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Job market report: Richmond, VA

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

At a glance

  • 84 open listings in Richmond; 177 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 21 new in the last 7 days; 3 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $96k a year. Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in VA: 1% above 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 jobsWilliamsburgMidlothianPetersburg Prince George, VA: 1 job, ▲ 1 new this weekCharles City, VA: 1 jobFort Lee, VA: 39 jobs, median listed pay $74k a year, ▲ 4 new this weekFort Lee · 39 · $74kQuinton, VA: 1 jobQuinton · 1Colonial Heights, VA: 7 jobs, ▲ 1 new this week, 1 new todayColonial Heights · 7Chesterfield, VA: 38 jobs, ▲ 15 new this week, 2 new todayChesterfield · 38Sandston, VA: 3 jobsSandston · 3Glen Allen, VA: 1 jobGlen Allen · 1Henrico, VA: 2 jobsHenrico · 2Richmond, VA: 84 jobs, median listed pay $96k a year, ▲ 21 new this week, 3 new todayRichmond · 84 · $96k You: Richmond, VA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Richmond; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Richmond

  1. Data and analytics · 9 listings · typical $121k a year
  2. Mechanic and technician · 9 listings · typical $75k a year
  3. IT and help desk · 7 listings · typical $105k a year
  4. Manager · 7 listings · typical $108k a year
  5. Driver · 5 listings
  6. Engineer · 5 listings · typical $105k a year
  7. Nurse · 4 listings · typical $100k a year
  8. Customer service · 3 listings
  9. Warehouse and logistics · 3 listings · typical $74k a year
  10. Sales · 3 listings · typical $46k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Army National Guard Units · 18 jobs
  2. Defense Logistics Agency · 13 jobs
  3. Veterans Health Administration · 9 jobs
  4. Gopuff · 7 jobs
  5. Internal Revenue Service · 6 jobs
  6. Carvana · 6 jobs
  7. Drug Enforcement Administration · 3 jobs
  8. Warfighting Acquisition University · 3 jobs

Nearby cities

  • Fort Lee, VA · 39 jobs · 21 mi
  • Chesterfield, VA · 38 jobs · 13 mi
  • Bowling Green, VA · 11 jobs · 37 mi
  • Colonial Heights, VA · 7 jobs · 18 mi
  • Williamsburg, VA · 5 jobs · 43 mi
  • Sandston, VA · 3 jobs · 11 mi

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