Workforce

Home to over 50,000 financial services and financial technology workers, Metro Orlando has fast become the place for the industry, particularly in the key market segments of software development, banking and finance, investments and insurance. Notably, Orlando is among the top metros in the nation when it comes to employment growth in this industry. The result has been a rapid build-up of financial services-savvy programmers and software engineers.

The University of Central Florida (UCF), now the second largest university in the country, graduates more than 900 students with economics, accounting and finance degrees each year. Add in over 500 graduating with related MBAs and you’ve got a power workforce geared for the financial services industry.

Additionally, UCF has a renowned engineering and computer science program, which graduates nearly 900 students each year with Bachelor’s degrees in fields that include computer science, IT, computer engineering and computer engineering technology.