Marseilleruns 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
Port, shipping & logistics
Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, CMA CGM, MSC, Bolloré Logistics
France's largest port, and CMA CGM — one of the world's biggest container shipping lines — is headquartered here in a Zaha Hadid tower on the waterfront.
Digital infrastructure & submarine cables
Interxion/Digital Realty, Orange, Jaguar Network, Telehouse
Marseille is one of the world's most important submarine cable landing points, connecting Europe to Africa, the Middle East and Asia, which has made it a fast-growing data centre hub.
Aerospace & defence
Airbus Helicopters (Marignane), Thales, Safran, Naval Group
Airbus Helicopters is headquartered at Marignane just outside the city and is one of the largest industrial employers in the region.
Health & life sciences
IHU Méditerranée Infection, AP-HM, Ipsen, Innate Pharma
The Assistance Publique hospitals of Marseille are among France's largest hospital groups, with a substantial infectious disease and immunology research base.
Energy, chemicals & steel
ArcelorMittal (Fos-sur-Mer), Esso, LyondellBasell, Engie
The industrial zone at Fos-sur-Mer west of the city is one of southern Europe's heaviest industrial concentrations, now central to French hydrogen and decarbonisation plans.
Technology & startups
Wemap, Instant System, Kedge and AMU spinouts, The Camp
A genuine and growing startup scene concentrated around Euroméditerranée and the Joliette, helped by the cost base and the cable landing infrastructure.
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