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Top 20 Jobs in Florida

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By Patty Inglish, MS


State of Opportunities

There are a lot of jobs and long-term career opportunities in the state of Florida. It is not only a retirement sanctuary and a vacation paradise or a point of contact for foreign refugees. Business is good in Florida for the IT, Healthcare, and Human Services industries and should attract a strong worker base and strengthen a growing state economy.

The State Employment Security Agency collects data on the labor market and occupational outlook around the Florida. Below is a collection of such information that shows the predicted large-scale growth of the Top Job in Florida.

The Top 7 Jobs in Florida are all in the cluster of IT occupations and offer much opportunity for employment and advancement. The Number One Florida Fast-Growth Job is Computer Support Specialists, with 29,000+ new jobs by 2010, almost double that of the year 2000. Computer Software Engineers in the number two spot is increasing jobs by 84% in the decade ending 2010. Physical and mental heath care professionals and human services occupations fill out the Top 20 List in Florida.



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Cape Kennedy

Canaveral training equipment
Canaveral training equipment

The Florida tourism industry generates $57+ billion worth of business in the are every year. Information technology is used in this industry and IT jobs are the fastest growing occupational category in Florida.

The space industry creates $4.5+ billion business for Florida every year and allows 23,000+ people to work in the aerospace industry all over the state.

The defense industry brings in a staggering $44 billion of yearly business to Florida, employing 715,000 people.

The Florida Space Coast offers a vast number of business and educational opportunities, including the following:

IT, Engineering and Other Jobs

Healthcare & IT Jobs

4-year+ Colleges and Universities

2-year Community Colleges


Florida's women's professional nd semi-pro soccer teams also offer IT and Healthcare related jobs:

W-League

Women's Premier Soccer League

  • Bradenton Athletics
  • Central Florida Krush
  • Central Florida Strikers
  • Miami Surf
  • Orlando Falcons
  • Palm Beach United
  • South Florida Breeze
  • Tampa Bay United

IT and Healtcare Jobs in Sports

Florida Sports Teams also use a variety of IT related and Healthcare related jobs. Opportunities are offered by several of these teams:

Professional Teams

Areans and Stadiums

College and High School Leagues

 

Florida Jobs in the News


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perfumer profile image

perfumer  says:
2 years ago

Great HUB!

Patty Inglish, MS profile image

Patty Inglish, MS  says:
2 years ago

Tahnks for the wonderful comment perfumer!

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TKIMWRSVC  says:
10 months ago

I really like how you did this hub, thank you

Earthscribe profile image

Earthscribe  says:
4 months ago

Professional Hub, thanks for the data!

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