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

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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, SC actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Columbia have a particular interest in registered nurses.

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

What's the most in demand job on the market in Columbia? Turns out the most in demand job in Columbia is registered nurse with 3,306 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, SC

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	3,306	$55,770
2	Sales Associate	1,051	$29,058
3	Customer Service Representative	898	$23,402
4	Licensed Practical Nurse	802	$41,183
5	Physical Therapist	715	$65,779
6	Physician	537	$199,547
7	Assistant Manager	526	$28,375
8	Technical Support Technician	525	$34,119
9	Delivery Driver	524	$31,998
10	Telemetry Registered Nurse	518	$84,080
11	Cashier	469	$20,756
12	General Manager	464	$52,266
13	Certified Nursing Assistant	407	$22,259
14	Registered Nurse In The ICU	404	$79,813
15	Security Officer	400	$25,475
16	Cook	378	$22,436
17	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	376	$67,513
18	Store Manager	361	$43,010
19	Food Service Worker	350	$20,687
20	Medical Assistant	335	$28,071
21	Patient Access Representative	334	$26,902
22	Surgical Technician	332	$47,647
23	Technician	320	$31,265
24	Customer Service Associate	303	$26,370
25	Registered Nurse PRN	301	$59,812
26	Server	293	$20,033
27	Occupational Therapist	286	$60,658
28	Project Manager	281	$74,416
29	Shift Supervisor	278	$33,717
30	Assistant Professor	277	$56,880
31	Automotive Technician	277	$33,963
32	Crew Member	272	$21,579
33	Pharmacist Technician	267	$31,012
34	Assistant Nurse Manager	265	$56,411
35	Patient Care Technician	255	$30,521
36	Maintenance Technician	245	$35,374
37	Sales Consultant	243	$60,046
38	Administrative Assistant	242	$28,544
39	Account Executive	237	$46,808
40	Assistant Store Manager	231	$38,897
41	Shift Manager	208	$25,889
42	Business Analyst	206	$58,349
43	Lead Customer Service Representative	206	$26,324
44	Barista	198	$22,153
45	Housekeeper	196	$19,145
46	Substitute Teacher	195	$22,466
47	Sales Representative	183	$48,153
48	Driver	182	$22,738
49	Associate	177	$39,836
50	Store Associate	176	$24,445
51	Maintenance Person	170	$25,214
52	Team Leader	166	$51,409
53	Medical Director	165	$224,969
54	Associate Professor	159	$76,274
55	Shift Leader	157	$25,195
56	Store Assistant	157	$27,341
57	Medical Laboratory Scientist	155	$40,579
58	Life Insurance Agent	153	$71,792
59	Acute Care Physician	152	$202,924
60	Speech Language Pathologist	152	$67,655
61	Manager	150	$63,430
62	Phlebotomist	147	$30,323
63	Analyst	144	$54,293
64	Medical Laboratory Technician	135	$43,196
65	Teacher	135	$37,632
66	Certified Public Accountant	132	$56,753
67	Outside Sales Representative	131	$49,042
68	Account Manager	129	$47,896
69	Respiratory Therapist	129	$55,798
70	Engineer	128	$68,391
71	Faculty	128	$59,841
72	Specialist	126	$44,155
73	Manufacturing Team Member	125	$20,425
74	Hospitalist Physician	120	$217,358
75	Instructor	115	$41,993
76	Family Practice Physician	113	$156,840
77	Architect	112	$71,582
78	CDL Driver	112	$50,665
79	Pre-K Teacher	112	$28,596
80	Truck Driver	110	$60,451
81	1st Grade Teacher	109	$39,702
82	Company Driver	109	$65,381
83	Internship	109	$25,683
84	Massage Therapist	107	$43,927
85	Utility Worker	107	$21,972
86	Life Management Teacher	106	$67,372
87	Support Team Member	103	$19,999
88	Oncology Registered Nurse	102	$66,897
89	Service Technician	102	$33,265
90	Bartender	101	$17,446
91	Resident Assistant	98	$20,691
92	Traveling Nurse	97	$60,949
93	Registered Nurse Case Manager	95	$56,524
94	Adjunct Faculty	94	$67,153
95	Coordinator	94	$34,102
96	Health Insurance Agent	92	$56,235
97	Diesel Mechanic	90	$38,087
98	Research Fellow	90	$42,443
99	Solutions Architect	90	$84,818
100	Department Manager	89	$43,164