Major Employers
Greater Osceola is home to many internationally recognized firms, like
- Tupperware Brands Corporation (corporate headquarters)
- PepsiCo (Gatorade manufacturing and distribution)
- McLane Suneast (distribution)
- Mercury Marine (electronics and plastics manufacturing)
With 60 million visitors per year in Central Florida, Osceola County also has many visitor related employers
- Disney (3,700 employees in Osceola County offices)
- Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
- Omni ChampionsGate Resort
- 545 accommodation and food service firms (13,309 employees)
Greater Osceola is home to many small businesses
- 5,000 private sectors firms
- 88.6 percent of the firms employ less than 20 people
- Average of 12.6 employees per firm
- 64 information technology firms pay an average of $53,527 per year
Healthcare firms have a major impact on the local economy
- 9,922 people are employed in 542 healthcare and social assistance establishments
- All five hospitals in Osceola County are undergoing expansions
- Nicholson Center at Celebration Health has trained over 50,000 physicians from around the world in leading edge surgical and clinical techniques
