Top 10 Biggest Employers In Tampa Bay

Author Zito

July 28th, 2022 7:55 PM

Who Are The Biggest Employers In Tampa Bay? Check Out The Top 10. Always good to know if you or someone you know is looking for work. Biggest is not always best, but often allows for more resources, options, and maybe room for quick advancement. And by local we mean Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties. Our Biggest Employers are impressive. Source TBBJ

• 1. STATE OF FLORIDA

  myflorida.com
  Local Employment Total 34,100

• 2. MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE

  macdill.af.mil
  Local Employment Total 30,8441

• 3. BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM

  baycare.org
  Local Employment Total 27,739

• 4. PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC

  publix.com
  Total Local Employment 27,000

• 5. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  sdhc.k12.fl.us
  Total Local Employment 24,866

• 6. HCA WEST FLORIDA DIVISION

  hcawestflorida.com
  Total Local Employment 16,865

• 7. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

  usf.edu
  Total Local Employment 15,678

• 8. POLK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

  polkschoolsfl.com
  Total Local Employment 13,500

• 9. PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  pcsb.org
  Total Local Employment 13,384

• 10. PASCO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  pasco.k12.fl.us
  Total Local Employment 12,725

  10 Famous Tampa Area High School Graduates

  Don’t know if they were voted Most Likely To Succeed in the yearbook, but these Tampa area high school grads all made their mark. From actors to pro wrestlers (although that could be considered one and the same), reporters to rappers, the list of celebrities who wore the cap and gown at their high school graduation here in Tampa Bay is pretty diverse.

  • Kevin Cash

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    The Tampa Bay Rays manager grew up in Lutz and graduated from Tampa's Gaither High School in 1996. But he says most of his time was spent at Northside Little League Park on Lakeview Drive.

  • Stephen Stills

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    The Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Still, Nash and Young singer and songwriter actually was born in Dallas. He attended Admiral Farragunt Academy in St. Pete and played in th emarching band at Plant High School in Tampa.

  • Hulk Hogan

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    The former WWF champ was part of the Class of 1971 at Robinson High School. These days, Hulk is putting those math skills he learned at Robinson by counting money from that lawsuit and selling memorabilia at his shop on Clearwater Beach.
  • Erin Andrews

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    You watched her dad for years on Tampa TV news broadcasts. Erin followed the TV career path too after graduating from Bloomingdale High in Valrico in 1996.

  • Tony Little

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    Remember the fitness video guy with the pony tail? Yup he's a 1975 graduate of Dixie Hollins High School in St. Pete.

  • Wade Boggs

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    He played for the Rays briefly but is probably better known for his time with the Boston Red Sox. He is a Plant High 1976 grad.
  • Angela Bassett

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    The actress who played Tina Turner gradauted from Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport back in 1976.

  • Channing Tatum

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    Word is his parents gave him a choice. Private or military school. Tatum chose Tampa Catholic and graduated in 1998. It's not known in which class he learned those moves from Magic Mike.

  • Shock G

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    A 1980 graduate of Chamberlain High School. We sadly lost Shock G (AKA Humpty Hump) last year far too young.
  • Sara Blakely

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    One of the sharks from Shark Tank, this 1989 Clearwater High grad must have received a pretty solid business education. The Spanx founder was named one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes in 2014.

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