Palma de Mallorcaruns on a handful of strong industries. If you’re job-hunting or weighing a move, here’s where the opportunities (and the big-name employers) are.
Top industries & employers
Hotel groups & hospitality
Meliá Hotels International, Iberostar, RIU, Barceló, Grupo Piñero
An extraordinary concentration: several of the world's largest hotel groups were founded in Mallorca and are still headquartered here, so Palma holds corporate head-office jobs rather than only seasonal service ones.
Travel technology
HBX Group (Hotelbeds), Logitravel, Smart Rooms Company, Wiber, TUI regional operations
The hotel groups' presence seeded one of Europe's denser travel-technology clusters, with bed-bank, distribution and booking platforms headquartered in and around Palma.
Aviation
Air Europa, Globalia, Iberojet, Aena Son Sant Joan
Palma's Son Sant Joan is among Europe's busiest airports in the summer months, and Air Europa is headquartered on the island — so aviation here is an employer as well as a piece of infrastructure.
Nautical & superyacht refit
STP Shipyard Palma, Astilleros de Mallorca, Port Adriano, Marina Port de Mallorca
Palma is one of the Mediterranean's principal superyacht refit and wintering centres, supporting a year-round base of engineers, carpenters, riggers, painters and crew agencies.
Health, education & public sector
IB-Salut, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Govern de les Illes Balears
The Balearic regional government, its health service and the island's university are among the largest employers, and the health service in particular recruits internationally and continuously.
Agri-food & wine
Binissalem and Pla i Llevant wineries, Oli de Mallorca producers, Sóller citrus cooperatives, Flor de Sal d'Es Trenc
Small in employment terms but disproportionately visible — the island has protected designations for its wine, olive oil and sobrassada, and a serious domestic market for all three.
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