Romeruns 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
Government & public administration
Italian ministries, Camera and Senato, Corte dei Conti, Bank of Italy, Agenzia delle Entrate
Rome is a capital in the fullest sense: national government, the regional government of Lazio and the city are all here, and public employment underpins the local economy in a way it does in no other Italian city.
International organisations & diplomacy
FAO, WFP, IFAD, NATO Defense College, the Holy See, around 140 embassies
Rome hosts the UN's three food and agriculture agencies plus dual accreditation to Italy and the Holy See, giving it one of the largest diplomatic communities in the world and a genuinely English-speaking professional layer.
Aerospace & defence
Leonardo, Thales Alenia Space, Avio, Telespazio, Elettronica
Lazio is Italy's aerospace heartland, with Leonardo headquartered in Rome and satellite and launcher work concentrated along the Tiburtina corridor and at Colleferro.
Energy & utilities
Eni, Enel, Terna, Snam, Acea
Several of Italy's largest listed companies by revenue are headquartered in Rome rather than Milan, and the energy transition has made these among the city's best-paying private employers.
Film, television & media
Cinecittà, Rai, Sky Italia, Netflix Italian productions
Cinecittà has been rebuilt and expanded with recovery-fund money and is booked heavily by international productions; Rai's headquarters and much of Italian television production sit in the north of the city.
Tourism, hospitality & heritage
Parco Archeologico del Colosseo, Musei Vaticani, hotel groups, tour operators
Around thirty million visitors a year sustain an enormous hospitality sector, with the 2025 Jubilee having driven a further wave of hotel investment and public works across the centre.
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