Major Employers Charleston, SC Metro Area

Employer Product/Service Employees Area Armed Forces Commands (60+ commands --

Joint Base Charleston U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines -- includes 22,000 active duty and civilian)

Health care, post-secondary education, research

Medical University Of South Carolina (MUSC) 13,000 (dozens of research centers & institutes)

Fabricate, assemble & integrate major 787 aircraft components & interiors; final delivery of 787

The Boeing Company 7,000 airplanes; IT/Engineering/Design/R&D support centers

Berkeley County School District Education/public schools 5,000-6,999

Charleston County School District Education/public schools 5,000-6,999

Roper St. Francis Healthcare Roper and Bon Secours St Francis Hospitals 5,000-6,999

Dorchester County School District II Education/public schools 3,000-4,999

Local government Charleston County 2,000 – 2,999

Trident Health System Acute-care hospital system 2,000-2,999

Walmart Inc. Retail merchandise stores 2,000 – 2,999

Manufacture automotive parts: antilock brake Robert Bosch LLC systems, fuel injectors, common rail & unit 2,000-2,999 injectors

US Postal Service Postal Service 2,000 – 2,999

Post-secondary education - undergraduate and College of Charleston 2,000 – 2,999 graduate

City of Charleston Local government 1,000-1,999

Kiawah Island Golf Resort/The Sanctuary Resort 1,000-1,999

Global corporate headquarters; Software 1,000-1,999 Blackbaud, Inc. development and services (3,000 employees

globally)

Global inbound reservations center, plus Holiday IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites, 1,000-1,999 Staybridge Suites & other properties

Santee Cooper Electric and water utility 1,000-1,999

Trident Technical College Post-secondary & continuing education 1,000-1,999

City of North Charleston Local government 1,000-1,999

Berkeley County Local government 1,000-1,999

IQor Inbound/Outbound customer service call center 1,000-1,999

Publix Supermarkets Retail grocery stores 1,000-1,999

Manufacture of carbon and alloy steel in various Nucor Steel forms and wire and wire mesh; suppliers of ferro- 1,000-1,999 alloys; process ferrous & nonferrous scrap

KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC Paper, packaging manufacturing 1,000-1,999

Cloud-based benefits management software and 1,000-1,999 BenefitFocus support

More than 100 Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises 1,000-1,999 JEM Restaurant Group in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida

Harris Teeter Stores Retail groceries 1,000-1,999

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Medical care for eligible veterans 500 to 999

Verizon Wireless Inbound/outbound customer service center 500 to 999

T-Mobile Inbound/outbound customer service center 500 to 999

Scientific, engineering and technology SAIC applications company; national security, energy, 500 to 999 critical infrastructure, health sectors

Communications & electronic systems & Scientific Research Corporation (SRC) equipment design, integration, and support 500 to 999 services

South Carolina Electric And Gas Co Electrical & Natural Gas Utility 500 to 999 (SCE&G)/SCANA

Bi-Lo Stores Retail groceries 500 to 999

Dorchester County Local government 500 to 999

Inbound/outbound call center handling accounts receivables for many industries including Alorica 500 to 999 healthcare, telecom, utilities, hospitality and others

US Department of State CGFS Global Financial Services, Passport Office 500 to 999

Food Lion Stores Retail Groceries 500 to 999

East Cooper Medical Center 130-bed acute-care hospital 500 to 999

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston US Coast Guard 500 to 999

The Citadel Post-secondary education 500 to 999

South State Bank Banking & financial services 500 to 999

Wild Dunes Resort Resort 500 to 999

Starting in 2019 w/up to 2000 workers, Volvo Car US Operations, Inc. manufacture latest-generation Volvo models for 500 to 999 sale in the United States and for export

Charleston Southern University Post-secondary education 500 to 999

Manufacturer of propshafts for passenger cars IFA North America 500 to 999 and light commercial vehicles

Town of Mount Pleasant Local government 500 to 999

Manufacture heavy-duty Holset VGT (trademark) Cummins Turbo Technologies turbochargers and turbochargers for medium-duty 500 to 999

diesel engines

South Carolina Ports Authority Owner and operator of state ports 500 to 999

Nonprofit workforce training and employment Goodwill Industries 500 to 999 services

Full software development life-cycle support and software product development services for Booz Allen Hamilton (Digital Solutions Hub) 500 to 999 commercial, federal and defense contractor sectors

Import and distribution of apparel to mass Gildan Activewear merchandisers and retailers; Corporate Offices for 500 to 999 Retail Business

Lowe’s Stores Building materials & home/garden products 500 to 999

Manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in paper Ingevity & other products; global headquarters; innovation 500 to 999 center (R&D)

Wells Fargo & Co. Banking & Financial Services 500 to 999

Detyen's Shipyard Inc. (DSI) Shipyard; general ship repairs & modifications 500 to 999

Semi-knocked down (SKD) production of Mercedes Vans (expansion underway to full Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC 500 to 999 assembly/production with 1,300 jobs by the end of 2020)

Target Stores Retail merchandise stores 500 to 999

Source: Center for Business Research, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2018.