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Part-time jobs in Columbus, Ohio

Apply together as a crew.

Employers can hire you together.

Or apply on your own.

Looking for part-time work or a first job near school? These are the open hourly jobs in Columbus, Ohio and nearby suburbs, including Dublin, Westerville, Hilliard, Powell, and the other towns around the city. Teens in high school, and college students, can apply with friends or on their own.

Apply together as a crew.

Open jobs in Columbus

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First job guide

How SameShift works

SameShift lists hourly jobs at local shops. You can apply with friends as a crew, or on your own.

Apply together as a crew when you want the same shifts as people you already know. Invite them, choose a job from the list, and send one application for the group. Employers can hire you together. They choose the shifts.

Or apply on your own. A crew is optional. The employer reviews each person separately, and applying together does not mean everyone is hired.

The Columbus list rolls in the suburb pages too: Dublin, Westerville, Hilliard, Grove City, Upper Arlington, Worthington, Gahanna, New Albany, Delaware, Powell, and the other nearby towns where a shop has posted. Students at a Columbus high school, Columbus State, or Ohio State can look for work near campus.

Tips for a first application

Read the title, the shop, the area, and the pay before you apply. Choose a place you can get to from school or from home.

If you apply with friends, pick people who can work those same hours. Say which days you are free after class and on weekends.

A first job does not need a long history of work. Say when you can start and which days you can be there. Read the posting, then send it.

Use a phone number and an email you actually check. If a shop writes back, that is how they will reach you.

What to expect

You apply on the job page. The role and the pay are there before you begin. You stay on that page to start, and a free account is created when you send the application.

The employer decides who to interview and who to hire. Some meet a crew together. Others meet people one at a time. If they hire you, the shifts are the ones the posting described.

Openings change as shops hire and as new jobs are posted. A filled role leaves this list. When a shop is hiring for the holidays, use the holiday jobs link on this page.

Questions

Are these part-time jobs for students in Columbus?

Yes. These are open hourly jobs in Columbus, Ohio for teens, high school students, and college students, including a first job near school. You can apply if you are not in school, too.

Can I apply with friends?

Yes. Apply together as a crew. Employers can hire you together. Or apply on your own. The employer reviews each person separately.

What helps on a first application?

Read the title, the shop, the area, and the pay. Pick a place you can reach from school. If you apply with friends, choose people who can work the same hours. You do not need a long work history.

Which Columbus areas are on this page?

Columbus and nearby suburbs. That includes Dublin, Westerville, Hilliard, Grove City, Upper Arlington, Worthington, Gahanna, New Albany, Delaware, Powell, and other towns around the city when a shop there has posted. Each opening links to its own job page.

What happens after I apply?

The shop reads your application and decides who to interview. Some shops meet a crew together. You can start from the job page. A free account is created when you send the application.

What if there are no open jobs?

Check back as shops post new hourly work. Holiday jobs in Columbus are on the Columbus holiday page, and the main holiday page lists both cities.

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