Major Employers
| Name | Type | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Government | Government | 28200 |
| Oracle Cerner | Health care information systems | 8619 |
| Saint Luke's Health System | Health services | 5201 |
| Internal Revenue Service | Government | 5095 |
| Honeywell | Electronic & mech. weapons components mfg. | 5000 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Health services | 4714 |
| University Health | Health services | 4432 |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri | Government | 4063 |
| Kansas City Public Schools | Public education | 3879 |
| Burns & McDonnell | Architects/Engineering | 3000 |
| SS&C | Healthcare information mgmt services | 2866 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Higher education | 2721 |
| HCA Midwest Health | Health services | 2488 |
| Commerce Bank | Banking (Hdq.) | 2100 |
| Hallmark Cards, Inc. | Greeting card mfg. (Hdq.) | 2082 |
| UMB Financial Corporation | Banking (Hdq.) | 2063 |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City | Banking (Regional Hdq.) | 1982 |
| Park Hill School District | Public education | 1816 |
| H&R Block | Tax preparation and financial services (Hdq.) | 1750 |
| VA Medical Center | Health services | 1700 |
| Lockton Companies | Insurance broker (Hdq.) | 1455 |
| FedEx | Delivery services | 1353 |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City | Insurance (Hdq.) | 1300 |
| JE Dunn Construction | Construction (Hdq.) | 1100 |
| Jackson County, Missouri | Government | 1013 |
| State Street | Mutual fund & insurance industry services | 1000 |
| Metropolitan Community College | Higher education | 999 |
| American Century Companies, Inc. | Mutual funds (Hdq.) | 982 |
| Catalent Pharma Solutions | Pharmaceutical prod dev services | 950 |
| Freightquote | Online freight shipping broker (Hdq.) | 938 |
| Hickman Mills School District | Public education | 925 |
| ISS Facility Services | Building maintenance | 850 |
| Milbank Manufacturing Co. | Electrical meter equipment mfg. (Hdq.) | 801 |
| Woodley Building Maintenance | Janitorial services | 800 |
| Spring Venture Group | Insurance broker (Hdq.) | 796 |
| VMLY&R | Web design, media | 750 |
| Spectrum | Cable television | 700 |
| Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Law firm (Hdq.) | 691 |
| Carondelet Health | Health services | 688 |
| Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co. | Plumbing specialty products mfg. (Hdq.) | 655 |
| Custom Truck One Source | Truck and equipment mfg. (Hdq.) | 650 |
| Kansas City Royals | Major League Baseball team | 650 |
| Kansas City Southern | Railroad (Hdq.) | 639 |
| Kansas City Area Transportation Authority | Public transportation | 605 |
| Bank of America, N.A. | Banking | 600 |
| CBIZ | Management consulting; Insurance broker | 580 |
| Aspen Products | Paper plates & lunch bags mfg. | 557 |
| HNTB | Architects, engineers, planners (Hdq.) | 554 |
| Smithfield Farmland Foods, Inc. | Meat products mfg. (Hdq.) | 550 |
| Sun Life Financial Inc. | Insurance broker | 541 |
| Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City | Riverboat gaming | 531 |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions | Comms mgmt, statement, billing svcs & data analytics | 524 |
| Kansas City Aviation Department | Airport transportation | 520 |
| Bayer CropScience | Crop protection products mfg. | 500 |
| Polsinelli PC | Law firm (Hdq.) | 500 |
| Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Biomedical research center (Hdq.) | 500 |
| Dickinson Financial Corporation Bank Midwest | Financial services | 498 |
| National Association of Ins. Commissioners | Insurance association (Hdq.) | 496 |
| Grainger | Electric motors distribution center | 470 |
| Evergy | Energy and related services (Hdq.) | 451 |
| Challenge Manufacturing Company | Auto parts mfg. | 450 |
| Citi Cards | Bank card collections | 450 |
| Clarios | Automotive storage battery mfg. & distr. | 450 |
| U.S. Bank | Banking | 428 |
| Center School District | Public education | 425 |
| Black & McDonald | Electrical communications contractor (U.S. Hdq.) | 423 |
| Americo Life, Inc. | Insurance | 420 |
| Kansas City Life Insurance Company | Insurance (Hdq.) | 420 |
| Kissick Construction Company | Full-service construction company | 420 |
| Rockhurst University | Higher education | 414 |
| McCownGordon Construction | Construction (Hdq.) | 408 |
| Pure Fishing, Inc. | Fishing equipment distribution center | 401 |
| BlueScope Properties Group | Pre-engineered buildings (Hdq.) | 400 |
| MRIGlobal | R&D services for several scientific disciplines (Hdq.) | 400 |
| Superior Bowen | Asphalt and development contracting (Hdq.) | 400 |
| Musician's Friend | Music equipment retail distribution center | 385 |
| Lincare Holdings, Inc. | Respiratory services | 369 |
| CBRE Group, Inc. | Commercial real estate services | 362 |
| AutoAlert | Automotive data mining (Hdq.) | 350 |
| Husch Blackwell LLP | Law firm | 350 |
| Swiss Re | Insurance | 348 |
| Deloitte | Accounting firm | 336 |
| Spire, Inc. | Utility | 334 |
| Mark One Electric Company, Inc. | Construction and design services (Hdq.) | 322 |
| BKD CPAs & Advisors | CPA and advisory firm | 319 |
| Littler Mendelson | Administrative center for labor-law firm | 313 |
| Barkley | Advertising (Hdq.) | 307 |
| Black & Veatch | Architects/Engineering | 301 |
| Clarkson Construction Co | Construction (Hdq.) | 300 |
| Stinson LLP | Law firm (Distributed Hdq.) | 300 |
| Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue | Barbecue restaurants and catering | 280 |
| Spencer Fane LLP | Legal services (Hdq.) | 268 |
| Mars Petcare | Pet food R&D and mfg. | 267 |
| Populous | Architecture (Hdq.) | 262 |
| Foley Equipment | Construction equipment and supplies | 260 |
| Kansas City University | Higher education | 260 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Finance | 251 |
| IBM Corporation | Computers & equipment | 250 |
| KPMG LLP | Accounting firm | 250 |
| Musselman & Hall Contractors LLC | RR construction & maint., concrete svcs, asphalt pavement svcs | 250 |