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The Land of Opportunity

Be a Big Fish on a Great Lake

Looking for a fresh start? Consider working in Cleveland. Take the next step for growth in your career, change your direction or blaze your own trail in The Land, all with an average commute time well below the national average. 

Anchored by health care, advanced manufacturing and technology, The Land is a hub for established Fortune 500 companies and a haven for entrepreneurs looking to start up the next big thing. 

Whether we’re popping our blue collars or wearing white lab coats, this city knows a thing or two about hard work and determination.  

Major Employers in The Land

Arhaus

Furniture

Founded in 1986 in Cleveland, Arhaus is a high-end furniture retailer specializing in artisan-crafted, sustainable home furnishings. Company representatives travel the globe, seeking out talented artisans whose time-honored techniques create unique, handcrafted works of art.

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Avient

Manufacturing

A global leader based in Avon Lake, Avient combines materials, science innovation and sustainability principles to collaborate with customers to meet their material challenges. Avient provides specialty compounds, composites, colors and additives that help transform bold visions into realities, from next-generation infrastructure to electric vehicles and life-saving armor.

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Canon Medical

Medical

The newest addition to Cleveland’s booming medical industry, Canon Medical produces diagnostic medical imaging solutions, including MRI, X-Ray and Ultrasound. Now a partner with the Cleveland Clinic, Canon Medical plans to establish its national headquarters in Cleveland and create high-tech jobs for the area’s up-and-coming professionals.

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Cardinal Health

Medical

Cardinal Health is a global health care services and products company headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, and one of the country’s highest revenue-generating companies. They offer various services to over 100,000 hospitals, health care systems, pharmacies and patients in the home, extending their impact beyond Ohio and across the globe.

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Cleveland Cliffs

Manufacturing

With headquarters in the heart of downtown Cleveland, Cleveland Cliffs is a key piece of Cleveland’s automotive manufacturing industry and North America’s largest flat-rolled steelmaker.

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Cleveland Clinic

Medical

You can’t talk about health care in Cleveland without mentioning The Cleveland Clinic. The world-renowned health care provider is the city’s largest employer and the nation’s top hospital for heart care. With over 65,000 caregivers across 200 locations, this health care juggernaut offers a massive opportunity for aspiring professionals.

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Eaton

Power management manufacturing

Eaton is a power management company that solves the toughest challenges facing vehicles, planes and hospitals, among other areas and industries. This manufacturing powerhouse posts nearly $25 billion in revenue yearly, with its headquarters right here in Beachwood.

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Fives

Manufacturing

Fives is an international industrial engineering company that designs and manufactures burners, controls and customized combustion systems for furnaces, incinerators, flares, and heaters. They even designed the elevators in the Eiffel Tower.

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GOJO Industries

Consumer manufacturing

GOJO Industries, the Akron-based manufacturer of Purell hand sanitizer, is a WBENC-certified women-owned business and third-generation family enterprise that has grown to be a leader in hand hygiene and healthy skin.

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Manufacturing

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is one of the world's largest and most innovative tire manufacturers. Most recognizable for its Goodyear Blimp, this Akron-headquartered manufacturer employs 68,000 people worldwide and continues to advance research on sustainable materials.

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Jergens Inc.

Machine manufacturing

This family-owned business was founded in Cleveland and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of standard tooling components, vises and other workholding equipment.

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Lincoln Electric

Electrical and welding manufacturing

Founded in Cleveland in 1895 on a $200 investment, Lincoln Electric is now among the world’s largest producers of arc welding equipment. It is famous for its unique employee incentive system, which includes profit-sharing and a no-layoff policy.

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Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Medical

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (Cleveland VA) offers comprehensive health care and social services for veterans across Northeast Ohio. The hospital’s namesake comes from Cleveland’s own Louis Stokes, the first African American congressman elected in Ohio.

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Lubrizol

Manufacturing

Founded in Cleveland in 1928, the science-based company now has about 8,000 employees globally and makes additives for engine oils and other transportation-related fluids.

