Employer Name |
City |
Employees |
Industry Sector |
| Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding | Newport News | 19,000 |
Manufacturing |
| Sentara Healthcare | Norfolk | 17,000 |
Services |
| Norfolk Naval Shipyard | Portsmouth | 7,500 |
Government / Military |
| Riverside Health System | Newport News | 7,050 |
Services |
| Naval Medical Center Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 5,400 |
Government / Military |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Smithfield | 5,000 |
Manufacturing |
| NASA Langley Research Center | Hampton | 4,000 |
Government / Military |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | 4,000 |
Services |
| Bank of America | Norfolk | 3,600 |
FIRE |
| Seaworld Parks & Entertainment (Busch Entertainment Corp) | Williamsburg | 3,500 |
Services |
| The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg | 3,100 |
Services |
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center | Chesapeake | 2,400 |
Services |
| Canon Virginia, Inc. | Newport News | 2,235 |
Manufacturing |
| GEICO Direct | Virginia Beach | 2,200 |
FIRE |
| BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair (Norshipco) | Norfolk | 2,200 |
Manufacturing |
| Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System | Portsmouth | 2,200 |
Services |
| Measurement Specialties, Inc. | Hampton | 2,184 |
Manufacturing |
| Gwaltney of Smithfield, Inc. | Smithfield | 2,100 |
Manufacturing |
| PRA, Inc. (Portfolio Recovery Associates) | Norfolk | 2,093 |
Services |
| College of William & Mary | Williamsburg | 2,050 |
Services |
| STIHL Inc. | Virginia Beach | 2,016 |
Manufacturing |
| Children's Health System (CHKD) | Norfolk | 1,905 |
Services |
| LTD Management Company, LLC (corporate & marketing) | Chesapeake | 1,810 |
Services |
| Amerigroup Corporation | Virginia Beach | 1,700 |
FIRE |
| United States Fifth District Coast Guard Command | Portsmouth | 1,500 |
Government / Military |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School (Medical College of VA) | Norfolk | 1,500 |
Services |
| FHC Health Systems (Value Options Inc.) | Norfolk | 1,500 |
Services |
| MANCON, Inc. | Virginia Beach | 1,400 |
Services |
| Alcoa-Howmet Hampton | Hampton | 1,300 |
Manufacturing |
| Tidewater Community College (4 campuses) | Norfolk | 1,300 |
Services |
| QVC Chesapeake, Inc. | Chesapeake | 1,276 |
D/T/L/P |
| QVC Suffolk, Inc. (Fulfillment Center) | Suffolk | 1,200 |
D/T/L/P |
| HSBC North America (Household International, Inc.) | Chesapeake | 1,200 |
FIRE |
| Hampton Veteran's Affairs (VA) Medical Center | Hampton | 1,200 |
Government / Military |
| AMSEC LLC / SAIC | Virginia Beach | 1,200 |
Services |
| Cox Communications, Inc. | Virginia Beach | 1,200 |
Services |
| USJFCOM / JTASC | Suffolk | 1,100 |
Government / Military |
| Norfolk State University | Norfolk | 1,095 |
Services |
| Hall Automotive Group | Virginia Beach | 1,042 |
Services |
| Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) | Hampton | 1,000 |
D/T/L/P |
| AAFES Dan Daniel Distribution Center | Newport News | 1,000 |
D/T/L/P |
| Hampton University | Hampton | 1,000 |
Services |
| Dominion Enterprises (Trader Publishing) | Norfolk | 1,000 |
Services |
| Eastern State Hospital | Williamsburg | 972 |
Services |
| Wachovia Corporation | Norfolk | 900 |
FIRE |
| Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) | Virginia Beach | 900 |
Services |
| Anheuser-Busch, Inc. / InBev | Williamsburg | 870 |
Manufacturing |
| Specialty Foods Group, Inc. | Newport News | 850 |
Manufacturing |
| Continental AG Newport News (Siemens VDO) | Newport News | 818 |
Manufacturing |
| Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. | Newport News | 800 |
D/T/L/P |
| Cox Communications, Inc. | Chesapeake | 800 |
Services |
| EDS / ExcellerateHRO (Towers Perrin) | Chesapeake | 800 |
Services |
| The Pines Residential Treatment Center | Portsmouth | 800 |
