350+ Social Services & Counseling Jobs in Columbus, OH

Direct local occupation pay data is limited and lagged. The cleanest Columbus benchmark in the bundle is $32.34/hour from May 2025, while the newer local posting sample centers on about $60k to $85k for salaried roles and about $24 to $30/hour for hourly roles. Ohio new openings in this occupation family averaged ~$63,121 in July 2026 based on 533 postings.

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Advertised pay

Across the 154 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $60,000 at the 25th percentile, $72,010 at the median and $92,255 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 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 Social Services, Counseling & Community over the next 3-6 months. Metro unemployment was 3.3% in June 2026 versus 3.6% statewide, and Ohio-wide occupation signals show this field up 2.3% year over year in employment and 2.1% in active postings as of July 2026. Local openings are spread across more than 75 companies rather than concentrated in one employer, with more than 125 postings observed over the last 90 days and healthcare accounting for about 70% of the sample. Landing speed looks best for candidates with Ohio licensure, case-management depth, and willingness to work on-site, because about 80% of sampled roles were on-site and the most common requirements cluster around LSW/LISW, case management, crisis intervention, and documentation.

Best positioned: The strongest profile right now is a Columbus candidate with LSW or LISW, case management and crisis-intervention experience, and willingness to work on-site in a healthcare or county setting.

Main caution: Do not mistake posting volume for easy hiring: the typical active posting has been open around 39 days, and only about 10% of sampled openings were remote.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 361 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Miami County Ohio: 13 open roles
2. Mount Carmel Health System: 13 open roles
3. Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc: 12 open roles
4. Providence at Home with Compassus: 12 open roles
5. Health Connect America, Inc.: 11 open roles
6. Novacare: 11 open roles
7. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center: 11 open roles
8. Trinity Health: 11 open roles
9. Home Care Providers: 10 open roles
10. Nyap: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Columbus: 209
• Westerville: 33
• Dublin: 22
• Grove City: 11
• New Albany: 7
• Gahanna: 7
• Whitehall: 5
• Canal Winchester: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 326 (92%), hybrid 15 (4%), remote 14 (4%)

Where the demand is

Most real opportunity in Columbus is healthcare-linked. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounted for about 70% of openings, with additional smaller shares in healthcare services, hospitals, technology/information, and education. The most consistently active employers included Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc, Headway, Luminary Hospice, IHA Inc, Trinity Health Corp., and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. That means the market rewards candidates who can operate inside structured care workflows. Case management, crisis intervention, documentation, discharge planning, patient advocacy, and clinical documentation were the most-requested skills in the local sample. Roles are mostly on-site and skew entry-to-mid level, so applicants who only want remote work or director-level titles are aiming at the smallest slice of the market. A second lane exists in county, child-welfare, and community-facing work, but it looks smaller and more budget-sensitive. Franklin County Children Services advertised an on-site Community Engagement & Media Specialist role at $25.20/hour, while Columbus City Schools filed a layoff notice affecting 299 employees effective July 31, 2026.

• Hospital and health-system social work (high): This is the clearest local lane: healthcare accounts for about 70% of sampled postings, and major active names include Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc, Trinity Health Corp., and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
• Behavioral health, hospice, and platform-based support (moderate): Employers such as Headway, Luminary Hospice, Quality Moments Behavioral Health, and Ashealthnet show a second lane, but the category as a whole still skews heavily on-site rather than remote.
• County and public-service outreach (moderate): Franklin County Children Services and state disability-services openings show viable public-sector options, but school-system budget pressure means not every public-facing lane is equally safe.

Where to focus: Prioritize healthcare-linked case-management and licensed social-work roles first, then add county/state outreach roles as a second search lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Community engagement or public affairs coordinator: It uses outreach, stakeholder communication, and service-system knowledge without requiring a direct caseload. Franklin County Children Services advertised this type of Columbus role at a minimum $25.20/hour.
• Patient advocate or care-transition coordinator: Patient advocacy and discharge planning are already common skill asks in the local sample, so this is a natural bridge into healthcare operations.
• Benefits or eligibility specialist: This fits candidates who are strong in documentation, resource navigation, and client follow-through, especially if they want government or managed-care pathways.
• Member-support or care-support operations coordinator: Columbus-linked Ohio roles still exist that are remote-friendly, but they sit closer to payer or member support than frontline counseling.

