Largest Public Sector Employers
| Company |
Product or Service |
Employees |
| Joint Base Charleston |
Area U.S. military commands |
22,000 |
| Medical University Of South Carolina (MUSC) |
Hospital, post-secondary education, research |
13,000 |
| Charleston County School District |
Education/public schools |
6,500 |
| Charleston County |
Local government |
2,600 |
| College of Charleston |
Post-secondary education |
2,000 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
Postal service |
2,000 |
| City of Charleston |
Local government |
1,700 |
| City of North Charleston |
Local government |
1,200 |
| Trident Technical College |
Post-secondary education |
1,200 |
Largest Private Sector Employers
| Company |
Product or Service |
Employees |
| The Boeing Company |
Aircraft manufacturing |
7,000 |
| Roper St. Francis Healthcare |
Roper and Bon Secours St Francis Hospitals |
5,500 |
| Trident Health System |
Hospital system |
2,500 |
| Walmart Inc. |
Retail merchandise |
2,300 |
| Robert Bosch LLC |
Antilock brake systems, fuel injectors |
2,000 |
| Kiawah Island Golf Resort/The Sanctuary at Kiawah |
Resort |
1,500 |
| Publix Supermarkets |
Retail grocery stores |
1,200 |
| Verizon Wireless |
Inbound/outbound call center |
1,200 |
| KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC |
Paper, packaging manufacturing |
1,000 |
Largest Manufacturing Employers
| Company |
Product or Service |
Employees |
| The Boeing Company |
Aircraft manufacturing |
7,000 |
| KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC |
Paper, packaging, forest products |
1,000 |
| Cummins Turbo Technologies |
Manufacture turbochargers & air compressors |
600 |
| Detyens Shipyards, Inc. (DSI) |
Shipyard; general ship repairs & modifications |
500 |
| Ingevity |
Manufacture specialty chemicals (Global HQ) |
500 |
| Mahle Behr |
Manufacturer of engine cooling systems |
400 |
| Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC |
Semi-knocked down (SKD) production of Mercedes Sprinter Vans for the U.S. market; $500 million expansion underway to full production and assembly by the end of 2020. Anticipated employee count will be 1,500. |
400 |
Source: Center for Business Research
