Iowa's Top Employers
Below are a list of the top employers in the following Iowa cities:
| Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Davenport |
Des Moines Dubuque Iowa City |
Sioux City Waterloo West Des Moines |
As an Iowa 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.
Cedar Rapids Top Employers
| Cedar Rapids Organizations | # of Employees |
| Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 7,300 |
| Cedar Rapids Community School District | 2,800 |
| AEGON USA, Inc. | 2,600 |
| St. Luke’s Hospital | 2,400 |
| Maytag Appliances | 2,200 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 2,060 |
| Hy-Vee Food Stores | 2,044 |
| MCI, Inc. | 1,528 |
| City of Cedar Rapids | 1,493 |
| Kirkwood Community College | 1,443 |
| McLeodUSA Incorporated | 1,361 |
| Amana Refrigeration Products | 1,100 |
| Alliant Energy | 1,100 |
| Wal Mart Stores, Inc. | 835 |
| Linn County Offices | 800 |
| Nash Finch Company | 800 |
| General Mills Inc. | 782 |
| Linn-Mar Community Schools | 776 |
| Yellowbook USA | 750 |
| Gazette Communications | 700 |
*Source: The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
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Council Bluffs Top Employers
| Council Bluffs Organizations | # of Employees |
| Ameristar Casino Hotel | 1300 |
| Council Bluffs Community Schools | 1250 |
| Harrah's CasinoHotel | 1100 |
| Tyson, Inc. | 1052 |
| Alegent Halth Mercy Hospital | 800 |
| Jennie Edmundson Hospital | 800 |
| ConAgra Frozen Foods | 800 |
| Bluffs Run Casino | 670 |
| Iowa Western Community College | 512 |
| Wal-Mart Retail Stores | 450 |
| Griffin Pipe Products | 400 |
| Union Pacific | 400 |
| Omaha Standard | 250 |
| MidAmerican Energy | 250 |
| American Games | 230 |
| Tyson, Inc. - Cooked Meats | 220 |
| Warren Distribution | 200 |
| Plumrose USA | 200 |
*Source: The Pottawattamie County Growth Alliance 2007
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Davenport's Top Employers
| Davenport Organizations | # of Employees |
| Deere & CO. | 8,250 |
| Rock Island Arsenal | 6,150 |
| Genesis Health Systems | 4,730 |
| Alcoa | 2,200 |
| Trinity Medical Center | 2,650 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats | 2,400 |
| Kraft Foods, Inc. | 1,500 |
| Mid American Energy CO. | 1,230 |
| AP AC | 950 |
| Exelon | 700 |
| Von Maur, Inc. | 670 |
| Kone, Inc. | 600 |
| United Parcel Service | 590 |
| Norscross Footwear Inc. | 470 |
| Von Hoffman Inc. | 445 |
| Modern Woodmen of America | 430 |
*Source: DavenportOne Economic Statistics
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Des Moines Top Employers
| Des Moines Organizations | # of Employees |
| Principal Life Insurance Company | 7900 |
| Iowa Health Systems | 4750 |
| Mercy Hospital Medical Center | 4500 |
| Hy-Vee Food Stores | 4475 |
| United Parcel Service | 1800 |
| Nationwide Insurance (Allied) | 1675 |
| Dahl's Supermarkets | 1650 |
| Bridgestone/Firestone | 1600 |
| Qwest Corporation | 1580 |
| Communication Data Services, Inc. | 1500 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. | 1450 |
| Electronic Data Systems, Corp. | 1400 |
| Wellmark, Inc. (Blue Cross) | 1400 |
| Seabury & Smith (now Marsh) | 1325 |
| Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | 1320 |
| Meredith Corporation | 990 |
| Deere & Company | 970 |
| Des Moines Register | 850 |
*Source: Des Moines Office of Economic Development
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Dubuque Top Employers
| Dubuque Organizations | Industry Type |
| Deere & Co | Manufacturing |
| Mercy Medical Center | Health Services |
| Medical Associates Clinic | Health Services |
| Finley Hospital | Health Services |
| Eagle Window & Door | Manufacturing |
