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Job market report: Columbia, SC

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Columbia, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 34 open listings in Columbia; 43 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 9 new in the last 7 days; 3 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $74k a year ($80k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in SC: 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsAikenOrangeburgSumterWest Columbia Eastover, SC: 7 jobs, median listed pay $81k a yearEastover · 7 · $81kLexington, SC: 1 job, ▲ 1 new this weekLexington · 1Hopkins, SC: 1 jobHopkins · 1Columbia, SC: 34 jobs, median listed pay $74k a year, ▲ 9 new this week, 3 new todayColumbia · 34 · $74k You: Columbia, SC Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Columbia; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Columbia

  1. Nurse · 5 listings · typical $113k a year
  2. Manager · 5 listings · typical $103k a year
  3. Mechanic and technician · 4 listings · typical $86k a year
  4. Engineer · 3 listings · typical $99k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Veterans Health Administration · 15 jobs
  2. DoorDash · 4 jobs
  3. Army National Guard Units · 3 jobs
  4. Veterans Benefits Administration · 2 jobs
  5. Axon · 2 jobs
  6. United States Army Installation Management Command · 2 jobs
  7. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · 1 job
  8. Federal Highway Administration · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Eastover, SC · 7 jobs · 18 mi
  • Lexington, SC · 1 job · 15 mi
  • Camden, SC · 1 job · 29 mi
  • Hopkins, SC · 1 job · 10 mi
  • Orangeburg, SC · 1 job · 36 mi

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