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Hiring a Virtual Assistant in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota

Automotive admin in Detroit, recruiting support in Columbus and medical billing in Minneapolis. What Midwest businesses hire virtual assistants for, city by city.

By the Virtual Assistant team · · 4 min read

The Midwest makes things, ships things and runs much of the country's healthcare and insurance back office. That means lots of data entry, bookkeeping, recruiting and receptionist work, which is exactly what virtual assistants do well. Below is what each state and city searches for. Ohio, Michigan and Indiana work Eastern time; Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota work Central time.

How Searches Map to Roles

Every search links to the role that covers it. Recruiting and ATS searches go to the HR & Recruiting Assistant, bookkeeping and invoice searches to the Bookkeeping Assistant, receptionist searches to the Customer Service Assistant, and general searches to the Administrative Assistant.

Ohio

Columbus companies hire executive assistants, Greenhouse ATS recruiting support and pitch deck formatting. Cleveland businesses hire compliance logging, event planning and general admin help, and Cincinnati companies hire SOP documentation and monthly retainer support. Toledo, Akron and Dayton businesses hire receptionists and admin.

Michigan

Detroit's automotive suppliers and service firms hire admin, receptionist, Zapier and payroll timesheet audit support, and Michigan manufacturers hire data entry help. Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Warren and Sterling Heights businesses hire receptionists and admin packages.

Illinois

Chicago companies hire executive assistants for calendar and inbox management, and teams want assistants who know Otter.ai and Fireflies meeting notes. Naperville, Schaumburg and Rockford businesses hire executive, receptionist and dedicated admin support.

Indiana

Indianapolis businesses hire e-commerce help, expense tracking and candidate screening, Carmel firms hire appointment setters and Fishers, Fort Wayne and South Bend businesses hire receptionists and admin.

Wisconsin

Milwaukee companies hire dedicated assistants, HoneyBook client management and vendor contract renewal tracking, Madison executives hire executive assistants, and Wisconsin small businesses hire invoice tracking help.

Minnesota

Minneapolis healthcare clinics hire medical billing assistants, commercial real estate investors hire deal admin support and teams hire Google Workspace Apps Script automation. St Paul, Rochester and Duluth businesses hire receptionists and admin.

Prices Are the Same in Every City

Packages start at $200 a month for 20 hours of data entry, $240 for admin or receptionist work and $280 for HR and recruiting. Medical billing assistants start at $300. Prices are the same in Chicago and Duluth. See the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Still unsure? Open the chat and ask an account manager directly.

Can a virtual assistant do data entry for a manufacturing company?

Yes. Assistants enter orders, update inventory and parts lists, reconcile spreadsheets and keep your ERP or CRM records clean, following your process.

Can a virtual assistant work in Greenhouse or BambooHR?

Yes. HR assistants post jobs, screen candidates, schedule interviews and keep employee records up to date in your ATS or HR system.

Do Midwest assistants work Central or Eastern time?

Your time zone. Ohio, Michigan and Indiana clients get Eastern time; Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota clients get Central time.

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