| Flexsteel Industries | Manufacturing |
| Hy-Vee | Retail Trade |
| Cigna Retirement Benefit Services | Professional Services |
| Wal-Mart Stores | Retail Trade |
| Diamond Jo Casino | Arts & Entertainment |
*Source: Dubuque Iowa Workforce Development
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Iowa City's Top Employers
| Iowa City Organizations | # of Employees |
| University of Iowa | 17311 |
| University of Iowa Hospitals | 5857 |
| Iowa City Community Schools | 1600 |
| Veteran's Administration Hospital | 1300 |
| Mercy Hospital | 1150 |
| Hy-Vee | 1300 |
| ACT | 1100 |
| Rockwell International | 729 |
| Lear | 930 |
| Procter & Gamble | 560 |
| City of Iowa City | 580 |
| Systems Unlimited | 478 |
| Oral B Laboratories | 800 |
| MCI Mass Markets | 633 |
*Source: Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
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Sioux City Top Employers
| Sioux City Organizations |
| Tyson Fresh Meats |
| Aalfs Manufacturing |
| Beef Products Inc. |
| Besser International Pipe Machinery (McCracken/Hydrotile Divisions) |
| Chesterman Company, Bottlers of Coca-cola products |
| Great West Casualty Company |
| JOLLY TIME Pop Corn |
| Palmer Candy Company |
| Prince Manufacturing Corp. |
| Sioux City Brick & Tile Company |
| Sioux City Foundry Co. |
| Terra Industries Inc. |
| Wells' Dairy, Inc. |
| Wilson Trailer Company |
*Source: Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
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Waterloo Top Employers
| Waterloo Organizations | # of Employees |
| John Deere Waterloo Operations | 4,700 |
| Covenant Medical Center | 2,908 |
| Tyson Fresh Meats | 2,700 |
| University of Northern Iowa | 1,781 |
| Allen Memorial Hospital | 1,767 |
| Waterloo Community Schools | 1,670 |
| Omega Cabinet Ltd. | 1,350 |
| Bertch Cabinet Manufacturing | 1,288 |
| HyVee Food Stores (5) | 905 |
| Hawkeye Community College | 774 |
| Wal-Mart Stores (2) | 750 |
| Cedar Falls Community Schools | 750 |
| GMAC Mortgage | 734 |
| Area 267 Education Agency | 650 |
| Black Hawk County | 629 |
| The CBE Group, Inc. | 606 |
| Target Regional Distribution Center | 572 |
| City of Waterloo | 540 |
| Viking Pump | 466 |
| Exceptional Persons, Inc. | 430 |
| Cedar Valley Medical Specialists | 414 |
| Western Home Communities | 410 |
| Martin Brothers Distributing | 400 |
| Van G. Miller & Associates, Inc. | 370 |
| Veridian Credit Union | 336 |
| Cedar Falls Lutheran Home | 319 |
| Principal Financial Group | 310 |
| City of Cedar Falls | 284 |
| Waterloo Post Office | 280 |
| KPR Holdings | 250 |
| Harmony House | 250 |
| Super Target | 250 |
| Ferguson Enterprises | 245 |
*Source: Greater Cedar Valley Alliance Statistics, October 2006
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West Des Moines Top Employers
| West Des Moines Organizations | # of Employees |
| Hy-Vee, Inc. | 1500 |
| Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | 1469 |
| Wells Fargo Card Services | 1278 |
| WDM Community Schools | 1200 |
| FBL Financial | 1117 |
| Marsh Insurance | 950 |
| Krause Gentle Corporation | 712 |
| GuideOne Insurance | 642 |
| Iowa Foundation for Medical Care | 623 |
| ITA Group | 400 |
| Turbin Fuel Technologies | 393 |
| City of West Des Moines | 387 |
| ADP National Service Center | 330 |
| Windsor Window Wood Company | 325 |
| Iowa Student Loan | 290 |
| Briggs Corporation | 281 |
| America Equity Life Insurance | 260 |
| Fiserv ITI Outsourcing Center | 228 |
| Holmes Murphy | 218 |
| Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Co. | 200 |
*Source: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
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