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Major Employers in the Rochester Area

Located in the southeastern section of Minnesota, the Rochester area’s strong diverse economy is built around health care, computer technology, manufacturing, food processing, and convention and tourism.

The numbers below reflect full and part-time employees. (2023) Please note that this list is not all inclusive and represents a snapshot of business and industry in the Rochester area.

Major EmployerNumber of EmployeesWebsite
Mayo Clinic42,000http://www.mayoclinic.org
Rochester Public Schools2,872http://www.rochesterschools.org/
IBM (2018 #)2,791http://www.ibm.com
Olmsted County1,371http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us
Olmsted Medical Center1,321http://www.olmmed.org
City of Rochester1,166http://www.rochestermn.gov/
McNeilus Truck & Manuf.791http://www.mcneiluscompanies.com
Benchmark Electronics625http://www.bench.com
Spectrum577http://www.spectrum.com
McNeilus Steel, Inc.490http://www.mcneilus.com
Federal Medical Center452http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/rch/
Geotek417http://www.geotek.com
Cardinal of Minnesota425http://www.cardinalofminnesota.com
RCTC492http://www.rctc.edu
Crenlo450http://www.crenlo.com
Reichel Foods423http://www.reichelfoods.com
Halcon400http://www.halconfurniture.com
Rochester Catholic Schools331http://www.rcsmn.org
Pace Dairy285http://www.kroger.com
Hiawatha Homes260http://www.hiawathahomes.org
Think Bank255http://www.thinkbank.com
Rochester Meat Company240http://www.bih-us.com
Kemps225http://www.kemps.com
Benike Construction225http://www.benike.com
Benike Construction220http://www.benike.com
Home Instead Senior Care177http://www.rochesterseniorcare.com
Samaritan Bethany, Inc.210http://www.samaritanbethany.com
Seneca Foods201http://www.senecafoods.com
Hayfield Window & Door200http://www.hayfieldwindows.com
Zumbro Valley Health Center195http://www.zvhc.org
Rochester Post Office185http://www.usps.com
Ability Building Community180http://www.abcinc.org
Harris Rochester Inc.173http://www.harriscompany.com
Home Federal Savings Bank170http://www.justcallhome.com
Families First of Minnesota170http://www.familiesfirstmn.org
Lawrence Transportation150http://www.lawrencetrans.com
Tuouhy Furniture150http://www.tuohyfurniture.com
Superior Mechanical Systems150http://www.superiormechanical.us
Taylor Print Impressions150http://www.taylor.com
Kerry Bio-Science145http://www.kerrygroup.com
Strongwell140http://www.strongwell.com
EZ Fabricating110http://www.ezfab.net