Qingdaoruns 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
Shipping, ports & logistics
Qingdao Port, COSCO Shipping, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd operations
Qingdao Port is among the world's largest container ports and operates one of the most automated terminals anywhere, which makes the city a genuine centre of shipping and logistics employment.
Home appliances & electronics
Haier, Hisense, Aucma
Haier and Hisense are both headquartered in Qingdao and are among the largest appliance and television manufacturers in the world. Their supply chains employ a very large share of the city.
Rail equipment & heavy engineering
CRRC Qingdao Sifang, Qingdao Shipyard
CRRC Sifang builds a substantial part of China's high-speed rolling stock in Qingdao, making the city a centre of transport engineering with a deep supplier base.
Brewing, food & beverage
Tsingtao Brewery, Qingdao seafood and marine food processing
Tsingtao Brewery was founded in 1903 during the German period and is one of China's most recognised brands internationally. Marine food processing is a major sector in its own right.
Marine science & oceanography
Ocean University of China, the Institute of Oceanology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Pilot National Laboratory
Qingdao holds China's most important concentration of marine science research, which is why the city has an unusually international scientific community for its size.
Korean and Japanese manufacturing investment
Korean electronics and component suppliers, Japanese machinery firms in Chengyang and the West Coast New Area
Three decades of Korean and Japanese investment have built a manufacturing base with a substantial foreign management and engineering population attached to it.
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