| Rank |
Company |
County |
Total Employees |
Description |
| 1 |
U.S. Department of Energy - Oak Ridge Office & Y-12 Site Office* |
Anderson/Roane |
13,925 |
Federal Programs in Science & Technology, Science Education, Environmental Cleanup, Energy & Nuclear Fuel Supply, National Security, Reindustrialization & Technology Transfer/Economic Development |
| 2 |
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
Knox |
9,326 |
State university |
| 3 |
Covenant Health |
Regional |
9,000 |
Local health care system |
| 4 |
Knox County Schools |
Knox |
6,945 |
Local public education system |
| 5 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Regional |
4,336 |
Discount stores and wholesale clubs |
| 6 |
Mercy Health Partners |
Regional |
5,700 |
Local health care system |
| 7 |
K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City) |
Regional |
3,983 |
Grocery stores and pharmacies |
| 8 |
University of Tennessee Medical Center (UHS) |
Knox |
3,802 |
Local health care system |
| 9 |
State of Tennessee - Regional Offices |
Knox |
3,750 |
State administrative offices |
| 10 |
Knox County Government |
Knox |
3,037 |
County government |
| 11 |
DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. |
Blount |
2,700 |
Advanced automotive components and systems (electronic products, starters, alternators, instrument clusters) |
| 12 |
Kroger Co. |
Regional |
2,544 |
Grocery stores |
| 13 |
Clayton Homes, Inc. |
Regional |
2,542 |
Manufactured and modular homes; financier & insurer of manufactured homes |
| 14 |
Dollywood Co./Dollywood Splash Country |
Sevier |
2,467 |
Theme park and water park |
| 15 |
Blount County Government |
Blount |
2,279 |
County government |
| 16 |
Blount Memorial Hospital |
Regional |
2,256 |
Local area hospital |
| 17 |
Sevier County Schools |
Sevier |
2,250 |
Local public education system |
| 18 |
East Tennessee Children's Hospital |
Knox |
1,834 |
Area children's hospital |
| 19 |
U.S. Postal Service |
Knox |
1,474 |
Mail service |
| 20 |
City of Knoxville |
Knox |
1,551 |
Municipal government |
| 21 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. |
Regional |
1,547 |
Restaurants and General Stores |
| 22 |
Blount County Schools |
Blount |
1,500 |
Local public education system |
| 23 |
United Parcel Service (UPS) |
Knox |
1,450 |
Shipping and delivery operation |
| 24 |
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
Regional |
1,290 |
Regional power authority and development agency providing improvement for river navigation, flood damage reduction, agricultural & industrial development, & electric power in a 7-state region |
| 25 |
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. |
Blount |
1,242 |
Full-service restaurants |
| 26 |
Alcoa, Inc. Tennessee Operations |
Blount |
1,218 |
Aluminum beverage can sheets |
| 27 |
CVS Caremark Corp. |
Knox |
1,200 |
Drugstores and pharmaceutical distribution |
| 28 |
Elavon |
Knox |
1,200 |
Electronic payment - credit card/debit card/gift card/eCheck processing service center |
| 29 |
DTR Tennessee Inc |
Regional |
1,150 |
Manufacture anti vibration devices |
| 30 |
Pilot Flying J |
Regional |
1,134 |
Retail convenience stores and travel centers |
| 31 |
Pellissippi State Technical Community College |
Knox |
1,114 |
Two-year technical community college. |
| 32 |
Copper Cellar Corp. |
Knox |
1,100 |
Full-Service Restaurants |
| 33 |
Jewelry Television |
Knox |
1,100 |
Satellite-based gem/jewelry home-shopping cable network |
| 34 |
Summit Medical Group, PLLC |
Regional |
1,097 |
Primary care physician group |
| 35 |
The Home Depot, Inc. |
Regional |
1,093 |
Home improvement warehouses and building supplies |
| 36 |
Team Health, Inc. |
Knox |
1,083 |
Local health care providers |
| 37 |
Anderson County Schools |
Anderson |
1,077 |
Local public education system |
| 38 |
Lowe's Home Improvement |
Regional |
1,059 |
Home improvement warehouses and building supplies |
| 39 |
Roane County Schools |
Roane |
980 |
Public education system |
| 40 |
Sears Holdings Corp. (Sears & Kmart) |
Regional |
958 |
Department stores |
| 41 |
Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) |
Knox |
912 |
Local utilities provider |
| 42 |
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) |
Anderson |
900 |
Engineering and technology consulting |
| 43 |
Loudon County Government |
Loudon |
900 |
County government |
| 44 |
Walgreens |
Regional |
867 |
Pharmacies and convenience stores |
| 45 |
U.S. Cellular Corp. |
Knox |
856 |
Cell phone, data systems and customer service center |
| 46 |
Scripps Networks (HGTV) |
Knox |
850 |
Cable networks - HGTV, Food Network, Do-It-Yourself, Fine Living & GAC |
| 47 |
First Tennessee Bank |
Regional |
835 |
Banks |
| 48 |
Shoney's Restaurants |
Knox |
831 |
