Featured Industry: Utilities The simple act of walking into a restroom, turning on the light, and washing your hands, uses the products of perhaps four different utilities. Electricity powers the light, water supply systems provide water for washing, wastewater treatment plants treat the sewage, and natural gas or electricity heats the water. The utilities industry includes companies and government agencies that generate, transmit, and distribute electrical power, distribute natural gas, treat and distribute fresh water, and treat wastewater.  Find out more...

Florida Employers and Industries
Major industry sectors in Florida include: tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, and machinery. Tourism makes up the largest sector of the state economy.  The second largest industry is agriculture. Phosphate mining, concentrated in the Bone Valley, is the state's third-largest industry.  Since the development of the Kennedy Space Center in 1962, Florida has developed a sizable aerospace industry. Another major economic engine in Florida is the United States Military.

Fortune Top Florida Employers
Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Services

Sample Florida STEM Employers
This list represents some of the larger employers, but of course those considering a career in STEM may also find employment in small firms and government agencies.

ADT Security Services
AirTran Airways
All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami
CF Industries
Cleveland Clinic Florida
CSX
Electronic Arts
Florida Hospital
FPL Group
Harris Corporation
Health Management Associates 
Jabil Circuit
Lockheed-Martin
Mitsubishi Power Systems
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Miami Children's Hospital
Moffitt Cancer Center
Mosaic
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami
NASA
Northrop Grumman
Orlando Health
Raytheon
Siemens
Spirit Airlines
Tech Data
Tupperware Brands
Walt Disney Company
WellCare Health Plans