Birmingham Jobs

As the second city in England, there are plenty of jobs in Birmingham.  Some of the major employers are mentioned below.

The Universities -- There Are Three Of Them!

The universities themselves, including a teaching hospital, employ over 15,000 people. There are also over 50,000 students to be catered for, which mean many opportunities for bookshops, stationers, cafe etc. And being students there is plenty of jobs available in the licensed trade, pubs, clubs etc.

Birmingham International Airport, And Associated Industries

There are approximately 150 different companies working within Birmingham airport, and they employ nearly 7000 people on site and another 1000 people off-site and this number is rising all the time as the demand for air travel rises.

The presence of this international airport is also responsible for other employment in the area. A survey by Healy and Baker says that the best places to locate a business are very close to an International airport.  This is because of such things as easy access to international suppliers, customers and markets, and easy access to air freight facilities.

City Of Birmingham Council

Birmingham Council is the biggest council in the country.  There are nearly 60,000 employees working for the council, looking after about one million inhabitants, which means the scope for jobs in Birmingham with the council is huge.  There are over 150,000 school pupils and every year more than 16 million school dinners are made. This is just the tip of the iceberg. The city of Birmingham is also responsible for a number of other things such as refuse collection, community care, running leisure centres, and maintaining more than 2000 km of roads (and let's not forget spaghetti Junction!).

Cadbury

Cadbury, world famous chocolate and confectionery maker, is based in Birmingham, in particular the areas of Cadbury and Bournville.  Worldwide, Cadbury employs over 50,000 people and a significant number of them work in Birmingham. Birmingham jobs for Cadbury include all the normal head office functions of a major international organisation, but there are also chocolate specific jobs available!

There is also a thriving tourist industry in Birmingham, with various things such as parks, gardens, cinemas, theatres, museums, and other tourist attractions.  This means that jobs in Birmingham range through the full spectrum, everything from minimum wage jobs all the way to chief executive officer jobs.  There are also many opportunities for specialist skills.  There is a thriving jewellery quarter, with many workshops and retailers and of course, Cadbury as mentioned above.  There are also the jobs that you will find everywhere in Great Britain, jobs with the emergency services, pub and bar jobs, schools and shops.  And of course all the usual office jobs, accountants, solicitors and managers.