Austin, Texas, the Live Music Capital of the World gained recognition on the global stage for its “stay weird” attitude and for annually hosting the iconic South by Southwest festival. Due to this recognition and the steps the city has taken to become more appealing to investors, startups, tech giants, and a wide variety of other industries, the job market has exploded in recent years. Similarly, construction is rampant as the population of Austin increased by roughly 37% from 2000-2010 and another 33% from 2010-2020.
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Companies Based in Austin, TX by Industry
Tech
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
A world leader in semiconductor manufacturing, AMD has many headquarters around the globe. With three locations in Austin alone, they employ around 2,000 people in the area.
Dell
Located just north of Austin in the Round Rock neighborhood, Dell’s headquarters employs an astounding 14,000 people. Known as an early pioneer of the computer industry, this tech giant often receives accolades for also being a great place to work.
Indeed
Founded in Austin in 2014, Indeed serves as one of the largest and most visited job search engines in the world. With over 2,000 employees in the area, they consistently offer a wide range of job opportunities for those in the HR and Tech industries.
Healthcare Companies Headquartered in Austin
Ascension
Ascension is a non-profit, Catholic healthcare organization with 29 medical centers throughout the greater Austin area.
Action Behavior Centers – ABA Therapy for Autism
Created in Austin in 2016, ABC now operates in over 45 locations offering personalized ABA therapy plans and solutions for children with autism.
Abbott
Abbott Laboratories, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of medical devices, diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals, placed one of its many headquarters just west of Austin, Texas.
Finance
Wise
With offices around the world and three here in the United States (New York, Tampa, and now Austin), Wise is on a mission to take the temporal and financial hurdles out of international money transfers and currency exchanges.
Rocket Dollar
Rocket Dollar, started in 2018 in Austin, provides a personalized platform to help investors diversify their traditional retirement savings through alternative investment opportunities.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Though a truly global company, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been expanding its operations and its footprint in Austin over the past few years. This expansion brings more finance jobs to the greater Austin area.
Food & Beverage Companies Headquartered in Austin
Vital Farms
Starting in 2007 with just 20 chickens on a small farm outside of Austin, Vital Farms grew to a nearly half-a-billion dollar, ethically produced egg and butter industry.
Whole Foods Market
Well before Amazon purchased it for $13.7 billion in 2017, Whole Foods Market began as a small independent, natural food grocery store in Austin, Texas. The main headquarters still remains in Bat City as a nod to its humble origins.
Super Coffee
Pitched as a sugar-free, healthy, and yet flavorful alternative to coffee and energy drinks, Super Coffee, which started in Austin, can now be found in grocery stores across America.
Higher Ed
University of Texas at Austin
Ranked the highest of all University of Texas campuses, the number one university in all of Texas, actually, the University of Texas at Austin offers a diverse listing of competitive programs to over 40,000 students.
Huston-Tillotson University
Founded in 1875, Huston-Tillotson University, Austin’s only Historically Black College and University (HBCU), was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. Almost 150 years later, this intimate higher education institution still enrolls around 350 students every fall.
Concordia University Texas
With a sprawling 389-acre campus just north of Austin, Concordia University Texas represents the perfect balance between natural beauty, innovation, and proximity to all that the big city offers.
Live Near Your New Job
This list truly presents just the tip of the iceberg in one of America’s fastest-growing job markets. Whatever your industry, focus on rocking the interview and leave every step of the apartment search process to our professional team. Contact us to set up a brief conversation designed to learn your preferences. We’ll then research options that meet your needs, share them with you, arrange tours, and even help you organize and finalize paperwork.
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