What are the most in demand jobs in Columbia, MD?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Columbia, MD actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Columbia have a particular interest in software engineers.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Columbia, MD are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Columbia? Turns out the most in demand job in Columbia is software engineer with 1,511 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Columbia

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Columbia.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Columbia, MD

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Software Engineer	1,511	$73,745
2	Adjunct Faculty	1,019	$50,686
3	Systems Engineer	857	$82,805
4	Sales Associate	788	$33,571
5	Registered Nurse	665	$70,129
6	Systems Administrator	616	$80,355
7	Senior Software Engineer	557	$88,809
8	Field Support Specialist	419	$43,365
9	Senior Systems Engineer	376	$94,564
10	Engineer	347	$79,988
11	Developer	303	$83,818
12	Network Engineer	297	$85,914
13	Direct Support Professional	269	$26,067
14	Assistant Manager	255	$44,245
15	Server	240	$24,397
16	Software Developer	238	$76,616
17	Information Systems Security Officer	204	$99,414
18	Information Systems Engineer	191	$103,346
19	Cashier	190	$23,775
20	Technical Writer	174	$65,905
21	Store Manager	171	$56,576
22	Project Manager	169	$89,519
23	Analyst	168	$71,124
24	Certified Nursing Assistant	164	$28,316
25	Test Engineer	162	$82,924
26	Shift Supervisor	160	$35,015
27	Delivery Driver	156	$39,686
28	Technical Support Specialist	156	$55,000
29	Java Developer	143	$84,052
30	Line Cook	140	$26,905
31	Customer Service Representative	137	$29,027
32	Assistant Store Manager	135	$42,966
33	Patient Care Technician	130	$26,918
34	Principal Software Engineer	129	$106,532
35	Medical Assistant	128	$31,989
36	Business Analyst	127	$76,094
37	Coordinator	122	$44,741
38	Laboratory Instructor	122	$38,159
39	Program Manager	120	$86,260
40	Senior System Administrator	117	$100,530
41	Devops Engineer	116	$86,942
42	Support Team Member	115	$24,081
43	Radio Frequency Engineer	113	$95,986
44	Pharmacist Technician	112	$38,103
45	Shift Manager	111	$32,815
46	Bartender	107	$19,021
47	Home Health Aid	107	$25,572
48	Restaurant Manager	99	$51,395
49	Cook	98	$28,945
50	Finance Analyst	96	$62,895
51	Manufacturing Team Member	92	$27,528
52	Research Engineer	92	$84,577
53	Junior Software Engineer	90	$67,594
54	Senior Engineer	90	$97,593
55	Customer Service Administrator	86	$34,382
56	Account Executive	83	$66,109
57	Computer Scientist	83	$82,563
58	Principal Systems Engineer	83	$128,590
59	Barista	82	$24,247
60	Specialist	82	$59,836
61	Administrative Assistant	81	$35,717
62	General Manager	81	$78,002
63	Security Officer	81	$31,247
64	Associate	80	$50,295
65	Account Manager	79	$57,653
66	Prep Cook	78	$26,074
67	Internship	76	$33,849
68	Construction Manager	73	$88,234
69	Driver	73	$25,879
70	Crew Member	72	$24,839
71	Interactive Developer	72	$81,715
72	Team Leader	72	$70,291
73	Recruiter	71	$45,389
74	Front End Developer	68	$83,039
75	Manager	67	$100,273
76	Automotive Technician	66	$44,933
77	Data Scientist	66	$81,313
78	Patient Service Coordinator	66	$31,414
79	Shift Leader	66	$36,182
80	Finance Professional	65	$58,377
81	Information Technology Project Manager	64	$105,390
82	Security Engineer	64	$95,403
83	Web Developer	64	$70,001
84	Retail Sales Lead	62	$33,774
85	Linux Systems Administrator	60	$87,819
86	Junior .NET Developer	59	$83,064
87	Service Technician	59	$41,983
88	Software Requirements Engineer	58	$76,166
89	Sales Consultant	56	$48,041
90	Sales Leader	55	$92,633
91	Assistant	54	$38,179
92	Medical Director	54	$193,685
93	Store Associate	54	$27,363
94	Assessor	52	$63,067
95	Hospice Registered Nurse	51	$77,774
96	Project Engineer	51	$80,454
97	Software Development Engineer	51	$75,670
98	Associate Brand Manager	50	$115,704
99	Software Engineering Internship	50	$45,414
100	Administrative Specialist	49	$42,933