When looking for employment in a new city, it's good to start with the area's major industries. This will usually help you adapt your resume so that it fits into the most job possibilities. If at your past job you were working with power distribution blocks you may wish to know the top manufacturing firms in St Louis. This guide should help you discover where you might fit in the city's economy and whom you should think of pursuing as your next employer.

There are nineteen Fortune 1000 companies in St Louis, which represent a variety of industries. Anheuser-Busch Corporation, Inc, which is the parent company of Budweiser beer, Emerson Electric, and May Department Stores are just three of the major company names that you will find with headquarters in the city. While St Louis is seen as a stronghold in the manufacturing industry, with three major automakers with assembly plants in the region, they are also now being known for agriculture and healthcare biotechnology. So, if you have training working with an automatic banding machine on a factory floor or working outdoors on a farm, you will likely have great job prospects in St Louis.

There are many companies in the area currently devoting themselves to plant and life sciences research and development. If instead of working with tube cutting at a manufacturing plant you would rather be a part of cutting-edge research you should look into working with companies like Pfizer or Centocor. There are also nearly two hundred thousand people and four thousand companies working in the field of advanced information technology.

The largest single employer in St Louis is BJC Health Systems. The next in line are Boeing International Defense Systems, the Scott Air Force Base, Washington University at St Louis and Wal-Mart Stores. So, you could work in many different fields of aviation or teach a business class about precious metal funds.

There are also many training options for those that are not yet ready to enter the workforce in St Louis. The state and city both offer programs and incentives for new businesses coming to the area and there have been many developments in the last few years to bring even more jobs to the area, like BallPark Village and the St Louis Commerce Center. If you're currently doing event catering Toronto based and you're thinking of relocating, St Louis could be just the place for you.