Industries: Selected Major Employers

Employer - Number of Employees

• Federal Government – 25,004
• Sprint Nextel Corp. – 16,403
• HCA Midwest Health – 7,320
• Mc Donald’s USA – 7,111
• State of Missouri – 6,078
• Ford Motor Co. – 5,453
• DST Systems – 5,200
• St. Luke’s Health Sys. – 4,808
• Hallmark Cards – 4,500
• City of Kansas City, MO – 4,400
• KCMO School Dist. – 4,399
• Cerner Corp. – 4,309
• State of Kansas – 4,115
• Olathe School Dist. – 3,980
• Johnson County, KS Govt. – 3,774
• Children’s Mercy Hospital – 3,602
• KCK Public Schools – 3,500
• AT&T – 3,435
• North KC School District – 3,200
• U. of Kansas Hospital – 3,020
• Black & Veatch – 3,012
• Truman Medical Center – 3,063
• General Motors – 2,900
• UMKC – 2,885
• Applebee’s International – 2,744
• Blue Valley School Dist. – 2,717
• Lee’s Summit School Dist. – 2,642
• Honeywell – 2,604
  

Source: Kansas City Business Journal