Work in Waco
No matter your career stage or industry, Greater Waco offers opportunities to grow and succeed. With a strong and expanding job market fueled by new and growing businesses across multiple sectors, Waco is a place where careers are launched, advanced, and sustained.
Greater Waco is home to Fortune 500 companies, local start ups and businesses at every size in between.
Advanced Manufacturing
At 12% of the local economy, the Waco MSA exceeds both the State and the Nation in manufacturing as a percentage of the industry base. Manufacturers include transportation equipment, components, pharmaceuticals and advanced food products, and all benefit from a strong pipeline of industrial talent.
Major Employers
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
Mars Wrigley Confectionery
AbbVie
Cargill
Pilgrim’s
Clayton Homes 2
Howmet Fastening Systems
Versalift - A Time Manufacturing Company
Refresco
Jessup Manufactured Housing
Major Employers
L3Harris
SpaceX
MarathonNorco Aerospace Inc.
RAM Aircraft
FreeFlight Systems
JAG Aviation Inc.
Aviation, Aerospace & Defense
Waco has more than 40 aviation and aviation-related companies that manufacture aircraft, components and materials. Greater Waco is home to three airports (Waco Regional Airport, McGregor Executive Airport, Texas State Technical College Industrial Airport) and four aviation curriculum schools. From American Eagle jet flights to and from DFW International Airport, to the 8,600’ industrial runway at Texas State Technical College, the Greater Waco community has invested heavily in the aerospace industry
Healthcare Technology
The area’s medical sector is experiencing vigorous growth with more than $700 million in investment and expansion since 2005. Health and education employment accounts for 19 percent of the economy, and Waco’s two non-profit acute-care hospitals, Ascension Providence and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest, are two of the top five employers in Greater Waco.
Major Employers
Baylor Scott & White Health
Ascension Providence
Doris Miller Veterans Health Care Center
Waco Family Medicine
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Waco Center for Youth
Encompass Health
Interim HealthCare
Waco Cardiology Associates
Greenview Manor
Major Employers
Deptartment of Veterans Affairs Regional Office
American Income Life Insurance
Texas Farm Bureau
American Amicable Life Insurance Co
S2G Support Services, LTD
Neighborly
Total Placement Staffing Solutions
Adecco Employment Services
Pattillo, Brown & Hill, LLP
Texas Life Insurance Company
Professional & Financial Services
This industry ranges from legal, finance and insurance to business support, engineering and technical consulting services. Many of these companies are shared service operations where Greater Waco serves as a regional headquarters.
Supply Chain & Logistics
Our community understands that location, transportation assets and the workforce are vital to this industry’s bottom line. In addition to Waco’s central location within 200 miles of the State’s largest metros, Greater Waco is within two-days’ travel of most of the United States. Access to Interstate 35, four State and Federal highways, three rail providers and three airports provides a cost-saving competitive edge to logistics operations located in the community.
Major Employers
Amazon
Tractor Supply Distribution Center
Sherwin Williams
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Wal-Mart Return Center
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Keurig Dr Pepper
METALS 2 GO
Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
Glazer's Wholesale Distributors