Limaruns on a handful of strong industries. If you’re job-hunting or weighing a move, here’s where the opportunities (and the big-name employers) are.
Top industries & employers
Mining & metals
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, Southern Copper, Antamina, Cerro Verde, Nexa
Peru is among the world's largest producers of copper, silver and zinc, and almost every mine in the country is run from a Lima head office — the corporate, financing and engineering layer of the industry sits in San Isidro, not at the pit.
Banking & capital markets
Credicorp / BCP, BBVA Perú, Interbank, Scotiabank Perú, Bolsa de Valores de Lima
The financial district along Javier Prado and Canaval y Moreyra in San Isidro concentrates essentially all of Peruvian banking, and Credicorp is one of the largest financial groups in the Andes.
Agro-export & fishing
Camposol, Danper, Agrokasa, TASA, Austral Group
Peru is the world's leading exporter of fishmeal and a dominant supplier of blueberries, grapes, asparagus and avocados. The farms are on the northern coast; the trading, logistics and export offices are in Lima.
Gastronomy & hospitality
Central, Maido, Kjolle, Astrid y Gastón, Rafael
Lima has repeatedly held the top position in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list and is the reason Peruvian cuisine became a global category. It is a genuine employer, not a tourist line — cooking here is a serious career path.
Retail & consumer goods
Alicorp, InRetail, Grupo Falabella, Cencosud, Grupo Gloria
Peru's large domestic groups run supermarkets, pharmacies, shopping centres and food manufacturing across the Andean region from Lima, and the sector is one of the main employers of foreign commercial talent.
Technology & shared services
Yape, Belcorp, Globant, Crehana, Rappi Perú, NTT Data
The fintech layer around the banks — Yape alone has tens of millions of users — plus a growing set of regional shared-service centres has made Lima a real, if modest, engineering market, concentrated in San Isidro and Miraflores.
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