Nurse market brief · Columbus, OH
Nurse Jobs in Columbus, OH
2,506 nurse openings are live in the Columbus, OH area from 218 employers, led by Wexner Medical Center, OhioHealth, and OSU Wexner Medical Center. Entry-level roles are the largest group, at 65% of openings.
Data updated Oct 14, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 2,506
- Live nurse openings currently tracked in the Columbus market.
Companies hiring
- 218
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- Not published
- Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Columbus's nurse market is led by entry-level openings, with 1,632 tracked roles at that rung.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
2,506
Hiring employers
218
Salary coverage
10%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Established employers
459
32 companies
Startups & growing teams
338
64 companies · $72,800 median
Top of market
18
11 companies
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Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live nurse listings in Columbus
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare nurse opportunities in Columbus, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 2,506 live roles tracked in this market.
- 218 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Oct 14, 2026.
A practical market plan for Nurse in Columbus
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
2,506 nurse openings across 218 employers establish the current Columbus opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Entry-level leads the derived level mix with 1,632 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Wexner Medical Center is one of the most active visible employers, with 564 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Columbus market view into active employers and representative nurse openings
Employer activity · 218 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 2,506 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
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- Staff RN - Critical Care Float Pool - NIGHTS · Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Staff RN Float Pool - Medical/Surgical to Critical Care (ICU) Transition Pathway · Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Nurse Midwife Ambulatory · OhioHealth
- Staff RN - Women & Newborn Unit (24hr/wk, night) · OhioHealth
- Staff RN - Labor & Delivery (night) · OhioHealth
- Staff RN - Labor & Delivery (night) · OhioHealth
- Staff RN - NICU (night) · OhioHealth
- RN, Cardio Device Nurse · OhioHealth
- Staff LPN - Emergency Department, nights, Dublin Methodist · OhioHealth
- OR Staff RN - Bone & Joint PT Days · OhioHealth
- Staff RN- Cardiovascular Intermediate, Riverside, nights · OhioHealth
- Staff RN Pacu 11a-9p · OhioHealth
Nurse jobs in Columbus: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many nurse jobs are open in Columbus?
Metaintro tracks 2,506 live nurse openings from 218 employers in the Columbus, OH area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Which experience level has the most nurse openings in Columbus?
Entry-level roles lead with 1,632 openings. Experience level is known for 74% of this market's listings.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for nurse jobs in Columbus?
Wexner Medical Center, OhioHealth, OSU Wexner Medical Center, and trinityhealth have the most open nurse roles here right now, out of 218 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Nurse demand around Columbus.
Related roles
See adjacent role demand in the Columbus market.
Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Built for career movement
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