Jobs in Raleigh
Finding Jobs
Most of the employers in Raleigh-Durham area are located in the Research Triangle Park. There are a list of employers on the website along with their job opening pages.
RTP Map
RTP is the largest industrial park in the country founded through collaborative efforts between government, businesses, and universities which put emphasis on research and development. Some people refer to it as Silicon Valley of the East because there is a concentration of Technology and Research company similar to that in Silicon Valley CA. The large population of professionals work and live in the vicinity of RTP.
Three major universities actively engage in the operations of RTP, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill and North Carolina State University.
Three major universities actively engage in the operations of RTP, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill and North Carolina State University.
RTP Aerial View
5 Major industries in Research Triangle Park are
- Technology IBM, Cisco, EMC, NetApp, Cree and many startups etc.
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Glaxo- Smithkline, Talecris, Bayer, Biogen Idec etc.
- Finance Credit Suisse, Fidelity Investment etc.
- Healthcare Duke, Rex, Wakemed etc.
- Research Organization – RTI, MCNC,Dupont etc.
RTP is adjacent to Cary, Morrisville, Raleigh, Durham, Apex and Chapel-Hill. So it provides a centralized location where the workforce can commute to work and home easily. There is a nice walking trail where people can take a walk during their break.
RTP also attracts professionals of different ethnic background and cultural diversity who are drawn together via their professions. Because of this, there are a lot of restaurants of various ethnic food in the RTP area.
To learn more about RTP and the job opportunities and companies presented, click here www.rtp.org.
Other locations where jobs can be found are concentrated in downtown Raleigh, where federal government jobs and law firms are mostly found.
Cary, a town adjacent to RTP is also a home to SAS largest private employer of the country and listed as the best place to work for many years.
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce has a webpage to help newcomers look for jobs.
Starting a business
If you are looking to start a business, Wake county has a website about economic development that has a lot of good information that business owners may want to know. Check out their website Wake County Economic Development.
In addition, each town has their Chamber of commerce that allows you to network with other business owners.
- Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
- Cary Chamber of Commerce
- Morrisville Chamber of Commerce