Delaware's Top Employers
Below are a list of the top employers in Delaware:
As a Delaware business program graduate, these companies and public organization are highly qualified candidates to offer you employment. These are all well-respected and time-honored businesses capable of offering stable employment with large salaries and great benefits for those with the capabilities to efficiently and effectively manage their organizations.
Delaware Top Employers
| Delaware Organizations | Industry Type | # of Employees |
| State of Delaware | Government | 17,431 |
| The DuPont Company | Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals | 12,980 |
| MBNA Corp. | Banking | 10,500 |
| Christiana Health Care System | Health Care | 6,941 |
| Total County and City Government | Government | 6,000 |
| U.S. Government | Government | 5,600 |
| Dover Air Force Base | Military Transport | 5,185 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | Financial Services | 3,800 |
| Acme Markets/Albertson's Inc. | Retail Food | 3,625 |
| University of Delaware | Education | 3,557 |
| First USA Bank/Bank One Corp. | Banking | 3,400 |
| Mountaire Farms Inc. | Poultry Processing | 3,252 |
| DaimlerChrysler Corp. | Auto Assembly | 3,200 |
| AstraZeneca | Pharmaceuticals | 2,700 |
| American International Group | Insurance | 2,600 |
| Citigroup Inc. | Financial Services | 2,559 |
| Christina School District | Education | 2,519 |
| Perdue Farms Inc. | Poultry Processing | 2,484 |
| Bayhealth Medical Center | Health Care | 2,400 |
| Wilmington Trust Corp. | Banking | 2,325 |
| Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children | Health Care | 2,100 |
| General Motors Corp./Saturn Corp. | Auto Assembly | 2,037 |
| Sears Roebuck & Co. | Retail Stores, Insurance, Financial Services | 2,000 |
| Wal-Mart | Retail | 1,950 |
| PNC Financial Services Group | Banking | 1,887 |
| Conectiv Inc. | Utilities | 1,818 |
| Red Clay Consolidated School District | Education | 1,800 |
| Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co./Discover Bank | Financial Services | 1,650 |
| Delaware Park | Racetrack/Casino | 1,500 |
| Computer Sciences Corp. | Computer Services | 1,468 |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | Phone Services | 1,450 |
| Brandywine School District | Education | 1,450 |
| Beebe Medical Center | Health Care | 1,400 |
| Amtrak | Railroad Services | 1,300 |
| Dade Behring Inc. | Diagnostic Equipment | 1,285 |
| May Department Stores Inc. | Retail | 1,255 |
| Hercules Inc. | Chemicals | 1,250 |
| Colonial School District | Education | 1,200 |
| Playtex Products Inc. | Manufacturing | 1,180 |
| St. Francis Hospital | Health Care | 1,132 |
| First Union Corp. | Banking | 1,050 |
| Indian River School District | Education | 1,036 |
| J.C. Penney Co./Eckerd Corp. | Retail | 1,013 |
| Delaware Technical & Community College | Education | 963 |
| Household International Inc. | Banking & Finance | 955 |
| Allen's Hatchery Inc. | Poultry Production | 945 |
| W.L. Gore & Associates | Fibers | 828 |
| Kraft Foods/Philip Morris Companies Inc. | Food Products | 800 |
| Rohm & Haas Co./Rodel Inc. | Manufacturing | 800 |
| Cigna Corp. | Insurance | 789 |
*Source: News Journal, Sunday, March 18, 2001 ; www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal
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