Top Employers in Tennessee
A list of Tennessee's top employers.

Tennessee offers a wide array of advantages to businesses considering a startup or relocation within its borders, and employees a diverse workforce including health care and restaurants. Here is a list of Tennessee’s top employers:
Largest Headquarter Operations and Total Employment
- FedEx Corp., 237,350
- HCA Inc., 191,100
- CBRL Group Inc., 64,029
- Dollar General Corp., 63,200
- AutoZone Inc., 52,000
- Ruby Tuesday Inc., 39,500
- Community Health Systems Inc., 34,300
- Life Care Centers of America, 29,000
- Central Parking Corp., 23,957
- O’Charley’s Inc., 22,294
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Top 25 Major Employers in Tennessee
- Eastman Chemical Co., 10,000
- Southern Tennessee Medical Center, 9,300
- Covenant Transportation Group, 5,000
- Davidson Hotel Co LLC, 5,000
- B & W, 4,750
- Nissan North America Inc., 4,400
- Baptist Memorial, 4,000
- Lockheed Martin Energy Res, 4,000
- McKee Foods Corp., 3,795
- Gaylord Entertainment Co., 3,622
- Technicolor Home Entertainment, 3,500
- Federal Express Corp., 3,000
- International Paper Co., 3,000
- Seton Corp., 2,900
- Tennessee West Healthcare Jackson, 2,627
- Baptist Health System of East Knoxville, 2,500
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2,500
- Maytag Corp., 2,500
- Denso Manufacturing Tennessee, 2,200
- Aerospace Testing Alliance, 2,100
- Johnson City Medical Center, 2,080
- Ingram Book Group Inc., 2,048
- Baptist Hospital West Inc., 2,000
- Maury Regional Hospital Inc., 2,000