Largest Employers

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St. Joseph Employers: Diverse and Committed

While St. Joseph’s largest single employer is the hospital system, our city has a diversified employment base which helps to maintain a healthy and growing economy. Major employers range from education to automotive battery production, aerial work platform manufacturing, and animal pharmaceutical research and production.

Numerous global leaders have operations in St. Joseph and continue to invest and expand, including Nestle Purina Petcare, Hillyard Companies and Boehringer Ingelheim.

Largest Employers Product/Service Employment
Mosaic Life Care
Health Care
3,067
Triumph Foods
Food Processing
2,400
St. Joseph School District
Education
1,744
139th Airlift Wing, MO Air National Guard
Government
1,113
Boehringer Ingelheim
Animal Pharmeceuticals
1,070
Wal-Mart
Retail
740
City of St. Joseph
Government
673
Tyson Foods
Food Processing
670
American Family Insurance
Insurance
664
Western Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center
Government
583

A privately-held manufacturing company also is a top employer, but doesn’t want its employment numbers publicized.

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