Job listings and employers across Alachua County.
County, municipal, and public-sector employers across Alachua County.
Alachua County government is based in Gainesville and provides regional services through the Board of County Commissioners, including public meetings, records access, land-use decisions, emergency planning, community programs, infrastructure, and countywide administration.
Alachua blends small-city convenience with a growing life-science and business corridor near Gainesville. Residents and employers find historic downtown blocks, nearby parks, and quick access to US 441, I-75, North Florida recreation, regional hiring, and services.
Archer offers a rural western Alachua County setting with local businesses, open land, and easy routes toward Gainesville, Newberry, and Levy County. Its slower pace can appeal to workers and employers connected to agriculture, trades, community services, and nearby growth.
Gainesville is Alachua County’s economic and cultural center, anchored by the University of Florida, UF Health, government offices, schools, restaurants, and a large service economy. It offers strong job variety with college-town energy and steady regional demand.
Hawthorne sits in eastern Alachua County near lakes, conservation areas, and the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail. The community serves residents who value outdoor access, quieter neighborhoods, and practical connections to Gainesville, Putnam County, and local services.
High Springs is known for its access to springs, the Santa Fe River, antique shops, outfitters, and a walkable downtown. It draws visitors while supporting local employers in hospitality, retail, trades, education, outdoor recreation, and everyday community services.
Micanopy is one of Florida’s oldest inland communities, known for historic buildings, antique shops, tree-lined streets, and a distinctive Old Florida atmosphere. Its small-town setting supports tourism, local retail, nearby rural services, and heritage-focused visits.
Newberry combines a historic downtown, expanding neighborhoods, sports facilities, and western Alachua County growth. Its location near Gainesville and rural areas makes it relevant for employers in construction, education, health care, retail, and recreation.
Waldo is a small community in northeastern Alachua County with access to US 301, nearby lakes, and routes toward Gainesville, Starke, and Putnam County. It offers a quieter base for local services, commuting, regional travel, small business activity, and rural access.
Hospitals, clinics, and healthcare providers serving Alachua County communities.
UF Health anchors Alachua County’s medical economy with Shands Hospital, specialty clinics, research ties, and a deep Gainesville workforce spanning nursing, physicians, allied health, administration, patient support, operations, academic medicine, and campus care.
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is a major Gainesville acute-care employer with 523 beds and services across emergency care, heart and vascular medicine, oncology, orthopedics, women’s health, surgery, neurology, imaging, hospital operations, and support roles.
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center serves veterans from Gainesville through the North Florida/South Georgia VA system, supporting careers in nursing, medicine, mental health, rehabilitation, pharmacy, administration, facilities, and mission-focused patient care.
UF Health Rehabilitation Hospital gives Gainesville a focused inpatient rehab setting for recovery after stroke, injury, surgery, and complex illness. Its team structure supports therapy, nursing, case management, pharmacy, food service, facilities, and patient-centered care.
Select Specialty Hospital – Gainesville provides critical illness recovery within the UF Health medical campus area. The facility supports roles in nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation, case management, hospital leadership, and specialized long-term acute care.
Meridian Healthcare is a major behavioral health provider for Gainesville and North Central Florida, with career paths tied to mental health, substance-use recovery, crisis services, residential programs, outpatient counseling, care coordination, nursing, and community support.
SIMEDHealth is a Gainesville-based physician group with offices and specialty services across North Florida. Local opportunities can connect workers to primary care, imaging, sleep medicine, pain care, neurology, administration, medical assisting, and patient access.
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has a strong Gainesville presence and supports the regional blood supply through donor services, phlebotomy, laboratories, couriers, facilities, outreach, management, and mission-driven roles tied to hospitals across the Southeast.
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County connects Gainesville and surrounding communities to public health services, creating work in nursing, disease prevention, environmental health, community outreach, records, clinics, inspections, and state-supported programs.
School districts, colleges, and educational employers in Alachua County.
The University of Florida is Alachua County’s flagship education employer, supporting faculty, research, student services, administration, technology, facilities, extension programs, libraries, athletics, and academic operations across Gainesville’s largest campus community.
Alachua County Public Schools operates the countywide K-12 system from Gainesville to rural communities, employing teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, food service teams, custodians, counselors, administrators, substitutes, and specialists across public campuses.
Santa Fe College is a major Gainesville-based state college with academic, workforce, dual-enrollment, advising, student support, public safety, facilities, library, trades-training, and administrative roles serving students across Alachua and nearby counties.
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School is UF’s PreK-12 public laboratory school in Gainesville, connecting classroom teaching with education research, college readiness, student services, counseling, administration, athletics, curriculum work, and campus support.
Oak Hall School is a Gainesville independent college-preparatory campus serving preschool through grade 12, with employment tied to classroom teaching, athletics, arts, college counseling, admissions, advancement, summer programs, facilities, and student life.
The Rock School provides PK-12 Christian education in Gainesville, supporting teachers, classroom aides, coaches, campus ministries, early learning staff, office teams, student support, fine arts, athletics, family communication, admissions, and school operations.
Saint Francis Catholic Academy is Gainesville’s Catholic college-preparatory high school, offering opportunities connected to instruction, AP and dual-enrollment support, athletics, clubs, campus ministry, counseling, admissions, operations, and student activities.
St. Patrick Catholic School has served Gainesville families for decades with preschool, elementary, and middle school programs, supporting jobs in teaching, faith-based instruction, classroom assistance, enrichment, administration, athletics, and campus services.
