Richland County

Public Administration & Local Government
Truth index B
55Open roles10 posted in 30 days+4 this week
$60kMedian advertised pay$51k – $69k−18% vs market
60 daysTime to fillmedian of 32 closed rolesmarket: 27 days
B 78/100Truth index
Lately:+4 roles posted this weekFollow changes →

Facts

as of Nov 15, 2026

Richland County is the county government of the capital county of South Carolina, based in Columbia and providing public services to residents, visitors and businesses. Its departments cover public works, operational services, conservation, animal care, the clerk of court, the solicitor and victim services, finance, human resources and information technology. It hires deputy clerks, engineering technicians, equipment operators, HVAC mechanics, animal care officers, accountants, payroll and HR specialists, assistant solicitors, administrative assistants and a chief information security officer.

It is hiring: 55 open roles, 10 of them posted in the last 30 days. Its stated pay is 18% below the market estimate for the same roles.

Headquarters
Columbia, United States
Founded
1785
Employees
501-1000estimated range
Open roles
55Alion job postings
Official records
Wikidata Q505993
Website
richlandcountysc.gov

As of Nov 15, 2026, Alion lists 55 open roles at Richland County. Richland County is headquartered in Columbia, United States. It was founded in 1785. The median pay stated in its open roles is $60k, across 10 postings that state pay.

Sources: company registers, GLEIF, Wikidata, the company's site, Alion job postingsReport a mistake

What the registers and the postings say about this employer.

Postings are real
Alion truth index: B
78/100
Ghost roles
re-checked against its careers site
28%
Sanctions lists
OFAC SDN, EU consolidated
No match
Phishing reports
OpenPhish, Phishing.Database
None
Layoff notices
US WARN notices on file
None
Full employer checkScam signs in adverts, mail records, visa registers, domain history
Sources: company registers, the Alion truth index, OFAC and EU sanctions lists, US WARN notices

Hiring steadily, with new roles every week.

Administrative is the largest family, 24 of open roles.

10Posted in 30 days18% of open roles are fresh
5%Remote roles3 of 55
1Hiring offices
Can they hire you from United States?by your location
Likely
82 open roles are in your country: you apply locally, no move needed.
United States82On site
Remote, from elsewhere3Rare
No posting offers visa sponsorship. Remote roles: 3.
Time to fillmedian days to close a role
Richland County60 days
Market, same roles27 days
Alion signals0-100
Demand37
Pay26
Your chance43
How badly they need people, whether they pay, how realistic getting in is.
Open roles over time−100%
Sep 28This week
Open roles a week: 58 then, 0 now
Are the postings real?
B
78 / 100Richland County scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 54 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 28% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 60 days.
Ghost roles28%
Gone stale0%
Reposted0%
Where the openings areshare of open roles · trend
Administrative24▲
Field & Service17▼
Legal13▲
HR9▲
Operations9▲
Finance7▼
Newest roles
Cad/E911 GIS System Administrator
In office · Full-Time · United States
Sanitary Engineer
$80k – $128k per year · In office · Full-Time · 4+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
Chief Information Security Officer
$97k per year · In office · Full-Time · High School Diploma · United States
Communications & Social Media Manager
$57k per year · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · United States
Degree asked
High School Diploma 63%Bachelor's Degree 26%Associate's Degree 9%Doctoral Degree (PhD) 2%
Experience asked: 2.9 years on average, in 22 postings. 43 postings state a degree.
Benefits named in postingsshare of open roles
Professional development12%
Contract type
Full-Time 51Part-Time 4
Visa sponsorship: none statedRelocation: none stated
Source: the company's careers site, read by Alion several times a day; market medians from all open roles of the same family

Pays 18% below the market estimate for the same roles.

$60kMedianmarket estimate $69k
$51k – $69kTypical rangeUSD a year
$128kHighest paying roleSanitary Engineer
Source: the pay stated in the company's postings, normalised to USD a year

Footprint

Hiring in 1 city in 1 country.

1Cities
1Countries
AlvinBusiest site
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SiteTypeOpen rolesHires most forEngineering
Columbia United StatesHeadquarters0
Alvin United StatesPlant / site5Legal, Administrative, HR0%
Source: office addresses in postings and company registers

Ranked #9 by open roles among its 11 closest peers.

#CompanyHQOpen rolesSize
1State of GeorgiaAtlanta, United States1,5125000+
2State of OklahomaOklahoma City, United States5135000+
3State of NebraskaLincoln, United States2395000+
4Pima CountyTucson, United States1315000+
5City of AustinAustin, United States945000+
6Fort Bend CountyRichmond, United States871001-5000
7City of DallasDallas, United States855000+
8City of AtlantaAtlanta, United States595000+
9Richland CountyColumbia, United States55501-1000
Source: Alion's similar-companies engine (industry segments, technologies, headquarters country, size)

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Richland County over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.

7Technologies in use
11Postings analysed
67/100Stack modernity
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Source: the technologies named in the company's postings and on its site

Milestones

Sep 2026
Formerly 340 ES Statement of Value and Inc (rcgov.us)
Sep 4
First executive search Chief Information Security Officer
Jun 30
First sales or marketing role Cashier
Each milestone is dated by its source: registers, filings, the press

Newsroom

#280,425Web rankTranco top 1M
Sources: the outlets named on each headline, each story once