Major Employers

Major employers in the Columbus MSA below listed by number of employees:

COMPANY NAME DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (Dec. 2020) LOCATION
Fort Benning Military 45,320 Fort Benning
Muscogee County School District Education 5,500 Columbus
TSYS, a Global Payments Company FinTech 4,075 Columbus
Aflac Insurance 3,335 Columbus
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Vehicle manufacturing 2,700 West Point
Columbus Consolidated Government Government 2,600 Columbus
Piedmont Columbus Regional Healthcare 2,430 Columbus
The Pezold Companies Hospitality 2,000 Columbus
Pratt & Whitney Jet engine components manufacturing and overhaul 1,850 Columbus
St. Francis-Emory Healthcare Healthcare 1,735 Columbus
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance 1,650 Columbus
Synovus Financial Services 1,370 Columbus
Columbus State University Education 1,200 Columbus
WestRock Coated board production 900 Cottonton
Mobis Alabama, LLC Front end modules, front/rear chasis modules 700 West Point
AlaTrade Foods Poultry processing 650 Phenix City
Path-Tech Specimen kit assembly 600 Columbus
Aludyne Iron casting, machining and assembly of automotive parts 565 Columbus
Hostess Brands Snack cake production 555 Columbus
Hyundai Dymos Automotive seats 500 West Point
Kysor-Warren Assembly of refrigerated display cases 470 Columbus
Hyundai Transys GA Powertrain 6-speed automatic transmissions 400 West Point
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Healthcare 370 Phenix City
Goodwill Industries of the Sourthern Rivers Used merchandise stores 345 Columbus
Campbell's Snacks Snack food production 310 Columbus
Glovis Georgia Automotive parts production 300 West Point
Adient Automotive parts production 280 West Point
Columbus Water Works Utilities 280 Columbus
Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium battery production 270 Columbus
Alexander Electric Company Electricians 255 Columbus
Spring Harbor Assisted living 230 Columbus
Hamilton Relay Communications 210 Columbus
Columbus Technical College Education 200 Columbus
Coldwell Banker Kennon, Parker, Duncan & Davis Real Estate 185 Columbus
Robinson Paving Construction 175 Columbus
Vectorply Reinforcemnt fabric manufacturing 175 Phenix City
Eastman Kodak Digital offset lithographic printing plate production 170 Columbus
Goldens' Foundry Iron casting, machining and assembly of automotive parts 170 Columbus
Southeastern Site Development Construction 170 Columbus
Aludyne Georgia Machining Machining 165 Columbus
Global Callcenter Solutions Communications 165 Columbus
Georgia Power Utilities 160 Columbus
Johns Manville Rook wool insulation manufacturing 160 Phenix City
Columbus Hospice of Georgia and Alabama Assisted living 155 Columbus
Buffalo Rock Pepsi Soft drink distribution 150 Columbus
Callaway Resport & Gardens Resort 150 Pine Mountain
Char-Broil Misc. durable goods 150 Columbus
Peek Pavement Marking Construction 150 Columbus
Growing Room Child Development Center Childcare Services 130 Columbus
Wide Open West Communications 130 Columbus
Alexander Contracting Construction 125 Columbus
Fort Benning Family Communities, LLC Real estate 120 Fort Benning
Refresco Beverage concentrate manufacturing 120 Columbus
W.C. Bradley Co. Holding company 115 Columbus
Flournoy Construction Group Construction 105 Columbus
Headquarter Nissan Automotive dealership 105 Columbus
A-Com Enterprises Security systems 100 Columbus
Kudzu Licenced products embroidering 100 Phenix City
JVL Laboratoreis Private label personal care products manufacturing 100 Phenix City
International Paper Paper products manufacturing 95 Columbus
SONS Chevrolet Automotive dealership 95 Columbus
Daehan Solution Automotive parts production 90 West Point
Chairman's Foods Frozen food production 90 Columbus
Chick-fil-A Bradley Park Restaurant 90 Columbus
Heckler & Koch Firearms manufacturing and assembly 90 Columbus
RAM Hotels Hospitality 90 Columbus
Warr Grading Construction 90 Columbus
Iljin Global USA Automotive parts production 85 Phenix City
Chick-fil-A Columbus Park Crossing Restaurant 80 Columbus
Liberty Utilities Utilities 75 Columbus
Oneda Precision metal stamping, assembly, and tool and die designs 75 Columbus
Acura/BMW of Columbus Automotive dealership 70 Columbus
George C. Woodruff Company Developer, construction 70 Columbus
HPPE Bio-polymer production 70 Columbus
Knox Pest Control Pest control services 70 Columbus
Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors 65 Columbus
Covenant Woods Assisted living 65 Columbus
Greystone Properties Developer, property management 65 Columbus
Continental Carbon Carbon balck manufacturing 60 Phenix City
McCauley Propller Systems Full-line propeller manufacturer 60 Columbus
Robinson Grimes & Company Accounting 60 Columbus
Smith Gray Electric Company Electricians 60 Columbus
SunTrust Bank Financial 60 Columbus
Mediacom Business Communications 55 Columbus
Columbus Airport Commission Aviation 55 Columbus
WRBL TV-3 Communications 55 Columbus
Stepan Polyester resin (polymer) production 50 Columbus
Kemira Chemical Additives, reactive diluents, and flocculants production 50 Columbus