Major Manufacturing Sectors and Employers

The area economy has evolved into a blend of diverse sectors that include:

• Manufacturing (boats, aviation/aerospace, food processing, fabricated metals, machinery, specialized motor vehicles, computers/electronics and plastics)

• Agriculture (primarily cattle and citrus)

• Tourism (includes destination beach and golf resorts and restaurants)

• R&D (established and emerging activity in life science, marine, oceanography, and agriculture)

• Professional and technical services

• Construction/Health Care/Retail (supported by an expanding population of those seeking to retire as well as work/live in a favorable climate that is reasonably affordable)

Manufacturers in the area produce a diverse array of products, ranging from complete aircraft and aerospace components to specialty lift truck, sport fishing yachts, small shallow draft fishing boats, citrus juices, flour for the baking industry, fabricated parts from multiple materials (metals, polymers, fiberglass, carbon fiber, and others), electronic components and other products.

These industries require multiple skills including:

• Product fabrication from metals, plastics, wood, carbon fiber, fiberglass and other materials.

• Machine tool operation (CNC, etc.)

• Complex assembly

• Food processing technologies (handling food grade products)

• Processes requiring sustained high quality of the finished product (food and aerospace products)

Employment within the primary manufacturing sectors along with major employers is listed below.

ST. LUCIE cOUNTY MAnufacturing Sectors and Employers
Manufacturing Sector	Major Employers	City
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	Stamm Manufacturing Phoenix Metal Products Investment Casting Specialists of Florida (Div. of Girard Equipment)	Fort Pierce St. Lucie County Fort Pierce
Aviation / Aerospace Manufacturing	Atlantic Precision Bede Aircraft Powerlift Hydraulic Doors Phoenix Metal Products	Port St. Lucie St. Lucie County Fort Pierce St. Lucie County
Boat Manufacturing	Maverick Boat Group Pursuit Boats Billfish Boatworks Bluewater Sportfishing Boats Twin Vee Powercats	St. Lucie County St. Lucie County St. Lucie County St. Lucie County Fort Pierce
Boat Accessory Manufacturing	TNT Boatworks Hi-Tide Boatlifts	St. Lucie County Fort Pierce
Food Manufacturing	Natalie's Orchid Island Juice Co. Tropicana Adams Ranch Gielow Pickles	Fort Pierce Fort Pierce Fort Pierce Fort Pierce
Component Manufacturing	TAMCO Group Miami Filter Apple Machine Shop   Advanced Machine & Tool	Port St. Lucie St. Lucie County St. Lucie County Fort Pierce
Plastics/Rubber Product Manufacturing	SilverLine Plastics East Coast Plastics	Fort Pierce Port St. Lucie