Major Employers

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. Declared a manufacturing "hotspot" by Industry Week magazine, St. Joseph has experienced substantial growth in the service sectors as well. Companies such as System Services & Technologies, USA 800, and American Family Insurance have recently made large investments in our community. Employer Product/Service Employment Heartland Health Health care 3,175 Triumph Foods            Food Processing 2,740 St. Joseph School District Education 1,807 Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Animal Health 974 Altec Industries Manufacturing 940 American Family Insurance Office 757 Sara Lee Foods Food Processing 700 City of St. Joseph Government 665 Western Reception, Diagnostic & Correctional Center Prison  576  Missouri Western State University Education 534 Wal-Mart, North Belt Retail 450 Wal-Mart, South Belt Retail 425 Missouri Department of Transportation Government 414 HealthNet of Kansas City Health Services 400 USA 800, Inc. Contact Center 357