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Top 10 manufacturers in West Virginia by number of employees
* Toyota Motor Manufacturing, 2,103, Buffalo
* Pilgrim’s Corp., 2,000, Bluefield
* Northrup Grumman Innovation Systems, 1,600, Rocket Center
* Constellium Rolled Products, 1,138, Ravenswood
* Chemours, 1,100, Washington
* Alcon Research Ltd., 900, Huntington
* ArcelorMittal Weirton, 900, Weirton
* American Woodmark Corp., 800, Moorefield
* Quad, 775, Martinsburg
* AHF LLC, 650, Beverly
Source: Industry-Select
Top employers in Wood County by number of employees
* WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center, 2,275
* Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 2,000
* Wood County Schools, 1,714
* Washington Works (includes Chemours, Dupont and Kuraray), 1,522
* Walmart, 633
* Wincore, 472
* Westbrook Health Services, 426
* Highmark West Virginia, 425
* Hino Motors, 422
* WVU Parkersburg, 318
Source: Wood County Economic Development
Top five industries in Wood County
* Trade, transport and utilities, 23%
* Leisure and hospitality, 13.1%
* Manufacturing, 6.8%
* Financial, 5%
* Information, 2.2%
Source: Wood County Economic Development
Largest employer by county 2024, West Virginia
* Calhoun: Minnie Hamilton Health System
* Doddridge: Triple H Enterprises Inc.
* Gilmer: Flying W. Plastics Inc.
* Jackson: Constellium Rolled Products
* Pleasants: Solvay Chemicals Inc.
* Ritchie: Cornerstone Building Brands
* Roane: Roane General Hospital
* Tyler: Momentive Performance Materials USA
* Wetzel: American Consolidated Natural Resources
* Wirt: WVU Medicine
* Wood: WVU Medicine
Source: WorkForce West Virginia
Largest employer by county 2014
* Calhoun: Minnie Hamilton Health System
* Doddridge: Blue Flame Pipeline LLC
* Gilmer: Glenville State College
* Jackson: Constellium Rolled Products
* Pleasants: FirstEnergy Generation Corp.
* Ritchie: Simonton Building Products Inc.
* Roane: Roane General Hospital
* Tyler: Momentive Performance Materials USA
* Wetzel: Walmart
* Wirt: Maze Enterprises Inc.
* Wood: Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Source: WorkForce West Virginia
Largest employers, Washington County
* Memorial Health System, 3,000-plus
* Pioneer Group, 700-plus
* Thermo Fisher Scientific, 450-plus
* Kraton Polymers, 400-plus
* R+J Trucking Inc., 400-plus
* Peoples Bancorp Inc., 400-plus
* Syensqo Specialty Polymers, 300-plus
* Washington State College of Ohio, 200-plus
* Eramet Marietta, 150-plus
* Marietta College, 150-plus
* Dimex, 150-plus
* Globe Metallurgical, 150-plus
* Magnum Magnetics, 150-plus
* Flexmag Industries, 100-plus
* Alliance Industries, 100-plus
Source: Southeastern Ohio Port Authority
Top five industries in Washington County
* Health care and social assistance
* Manufacturing
* Retail trade
* Accommodation and food services
* Educational services
Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services,
Office of Workforce Development
Top 10 employers, Ohio
* Cleveland Clinic, 58,433, Cleveland, 2023
* Walmart, 56,010, Bentonville, Ark., 2024
* Amazon, 45,000, Seattle, Wash., 2022
* Kroger, 42,926, Cincinnati, 2023
* Ohio State University and Medical Center, 37,863, Columbus, 2023
* OhioHealth, 30,488, Columbus, 2023
* Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 33,807, Dayton, 2022
* University Hospitals Health System, 32,165, Shaker Heights, 2024
* Bon Secours Mercy Health, 28,285, Cincinnati, 2023
* J.P. Morgan Chase and Co., 20,228, Columbus, 2022
Source: Ohio Economic Development