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Major Employers

2020 Tacoma Area Major Employers

Tacoma area major employers include the military, healthcare, finance and insurance, aerospace, trade and logistics, government and education.

Rank

Organization

Number of Employees

Description

1

Joint  Base Lewis-McChord

54,000

Military

2

MultiCare Health System

8,264

Health Care

3

State of Washington

7,859

Government

4

CHI Franciscan Health 

5,682

Health Care

5

Tacoma Public Schools

3,649

Education

6

City of Tacoma & Tacoma Public Utilities

3,623

Government

7

Pierce County Government

3,304

Government

8

Puyallup School District

2,711

Education

9

Bethel School District

2,689

Education

10

Safeway & Albertsons

2,153

Retail

11

Emerald Queen Casino

2,146

Gaming

12

Fred Meyer Retail & Distribution Center

1,802

Retail

13

Amazon Distribution Center

1,800

Distribution

14

Clover Park School District

1,782

Education

15

Boeing

1,550

Manufacturing Aerospace

16

U.S. Postal Service

1,336

Government

17

Costco

1,318

Retail

18

Peninsula School District

1,284

Education

19

Puyallup Tribe

1,274

Government

20

Sumner School District

1,270

Education

21

State Farm Insurance Companies

1,219

Insurance

22

Franklin Pierce School District

1,161

Education

23

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 23
Internat

1,028

Union

24

Camp Murray

940

Military

25

Walmart

861

Retail

26

Pierce Transit

858

Transit

27

Pierce College

822

Higher Education

28

Milgard Manufacturing

818

Manufacturing

29

Home Depot

786

Retail

30

Kaiser Permanente

755

Health Care

31

Target

709

Retail

32

University of Washington Tacoma

703

Higher Education

33

University Place School District

680

Education

34

Columbia Bank

673

Banking

35

University of Puget Sound

667

Higher Education


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