Editing Pearland, Texas (section)

===Workforce and industry===
[[File:ShadowCreekRanch.JPG|thumb|right|500 [[Shadow Creek Ranch]]]]
Pearland's labor force and job base grew substantially with its population growth. The number of jobs in the community grew from 9,169 in 2000 to 17,552 in 2008. The total labor force that resides in the community increased from approximately 20,000 in 2000 to 45,368 in 2010. A majority of the community's labor force commutes daily into the [[Texas Medical Center]] and other employment centers in the region.<ref name="Pearland Demographic Overview" /> Pearland also has many people employed by [[NASA]] at the [[Johnson Space Center|Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]].<ref name="Pearland Demographic Overview" />

Pearland's economy in the 2010s has helped increase its healthcare and health-related workforce. [[Kelsey-Seybold Clinic]]'s new {{convert|170000|sqft|m2|adj=mid}} administrative office building in [[Shadow Creek Ranch]] was expected to open in the fall of 2013, with 800 employees. This follows two other medical manufacturing facilities: Cardiovascular Systems, which opened in 2010, and Merit Medical Systems, which began construction in 2011. The Merit project, {{convert|118000|sqft|}}, provides facilities for 220 research and development employees.<ref name="Mann Lake">{{cite web|last=Mann Lake|first=Deborah|title=A Resilient Community|url=http://virtualonlineeditions.com/publication/?i=100341|work=Opportunity Houston – Winter 2012|publisher=Greater Houston Partnership|access-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> By 2020, 50% of the city's economy relies on healthcare equipment manufacturing or medical research.<ref name="Mann Lake"/>

Other employers are a reflection of Pearland's suburban economy, with the vast majority of it retail.

According to a 2020 Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in Pearland were:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pearlandtx.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/30155/637563475147600000|title=2020 City of Pearland Comprehensive Financial Report|access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Pearland Independent School District]]
|2,766
|-
|2
|[[Kelsey Seybold Clinic]]
|863
|-
|3
|City of Pearland
|853
|-
|4
|[[Alvin Independent School District]]
|785
|-
|5
|[[Memorial Hermann]] Pearland Hospital 
|450
|-
|6
|[[Lonza Group]]
|444
|-
|7
|Merit Medical Industries 
|360 
|-
|8
|[[HCA Healthcare|HCA]] (Pearland Medical Center) 
|300
|-
|9
|[[Dover Corporation]]
|220
|-
|10
|Third Coast Chemicals 
|200
|}