Top Private Employers

1

Capital One Financial Corp.

Credit cards

9,995

2

VCU Health System

Health care

7,935

3

HCA Inc.

Health care

7,236

4

Bon Secours Richmond Health System

Health care

5,991

5

Walmart

Retail merchandise, pharmacy and grocery

5,462

6

Dominion Resources Inc.

Energy

5,244

7

Altria Group Inc.

Cigarettes

4,110

8

SunTrust Banks Inc.

Banking

4,100

9

DuPont

Chemicals/fibers

3,084

10

Wells Fargo & Co.

Banking

2,851

11

WellPoint Inc.

Health insurance

2,801

12

Bank of America Corp.

Banking

2,700

13

Food Lion

Grocery stores

2,680

14

United Parcel Service Inc.

Package distribution

2,300

15

Verizon Communications Inc.

Telecommunications

2,070

16

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Reserve bank

1,851

17

The Kroger Co.

Grocery stores

1,720

18

University of Richmond

Private university

1,655

19

Genworth Financial Inc.

Insurance

1,311

20

Southside Regional Medical Center

Health care

1,229

21

Markel Corp.

Insurance

1,207

22

Honeywell International Inc.

Polymers

1,177

23

BB&T Corp.

Banking

1,176

24

Target Corp.

Department stores

1,143

25

The Home Depot Inc.

Home-improvement stores

1,122

26

CarMax Inc.

Auto sales

1,083

27

Lowe's Cos. Inc.

Home-improvement stores

972

28

Shamin Hotels

Hotels

957

29

General Dynamics Corp.

Call center

926

30

Allianz Global Assistance USA

Travel insurance

917

31

Media General Inc.

Communications

910

32

Estes Express Lines

Trucking, air freight

878

33

Supervalu Inc.

Wholesale food

848

34

MeadWestvaco Corp.

Packaging

831

35

Alstom Power Inc.

Turbines and generators

800

36

ColonialWebb Contractors

Contracting

800

37

Tyson Foods Inc.

Poultry products

775

38

Northrop Grumman

Information technology

759

39

Comcast Corp.

Cable television

720

40

Hunton & Williams LLP

Legal services

700

41

Patient First

Healthcare urgent care centers

653

42

Southern States

Agribusiness cooperative

651

43

Walgreens

Walgreens

643

44

McGuireWoods LLP

Legal services

632

45

YMCA of Greater Richmond

Health programs

615

46

Westminster Canterbury

Retirement community

598

47

McKesson Medical-Surgical

Medical-surgical supplies

577

48

Kraft Foods Inc

Food products

575

49

Old Dominion Security Co. Inc.

Healthcare, commercial and government security solutions

562

50

The Martin Agency

Advertising

538