Miamiruns 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
Finance & investment management
Citadel, Citadel Securities, Blackstone, Millennium, Elliott Management
Citadel's move of its headquarters from Chicago to Brickell in 2022 anchored a genuine relocation of trading and asset management to Miami, and the cluster has kept growing since.
Latin American headquarters & trade
Regional HQs for Visa, Microsoft, Oracle, Telefónica; PortMiami
Miami functions as the business capital of Latin America — companies base their LatAm operations here for the timezone, the language and the flight connections.
Cruise & maritime
Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC
The three largest cruise companies in the world are headquartered in the Miami area, and PortMiami is the busiest cruise port on earth.
Health systems & biotech
Jackson Health System, Baptist Health, University of Miami Health, Nicklaus Children's
The hospital systems are among the county's largest employers, and UM's medical campus anchors the research side.
Real estate & construction
Related Group, Terra, Swire Properties, Lennar
A defining local industry rather than merely a large one — the condo development cycle drives a substantial share of the regional economy and its politics.
Technology & crypto
Blockchain.com, MoonPay, OpenStore, Kaseya, Rokk3r
The 2021 'Miami Tech' wave produced a real if smaller cluster, weighted towards fintech, crypto and LatAm-facing software rather than deep tech.
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