Lead The Good Life

Here are some of the primary industries that are the driving force behind Nebraska’s strong economy. Click below to learn more about each industry and their needs.

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Advanced Manufacturing
Our second-largest industry is kind of like a Field of Dreams: If we build it, they will come. Advanced manufacturing makes up nearly 12% of the GDP—which comes out to over $1.8 trillion a year.
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Biosciences
With over 16,000 jobs and 1,000 business in play, Nebraska’s life sciences industry is attracting interest from some major international players looking to expand their business. We specialize in three of five major subsectors—agricultural feedstock and chemicals, bioscience distribution and medical devices and equipment.
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Agribusiness & Food Processing
Food is what we do. We face the world population’s constantly growing and ever-changing demands by challenging the boundaries of traditional practices and products with new innovations in agriculture.
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Renewable Energy
Looking for clean energy? Nebraska is pioneering biofuels, wind, solar and geothermal energy. We’re the second-largest producer of ethanol and rank 6th among the top 10 states for wind energy resources.
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Financial Services
Nebraska has a history of excellence in the finance industry dating back to the 1880s. We’re second in the U.S. when it comes to total size of assets held by insurance companies. Of those companies, 180 call Nebraska home.
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IT & Data Services
They don’t call us the Silicon Prairie for nothing. We had the third-fastest rate of growth in tech jobs in 2015, thanks in part to our boom in information technology and data center careers.
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Health & Medical Services
It’s one of the top growing professions nationwide, and no exception here. The University of Nebraska Medical Center is a major research facility with one of the top 10 physician assistant programs in the country.
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Business Services
If you’re ready to climb the corporate ladder, you’re in luck. Business support professions like law, accounting and printing make up a third of all Nebraska jobs.
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Tourism & Hospitality
As the Nebraska Tourism Commission brings more and more people to visit our amazing state, Nebraska’s becoming less of a hidden gem. And as a result, tourism-centered businesses are growing rapidly.
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Transportation & Logistics
The logistics business is great in the Good Life. Interstate 80 runs for over 480 miles across Nebraska, and supply chain and logistics management companies take advantage of our central location on this busy intercontinental highway by headquartering here and hiring up accordingly.
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Call Centers & E-Commerce
Our large base of call centers and e-commerce businesses has continued to grow with the rise of customer support, data centers and IT services. We figure our friendliness translates through the phone lines.
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Entrepreneurship
From our adventurous beginnings as a frontier territory, Nebraska has always boasted a proud pioneering spirit that attracts entrepreneurs from abroad. Our state offers cutting-edge innovation and entrepreneurship incentives for innovators looking to jump-start their ideas.
# 3
Hardest Working State
WalletHub, 2021
# 4
New Economic Development Projects Per Capita
Site Selection, 2020
# 5
Most Diverse Economy
Bloomberg, 2019
# 7
Best Work Environment
WalletHub, 2021

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Local Jobs

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Nebraska Career Connections

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Opportunities in Tech

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Opportunities in Engineering

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State Jobs

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