Services |
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News | 760 |
Services |
| Nextel Communications (Sprint) | Hampton | 750 |
Services |
| Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) | Virginia Beach | 721 |
Government / Military |
| BB&T | Norfolk | 700 |
FIRE |
| Reliance Staffing Services (Sarach Systems) | Chesapeake | 700 |
Services |
| APAC Customer Services, Inc. (UPS) | Newport News | 700 |
Services |
| Checkered Flag Motor Car Company | Virginia Beach | 700 |
Services |
| Towne Bank | Portsmouth | 690 |
FIRE |
| Lifetouch National School Studios, Inc. | Chesapeake | 665 |
Services |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Chesapeake | 660 |
D/T/L/P |
| General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (Anteon Corp) | Chesapeake | 660 |
Services |
| Earl Industries LLC | Portsmouth | 650 |
Manufacturing |
| Maersk Logistics / HUDD Distribution Services | Chesapeake | 627 |
D/T/L/P |
| Dominion Virginia Power | Norfolk | 600 |
D/T/L/P |
| Wal-Mart Import Distribution Center | Williamsburg | 600 |
D/T/L/P |
| Jefferson Laboratory - TJNAF | Newport News | 600 |
Government / Military |
| HSBC (Household Beneficial/Household Recovery Svcs) | Virginia Beach | 575 |
FIRE |
| Unidyne LLC | Norfolk | 570 |
Services |
| Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. | Williamsburg | 567 |
Services |
| Icelandic USA, Inc. | Newport News | 550 |
Manufacturing |
| CMA-CGM America, Inc. | Norfolk | 530 |
D/T/L/P |
| United States Coast Guard Finance Center | Chesapeake | 522 |
FIRE |
| Atlantic Dominion Distributors | Virginia Beach | 504 |
D/T/L/P |
| Capital Group Companies (American Funds Group) | Norfolk | 500 |
FIRE |
| SunTrust Bank, Inc. | Norfolk | 500 |
FIRE |
| Raytheon Technical Services Company (NSANW Annex) | Chesapeake | 500 |
Manufacturing |
| Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. | Portsmouth | 500 |
Manufacturing |
| M & G Electronics Corporation | Virginia Beach | 500 |
Manufacturing |
| Canon Information Technology Services, Inc. | Chesapeake | 500 |
Services |
| First Data Resources, Inc. | Chesapeake | 500 |
Services |
| MAP Communications, Inc. | Chesapeake | 500 |
Services |
| Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) | Hampton | 500 |
Services |
| The American Red Cross | Norfolk | 500 |
Services |
| AVIS Budget Group | Virginia Beach | 500 |
Services |
| United Parcel Service | Virginia Beach | 500 |
Services |
| VT Milcom, Inc. (MILCOM Systems Corp) | Virginia Beach | 500 |
Services |
| Givens, Inc. (Givens Trucking, Givens Logistics) | Chesapeake | 450 |
D/T/L/P |
| Liebherr Mining Equipment, Co. (Liebherr-America, Inc.) | Newport News | 450 |
Manufacturing |
| Centurum, Inc. | Chesapeake | 450 |
Services |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. (AllTel Wireless) | Virginia Beach | 450 |
Services |
| Busch Properties, Inc. | Williamsburg | 450 |
Services |
| Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) | Portsmouth | 445 |
D/T/L/P |
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | 432 |
Services |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) | Gloucester | 429 |
Services |
| Smith & Keene Electric Services, Inc. | Chesapeake | 425 |
Services |
| USAA Life Insurance Company | Norfolk | 425 |
Services |
| AVID Medical, Inc. | Toano | 355 |
Manufacturing |
| Owens-Illinois Brockway Glass Container, Inc. | Toano | 180 |
Manufacturing |
| Williamsburg Foods, Inc. | Toano | 100 |
D/T/L/P |
| Williamsburg Landing, Inc. | Williamsburg | 290 |
Services |
| Ball Corporation - Metal Container Group | Williamsburg | 220 |
Manufacturing |
| PrintPack, Inc. (Rampart Packaging Division) | Williamsburg | 153 |
Manufacturing |
| Henderson Incorporated | Williamsburg | 150 |
Services |
| Service Metal Fabricators, Inc. | Williamsburg | 100 |
Manufacturing |
| OneSource Facility Services, Inc. | Williamsburg | 100 |
Services |