Major Employers
Major employers in the Columbus MSA below listed by number of employees:
| Company Name | Description | Number of Employees | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Benning | Military | 42,870 | Fort Benning |
| TSYS, a Global Payments Company | FinTech | 5,500 | Columbus |
| Muscogee County School District | Education | 5,125 | Columbus |
| Aflac | Insurance | 3,800 | Columbus |
| Columbus Consolidated Government | Government | 3,000 | Columbus |
| Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia | Vehicle manufacturing | 2700 | West Point |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional | Healthcare | 2,850 | Columbus |
| St. Francis-Emory Healthcare | Healthcare | 2,500 | Columbus |
| Pratt & Whitney | Jet engine components manufacturing and overhaul | 2250 | Columbus |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield | Insurance | 1,650 | Columbus |
| Synovus | Financial Services | 1,385 | Columbus |
| Columbus State University | Education | 1,200 | Columbus |
| WestRock | Coated board production | 900 | Cottonton |
| AlaTrade Foods | Poultry processing | 650 | Phenix City |
| Callaway Gardens | Resort | 630 | Pine Mountain |
| Aludyne | Iron casting, machining and assembly of automotive parts | 550 | Columbus |
| Kysor-Warren | Assembly of refrigerated display cases | 525 | Columbus |
| Hostess Brands | Snack cake production | 415 | Columbus |
| Campbell's Snacks | Snack food production | 335 | Columbus |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital | Healthcare | 320 | Phenix City |
| Adient | Automotive parts production | 300 | West Point |
| Panasonic Energy Corp of America | Lithium battery production | 300 | Columbus |
| Daehan Solution | Automotive parts production | 275 | West Point |
| Glovis America | Automotive parts production | 250 | West Point |
| Path-Tech | Specimen kit assembly | 215 | Columbus |
| Columbus Technical College | Education | 200 | Columbus |
| Glovis Georgia | Automotive parts production | 200 | West Point |
| Heckler & Koch | Firearms manufacturing and assembly | 180 | Columbus |
| Goldens' Foundry | Iron casting, machining and assembly of automotive parts | 170 | Columbus |
| Johns Manville | Rook wool insulation manufacturing | 160 | Phenix City |
| Gildan | Specialty yarn spinning production | 155 | Columbus |
| Kudzu | Licenced products embroidering | 130 | Phenix City |
| Eastman Kodak | Digital offset lithographic printing plate production | 125 | Columbus |
| Refresco | Beverage concentrate manufacturing | 125 | Columbus |
| Oneda | Precision metal stamping, assembly, and tool and die designs | 100 | Columbus |
| Vectorply | Reinforcemnt fabric manufacturing | 100 | Phenix City |
| Chairman's Foods | Frozen food production | 85 | Columbus |
| JVL Laboratoreis | Private label personal care products manufacturing | 85 | Phenix City |
| McCauley Propller Systems | Full-line propeller manufacturer | 65 | Columbus |
| Continental Carbon | Carbon balck manufacturing | 65 | Phenix City |
| Iljin Global USA | Automotive parts production | 60 | West Point |
| Stepan | Polyester resin (polymer) production | 50 | Columbus |
| Kemira Chemical | Additives, reactive diluents, and flocculants production | 50 | Columbus |
| HPPE | Bio-polymer production | 50 | Columbus |
