"Employer                                          Industry",,"Number of Employees"
"Big Spring ISD","Education","616"
"Big Spring State Hospital","Medical","578"
"Veterans Administration Hospital","Medical","541"
"GEO Group","Correctional Facility","486"
"Robinson Drilling of Texas","Oil Production","353"
"Walmart","Retail","338"
"Scenic Mountain Medical Center","Medical","327"
"City of Big Spring","Government","285"
"Federal Bureau of Prisons","Federal Prison","247"
"Price Construction","Highway Construction","232"
"Howard College & SWICD","Education","212"
"Alon USA","Petrochmicals","188"
"Howard County","Government","165"
"Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez TX State Veterans Home","Medical","164"
"HEB","Retail","140"
"West Texas Center","Outpatient HealthCare","115"
"Basic Energy Services","Oilfield Services","108"
"John Cran Production Solutions","Fiberglass Sucker Rods","102"
"Wester Container","Plastic Bottle Manufacture","100"
"Travel Centers of America","Truck Stop","96"
"Weatherford A&M Composites","Filament Wound Tube Products","93"
"Comanche Trail Nursing Home","Medical","86"
"CRMWD","Water","83"
"Sid Richardson Carbon Co.","Carbon Black","83"
"West Texas Health & Human Services","Human Services","65"
"7-11 Stores","Convenince Stores","50"
"Blue Bell Creameries","Distribution","34"
"Furr's Cafeteria","Dining ","32"
"Innotek Powder Coating ","Powder Coating","29"
"Oncor Electric Delivery","Electric Energy Delivery","22"