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MetroHealth

Medical

MetroHealth’s reputation isn’t one to be taken lightly. This public health care titan is nationally recognized for its renowned burn center, rehabilitation care and Metro Life Flight air ambulance service. Providing care for anyone, regardless of ability to pay, makes MetroHealth an essential hospital system in the region.

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Nestlé

Consumer goods (food)

Nestlé is one of the largest food companies in the world, owning freezer-favorite brands like Häagen-Dazs, Hot Pockets and DiGiorno Pizza. Nestlé employs around 275,000 people worldwide, but has a strong presence in Ohio through its $50 million research center and frozen food divisions based in Solon.

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Nordson

Technology manufacturing

Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Nordson’s 8000 worldwide employees make state-of-the-art precision technology for a variety of industries, including automotive, electronics and consumer packaging.

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Parker-Hannifin Corp.

Manufacturing

Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Parker) is a Fortune 500 company that Arthur L. Parker humbly founded in a small loft in Cleveland. The firm is one of the largest companies in the world in motion control technologies, including aerospace, climate control, electromechanical and hydraulics.

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Philips

Medical

Philips, a global health technology leader with a Beachwood location, was recently recognized by Clarivate as the top-ranked medical technology company in its Top 100 Global Innovators 2025. The forward-thinking company has a mission to improve people’s health and well-being through clinical and consumer insights, innovation and advanced technology.

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Steris

Medical

Headquartered east of Cleveland in Mentor, Ohio, Steris is a global specialist in producing sterilization and surgical products. Steris has about 16,000 associates worldwide and operates in more than 100 countries, but its powerful Ohio presence makes it a staple of Greater Cleveland.

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Swagelok

Fluid system manufacturing

Founded by Clevelander Fred Lennon with a $500 loan at his kitchen table, Swagelok has grown into a global manufacturing powerhouse, serving industries like oil, gas, power and alternative fuels.

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The J.M. Smucker Co.

Consumer goods (food)

As an essential part of your PB&J, The J.M. Smucker Co. is best known for its delicious jams and jellies. But the Orrville, Ohio-based company also owns some of your favorite brands like Dunkin, Folgers and Hostess.

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TransDigm Group inc

Aerospace manufacturing

TransDigm is an aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in the heart of Downtown Cleveland. It employs thousands of professionals worldwide who engineer and build products for commercial airlines, the military and even NASA.

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University Hospitals

Medical

University Hospitals (UH) has a powerful reputation as one of the top hospitals not only in Cleveland but also in the United States. Its close affiliation with Case Western Reserve University and its Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital attracts professionals looking to make their mark and give back to the community.

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Vitamix

Appliance manufacturing

Vitamix’s high-performance blenders are a staple for anyone looking to satisfy their sweet tooth with a refreshing smoothie or silky fro-yo. Vitamix has been based in Olmsted Township since 1948, employing hundreds of area professionals.

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Find a Job 

Cleveland is hiring. Every day The Land offers up job openings for every stage of the game –– from entry-level beginners and mid-career managers to experienced pros and C-suite execs –– across a myriad industries anchored by tech, health care and manufacturing. 

Polish up your resume, search Cleveland jobs and take that initial big step toward your new life in The Land.

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Starting your career journey? We know it can be a time of vision, reflection and, quite honestly, confusion. Internships are a great step toward determining your future by offering up that first trial of a company, an industry and, yes, even a city. So, if you’re looking for internships, consider The Land as the place to make that first splash in your profession.

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Start a Business

Greater Cleveland’s entrepreneurship community boasts a chemistry and spirit all its own.  After a historic downturn in the manufacturing sector, the region’s foundations, nonprofits, educational institutions and community leaders banded together and launched a coordinated effort to rekindle the economy through entrepreneurship. 

In recent years, our ecosystem has helped startups and small businesses yield more than $1.2 billion in economic impact each year, engaged thousands of university students in entrepreneurship programs and annually inspires more than 500 K-12 educators to instill the entrepreneurial mindset. Meanwhile, Global Cleveland's Global Entrepreneur in Residence (GEIR) program connects international entrepreneurs to our region as we build an entrepreneurial talent pipeline with an eye toward a diversified economy, resiliency, and a brighter future.

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