Major Employers

From government entities such as Fort Meade to private sector businesses like Northrop Grumman, Southwest Airlines and Maryland Live! Casino, Anne Arundel County is home to some of Maryland’s top employers.

Government Employer	Estimated Number of Employees	Product or Service
Fort George G. Meade	62,680	U.S. Department of Defense installation; 119 tenant organizations including the National Security Agency, Defense Information System Agency and U.S. Cyber Command
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	14,852	County public education K-12 (employee number includes full-time, part-time & contractual employees
State of Maryland	12,256	State government services
BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport	9,717	Regional airport
Anne Arundel County Government	6,348	Local government services
U.S. Naval Academy/Naval Support Activity	3,000	Federal naval education facility and support facilities
Anne Arundel Community College	1,555	Public two-year college
U.S. Postal Service	600	Incoming mail service
U.S. Coast Guard Yard & Tenant Command	598	U.S. Coast Guard, industrial supply, logistics and operational support
City of Annapolis Government	550	Government services

 

Private Employer	Estimated Number of Employees	Product or Service
Northrop Grumman	9,500	CHDQT, Electronic Systems Sector & marine division
Anne Arundel Health System	5,100	Hospital
Southwest Airlines	4,857	Airline
Live! Casino and Hotel	3,000	Casino
Univ of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center	3,328	Hospital
Amazon	2,210	Warehouse & Distribution
Booz Allen Hamilton	2,100	Information assurance & signals intelligence solutions
Allegis Group	1,500	HDQT, IT & engineering placement
DXC Technologies	1,230	DoD contractor IT services
Jacobs	1,180	Headquarters, IT services
Raytheon Technologies	1,160	Aircraft & Avionic Telecommunications Systems

 

Source: AAEDC  (updated February 2022)