Ohio has big-city headquarters and strong small-town manufacturers. Each of them can use a virtual assistant to take paperwork off the people who should be doing other work.
Virtual Assistant gives Ohio businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $240 a month, working Eastern time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why Ohio businesses hire a virtual assistant
Columbus has insurance, finance, retail and logistics. Cleveland is known for healthcare, Cincinnati for consumer brands and Akron, Toledo and Dayton for manufacturing, logistics and aerospace. Mid-sized companies need steady office support without paying big-city prices.
The roles Ohio businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Corporate and startup leaders hand off calendars and travel.
Commitments do not slip. Your assistant tracks what you and your team promised, and follows up so you do not have to.
- Manage a complex calendar across time zones
- Gather the reports and documents you will need
- Draft replies and correspondence on your behalf
- Take care of personal tasks that can be done online
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your Ohio business.
HR & Recruiting Assistant
Companies hiring across the state hand off posting, screening and scheduling.
Roles fill with less effort. Your assistant runs the busywork of hiring, so you spend your time speaking only with candidates worth meeting.
- Screen resumes against your criteria
- Coordinate reference checks
- Send welcome information to new starters
- Update employee records and your HRIS
You remain the employer, including completing and verifying Form I-9 and making hiring decisions. HR and recruiting assistant packages start at $280 a month for 20 hours. Hire an HR and recruiting assistant for your Ohio business.
Administrative Assistant
Manufacturers and small firms hand off paperwork and follow-up.
Small tasks stop piling up. Renewals, forms, follow-ups and filing get done on a schedule instead of waiting for a free afternoon that never comes.
- Unsubscribe from clutter and set up filters and folders
- Chase each action item until it is finished
- Format documents, slides and spreadsheets in Google Docs or Microsoft Office
- Prepare purchase orders and follow up with vendors
Administrative assistant packages start at $240 a month for 20 hours. Hire an administrative assistant for your Ohio business.
What it costs in Ohio
You pay the same clear price wherever you are, and you see the exact total before you order. Skilled VA prices for the roles above:
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- HR & Recruiting Assistant: $280 for 20 hours, $532 for 40 hours or $1,008 for 80 hours a month
- Administrative Assistant: $240 for 20 hours, $456 for 40 hours or $864 for 80 hours a month
Senior Specialists, with 5+ years in the field, cost 35% more. US-Based Specialists, who live and work in the United States, cost 90% more. If you would rather not commit to a monthly package, pay-as-you-go hours start at $14.40 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your Ohio assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Eastern time business hours, so your day and theirs line up. You get a person who learns your business, with a team behind them when something needs fixing.
- They work your hours: Your assistant works in your time zone, and evening coverage is available as an add-on.
- Your criteria, applied every time: Candidates are screened against what you asked for, with a scorecard you can compare.
- You keep control of your accounts: Delegated email access and a password vault mean you never hand over your main password.
- Start in 1 to 3 business days: Most clients are matched within 1 to 3 business days of payment, or within 24 hours with rush onboarding.
- NDA and secure access: Every assistant signs an NDA, and logins go through a secure vault, never by email.
- A dedicated assistant: You work with one person who learns your business, not whoever is free in a shared pool.
A virtual assistant or an in-house hire?
An in-house hire makes sense when the job needs someone physically on site. For work done on a screen or a phone, a virtual assistant usually costs far less, because you pay only for working hours, with no recruiting, desk, equipment or payroll taxes to arrange. You can also start with 20 hours a month and grow, instead of committing to a full-time salary before you know how much work there is.
How to get started this week
- Build your package: choose a role, your hours and an experience level, and see your price straight away
- Pay your itemized invoice by card or crypto
- Your US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days and runs your kickoff call
- Your assistant starts on a written checklist of your first tasks for your Ohio business
Towns and regions we serve in Ohio
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service anywhere in Ohio, including Canton, Youngstown, Dublin, Mason, Westerville, Lakewood, Sandusky, Northeast Ohio and the Miami Valley. If your location is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
Guides for Ohio cities
Each of these guides covers one city on its own: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton.