| Employer |
Product/Service |
Full time
Employees |
| US Navy |
Various naval commands |
16,219 |
| Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) |
Healthcare, research, post-secondary education |
8,200 |
| Charleston Air Force Base |
United States Air Force |
5,594 |
| Charleston County School District |
Primary & secondary education |
5,000 |
| Roper St. Francis Healthcare |
Healthcare (Roper & Bon Secours St Francis Hospitals) |
4,000 |
| Berkeley County School District |
Primary & secondary education |
3,414 |
| Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co., Inc |
Grocery headquarters & 23 area stores |
2,500 |
| Charleston County |
County government |
2,243 |
| Robert Bosch Corporation |
Fuel injection & braking systems |
2,243 |
| Wal Mart Stores |
Retail general merchandise (8 area stores) |
2,153 |
| Trident Health System |
Trident and Summerville Medical Centers |
2,082 |
| Dorchester County School District II |
Primary & secondary education |
2,000 |
| Santee Cooper |
Electric utility |
1,725 |
| MeadWestvaco |
Specialty paper, packaging, chemicals, lumber, etc. |
1,596 |
| City of Charleston |
Municipal government |
1,470 |
| Bi-Lo Inc. |
15 area grocery stores |
1,300 |
| U.S. Postal Service |
Postal service |
1,200 |
| R.H. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital |
Healthcare |
1,100 |
| Cummins Engine Divisions & Joint Ventures |
Automotive products |
1,062 |
| OSI |
Billing & accounts receivable services |
1,000 |
| SCANA/SC Electric & Gas Company |
Electric & gas utility |
1,000 |
| College of Charleston |
Post secondary education |
990 |
| City of North Charleston |
Municipal government |
850 |
| Nucor Steel |
Steel roll and beam manufacturing complex |
831 |
| Berkeley County |
County government |
750 |
| Food Lion Stores |
23 area grocery stores |
700 |
| Verizon Wireless |
Cellular telephone services / customer service center |
700 |
| Prudential Carolina Real Estate |
Real estate |
697 |
| Blackbaud |
Software development and design |
685 |
| Lowes |
Retail home improvement stores |
675 |
| Charleston Place Hotel |
Lodging |
630 |
| East Cooper Regional Medical Center |
Healthcare |
610 |
| Williams Technologies |
Remanufacture automotive transmissions |
608 |
| McDonalds Corp |
Restaurants |
600 |
| South Carolina State Ports Authority |
Operator of state ports |
600 |
| American LaFrance |
Fire truck and ambulance manufacturing; Corp HQ |
570 |
| Dorchester County |
County government |
550 |
| Trident Technical College |
Post-secondary & continuing education |
530 |
| BellSouth |
Telecommunications |
525 |
| Detyen's Shipyard |
Boat building and repair |
522 |
| ANCRental System Inc., Div. HQ |
Auto rental reservations center |
500 |
| Coastal Center (SC Dept of Mental Health) |
Mental health services |
500 |
| First Federal of Charleston |
Banking and financial services |
500 |
| Trident Public Health District (SCDHEC) |
State government; health and environmental control |
500 |
