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Charleston ranks first among international container cargo ports on the South East and Gulf coasts. Only the combined ports of New York and New Jersey move more cargo than Charleston on the entire East Coast. Charleston ranks as the fourth largest container port in the United States and services approximately 150 countries around the world through its five terminal locations. There are more than 281,660 port related jobs in South Carolina.
More than 27,000 active-duty and civilian military jobs are located in the Charleston region with the Navy the largest employer of area installations with more than 16,200 personnel – it is also the largest employer in the Charleston area. The top commands include the Navy Nuclear Power Training Unit, the Nuclear Power Training Command, and SPAWAR.
The Charleston Air Force Base employs approximately 5600 active-duty and civilian personnel. |
Charleston - forward looking
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Charleston continues to nurture a growing high tech sector. Here are a few recent comments from the mayor of Charleston, Joseph P. Riley:
"In addition to life-saving and life-enhancing medical care, the Medical University is a huge research engine. They are therefore a great advantage to Charleston in recruiting high tech companies. We were very pleased this year to open the national headquarters of NanoScreen, which produces the world's most sophisticated drug testing devices. NanoScreen is in a brand new building on Daniel Island in the City of Charleston. Not far from NanoScreen on Daniel Island is the new national headquarters of BenefitFocus, the fastest growing company of its kind anywhere in the world. These companies are two members of our Digital Corridor that continues to grow as we attract new and expanding high tech companies to our region. This allows our young people to look forward to increased opportunities for employment in the future.
Our Digital Corridor initiative, which has grown from 18 companies to 80 in 5 years added 550 new, high-paying jobs in 2006. Wage levels in these new knowledge-based companies are twice as high as the average wage in the Lowcountry. We will continue this robust growth in 2007 with companies like Belimed and JSJ Pharmaceuticals which will open its headquarters in downtown Charleston. "
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Major Area Employers- United States Navy
- Medical University of South Carolina
- United States Air Force
- Charleston County School District
- Care Alliance Health Services - hospital systems
- Berkeley County school District
- Charleston County
- Westvaco Corp.
- Trident medical Center
- Robert Bosch Corporation
- Piggly Wiggly Grocery Stores
- Dorchester County school District II
- Santee Cooper
- City of Charleston
- Wal-Mart stores
- United States Postal Service
- Bi Lo Inc
- South Carolina electric and gas
- College of Charleston
- Charleston Southern University
- Interactive Performance
- City of North Charleston
- Kiawah Resort
- Bayer Corp.
- Blackbaud
- Lowes Corp.
- Bass hotels and resorts
- Food Lion stores
- Detyens shipyard
- Williamsons Technologies
- Nucor Steel
- Charleston Place Hotel
- Alcoa
- US Coast Guard
- The Citadel
- Trident Technical College
- Destination Wild Dunes
- Verizon Wireless
- VA Medical Center
- Trident Medical Center
- MUSC Childrens Hospital
- SPAWAR - US government
Top 15 Major Employers in Charleston - United States Navy - 12543
- The Medical University of South Carolina 8200
- US Air Force 5000
- Charleston County School District 5000
- Roper St. Francis Healthcare 4000
- Berkeley County Schools 3400
- Piggly Wiggly of South Carolina 2400
- Charleston County 2200
- Trident Health System 2000
- Robert Bosch Corporation 2000
- MeadWestvaco Corp. 1700
- Santee Cooper 1700
- Dorchester County school District Two 1700
- The City of Charleston 1600
- Wal-Mart Stores 1600
Top Industrial Facilities
- Robert Bosch Corporation
- MeadWestvaco Corp
- Cummings Engine Divisions
- Nucor
- Detyens Shipyards
- Alcoa
- Williams Technologies
- Bayer
- LINQ Industrial Fabrics
- American LaFrance
Top International Firms
- Robert Bosch Corporation – Germany
- Bayer Polymers – Germany
- LINQ Industrial Fabrics – Canada
- American LaFrance – Germany
- DAK Americas – Mexico
- Mikasa – France
- Hagemeyer/Cameron and Barkley – Netherlands
- Behr Heat Transfer Systems – Germany
- Giant Cement – Spain
- Holset Engineering – England
- Agfa – Belgium
- Showa Denko Carbon – Japan
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