West Hartford enjoys a robust job market!

We have thriving industries like medical, insurance and high tech as well as a plethora of positions in academia.

People across our community are employed in accounting, business management, counseling, education, insurance, law, library science, medicine, nursing, property management, real estate, social work, and many others.

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West Hartford is a regional medical hub at the nexus of  5 distinct Medical/Hospital systems.

With regional academic centers like UConn Health Center and larger tertiary care medical centers like Hartford Hospital and St. Francis Hospital all within a short 10-minute commute!

Regional Nexus of Higher Learning

West Hartford is at the crossroads of several of our country's finest institutions of higher learning with many career opportunities in higher education.

Private Universities: University of Hartford, Yale University, University of Saint Joseph, Wesleyan University,  Quinnipiac University, Trinity College, United States Coast Guard Academy 

Public Institutions: University of Connecticut, Connecticut State Universities (4 campuses) and Colleges (13 campuses)

Growing Technology Sector

Did you know that West Hartford is the 4th best city for Tech Jobs in the entire USA? (Brookings Institution - 2018)

We are the proud home of:

• United Technologies 
• Pratt & Whitney (makers of the F-35 "Adir" fighter jet)
• Fintech 
• Ideanomics

Insurance Capital of the World!

We have them all!

• Aetna
• Cigna
• The Hartford
• Travelers

Other Industries

The Hartford region is known for Pharmaceutical, Engineering, and Insurance firms.  There are also many small business opportunities in several beautiful town shopping areas.