{"id":1015,"date":"2025-08-18T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1015"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:27:17","slug":"21-5-do-i-have-to-move-to-columbus","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/chapter\/21-5-do-i-have-to-move-to-columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"21.5 Do I Have to Move to Columbus?"},"content":{"raw":"Not all state employees need to move to Columbus. While Columbus is the state capital and home to many state government offices, Ohio has a decentralized approach to state employment, with job opportunities spread across the state. Let\u2019s explore opportunities in Northeast Ohio.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>State Jobs in Northeast Ohio\u00a0 <\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) \u2013 Positions for engineers, maintenance workers, and project managers in regional district offices and on infrastructure projects.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \u2013 Roles in monitoring and enforcing environmental regulations, particularly in the region\u2019s industrial areas.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) \u2013 Jobs at state parks like Cleveland Lakefront State Park or in conservation efforts.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) \u2013 Positions in workforce development, unemployment services, and social services.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ohio Lottery Commission \u2013 Headquarters in Cleveland, offering administrative and operational roles.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Public Safety &amp; Law Enforcement \u2013 Positions with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, parole officers, or roles in regional corrections facilities.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nState jobs outside Columbus allow residents to serve our state while benefiting from stable government employment.","rendered":"<p>Not all state employees need to move to Columbus. While Columbus is the state capital and home to many state government offices, Ohio has a decentralized approach to state employment, with job opportunities spread across the state. Let\u2019s explore opportunities in Northeast Ohio.\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>State Jobs in Northeast Ohio\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) \u2013 Positions for engineers, maintenance workers, and project managers in regional district offices and on infrastructure projects.<\/li>\n<li>Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \u2013 Roles in monitoring and enforcing environmental regulations, particularly in the region\u2019s industrial areas.<\/li>\n<li>Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) \u2013 Jobs at state parks like Cleveland Lakefront State Park or in conservation efforts.<\/li>\n<li>Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) \u2013 Positions in workforce development, unemployment services, and social services.<\/li>\n<li>Ohio Lottery Commission \u2013 Headquarters in Cleveland, offering administrative and operational roles.<\/li>\n<li>Public Safety &amp; Law Enforcement \u2013 Positions with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, parole officers, or roles in regional corrections facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>State jobs outside Columbus allow residents to serve our state while benefiting from stable government employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":406,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1015","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":1003,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1016,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1015\/revisions\/1016"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1003"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1015\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1015"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1015"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/publicservicecareers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}