Greater Wichita Largest Employers
| Company | Product/Service | Local FTE Employment |
Spirit AeroSystems | Aircraft Assemblies | 13,000 |
Textron Aviation (Beechcraft, Cessna, Hawker) | Aircraft Manufacturer | 9,500 |
| McConnell Air Force Base | Air Force Base | 5,680 |
| Unified School District 259 -- Wichita | Public School District | 5,610 |
| Ascension Via Christi | Health Care | 4,410 |
| Koch Industries | Global HQ -- Diversified | 3,100 |
| City of Wichita | Municipal Government | 2,890 |
| U.S. Government (a) | Federal Government | 2,830 |
| Sedgwick County | County Government | 2,520 |
| State of Kansas | Higher Ed. and Government | 2,160 |
| Wichita State University | Higher Education | 2,040 |
| Wesley Healthcare | Full Range Health Services | 2,030 |
| Johnson Controls | Air Conditioning Manufacturing | 1,630 |
| Bombardier | Aircraft Manufacturing | 1,500 |
| Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. | Food Production and Processing | 1,120 |
| Unified School District 260 -- Derby | Public School District | 1,100 |
| Cox Communications | Broadband Communications | 1,100 |
| Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center | Veterans Medical Center | 1,030 |
| U.S Postal Service | Mail and Package Delivery | 1,000 |
| AGCO Corp - Hesston Operations | Farm Equipment Manufacturing | 900 |
| Dillons Food Stores | Retail | 850 |
| Unified School District -- 261 Haysville | Public School District | 800 |
| T-Mobile USA | Telecommunications | 760 |
| Unified School District -- 373 Newton | Public School District | 700 |
| Excel Industries Inc. | Turf Care Products Manufacturer | 690 |
| Unified School District 266 -- Maize | Public School District | 690 |
| Unified School District 265 -- Goddard | Public School District | 680 |
| Intrust Bank NA | Full Range Banking Services | 650 |
Wichita Business Journal's list of the largest employers in the Wichita area - 2019
(a) Data current as of Sept. 2018. Does not include the U.S. Postal Service.
Updated: January 2020