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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. (2024) 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 Clinic50,385http://www.mayoclinic.org
Rochester Public Schools2,959http://www.rochesterschools.org/
IBM (2018 #)2,791http://www.ibm.com
Olmsted County1,426http://www.co.olmsted.mn.us
Olmsted Medical Center1,432http://www.olmmed.org
City of Rochester1,312http://www.rochestermn.gov/
McNeilus Truck & Manuf.450http://www.mcneiluscompanies.com
Benchmark Electronics750http://www.bench.com
McNeilus Steel, Inc.450http://www.mcneilus.com
Federal Medical Center456http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/rch/
Geotek354http://www.geotek.com
Cardinal of Minnesota439http://www.cardinalofminnesota.com
RCTC490http://www.rctc.edu
Crenlo442http://www.crenlo.com
Reichel Foods423http://www.reichelfoods.com
Halcon360http://www.halconfurniture.com
Rochester Catholic Schools303http://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
Home Instead Senior Care182http://www.rochesterseniorcare.com
Samaritan Bethany, Inc.210http://www.samaritanbethany.com
Seneca Foods201http://www.senecafoods.com
Hayfield Window & Door200http://www.hayfieldwindows.com
Zumbro Valley Health Center235http://www.zvhc.org
Rochester Post Office185http://www.usps.com
Ability Building Community188http://www.abcinc.org
Harris Rochester Inc.173http://www.harriscompany.com
Alerux164http://www.justcallhome.com
Families First of Minnesota170http://www.familiesfirstmn.org
Lawrence Transportation150http://www.lawrencetrans.com
Tuouhy Furniture150http://www.tuohyfurniture.com
Superior Mechanical Systems135http://www.superiormechanical.us
Taylor Print Impressions150http://www.taylor.com
Kerry Bio-Science145http://www.kerrygroup.com
Strongwell140http://www.strongwell.com
EZ Fabricating110http://www.ezfab.net