What postings ask for

• LSW (table_stakes | immediate): LSW appears among the most commonly required credentials in local postings, and many roles pair it with bachelor's- or master's-level education expectations. Who: New grads, early-career case managers, and anyone trying to move from internship work into full-time practice.
• LISW (premium | immediate): LISW also appears among the most commonly required credentials locally, and Ohio changed the LISW path on July 10, 2026 so candidates now need the ASWB Clinical Exam for this credential. Who: Mid-career social workers who want better access to higher-responsibility or better-paid roles.
• LPCC (differentiator | near-term): LPCC shows up in a smaller share of postings, but mixed counseling/social-service employers still call for it, and one Columbus-area state role offered a higher starting wage for LPCC, LPC, CRC, or LISW holders. Who: Counseling-heavy applicants and social-service workers leaning toward behavioral-health settings.
• Case management (table_stakes | immediate): Case management is the single most requested hard skill in the local sample, appearing in about 40% of postings. Who: Almost everyone in this category, especially entry-level and career-switch candidates.
• Crisis intervention (differentiator | immediate): Crisis intervention appears in about 25% of local postings and travels well across hospital, behavioral-health, youth, and county settings. Who: Applicants targeting hospitals, behavioral health, child welfare, or emergency-adjacent roles.
• Documentation and clinical documentation (table_stakes | immediate): Documentation, discharge planning, patient advocacy, and clinical documentation all recur across the Columbus sample, which is one reason healthcare employers dominate the market. Who: Anyone whose resume currently emphasizes empathy but not regulated workflow skill.

Questions about this market

What do Social Services, Counseling & Community roles pay in Columbus, OH?

Direct local occupation pay data is limited and lagged. The cleanest Columbus benchmark in the bundle is $32.34/hour from May 2025, while the newer local posting sample centers on about $60k to $85k for salaried roles and about $24 to $30/hour for hourly roles. Ohio new openings in this occupation family averaged ~$63,121 in July 2026 based on 533 postings. For most full-time Columbus roles, think solid middle-income pay rather than premium-pay territory. That lines up with Ohio social worker context around $60,990 on O*NET and national social-worker median pay around $61,330, while local spot checks ranged from $25.20/hour for a county community-engagement role to $29.95/hour or $32.69/hour for a Franklin County social-services role with certain licenses.

Where is demand for Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Columbus, OH concentrated?

Most real opportunity in Columbus is healthcare-linked. In the local posting sample, healthcare accounted for about 70% of openings, with additional smaller shares in healthcare services, hospitals, technology/information, and education. The most consistently active employers included Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc, Headway, Luminary Hospice, IHA Inc, Trinity Health Corp., and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. That means the market rewards candidates who can operate inside structured care workflows. Case management, crisis intervention, documentation, discharge planning, patient advocacy, and clinical documentation were the most-requested skills in the local sample. Roles are mostly on-site and skew entry-to-mid level, so applicants who only want remote work or director-level titles are aiming at the smallest slice of the market. A second lane exists in county, child-welfare, and community-facing work, but it looks smaller and more budget-sensitive. Franklin County Children Services advertised an on-site Community Engagement & Media Specialist role at $25.20/hour, while Columbus City Schools filed a layoff notice affecting 299 employees effective July 31, 2026.

Which employers are hiring the most Social Services, Counseling & Community talent in Columbus, OH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Nationwide Children's Hospital Inc (10 postings), Headway (10 postings), Luminary Hospice (5 postings), IHA Inc (5 postings), Trinity Health Corp. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Social Services, Counseling & Community roles in Columbus, OH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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