Two views of Pittsburgh's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
This is a diversified city with sports out front and technology, healthcare, manufacturing and retail close behind. Sports scores 10/10, while each of the next four sectors scores 9/10; the company base is especially dense in software, IT services and healthcare.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Computer Software | 286 |
| Information Technology and Services | 243 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 222 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 189 |
| Real Estate | 176 |
| Financial Services | 168 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 152 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 135 |
| Internet | 118 |
| Construction | 115 |
| Insurance | 104 |
| Management Consulting | 103 |
| Biotechnology | 89 |
| Food & Beverages | 88 |
| Medical Devices | 87 |
| Education Management | 83 |
| Design | 78 |
| Law Practice | 76 |
| Architecture & Planning | 72 |
| Sports | 69 |
| Electrical/electronic Manufacturing | 67 |
| Retail | 64 |
| Staffing and Recruiting | 61 |
| Medical Practice | 60 |
| Investment Management | 56 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Website designer | 7 | 4.99 |
| Software company | 6 | 4.07 |
| Certified public accountant | 5 | 4.5 |
| Accountant | 4 | 4.8 |
| Advertising agency | 3 | 5.0 |
| Corporate office | 3 | 4.1 |
| Database management company | 2 | 3.3 |
| Logistics service | 2 | 2.45 |
| Business management consultant | 2 | — |
| Warehouse | 2 | 4.0 |
| Unclassified | 2 | — |
| Business to business service | 2 | 4.5 |
| Internet marketing service | 2 | 5.0 |
| Dating service agency | 1 | 4.1 |
| Shipping company | 1 | 5.0 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNC | financial services | 52,906 | 1845 |
| UPMC | hospital & health care | 47,721 | 1986 |
| American Eagle Outfitters | retail | 40,000 | 1977 |
| AEO | retail | 40,000 | 1977 |
| Mufg Union Bank | insurance | 40,000 | 1996 |
| Kraft Heinz Company | food & beverages | 38,000 | 2013 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | retail | 31,670 | 1948 |
| Wabtec Corporation | rail | 29,000 | 1869 |
| United States Steel | mining & metals | 21,803 | 1901 |
| Alcoa | mining & metals | 16,258 | 1888 |
| Highmark Health | hospital & health care | 15,706 | 2013 |
| Giant Eagle | supermarkets | 14,556 | |
| GNC | retail | 12,400 | 1935 |
| Matthews International | consumer goods | 12,000 | 1850 |
| WESCO | electrical/electronic manufacturing | 7,000 | 1922 |
| Kef Robotics | computer software | 6,977 | 2006 |
| ARMS | insurance | 6,500 | 2001 |
| Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University | higher education | 6,166 | 1985 |
| Giant Eagle | retail | 5,374 | 1981 |
| UScellular | wireless | 5,300 | 1983 |
| UPMC Health Plan | insurance | 5,200 | 1996 |
| Accion Labs | information technology and services | 5,000 | 2011 |
| MSA Safety | public safety | 5,000 | 1914 |
| Aaa East Central | real estate | 4,132 | |
| First National Bank | banking | 4,100 | 1864 |
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