As the capital of Virginia, Richmond is vital to the region’s economy — and several companies are definitely taking advantage of our ideal location. We analyzed the list of the largest employers in the metro area from the Greater Richmond Partnership .
Health systems are three of the metro area’s biggest job providers. Bon Secours , VCU Health , and HCA Virginia are all in the top four. Capital One is also a major player in Richmond.
Let’s explore by the numbers.
🏥 VCU Health System
13,500 employees | Healthcare | Richmond City
See their careers page for job listings — VCU is looking for healthcare professionals as well as a security officer, supply chain supervisors, and a child care aide.
💸 Capital One Financial
13,000 employees | Financial services | Goochland
From their office in Goochland, Capital One employs thousands of Richmonders. The bank holding company is based out of McLean, VA and is looking to fill jobs .
🏥 HCA Virginia Health System
11,200 employees | Healthcare | Chesterfield
HCA operates a network of six hospitals and four emergency centers in the Greater Richmond area. They are hiring nurses, therapists, technicians and more.
🏥 Bon Secours Richmond
8,4516 employees | Healthcare | Henrico
Bon Secours is a nonprofit Catholic health system based in Marriottsville, MD. There are open positions in the city and surrounding counties.
🐏 Virginia Commonwealth University
7,832 employees | Public university | Richmond City
Together with the health system, VCU employs 23,208 people. 2,441 of those positions are full-time faculty members. Check out the job page for openings.
💡 Dominion Energy
5,433 employees | Energy | Richmond City
Headquartered in Richmond, Dominion supplies electricity and natural gas to several regions. Check out local jobs on their page — they even have a few entry level and intern positions.
📦 Amazon
5,100 | Retail | Chesterfield
The online retailer added 1,000 more jobs from 2022 to 2023. Check out the job page for openings.
💸 Truist
4,549 | Banking | Richmond City
SunTrust and BB&T merged in 2019 to become Truist, which serves ~10 million consumer households nationally. Check out the job page for openings.
💨 Altria Group
3,850 | Tobacco Products | Henrico
Altria owns Philip Morris USA and has equity investments in Anheuser-Busch and JUUL Labs. Check out the job page for openings.
🪙 Federal Reserve Bank Richmond
2,700 | Federal Reserve Banking | Richmond City
The Richmond Fed is one of 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks. Check out the job page for openings.
The list goes on — to click here to check out
the full lineup as of Sept. 2023 from the Greater Richmond Partnership.