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 Healthcare 2,800 Triumph Foods            Food Processing 2,300 St. Joseph School District Education 1,825 Altec Industries Manufacturing 850 American Family Insurance Office 820 Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Animal Health 750 System Services and Technologies Customer Service Center 744 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 IVX Animal Health Animal Health 432 Missouri Department of Transportation Government 411 Wire Rope Corporation Manufacturing 410 Snorkel International, Inc. Aerial Work Platforms 401