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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