, and transactional SDR-style work is the part of sales most exposed to AI-driven task compression.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 504 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. TQL: 10 open roles
2. Improveit Home Remodeling: 8 open roles
3. Public Storage: 7 open roles
4. Cintas Corporation: 5 open roles
5. National Federation of Independent Business: 5 open roles
6. Adp: 4 open roles
7. Interstate Gas Supply, LLC: 4 open roles
8. AbbVie Inc.: 3 open roles
9. American Fidelity Corporation: 3 open roles
10. Bartlett Tree Experts: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Columbus: 293
• Dublin: 32
• Westerville: 16
• Grove City: 11
• Cincinnati: 10
• Worthington: 8
• Hilliard: 6
• Grandview Heights: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 301 (61%), hybrid 101 (20%), remote 92 (19%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity in Columbus is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one or two giants. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 450 postings across more than 350 companies, and hiring in the sample is fragmented. The industry mix leans toward insurance at about 20%, healthcare at about 15%, software development at about 10%, and manufacturing at about 10%, with retail also around about 20% of the sample. For professional job seekers, the most actionable lanes are insurance, healthcare, software, and manufacturing account work; some of the retail share is likely less aligned with a professional AE or CSM target. The mix also skews toward experienced individual contributors. About 60% of postings are mid-level, versus about 20% entry, about 10% senior, and about 10% lead+. The company-size mix is also broad rather than enterprise-dominated: about 20% of postings come from small employers, about 20% from large employers, and about 5% from enterprise firms. That means Columbus rewards candidates who can adapt to mid-market and SMB environments, not just people with big-brand logos on their resume.

• Insurance and related financial distribution (high): Insurance is one of the most active local slices at about 20% of the posting mix, and named employers in the sample include Goosehead Insurance, Inc. and insurtech-related hiring such as Matic.
• Healthcare accounts and customer retention (moderate): Healthcare accounts for about 15% of the local posting mix, making it one of the clearer lanes for customer success, account management, and consultative relationship roles.
• Software and SaaS-style commercial roles (moderate): Software development represents about 10% of postings, and local training providers are explicitly emphasizing consultative B2B selling, enterprise buying committees, CRM, virtual selling, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Manufacturing and technical B2B sales (moderate): Manufacturing contributes about 10% of the local mix, and nationally the higher-paying sales paths are concentrated in technical and scientific selling rather than generalist roles.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-level B2B account management, customer success, and consultative sales roles in insurance, healthcare, software, and manufacturing, and treat retail-linked openings as a separate lane unless they clearly involve portfolio ownership.

Roles worth searching next

• Revenue Operations Analyst / Sales Operations Specialist: If your strongest evidence is in Salesforce, Excel, strategic planning, and pipeline discipline, this is a credible move into an operations-heavy neighboring category.
• Implementation Specialist / Customer Onboarding Specialist: This is a strong bridge for CSM-leaning candidates because customer success is shifting toward proving value, adoption, and ROI rather than just relationship maintenance.
• Customer Support Lead / Technical Support Specialist: BLS skills analysis puts customer service and critical thinking at the core of sales-adjacent work, so this is a practical option for candidates who are strong with customers but lighter on closing history.
• Sales Enablement / Corporate Trainer: Columbus has an active sales-training ecosystem, including Sandler, RAIN Group, Challenger, and local skills-first programs, which creates a nearby lane for reps who are good at coaching and process.

What postings ask for

• Salesforce (table_stakes | immediate): Salesforce appears in about 20% of local postings, making CRM fluency one of the clearest baseline signals employers want to see. Who: Everyone, especially mid-career candidates and switchers who need credibility fast.
• Account management (table_stakes | immediate): Account management shows up in about 20% of local postings and is central to both account-manager and customer-success style paths. Who: Mid-career candidates, CSMs, renewals reps, and anyone targeting portfolio ownership.
• Negotiation (differentiator | immediate): Negotiation is requested in about 15% of local postings, which makes it a stronger signal than many general sales buzzwords. Who: Account executives, account managers, and career switchers coming from procurement, operations, or client-facing roles.
• Pipeline management and business development (differentiator | immediate): Pipeline management and business development each appear in about 10% of local postings, which tells you employers want process discipline, not just personality. Who: Anyone targeting quota-carrying or expansion roles.
• AI fluency and sales automation stack (premium | near-term): AI fluency is becoming a real screening factor because 87% of sales organizations are already using some form of AI, and 2026 skill maps emphasize CRM AI, conversation intelligence, sales engagement, and AI agents. Who: Mid-career sellers, CSMs, and switchers who need to look current rather than legacy.
• Deep listening, emotional intelligence, and analytical judgment (premium | near-term): BLS skills analysis highlights interpersonal, customer service, and critical-thinking skills for sales work, and 2026 guidance keeps deep listening and emotional intelligence as the human edge AI does not replace. Who: Customer success candidates, relationship sellers, and anyone moving upmarket into consultative work.

Questions about this market

What do Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles pay in Columbus, OH?

The cleanest local benchmark is the broad BLS wage for sales and related occupations: about $51,670 annually in Columbus in May 2025, versus about $54,970 nationally. That broad government category includes many lower-paid sales jobs, so it understates the professional account-executive and customer-success slice. In the current Columbus posting sample, salary bands center on about $78k to $110k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $165k. Statewide, Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family at about $66,706 in August 2026, based on n=1,974 postings with salary data. In practice, Columbus can pay decently for professional B2B and account-facing work, but not every role clears into the high-paying tier. The big split is between professional account roles and lower-paid hourly sales roles, where posted hourly pay centers on about $18 to $24 per hour.

Where is demand for Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles in Columbus, OH concentrated?

Real opportunity in Columbus is spread across a long tail of employers rather than one or two giants. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 450 postings across more than 350 companies, and hiring in the sample is fragmented. The industry mix leans toward insurance at about 20%, healthcare at about 15%, software development at about 10%, and manufacturing at about 10%, with retail also around about 20% of the sample. For professional job seekers, the most actionable lanes are insurance, healthcare, software, and manufacturing account work; some of the retail share is likely less aligned with a professional AE or CSM target. The mix also skews toward experienced individual contributors. About 60% of postings are mid-level, versus about 20% entry, about 10% senior, and about 10% lead+. The company-size mix is also broad rather than enterprise-dominated: about 20% of postings come from small employers, about 20% from large employers, and about 5% from enterprise firms. That means Columbus rewards candidates who can adapt to mid-market and SMB environments, not just people with big-brand logos on their resume.

Which employers are hiring the most Sales, Customer Success & Account Management talent in Columbus, OH?

Recent postings show the most activity from RevOps Advisor (15 postings), Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (15 postings), AutoZone, Inc. (15 postings), WinsAbove (5 postings), T-Mobile US Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Sales, Customer Success & Account Management roles in Columbus, OH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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