Gainesville Country Day School is an independent, nonsectarian early childhood and elementary provider with two local campuses, supporting educators, assistants, after-school staff, summer programs, office operations, family communication, and child-centered services.
Manufacturing, agriculture, logistics, construction, skilled trades, and regional industry employers.
Gainesville Regional Utilities GRU supports skilled utility careers in electric, water, wastewater, natural gas, telecommunications, field service, line work, plant operations, metering, engineering support, maintenance, customer service, and infrastructure operations.
University of Florida Facilities Services offers major skilled-trades careers in Gainesville, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, utilities, grounds, building maintenance, custodial operations, work control, automotive service, and campus infrastructure support.
Alachua County Public Works and Solid Waste & Resource Recovery create trades careers in road and bridge maintenance, heavy equipment operation, solid waste, recycling, facilities, fleet support, drainage, traffic operations, and county infrastructure service.
Exactech / Advita Ortho in Gainesville provides medical-device industry careers in manufacturing, CNC machining, engineering, quality assurance, supply chain, product development, regulatory support, operations, and orthopedic technology production.
Evergen in Alachua supports regenerative medicine and biologics manufacturing careers in tissue processing, quality systems, operations, engineering, packaging, supply chain, laboratory support, production supervision, and medical manufacturing operations.
Ascend Advanced Therapies operates an Alachua gene-therapy manufacturing facility, creating career paths in GMP production, process development, analytical testing, quality control, manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain, and biotech support.
Charles Perry Partners, Inc. supports commercial construction careers in Gainesville and Florida, including project management, field supervision, estimating, construction coordination, design-build support, safety, administration, and building operations.
Gainesville Regional Airport supports aviation and facility operations careers in airport maintenance, grounds, building repair, equipment support, operations, parking, custodial work, security coordination, administration, and airport infrastructure service.
Dollar General’s Alachua distribution center creates logistics and warehouse career paths in receiving, stocking, picking, labeling, shipping, general warehouse work, supervision, HR support, warehouse management systems, maintenance, and distribution operations.
Hotels, restaurants, recreation, attractions, and tourism-related employers in Alachua County.
University Athletic Association and Gator Hospitality support sports tourism and game-day careers in premium fan experience, guest service, event operations, ticketing, athletics marketing, hospitality support, stadium service, and Florida Gators event staffing.
UF Performing Arts and the Stephen C. O’Connell Center create visitor-facing careers in concerts, live events, box office service, audience development, technical crew work, event marketing, guest services, production support, and venue operations.
Hotel ELEO at the University of Florida supports hospitality careers in front desk service, housekeeping, food and beverage, banquets, guest experience, sales, maintenance, management, event support, and hotel operations near UF Health and campus.
Sweetwater Branch Inn in Gainesville offers boutique lodging, event, and catering career paths in guest service, breakfast service, banquets, bartending, event setup, housekeeping, reservations, weddings, hospitality sales, and inn operations.
Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille supports Gainesville restaurant and sports-hospitality careers in serving, hosting, bartending, line cooking, kitchen support, management, events, guest experience, catering, and football-themed dining operations.
Dave & Buster’s Gainesville creates entertainment and restaurant careers in hosting, game-room service, bartending, serving, line cooking, dishwashing, prize counter support, customer service, technical support, management, and family entertainment operations.
Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville offers craft beverage and taproom career paths in brewing, packaging, beertending, events, quality control, maintenance, marketing, media support, production assistance, guest service, and local hospitality operations.
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville provides attraction and education careers in visitor experience, exhibits, museum programs, camps, events, admissions, outreach, internships, administration, and hands-on learning support.
Harn Museum of Art offers cultural tourism career paths in guest services, merchandising, education, curatorial support, conservation, development, marketing, security, information technology, administration, and museum operations through the University of Florida.
Retail stores, grocery chains, customer service employers, and local service businesses across Alachua County.
Publix Super Markets supports Alachua County retail careers in grocery, pharmacy, bakery, deli, meat, produce, customer service, stocking, cashier work, department leadership, store management, merchandising, and community-focused supermarket operations.
Walmart and Sam’s Club create retail and service career paths in Gainesville and Alachua County through stocking, cashier work, merchandising, club service, online pickup, pharmacy support, maintenance, team leadership, logistics, and store operations.
Target in Gainesville offers retail careers in guest service, checkout, general merchandise, fulfillment, inbound stocking, food and beverage, style, beauty, technology, asset protection, Starbucks support, and store leadership.
The Home Depot in Gainesville supports retail and service careers in customer service, pro sales, garden, hardware, lumber, flooring, kitchen design, freight, receiving, tool rental, order fulfillment, asset protection, and store operations.
Lowe’s Gainesville stores provide home-improvement retail careers in customer service, fulfillment, receiving, stocking, loading, appliances, flooring, garden, hardware, pro services, cashier work, department leadership, and store operations.
The Fresh Market in Gainesville offers specialty grocery careers in bakery, meat and seafood, deli, produce, grocery, prepared foods, customer service, merchandising, department leadership, and neighborhood food retail operations.
Whole Foods Market Gainesville supports natural-food retail careers in prepared foods, grocery, produce, bakery, meat, seafood, specialty, e-commerce, stocking, customer service, team leadership, and store operations.
Butler Enterprises and Butler Center support Gainesville retail-service career paths through shopping-center operations, tenant employment, customer-facing stores, specialty retail, service businesses, maintenance, leasing support, marketing, and commercial property operations.
Goodwill Industries of North Florida creates retail and service careers in thrift stores, donation centers, warehouse work, transportation, e-commerce, customer service, cashiering, sorting, production, landscape operations, and employment-support services.
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