Full-service restaurants |
| 49 |
AT&T, Inc. |
Regional |
817 |
Telecommunications provider - telephone and internet. |
| 50 |
Target Corp. |
Regional |
780 |
Discount stores |
| 51 |
Rural/Metro Corp. of Tennessee |
Regional |
763 |
Emergency ambulance and firefighting service |
| 52 |
Brunswick Boat Group & Sea Ray Boats, Inc. |
Knox/Monroe |
760 |
Fiberglass pleasure boats |
| 53 |
Oak Ridge City Schools |
Anderson |
715 |
Local public education system |
| 54 |
Loudon County Schools |
Loudon |
700 |
Local public education system |
| 55 |
ShoffnerKalthoff Mechanical Electrical Service |
Knox |
692 |
Construction, mechanical contractor, plumbing, electrical, millwright |
| 56 |
Collier Restaurant Group |
Sevier |
675 |
Restaurant operations |
| 57 |
Comcast of the South |
Knox |
668 |
Broadband telecommunications services including: video, high-speed data, voice |
| 58 |
Hillcrest Healthcare Communities, Inc. |
Knox |
650 |
Long-term care, assisted living, short-term & long-term rehab services |
| 59 |
Ingles Markets, Inc. |
Regional |
629 |
Grocery stores |
| 60 |
Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. |
Sevier |
625 |
Hot and cold mix asphalt; ready-mix concrete |
| 61 |
Broadway electrical Service corp. |
Knox |
611 |
Construction, electrical contractor and service provider |
| 62 |
Regal Entertainment Group |
Knox |
609 |
Movie theaters |
| 63 |
Energy Solutions |
Anderson |
600 |
Nuclear engineering services |
| 64 |
Sevier County Government |
Sevier |
600 |
County government |
| 65 |
Marriott Business Services |
Blount |
600 |
Financial shared services center for Marriott International, Inc. |
| 66 |
JC Penney Co. |
Regional |
581 |
Department stores |
| 67 |
21st Mortgage Corp. |
Knox |
564 |
Financing and servicing of manufactured home loans |
| 68 |
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. |
Loudon |
550 |
Mushrooms |
| 69 |
Sitel |
Anderson |
550 |
Global customer interaction solutions provider with over 450 world-class clients |
| 70 |
Belk, Inc. |
Regional |
544 |
Department stores |
| 71 |
Connor Concepts, Inc. |
Knox |
543 |
Full-Service Restaurants - Chop House, Connors Steak & Seafood, Regas |
| 72 |
Cherokee Health Systems |
Knox |
543 |
Health care service |
| 73 |
Exedy America Corp. |
Knox |
542 |
Automotive parts - torque converters |
| 74 |
OrthoTennessee |
Knox |
540 |
Health care |
| 75 |
ORNL Federal Credit Union |
Regional |
532 |
Credit union |
| 76 |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. |
Knox |
527 |
Clinical imaging, preclinical & biomarker solutions |
| 77 |
Anderson County Government |
Anderson |
515 |
County government |
| 78 |
Wendy's (Southeast Foods Co., LLC/Pennant Foods) |
Regional |
500 |
Fast food restaurants |
| 79 |
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
Knox |
500 |
Railroad freight serving 22 states |
| 80 |
Rush Fitness Complex |
Knox |
496 |
Health club |
| 81 |
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee |
Regional |
495 |
Banks |
| 82 |
The IJ Company |
Blount |
483 |
Food service distribution |
| 83 |
Knoxville News-Sentinel Co. |
Knox |
463 |
Newspaper publishing |
| 84 |
University Physicians Association Inc. |
Knox |
460 |
Physicians group |
| 85 |
Krystal Co. |
Regional |
457 |
Fast food restaurants |
| 86 |
Weigel's Farm Stores Inc. |
Knox |
450 |
Service stations and convenience stores |
| 87 |
Navarro Research & Engineering Inc. |
Anderson |
438 |
Environmental, nuclear & IT services |
| 88 |
O'Charley's, Inc. |
Regional |
429 |
Full-service restaurants |
| 89 |
Maremont International Muffler Co. |
Loudon |
417 |
Manufactures mufflers, catalytic converters & accessories |
| 90 |
Crete Carrier Corp. |
Loudon |
400 |
Trucking, cargo transportation |
| 91 |
Melaleuca, Inc. |
Knox |
400 |
Detergents, dental care products, nutritional supplements and personal care products |
| 92 |
SunTrust Bank - East Tennessee |
Regional |
380 |
Banks |
| 93 |
Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company |
Anderson |
380 |
Lawn and garden, ATV, and commercial tires |
| 94 |
Lakeshore Mental Health Institute |
Knox |
375 |
State psychiatric hospital |
| 95 |
Alstom Power, Inc. - Environmental Control Systems |
Knox |
370 |
Air quality control systems design and engineering for the power industry |
| 96 |
Regions Financial Corp. |
Regional |
355 |
Banks |
| 97 |
Newell Rubbermaid |
Blount |
350 |
Rubbermaid, Rolodex, PaperMate, and Sharpie office & writing products |
| 98 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
Knox/Loudon |
336 |
Paper towels and bath tissue |
| 99 |
Helen Ross McNabb Center |
Knox |
334 |
Provider of mental health care, addiction recovery & social services |
| 100 |
YMCA of East Tennessee |
Knox |
330 |
Non-profit community organization |