Cheyenne Top Employers

Cheyenne has a very strong economy fueled by low taxes and strong work ethics. From its inception in 1867, the railroad and the military have always played an important role in the community's heritage. The pride and honor in its beginnings has developed a modern Cheyenne that is a strong economic center for entrepreneurs and industry, a leader in dynamic education, and the power center of the states governmental entities. As Wyoming's capital city, Cheyenne is home to large contingents of state, federal and local government and a large private service sector based on the government economy. Public and Private partnerships thrive here to create an economy that is vibrant and robust.

Cheyenne's largest employer is F.E. Warren Air Force Base, with about 4,200 military and civilian employees. Federal government has over 3,000 non-military employees in Cheyenne, and state government has nearly as many. Laramie County School District Number 1 and United Medical Center are also major employers.

Union Pacific Railroad remains the largest private employer with about 800 employees. Other large private employers include refineries, hotels, nursing homes, discount retail stores, banks, mail-order companies, light industrial, telecommunications, and a credit card servicing firm, with smaller businesses making up a growing retail and service sector.

Below you will find a list of Cheyenne's Top Employers.

EMPLOYER NAME	PRODUCT/SERVICE	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005

F. E. Warren AFB	Military	4,170	4,451	4,423	4,190	4,263
State of Wyoming	Government Services	3,224	3,627	3,397	3,574	3,386
Laramie County School District #. 1	Education K-12	1,794	1,850	1,703	1,794	1,933
Federal Government	Government Services	2,409	2,422	1,685*	1,811	1,804
United Medical Centers	Health Care	1,225	1,330	1,360	999	1,095
Union Pacific Railroad	Transportation, Rail	700	650	695	700	790
Lowe’s Companies Inc.	Distribution Center	N/A	N/A	325	460	700
Wyoming National Guard	Military	773	859	669	698	669
City of Cheyenne	Government Services	512	528	542	557	554
Laramie County Community College	Education	231	235	384	410	465
Sierra Trading Post	Outlet Catalog/Retail	430	503	399	420	425
Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center	Health Care	329	322	379	421	423
Laramie County Government	Government Services	350	300	280	320	318
United States Postal Service	Government Services	N/A	N/A	315	284	300
Echo Star Communications	Satellite Uplink Center	248	223	252	296	293
Frontier Oil	Oil Refinery	258	261	259	274	261
JELD WEN Window	Manufacturing	N/A	N/A	150	200	240
Wal-Mart	Retail Sales	275	250	265	288	226
Life Care Cheyenne	Long-term Care	167	170	140	216	216
Blue Cross/Blue Shield	Health Plans	206	210	206	205	188
Little America	Hotel & Resort	222	208	207	207	183
Laramie County School District #2	Education K-12	250	237	201	192	179
Great Lakes Aviation	Airlines	250	215	243	198	175
Wyott Corporation	Mfg. Food Service Equip.	130	150	150	160	152
Albertson’s	Retail Food Outlet	273	199	153	121	150
Taco Johns	Fast Food Services	40	100	100	100	149
Mountain Regional Services, Inc.	Disability Services	N/A	N/A	102	130	140
Hitching Post Inn	Motel/Convention	200	192	150	108	132
Wyoming Tribune Eagle	New and Printing Services	N/A	N/A	93	115	125
Dyno Nobel/Coastal	Chem Fertilizer/Nitrate Mfg.	190	159	166	127	122
Sam’s Club	Retail Sales	130	150	145	120	120
Safeway	Retail Food Outlet	148	128	112	112	112
Corral West Western Clothing	Retail	186	163	100	140	110
Mountain Towers	Long-term Care	140	143	134	105	108
VAE Nortrak	Mfg. Rail Switching	165	140	118	104	106
Dillard’s	Retail Sales	N/A	N/A	94	105	98
Warren Federal Credit Union	Credit Union	N/A	N/A	99	106	94
Spradley Motors	Automobile Sales	N/A	N/A	98	103	80
Qwest Corporation	Telecommunications	263	279	268	150	78

TOTALS		19,888	20,654	20,561	20,620	20,962

* USPS reported separately starting 2003