Brevard County Employment

According to the latest survey from info USA, a provider of proprietary databases, Melbourne came in at No. 4, tied with Miami, with 16.5 percent growth over the last five years in the number of businesses in the metropolitan area. The city saw its number of businesses grow from 19,337 in 2000 to 23,159 in 2004. Only Fort Myers reported higher business growth, coming in at No. 2 with 18.3 percent growth.First a few statistics:

The Central/Space Coast’s unemployment rate has remained lower than the state and national averages since 1995.
In 2004, the unemployment rate of 4.6% was 0.2 percentage points below the state average, and nearly 1 percentage point below the national average.
Because of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Spaceport Technology Center as well as several providers of similar services, the region is at the leading edge of space research and is a foremost contributor to technological advances in the industry
The labor force is growing faster than the Florida average. Brevard employs more than 180,000 workers, and is on track to increase over 30% (53,000 new jobs) between 1995 and 2005.
Manufacturing jobs are a major portion of the areas job base.
Brevard County offers a wealth of opportunities for employment.

Major Employers:

BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOLS
2700 JUDGE FRAN JAMIESON WAY
VIERA, FL 32940-6699 USA
EMPLOYEES: 8535
(BREVARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND BREVARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD)

HARRIS CORPORATION
1025 WEST NASA BOULEVARD
MELBOURNE, FL 32919-0001 USA
EMPLOYEES: 6391
(AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT COMPANY THAT PROVIDES PRODUCT, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES TO GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.)

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE
8550 ASTRONAUT BOULEVARD
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL 32920-4304 USA
EMPLOYEES: 6300
(SPACE FLIGHT OPERATIONS CONTRACTOR)

HEALTH FIRST, INC
6450 SOUTH US HIGHWAY 1
ROCKLEDGE, FL 32955 USA
EMPLOYEES: 6000
(INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.)

45TH SPACE WING
1201 EDWARD H. WHITE II STREET
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL 32925-3299 USA
EMPLOYEES: 4174
(HOST ORGANIZATION FOR PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FLORIDA INSTRUMENTATION STATIONS AND THE ISLAND STATIONS OF THE EASTERN RANGE.)

SPACE GATEWAY SUPPORT
P O BOX 21237
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 32815-0237 USA
EMPLOYEES: 3000
(SGS WAS FORMED IN 1998 TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR LAUNCH SUPPORT OPERATIONS FOR NASA AND THE AIR FORCE. SGS, ALONG WITH OUR TEAM MEMBERS, COMBINED THE TALENT OF INDUSTRY LEADERS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE SOLUTIONS IN THE CHANGING SPACE LAUNCH AND BASE OPERATIONS INDUSTRY. )

BREVARD COUNTY
2725 JUDGE FRAN JAMIESON WAY
BUILDING C
VIERA, FL 32940 USA
EMPLOYEES: 2500
(BREVARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS)

WUESTHOFF HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
PO BOX 565002
ROCKLEDGE, FL 32956-5002 USA
EMPLOYEES: 2400
(WUESTHOFF HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, ACCESSIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF BREVARD COUNTY.)

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
2000 WEST NASA BOULEVARD
MELBOURNE, FL 32904 USA
EMPLOYEES: 2000
(GLOBAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COMPANY THAT PROVIDES TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED, INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, SERVICES & SOLUTIONS IN DEFENSE & COMMERCIAL ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, & IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHIPBUILDER.)

THE BOEING COMPANY
P O BOX 21233
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 32815-0233 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1962
(PAYLOAD PROCESSING FOR DELTA II, III, IV AND FLORIDA SPACE SHUTTLE OPERATIONS.)

NASA
JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL 32899 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1577
(LEADING FORCE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & IN STIMULATING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION, AS WELL AS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN GENERAL.)

INTERSIL CORPORATION
2401 PALM BAY ROAD, NORTHEAST
PALM BAY, FL 32905 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1402
(INTERSIL IS A LEADER IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ANALOG & WIRELESS NETWORKING. TARGET MARKETS INCLUDE POWER MANAGEMENT, WLAN, OPTICAL STORAGE AND VIDEO/FLAT PANEL DISPLAY.)

LOCKHEED MARTIN LAUNCH OPERATIONS
PO BOX 321399
COCOA BEACH, FL 32932-1399 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1400
(CONDUCT ALL LAUNCH OPERATIONS FOR ATLAS AND TITAN)

MC ASSEMBLY
3991 SARNO ROAD
MELBOURNE, FL 32934 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1200
(PC BOARD ASSEMBLY MEDIUM VOLUME, MEDIUM MIX, MEDIUM-HIGH TECH/HIGH MATERIAL CONTENT, BGA AND MICRO BGA, TH / MIXED TECH / SMT, BOX BUILD AND ORDER FULFILLMENT)

SEA RAY BOATS, INC.
100 SEA RAY DRIVE
MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32953 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1151
(BOAT MANUFACTURER)

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
PO BOX 1060
MELBOURNE, FL 32902-2704 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1109
(MANUFACTURE AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS-- COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION)

PARRISH MEDICAL CENTER
951 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET
TITUSVILLE, FL 32796 USA
EMPLOYEES: 1100
(PARRISH MEDICAL CENTER IS A 210 BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT PUBLIC, JCAHO ACCREDITED HOSPITAL.)

BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1519 CLEARLAKE ROAD
COCOA, FL 32922-6597 USA
EMPLOYEES: 972
(EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

MIMA
200 EAST SHERIDAN ROAD
MELBOURNE, FL 32901 USA
EMPLOYEES: 845
(MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP PRACTICE OFFERING OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE.)

FLORIDA TECH
150 WEST UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD
MELBOURNE, FL 32901-6988 USA
EMPLOYEES: 689
(FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IS AN INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY THAT PROVIDES QUALITY EDUCATION, FURTHERS KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVES THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.)

DICTAPHONE CORPORATION
3900 WEST SARNO ROAD
MELBOURNE, FL 32934 USA
EMPLOYEES: 658
(PROVIDER OF A BROAD RANGE OF ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING SERVICES.)

FLORIDA TODAY
PO BOX 419000
MELBOURNE, FL 32940 USA
EMPLOYEES: 600
(DAILY NEWSPAPER 7 DAYS A WEEK.)

DRS OPTRONICS, INC.
2330 COMMERCE PARK DRIVE
PALM BAY, FL 32905 USA
EMPLOYEES: 581
(OPTICAL SYSTEM MANUFACTURER FOR DEFENSE AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS.)

REFERENCE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF FLORIDA'S SPACE COAS

Computers,
Communications
Space industry
Health
Transportation
Construction
Education
Retail
Additional resources for job and demographic information
Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida (BEBR)

http://www.bebr.ufl.edu/
U.S Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov

Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation – Labor Market Information
http://www.labormarketinfo.com
State jobs http://dms.myflorida.com/

*If you have to work for a living, you might as well be in a great environment.

To consider:
Because of the proximity to Orlando and The Beeline expressway access (Hwy 528), it’s easy to commute to jobs there with a drive time of only 40 to 60 minutes; so check Orlando jobs too!

Last. Can you see yourself working in a tropical environment, going for lunch at the beach. It’s great to be outdoors. For more information see the other dropdown categories to the left.

Judi Maiorani Vice President /Broker

Brevard County Employment

Judi Maiorani
Vice President /Broker