Middle Georgia's largest employers

With more than 22,300 employees, an annual federal payroll of $1.3 billion and the value of indirect job creation, Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins is clearly the economic engine driving Middle Georgia.

But among the top midstate employers is a diverse mix that includes school systems and universities, city and county governments, health care systems, distribution centers, aerospace industries and companies that make buses, zippers and snacks.

If you're trying to figure out where to work in Middle Georgia, this list might be a good place to start.

-- Linda Morris

1. Robins Air Force Base 22,300

2. Geico 5,690

3. The Medical Center of Central Georgia 4,600

4. Houston County Board of Education 3,916

5. Bibb County Board of Education 3.700

6. Houston Healthcare 2,355

7. Perdue Farms 2,267

8. Macon-Bibb County government 2,103

9. Blue Bird Corp. 1,700

10. Coliseum Health System 1,400

11. Frito-Lay 1,352

12. YKK (Macon, Dublin) 1,087

13. Mercer University 937

14. Georgia College 917

15. Graphic Packaging Corp. (Perry, Macon) 840

16. Baldwin County Board of Education 830

17. Triumph Aerostructures-Vought Aircraft Div. 800+

18. Academy Sports + Outdoors distribution center 800

19. Houston County government 762

20. Wal-Mart stores (Bibb County) 740

21. Monroe County Board of Education 612

22. Fort Valley State University 600

23. United States Postal Service 600

24. Ricoh 575

25. Georgia Farm Bureau 525

Sources: Macon Economic Development Commission, Houston County Development Authority, Development Authority of the City of Milledgeville & Baldwin County, Peach County Chamber of Commerce, Development Authority of the City of Jeffersonville and Twiggs County, Robins Air Force Base and some of the employers.

This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Middle Georgia's largest employers."