Employment & Housing
The city of Fort Wayne provides a wide range of career opportunities by selecting the aptitude from different background. Social services, health, industry, media, educational alone provides 19.5% of the total employment. The software and IT industry provides 21% and 27% of the employment to the people. More than 17% of the employment is given to professional, management, educational, army, navy and scientific management services. The workers that work and live in the city are 61% of the total population.
Intermodal and Kitty Hawk Air Cargo combines more than 2,500 local jobs. National defense is also an increasingly important part contributing to the local economy, with ITT and Raytheon employing more than 1,000 people respectively.While the homegrown Lincoln National Corporation has changed names and relocated its headquarters to Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial still employs about 1,500 professionals in the city and contributes millions of dollars annually to local charities and civic causes.
The major key employers of the city also include Concordia University, Software industry, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, Media houses, Fort Wayne postal, The journal Gazette and News Sentitenel services.
Housing in this city is quite expensive. However, the area promises you a friendly neighborhood, good schools and Universities along with a promising, bright career. Moreover, the life style of the city is very healthy and refreshing. Alarmingly over the last few years, the population density has become high affecting the healthy life style and the pollution free atmosphere.